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A mysterious disappearance forces
a reluctant Carolyn Stoddard to return
to her family home from London where
she has lived since the early 1980s with her
husband & daughter. A supernatural woman
haunting Collinwood takes hold of the family
causing chaos wherever she goes including
possession, witchcraft and arson.
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The family attempts to come together and stop
the evil Claudia who has infiltrated the family.
the evil Claudia who has infiltrated the family.
Claudia's own secret past and connection
to the Collins family is brought to light.
David Collins' ex-wife Kimberly
to the Collins family is brought to light.
David Collins' ex-wife Kimberly
also has a dangerous web of lies that involves
Victor Reed & his werewolf son Christopher.
Victor Reed & his werewolf son Christopher.
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Barnabas Collins returns to his beloved
Collinwood thanks to the sorceress Claudia.
The return of the family's most dangerous secret
causes tensions to flair and a rivalry is born
between vampires Leopold and Barnabas
that will lead to death and destruction
and a rift in the family.
Collinwood thanks to the sorceress Claudia.
The return of the family's most dangerous secret
causes tensions to flair and a rivalry is born
between vampires Leopold and Barnabas
that will lead to death and destruction
and a rift in the family.
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The Collins family is torn between accepting
Barnabas' return & understanding that no matter
how beloved he may be, his true nature should
always be seen with a cautious & suspicious
eye. David Collins returns home with a plethora
of secrets in his pocket that will rock the family.
Barnabas' return & understanding that no matter
how beloved he may be, his true nature should
always be seen with a cautious & suspicious
eye. David Collins returns home with a plethora
of secrets in his pocket that will rock the family.
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David's time at Windcliff Sanitarium is explored
revealing a connection to the presumed dead
Maggie Evans. A secret society seems to be
behind many of the terrible things that have
happened to the family over the years, & the
person at the head of this secret society
is revealed in a shocking twist.
revealing a connection to the presumed dead
Maggie Evans. A secret society seems to be
behind many of the terrible things that have
happened to the family over the years, & the
person at the head of this secret society
is revealed in a shocking twist.
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Victoria Winters returns to Collinwood
once again but she is not the same woman she
once was. Her past has gotten the best of her and
she uses her time-traveling ability to cause chaos
within the walls of Collinwood, which takes
many of it's residents to the year 1920.
once again but she is not the same woman she
once was. Her past has gotten the best of her and
she uses her time-traveling ability to cause chaos
within the walls of Collinwood, which takes
many of it's residents to the year 1920.
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The Collins family is put in danger once again
when a mysterious woman attempts to take what
she believes was wrongly taken from her over
50 years ago; Barnabas is blackmailed into
marring again to a woman he believed
he buried years before.
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Collinsport's voodoo priestess is haunted
by a woman who died in a fire set by
Judith Collins-Trask a century before.
Jonathan Silva's true identity puts Carolyn's
life in danger when she agrees to marry
him but at a cost that may take her life.
by a woman who died in a fire set by
Judith Collins-Trask a century before.
Jonathan Silva's true identity puts Carolyn's
life in danger when she agrees to marry
him but at a cost that may take her life.
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Maggie Evans and her son Sebastian are
blackmailed by a man who's scheming will put
all of Collinsport in danger when the light of the
full moon appears. Barnabas has resumed his
secret life again and has a surprise guest sleeping
in his coffin in the Old House basement.
blackmailed by a man who's scheming will put
all of Collinsport in danger when the light of the
full moon appears. Barnabas has resumed his
secret life again and has a surprise guest sleeping
in his coffin in the Old House basement.
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The long vanquished Angelique Bouchard
escapes from behind the veil of the dead and
conspires with Barnabas to take control over
all who live at Collinwood to disastrous
and chaotic results.
escapes from behind the veil of the dead and
conspires with Barnabas to take control over
all who live at Collinwood to disastrous
and chaotic results.
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Angelique continues her game of cat & mouse
with the Collins family and pushes Victoria to
the brink of madness. Maggie enlists a
paranormal scientist & betrays the trust to
the family leaving them blind-sided when his true
intent is revealed as the family is plunged
in a final game of good vs. evil.
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A new member of the Collins family is
thrust into a time traveling nightmare when
Barnabas sends her back to the year 1966
in hopes that her kind spirit will help him right
his many wrongs only to discover a
treacherous and Murderous trap.
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India's time-travel quest to return to present day
from 1966 lands her in Collinsport 1990 where
she encounters the witch Evangeline who's
true identify harbors a treasure trove of explosive
& deadly secrets that causes a ripple effect
through time and up the Collins family tree.
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S P E C I A L H A L L O W E E N
2020 SHORT STORY
2020 SHORT STORY
Annabella Collins, the very first Collins family
widow meets a mysterious woman named Adrina
on the docks that tells her that she can use her
magic powers to bring back Annabella's lost
husband Isaac. Twists and turns ensue as black
magic flips Annabella's life upside down.
NOTE TO THE READER
The Return of Dark Shadows is a serial novel written
by John-Phillip Bettencourt based on the Original
Television series created by Dan Curtis/Dan Curtis
Productions. These stories are original by the writer and
have no formal connection to the Television series, the
subsequent movies or any other material based on the Television
show other than it being the source material to this fan-fiction
serialized novel. This project and the stories herein are meant for
entertainment purposes only. No monetary gain has been
acquired in this fan-fiction/serial novel project.
Written 2015-2020