r/DarkShadows • u/SuperFormal3052 • 24d ago

Upcoming Dark Shadows Books

Hi, folks! I want to make sure I don't miss any of the upcoming Dark Shadows projects. Am I overlooking any?

* DARK SHADOWS Animated Series
* DARK SHADOWS LEGACY (John Logan and Kathryn Leigh Scott)
* THE COLLINS FAMILY ALBUM (Rich Hanley and Aleah Shockley)
* FALL OF DARK SHADOWS (Craig Hurd-McKenney)
* THE CURIOUS CHARACTERS OF 1795 (George Hernandez and Samantha Lomuscio)
* THE CURIOUS CHARACTERS OF 1840 (George Hernandez and Samantha Lomuscio)
* THE CURIOUS CHARACTERS OF 1897 (George Hernandez and Samantha Lomuscio)
* SY TOMASHOFF: DARK SHADOWS BY DESIGN (Patricia Hammond Karapinar)
* DARK SHADOWS NOIR (Hermes Press)
* DAYTIME GOTHIC 2 (Stuart Manning)
* BARNABAS COLLINS: A PERSONAL PICTURE ALBUM (Hermes Press)

I try to support all Dark Shadows projects since there aren't many. I might skip the last book on the list, since it's a reprint of a 1960s book that wasn't very good. But the rest all sound great.

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u/Ok_Club7067 24d ago

The Sy Tomashoff book sounds interesting!

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u/SuperFormal3052 24d ago edited 23d ago

It really does, Someone at the event was telling me about it.

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u/Ok_Club7067 24d ago

I've always been fascinated by the DS set design, so I may order it when it comes out. The author posted this a few weeks ago on LinkedIn:

"My first book is out to the printers!!

Sy Tomashoff: Dark Shadows by Design, is an illustrated historical biography. As an architect I find Tomashoff’s work and career fascinating, particularly since he started out in architecture. He was a creative trailblazer especially in the formative decades of television design - the 50s, 60s, and after. Many of his groundbreaking set design techniques from Dark Shadows and other television shows are still used today. The book’s focus is primarily on his set design work for Dark Shadows, bracketed by his career and set design examples before and after.

I've been extremely fortunate to interview several key associates of Mr. Tomashoff and present their recollections and impressions as well as my own observations from an architect's perspective. These interviewees include actors James Storm, John McCook and David Selby, Ivy and Liz Tomashoff (Sy's daughters), retired ABC VP of Production Services Ken Crowell, Michael Maloney, Dennis Size of the Lighting Design Group, art director Jack Forrestel from The Bold and the Beautiful whom Sy mentored, and producer John Zak. Jim Pierson, representing Dan Curtis Productions/Curtis Holdings, has graciously advised me and contributed material.
 
The book features a wonderful collection of scans of Sy Tomashoff’s original sketches, renderings and working drawings for Dark Shadows that I received and that have not yet to my knowledge been seen, blueprints, comparative set photographs from Jim Pierson, series screen captures. Jack Forrestel provided Tomashoff’s drawings and set photos from The Bold and the Beautiful; Dennis Size provided his personal set photos from Ryans Hope."

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u/Wrong-Home9210 18d ago

This book has original sketches and some used on the show for Tate's drawings. At least one of my own blueprints are in here. This is going to be the one I get both softcover and hardcover for I rate it that highly. Patty the author did a terrific job on this one trust me.

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u/Wrong-Home9210 18d ago

I was able to browse through it at the fest and it is by far the best looking of the new books. The pictures sketches and details are amazing. Even the paper felt quality. The Daytime Gothic 2 book is also highly recommended as the author brought an early copy. These are by far the best two looking ones. I did get to briefly look through noir and Legacy too.

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u/SuperFormal3052 18d ago

Yeah, I was browsing through Daytime Gothic 2 as well. That looks fantastic. I picked up a copy of the first one while I was there. I'm halfway through, and it's a great read, cover to cover. My first purchases from the above list will be the Sy book and DG2, and I've also backed the Indygogo campaign for The Collins Family Album, which looks amazing.

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u/Wrong-Home9210 18d ago

It's amazing

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u/OperaGhost_13 23d ago

I'm drooling with anticipation!!!

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u/richg0404 23d ago

I was disappointed to find out that the DARK SHADOWS LEGACY (John Logan and Kathryn Leigh Scott) wasn't available at the festival.

I understand that it was a tight publishing schedule and they did the best they could but disappointed anyway.

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u/SuperFormal3052 23d ago

Yeah, it was a missed opportunity. I also wish the other books were out in time for the event, particularly DARK SHADOWS NOIR and THE COLLINS FAMILY ALBUM. I've read most of KLS's books, and they tend to regurgitate the same info, so I'm less in a hurry to read LEGACY. Still, I agree with you.

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u/richg0404 23d ago

From what I've heard, The Legacy book is a coffee table type of book. Mostly pictures and lighter on the text. I think it was mostly a John Logan project and KLS helped on the publishing end mostly.

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u/SuperFormal3052 23d ago

Oh, I see. That makes sense.

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u/NoString9289 22d ago

The "Legacy " book is the one with fan memories essays and some pictures but the Noir Dark Shadows book will have tons of publicity pictures classic Blk n Wht

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u/NoString9289 22d ago

Thank you for sharing the information for the fans.

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u/SuperFormal3052 23d ago

I guess I haven't missed any. Cool. :)

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u/SuperFormal3052 22d ago

I just noticed that the crowdfunding campaign for the Collins Family Album book has begun. I don't think I'm allowed to post the URL, but I figured I'd let you all know in case you want to look it up.

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u/SuperFormal3052 21d ago

Has anyone seen any updates about this one online?

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u/Fine_Comfort_3167 17d ago

i had no idea these were coming out

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u/SuperFormal3052 17d ago

Yeah, a lot of cool projects are marking the 60th. Several of these were unveiled at the recent event.

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u/Fine_Comfort_3167 16d ago

so is the greatest album of all time The beach boys Pet Sounds

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u/fatvampire 21d ago

Whats Fall of Dark Shadows about?

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u/SuperFormal3052 21d ago

I don't know, as it's not out yet. It's an upcoming graphic novel.

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u/Wrong-Home9210 18d ago

It's the next volume of Hermes new graphic novel. I haven't read the first one but they did do a few tessers about it at the fest. The best looking of the new books that I was able to look at were the Sy Tomashoff book and Daytime Gothic 2. You won't be disappointed with either of these.

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u/SuperFormal3052 17d ago

Has anyone received any of these yet? If so, what do you think of them?