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Dark Shadows: Memories
Dark Shadows was the show every kid ran home from school to watch. This book incorporates many of the fascinating facts, anecdotes, and trivia about the series and delivers all-new text and photos.
302 pages, Paperback
First published May 30, 2001
About the author
Kathryn Leigh Scott
78 books159 followersKathryn Leigh Scott is an author/actress.
Her novels: September Girl (2019); Jinxed (2015); Down and Out in Beverly Heels (2013); Dark Passages (2012)
Recent nonfiction: Last Dance at the Savoy (2016); Now With You, Now Without (2017)
Kathryn has appeared in Blacklist with James Spader (2019); Woody Allen's A Rainy Day in New York (2019), soon-to-be-released The Eleventh Green (2019) with Campbell Scott, and Three Christs with Richard Gere and Juliana Margulies. She's also appeared in Hallmark Channel's Broadcasting Christmas (2016), Lifetime's A Wedding to Die For (2017), and has a recurring role as George Segal's girlfriend Miriam on The Goldbergs.
She wrote Dark Shadows: Return to Collinwood (2012), and appeared in a cameo role in the Johnny Depp/Tim Burton film Dark Shadows (2012). She is recording the audiobooks of all 32 Dark Shadows novels by Marilyn Ross, published 1966-1970.
Kathryn grew up on a farm in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. Upon graduation from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Kathryn landed the ingénue lead in the classic Gothic daytime drama Dark Shadows (ABC, 1966-1971), and starred in the 1971 MGM feature House of Dark Shadows. Kathryn played four roles in the series: Maggie Evans, Josette du Pres, Lady Kitty Hampshire, and Rachel Drummond. Kathryn wrote Dark Shadows Memories to coincide with its 20th anniversary, and Dark Shadows Companion as a 25th anniversary tribute.
Kathryn launched Pomegranate Press, Ltd., to publish books about the entertainment industry, including guide books, biographies, textbooks and coffee table art books. She wrote The Bunny Years (the 25-year history of Playboy Clubs told through the women who worked as Bunnies), which was sold to Imagine Entertainment's Brian Grazer. She also co-produced a two-hour special for the A&E Network and a one-hour documentary for BBC-1 and Canadian TV, based on the book. Pomegranate has published over 50 nonfiction titles, including Scott's books Lobby Cards: The Classic Films (Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Coffee Table Book) and Lobby Cards: The Classic Comedies, both of which were published in the UK by Bloomsbury. She published a trade paper edition of the hardcover biography Coya Come Home, with a foreword by Walter F. Mondale.
Kathryn's theatrical credits include a lengthy run with James Stewart in Harvey in London's West End. She has appeared in many television series and miniseries, including the "Who Watches the Watchers" episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Barbara Taylor Bradford's Voice of the Heart, as Dan Travanti's wife in Murrow, as George C. Scott's mistress in The Last Days of Patton, as Philip Marlowe's girlfriend in Chandlertown, and as a series regular with Brian Dennehy in Big Shamus, Little Shamus. Feature films include Providence, The Great Gatsby, Brannigan, The Greek Tycoon, Assassination, 187, Parasomnia, and Dr. Mabuse.
Kathryn maintains homes in Los Angeles and New York.
Her novels: September Girl (2019); Jinxed (2015); Down and Out in Beverly Heels (2013); Dark Passages (2012)
Recent nonfiction: Last Dance at the Savoy (2016); Now With You, Now Without (2017)
Kathryn has appeared in Blacklist with James Spader (2019); Woody Allen's A Rainy Day in New York (2019), soon-to-be-released The Eleventh Green (2019) with Campbell Scott, and Three Christs with Richard Gere and Juliana Margulies. She's also appeared in Hallmark Channel's Broadcasting Christmas (2016), Lifetime's A Wedding to Die For (2017), and has a recurring role as George Segal's girlfriend Miriam on The Goldbergs.
She wrote Dark Shadows: Return to Collinwood (2012), and appeared in a cameo role in the Johnny Depp/Tim Burton film Dark Shadows (2012). She is recording the audiobooks of all 32 Dark Shadows novels by Marilyn Ross, published 1966-1970.
Kathryn grew up on a farm in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. Upon graduation from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Kathryn landed the ingénue lead in the classic Gothic daytime drama Dark Shadows (ABC, 1966-1971), and starred in the 1971 MGM feature House of Dark Shadows. Kathryn played four roles in the series: Maggie Evans, Josette du Pres, Lady Kitty Hampshire, and Rachel Drummond. Kathryn wrote Dark Shadows Memories to coincide with its 20th anniversary, and Dark Shadows Companion as a 25th anniversary tribute.
Kathryn launched Pomegranate Press, Ltd., to publish books about the entertainment industry, including guide books, biographies, textbooks and coffee table art books. She wrote The Bunny Years (the 25-year history of Playboy Clubs told through the women who worked as Bunnies), which was sold to Imagine Entertainment's Brian Grazer. She also co-produced a two-hour special for the A&E Network and a one-hour documentary for BBC-1 and Canadian TV, based on the book. Pomegranate has published over 50 nonfiction titles, including Scott's books Lobby Cards: The Classic Films (Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Coffee Table Book) and Lobby Cards: The Classic Comedies, both of which were published in the UK by Bloomsbury. She published a trade paper edition of the hardcover biography Coya Come Home, with a foreword by Walter F. Mondale.
Kathryn's theatrical credits include a lengthy run with James Stewart in Harvey in London's West End. She has appeared in many television series and miniseries, including the "Who Watches the Watchers" episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Barbara Taylor Bradford's Voice of the Heart, as Dan Travanti's wife in Murrow, as George C. Scott's mistress in The Last Days of Patton, as Philip Marlowe's girlfriend in Chandlertown, and as a series regular with Brian Dennehy in Big Shamus, Little Shamus. Feature films include Providence, The Great Gatsby, Brannigan, The Greek Tycoon, Assassination, 187, Parasomnia, and Dr. Mabuse.
Kathryn maintains homes in Los Angeles and New York.
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September 28, 2026
DARK SHADOWS MEMORIES by Kathryn Leigh Scott is one of those books that I’ve had sitting unread on my bookshelf (seemingly forever). Now, as I’m going back for my third viewing of the series, I feel drawn to delve into my “Dark Shadows” book collection, too.
This book is one of those cases when I’m early into the book and think, “What took me so long to read this?” Assuming that I didn’t want to read at all and I just wanted to look at the huge amount of delightful photographs (many in color), DARK SHADOWS MEMORIES would have been a special treat.
Yet, I would have missed so much by “just looking at the pictures.” One of my favorite performers from the series was Thayer David, and it is not easy finding reference material about his life. However, in the Forward by Alexandra Moltke Isles were some excellent tidbits about him. (There was also a disturbing revelation of his battling with a feeling of “self-loathing” that I haven’t been able to confirm elsewhere … and I sincerely hope that if it is true, he won the battle!)
It won’t come as a surprise to anyone who has met her that Kathryn Leigh Scott’s section, “My Memories of Dark Shadows,” is a real treasure. Her writing talent really brings the “story” alive. A bit later, she also includes an email conversation she had with David Henesy that I’ve seen reprinted in other sources.
For anyone desiring to revisit the thread of all of the stories in the original series, “The Dark Shadows Story” by Kathleen Resch is fascinating. I have to admit that if I ever wanted to research the narrative flow of the series, the information included here is invaluable. I only read 20% of this section because, even though I’ve sat through the series twice before, that was years ago and my current “revisit” has unveiled some surprises that I’d forgotten. I didn’t want the remaining 80% to be “given away.” (It is a very high-level overview that ignores certain plot points … David wanting to kill his father is a perfect example … but, all of the essential narrative points were in the 20% that I did read.)
Finally, at the end is an episode guide from Ann Wilson. It details the air date of each episode, the Scriptwriter, the Director, a character listing, and a brief description of what is “moved forward” in the episode.
I had a great deal of fun with DARK SHADOWS MEMORIES, and it will be returning to my bookshelf. This time, it will be so that I can easily access it for quick reference and a pleasant “emotional jolt” of memory.
This book is one of those cases when I’m early into the book and think, “What took me so long to read this?” Assuming that I didn’t want to read at all and I just wanted to look at the huge amount of delightful photographs (many in color), DARK SHADOWS MEMORIES would have been a special treat.
Yet, I would have missed so much by “just looking at the pictures.” One of my favorite performers from the series was Thayer David, and it is not easy finding reference material about his life. However, in the Forward by Alexandra Moltke Isles were some excellent tidbits about him. (There was also a disturbing revelation of his battling with a feeling of “self-loathing” that I haven’t been able to confirm elsewhere … and I sincerely hope that if it is true, he won the battle!)
It won’t come as a surprise to anyone who has met her that Kathryn Leigh Scott’s section, “My Memories of Dark Shadows,” is a real treasure. Her writing talent really brings the “story” alive. A bit later, she also includes an email conversation she had with David Henesy that I’ve seen reprinted in other sources.
For anyone desiring to revisit the thread of all of the stories in the original series, “The Dark Shadows Story” by Kathleen Resch is fascinating. I have to admit that if I ever wanted to research the narrative flow of the series, the information included here is invaluable. I only read 20% of this section because, even though I’ve sat through the series twice before, that was years ago and my current “revisit” has unveiled some surprises that I’d forgotten. I didn’t want the remaining 80% to be “given away.” (It is a very high-level overview that ignores certain plot points … David wanting to kill his father is a perfect example … but, all of the essential narrative points were in the 20% that I did read.)
Finally, at the end is an episode guide from Ann Wilson. It details the air date of each episode, the Scriptwriter, the Director, a character listing, and a brief description of what is “moved forward” in the episode.
I had a great deal of fun with DARK SHADOWS MEMORIES, and it will be returning to my bookshelf. This time, it will be so that I can easily access it for quick reference and a pleasant “emotional jolt” of memory.
November 21, 2011
This is the ultimate know all, see all, have all book for the 60s soap opera Dark Shadows. An absolute must for any past, present or potential fan of Dark Shadows.
It is filled with snippets of behind the scenes information, personal experiences and inside information about the daytime series. There is also a brief summary of each show, the movies and many, many photos, some candid, of cast members.
Brilliant!
It is filled with snippets of behind the scenes information, personal experiences and inside information about the daytime series. There is also a brief summary of each show, the movies and many, many photos, some candid, of cast members.
Brilliant!
May 25, 2012
The book is fantastic. Filled with rare photos and behind the scenes tales.
THE ABRIDGED AUDIOBOOK READ BY KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT:
Fans of the ABC daytime soap opera Dark Shadows (1966–1971) will be swept back almost four decades when Robert Cobert's spooky main theme opens this audiobook. His distinctive compositions from the series play throughout, complementing Scott's warm recollections.
The landmark "spook opera" became a ratings hit when it broke serial conventions by introducing vampires, werewolves, ghosts and ghouls as main characters. Scott cheerfully recalls her happy memories playing multiple characters ("I died so many times in those various incarnations, only to return in another time period as another character," she laughs). She affectionately remembers special effects mishaps and bloopers recorded on film because of the hectic daily shooting schedule ("We never stopped tape in those days.... Drafts blew out candles, secret panels sometimes needed an extra shove to open magically."). Scott reveals the inside scoop on why vampires always exited coffins off-camera, how fake fingernails sometimes substituted for missing fangs, and how the cast filmed both a daily TV show and two theatrical films concurrently.
Scott is an engaging, melodious and supremely knowledgeable tour guide; her publishing company (Pomegranate) has released more than a dozen Dark Shadows books.
THE ABRIDGED AUDIOBOOK READ BY KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT:
Fans of the ABC daytime soap opera Dark Shadows (1966–1971) will be swept back almost four decades when Robert Cobert's spooky main theme opens this audiobook. His distinctive compositions from the series play throughout, complementing Scott's warm recollections.
The landmark "spook opera" became a ratings hit when it broke serial conventions by introducing vampires, werewolves, ghosts and ghouls as main characters. Scott cheerfully recalls her happy memories playing multiple characters ("I died so many times in those various incarnations, only to return in another time period as another character," she laughs). She affectionately remembers special effects mishaps and bloopers recorded on film because of the hectic daily shooting schedule ("We never stopped tape in those days.... Drafts blew out candles, secret panels sometimes needed an extra shove to open magically."). Scott reveals the inside scoop on why vampires always exited coffins off-camera, how fake fingernails sometimes substituted for missing fangs, and how the cast filmed both a daily TV show and two theatrical films concurrently.
Scott is an engaging, melodious and supremely knowledgeable tour guide; her publishing company (Pomegranate) has released more than a dozen Dark Shadows books.
June 28, 2017
When I was a little girl, my absolute favorite TV show was the soap opera Dark Shadows. In case you don't know, Dark Shadows was very different from all the other soaps, because there were witches, vampires, werewolves, time warping and all kinds of fun stuff. Katheryn Leigh Scott played Maggie Evans, Josette Du Pres, and several other characters, and I thought she was the most beautiful woman in the world.
Dark Shadows: Memories was written by Ms Scott, and it's a must read for fans of the show. She talks about her experiences on the show, talks to a couple of her co-stars, and tells stories about what it was like to work on the show. Included is an episode guide, a rundown of the whole story of the show, and tons of rare, backstage photos. If you were a fan of the show, I can't recommend this book highly enough.
Dark Shadows: Memories was written by Ms Scott, and it's a must read for fans of the show. She talks about her experiences on the show, talks to a couple of her co-stars, and tells stories about what it was like to work on the show. Included is an episode guide, a rundown of the whole story of the show, and tons of rare, backstage photos. If you were a fan of the show, I can't recommend this book highly enough.
June 19, 2023
Great fun!
Yes, I was one of the thousands of kids who would run home everywhere day to watch Dark Shadows and get our daily fix of vampires, witches, werewolves, phoenixes, and time travel. It was weird, inexplicable, and often made no sense from week to week, but we loved it all, every bite...I mean bit. 🙂
Yes, I was one of the thousands of kids who would run home everywhere day to watch Dark Shadows and get our daily fix of vampires, witches, werewolves, phoenixes, and time travel. It was weird, inexplicable, and often made no sense from week to week, but we loved it all, every bite...I mean bit. 🙂
September 12, 2020
Really loved reading this. Having grown so fond of Dark Shadows, seeing all the photos and contributions from the cast that was living at the time is a beautiful experience.
November 3, 2021
I enjoyed the photos, and what little there was about the behind the scenes. However I think multiple recaps of the movies and the show were a bit much.
November 17, 2022
Just a delight if you're a fan. Lots of bts pics and gossip. Then a full episode guide. I loved it!
May 27, 2012
Great source of info for any Dark Shadows fan!! Very well written; great photos and inside stories!
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