Clothes of Sand
by Stuart Manning
read by Kathryn Leigh Scott, Alec Newman
Part 3 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Maggie Evans is taken to the Windcliff Institute to recover from the ordeal she suffered at the hands of Barnabas Collins. As she undergoes hypnosis, disturbing memories begin to surface. Who was the imaginary friend who once watched over her?
The Ghost Watcher
by Stuart Manning
read by Kathryn Leigh Scott, Alec Newman
Part 4 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
As Maggie Evans leaves the Windcliff Institute, she begins to build a new life for herself away from the Collins family. But when an enigmatic stranger arrives in town, Maggie finds herself plunged into a world of intrigue and danger...
The Skin Walkers
by Scott Handcock
read by David Selby, Lara Parker
Part 5 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
New York,1899. Quentin Collins has left Collinsport, hoping to leave his family and their terrible secrets behind, for ever. But something evil is stalking him. As the Skin Walkers seek to take command of a new century, they need Quentin at their side...
The Path of Fate
by Stephen Mark Rainey
read by David Selby, Lara Parker
Part 6 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Over a century ago, the first Quentin Collins built a stairway to traverse time, opening the way to realms of past and future. Now a new stairway has appeared at Collinwood, and the present-day Quentin is drawn to explore its dark path...
The Wicked and the Dead
by Eric Wallace
read by Jerry Lacy, John Karlen
Part 7 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Collinwood 1897. The Reverend Gregory Trask has been walled alive inside Quentin's room for his crimes against the Collins family, and is close to death. But as his loneliness degenerates into madness, a stranger appears to him with an intriguing offer...
Echoes of Insanity
by D Lynn Smith
read by John Karlen, Lara Parker
Part 8 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
After being shot outside Maggie Evan's door, Willie Loomis is incarcerated at the Windcliff Institute. Fear and pain cloud his memory, until a golden angel appears and takes him on a journey through past exploits with his friend, Jason...
Curse of the Pharaoh
by Stephen Mark Rainey
read by Nancy Barrett, Marie Wallace
Part 9 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Egyptologist Dr Gretchen Warwick has come to Collinwood looking for the answers to life in the hereafter. At first, Carolyn cannot understand why Warwick needs her help, but she soon discovers she is the key to the dark world on the other side of death...
Final Judgement
by D Lynn Smith
read by Lara Parker, Kathryn Leigh Scott
Part 10 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
In the afterlife, Josette has made a pact with the Dark Lord to try Angelique for crimes against true love. But Josette's time spent as a restless spirit has taken its toll. Is she strong enough to take on her old adversary?
Blood Dance
by Stephen Mark Rainey
read by David Selby, Lisa Richards
Part 11 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
The year is 1929, and Quentin Collins finds himself in Chicago, captivated by the city's energy and the prospect of a new love. Drawn into the twilight world of speakeasies and organized crime at the Arcadia Club, he becomes embroiled with owner Chandres Tessier – an enigmatic woman to whom he is inexorably drawn, but who hides a dark secret...
The Night Whispers
by Stuart Manning
read by Jonathan Frid, John Karlen
Part 12 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Long since released from his vampire curse, Barnabas Collins has settled into a new life away from the supernatural. But when a powerful storm sweeps through Collinsport, the elements bring back memories of past sins. Who is the mysterious spirit whispering in the darkness, and what is its connection with Barnabas? Jonathan Frid returns as Barnabas for the first time since 1971 in this all-new dramatic reading, based on the classic ABC-TV series.
London's Burning
by Joseph Lidster
read by David Selby, Louise Jameson
Part 13 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
1941: As bombs fall on the city of London, Quentin Collins is reunited with his old friend, Rose. Trapped in an Underground station, she claims to have no memory of him. So he tells her how they met… 1906: Music hall star Rosie Fay is the talk of the town. But what connects her to the cases of spontaneous human combustion plaguing London's ladies of the night? And why is Quentin so interested in the song she sings?
The Doll House
by James Goss
read by Marie Wallace, Terry Crawford
Part 14 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Jenny Collins was once a beautiful singer, married into a rich family. Now she lives locked in a tower at Collinwood. Her husband has left her, her children have been taken away, and the horror and isolation have driven her mad. The only person she ever sees is Beth, the maid who brings her food. Together they play a game – recreating the past, reliving everything that poor mad Jenny lost. They've played the game before... but tonight something's different. Tonight, something's got into the game...
The Blind Painter
by Jonathan Morris
read by Roger Davis, Nicola Bryant
Part 15 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
The year is 1893, and struggling artist Charles Delaware Tate works alone in a garret in New York City. Frustrated by his lack of artistic genius, he seems doomed to a life of misery and failure. And then he meets Eloise Verinder... and his whole world changes. The year is 1920. Charles Delaware Tate now lives alone in a sanatorium. But he's still painting, creating extraordinary works of art. Even though he is completely blind. A new nurse arrives, eager to hear the story of Charles' rise and fall... and of his first encounter with Count Petofi...
The Death Mask
by Mark Thomas Passmore
read by Jerry Lacy, Lara Parker
Part 16 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Moments after welcoming his guests to a party, millionaire Harrison Pierce is murdered. But his death is only the first of many as, trapped on an isolated island, his guests start to die in increasingly bizarre ways. Attorney Tony Peterson must join forces with a woman who destroyed his life years before, the beautiful but deadly Cassandra Collins. But can she be trusted? And what really is the secret of the mysterious Death Mask?
The Creeping Fog
by Simon Guerrier
read by David Selby, Matthew Waterhouse
Part 17 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
London, 1941. Quentin Collins need not fear the bombing because he is immortal, but there's much else to be scared of. The voices of his past will not rest. They are the ghosts of those he's lost. And there are other voices… A creeping fog reaching out to him... Taking refuge in an old museum will not help Quentin either, for the museum has ghosts of its own. More voices reaching out through the darkness...
The Carrion Queen
by Lizzie Hopley
read by Jerry Lacy, Lara Parker
Part 18 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Death is not the end for the Reverend Gregory Trask. After shooting himself to escape the torture of being walled-up alive, the priest is sent to the Dark Lord himself for Judgement. To the holy man's horror, he is partnered with the equally cursed witch, Angelique, and sent to a vast battlefield in 1861 to compete for the return of their mortal soul. But neither is expecting to be pitched into the aftermath of one of America's most deadly historic battles, nor to encounter the mysteriously beautiful woman who stalks it.
The Poisoned Soul
by James Goss
read by Nancy Barrett, Roy Thinnes
Part 19 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Evil haunts a school near Collinwood. A strange creature is attacking young girls, and the headmistress of Worthington Hall is forced to barricade her school against it. But Miss Charity Trask has problems of her own. She fears she's not in her right mind. She's seeing ghostly visions, and soon a strange spirit possesses her. Should she go against her every instinct and trust the voice in her head? Especially when it tells her that the Poisoned Soul is a lot closer than she realises....
The Lost Girl
by D. Lynn Smith
read by Kathryn Leigh Scott, Rebecca Staab
Part 20 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Josette DuPres Collins gambled her soul, and lost it, in an ill-conceived bid to destroy her rival Angelique. Now the Dark Lord has sent his emissary to bring Josette to her place in Hell. Only a last-minute intervention can give her a final chance at redemption. But, as Josette struggles to win back her soul, she realizes that her guide's life, and soul, are inexorably intertwined with her own. And so, as the sands of time flow, Josette begins her final journey…
The Crimson Pearl
by James Goss
read by David Ames, Nancy Barrett
Part 21 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
A special audio drama featuring over thirty characters, written to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Dark Shadows. It's as if Lucifer plucked out one of his own eyes..." The year is 1690. Isaac Collins is sailing to America to establish a new life for his family. Suddenly, during a strange and unnatural blizzard, he discovers a single blood-red pearl. A pearl that seems to sing to him… The pearl will be going on a journey. Passed down through generations bringing luck both good and bad. But what does it want? Why is its journey so linked to the Collins family? And who will ultimately take ownership of the crimson pearl?
The Voodoo Amulet
by Mark Thomas Passmore
read by Jerry Lacy, Lara Parker
Part 22 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Supernatural investigator Tony Peterson is summoned by the devious witch Cassandra Collins to the bustling city of New Orleans. On the trail of the mysterious Voodoo Amulet, they're hunted through bars, hotels, train stations and graveyards by the police, criminals, black magicians and zombies. Can Tony and Cassandra escape with their lives... and their souls?
The House by the Sea
by James Goss
read by Colin Baker, James Unsworth
Part 23 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Gerald Conway has come to Collinsport in pursuit of a dream. For the last few months, he's been haunted by visions of the House By The Sea. Now Gerald is staying at the House, he's beginning to uncover its dark past. Warlocks, vampires and murderers have all come here looking for something – and they've all died. What dark secret of the Collins family is hidden there? Something terrible is waiting under the House By The Sea. Waiting for Gerald...
Dress Me in Dark Dreams
by Marty Ross
read by Terry Crawford, Amber Benson
Part 24 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Collinwood in the 19th century is a lonely place. While her brothers experience the world, the young Judith Collins must stay and tend to her grandmother, Edith. Judith, though, has secret dreams of romance. She sees herself dancing in a beautiful dress with a dashing stranger. But the man of her dreams is becoming increasingly real. Soon Judith must fight for the man she loves. But should she, instead, have heeded the warning words of her bitter grandmother?
The Eternal Actress
by Nev Fountain
read by Donna McKechnie, Andrew Collins
Part 25 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Helvetica Stanhope is a famous actress with a dark secret. She's afraid to sleep – for in her dreams, she sees the terrible deaths of her friends. Dreams which come horribly true. But that is not her dark secret. Gideon Wilder is a Hollywood reporter with a dark secret. He knows the truth about Helvetica Stanhope and he's going to tell all. But that is not his dark secret. Amanda Harris knows both their dark secrets. But she's quite happy standing quietly in the background. Waiting. Because that's what she's always done.
The Fall of the House of Trask
by Joseph Lidster
read by Nancy Barrett, Jerry Lacy
Part 26 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
1941: The Reverend Gregory Trask has come back from Hell to be reunited with his daughter, Charity. But why has he returned? Is he really free of the influence of The Dark Lord? The ghost of Pansy Faye doesn't think so and is keeping a close eye on him. Torn between the spirit who haunts her and a father returned from beyond the grave, whose side will Charity take? And just why is Gregory so interested in the unborn child of Sister Audrey Pearce?
Operation Victor
by Jonathan Morris
read by David Selby
Part 27 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Immortal wanderer Quentin Collins has done his best to stay on the sidelines of the Second World War, but now he's been recruited by the British Secret Service. His mission: to infiltrate the castle of Professor Moloch in the heart of the Black Forest. For the Third Reich is hiding a dark secret – Moloch has been dabbling in the occult, and he's reached out to some very dark forces indeed. Will Quentin be able to stop him? And does dashing agent Sally Green have a score of her own to settle?
Speak No Evil
by Scott Handcock
read by Arthur Darvill, Katharine Mangold
Part 28 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Tad Collins, a man haunted by an unhappy childhood, is rich, arrogant and so terribly lonely. Marie Olson, the tattooed lady, is haunted by a past that she has tried to escape. Naturally, they hate each other. But when a mysterious and sinister clown breaks into Collinwood to steal a book on the occult, Tad and Marie have to work together. They don't realize, though, that the clown has plans for them both…
The Last Stop
by David Llewellyn
read by Jerry Lacy, Lara Parker
Part 29 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Tony Peterson is a lucky man. He's just caught the last train back to Collinsport. It's been a good day – he's renewed an old friendship and been offered a job he cannot refuse. His life is about to change. But Tony Peterson's luck has just run out. The last train home will turn out to be a very long journey. Will Tony be able to trust the only other survivor? And what decision will Tony make when he's presented with another offer he cannot refuse?
Dreaming of the Water
by Kymberly Ashman
read by Christopher Pennock, Kathryn Leigh Scott
Part 30 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Sebastian Shaw shouldn't be here. The last thing he can remember is driving his friend, Maggie, to the local asylum... And now he's woken up to find himself a patient. Is Sebastian going mad or has he fallen into a trap? Can he trust his new psychiatrist, Laurie Norris? And just what is causing his dreams of the future? Dreams that are becoming nightmares for them both.
A Collinwood Christmas
by Lizzie Hopley
read by Jamison Selby, Lizzie Hopley
Part 31 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Jamison Collins is a lost and broken man. His wife has died, leaving him to bring up his children, Roger and Elizabeth, alone. Ivanka Romano lives in the Old House on the Collinwood estate. Abandoned by her gypsy tribe, she is also alone. But, on this dark and stormy night, ghosts from the past are returning. Ghosts from the past are threatening to end the lives of these lost and broken people. It's Christmas Eve but the only present that the children of Collinwood will receive is death...
The Haunted Refrain
by Aaron Lamont
read by David Selby, Karen Jean Olds
Part 32 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Barbara loves her husband and their new home. But something is missing from her life. Something she can't explain... Until, one day, she finds it. An old gramophone sits in the attic. And, on it, she hears the voice of man called Quentin Collins. A voice that talks back to her, begging her for help. Something has trapped the soul of Quentin Collins. But he isn't alone...
The Phantom Bride
by Mark Thomas Passmore
read by Jerry Lacy, Lara Parker
Part 33 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
A liner sailing across the ocean to London. Happy couples enjoying a relaxing few days of fine food, fine wine and the fresh sea air. Until they start dying. Because also on board is a ghost seeking vengeance. A ghost of a woman who died in 1929. Private detective Tony Peterson and the witch Cassandra find themselves embroiled in yet another mystery. Can they solve the dead bride's murder before they, themselves, become her latest victims?
Beneath the Veil
by Kymberly Ashman
read by Marie Wallace, Kathryn Leigh Scott
Part 34 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Alfie Chapman and Emma Finney, a young English couple, are on a road trip, travelling across America. When their car breaks down, they find themselves having to stay overnight in the small town of Collinsport. And on that night, people start dying. As Alfie and Emma become acquainted with the residents, they discover that there's more to the sleepy little town of Collinsport than they first thought. But will they discover the truth behind the murders before they become the next victims?
The Enemy Within
by Will Howells
read by Christopher Pennock, Lisa Richards
Part 35 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Cyrus Longworth has a secret. On the outside, he's the quiet handyman helping out with odd jobs. But his neighbours don't know about the voice inside his head. Sabrina Jennings has a secret. She's just moved in across the street, here to teach at the local school. But her new husband is nowhere to be seen. They could live happily ever after. But the dark secrets of Collinsport cast long shadows...
The Lucifer Gambit
by Eric Wallace
read by Stephanie Ellyne, Simon Lee Phillips
Part 36 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Adolescence is difficult enough, especially when your family members are vampires and werewolves. But somehow Amy Jennings survived it. Now a young woman, Amy has come back to Collinsport, determined to forget the horrors of childhood and start anew. But growing up means confronting the truth about the world around you and Amy's rite of passage has only just begun. Drawn into a world of obscene wealth, blind seduction, and cold-blooded murder by the irresistible Dominic Randall, Amy is about to learn that passion burns. But so does a woman's scorn… because falling in love can be incendiary.
The Flip Side
by Cody Quijano-Schell
read by Nancy Barrett, Christopher Ragland
Part 37 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Carolyn Stoddard is lost. Widowed at an early age, she's the lonely rich girl, drinking her life away as her friends grow up and move on. But Carolyn's life is about to change. Because Carolyn is about to be given a set of choices. And those choices will determine whether she is allowed to live or die. It's closing time at the Blue Whale but for Carolyn Stoddard the night is far from over. It's time to face the music...
Beyond the Grave
by Aaron Lamont
read by Kathryn Leigh Scott, Stephen Kelly
Part 38 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
40 years ago, the paranormal television show Beyond the Grave broadcast a very special Halloween episode - live from Collinsport, Maine. Presenters Tom Lacey and Kate Ripperton introduced the nation to the legend of 'Mad Jack', the local fisherman who had reportedly haunted the town's cemetery for over six decades. The terrifying events that followed have become infamous. Suppressed and denied by the authorities, the episode was thought lost forever... until now. Now, for the first time in forty years, you can hear the true horror of that fateful night in Collinsport...
Curtain Call
by David Lemon
read by Nancy Barrett, Peter Brooke
Part 39 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Former mind reader Leticia Faye thought her music hall days were behind her - but charismatic preacher Joshua King has other ideas. With little persuasion, Leticia becomes part of King's act; magic mixed with a rabble-rousing call for revolution. Leticia enjoys the limelight, but is soon plagued by glimpses of a terrifying future. Is King's 'gospel' all it seems to be? And what 'role' does he really want her to play?
The Harvest of Souls
by James Goss
read by Kathryn Leigh Scott, Colin Baker
Part 40 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Collinsport is over. And, after recent events, Maggie Evans just doesn't care any more. She grew up here, she fell in love here, she grieved here. But no more. Maggie wants out. But there's a problem as this town won't let her go. Collinsport has unfinished business with Maggie. Maggie finds herself trapped in the empty streets, pursued by an old friend who wants only one thing. To make her happy. But Maggie Evans doesn't believe in happy endings any more.
The Happier Dead
by Adam Usden
read by Stephanie Ellyne, John Chancer
Part 41 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
No one is dying at Collinsport Hospital, even those who wish to. When student parapsychologist Amy Jennings is rushed into intensive care, she reluctantly begins to investigate, and soon finds the hospital morgue is anything but empty. But who is behind it? And what could they possibly want? Amy might be guaranteed to make it out alive, but she is about to discover there are fates far worse than death.
Carriage of the Damned
by Alan Flanagan
read by Lisa Richards, Kathleen Cody
Part 42 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
For Sabrina Jennings, tonight may be the most important night of her life. She has climbed aboard a cross-country train to find a cure to her werewolf curse, a journey that will bring her face to face with the long-dead murderer Gerard Stiles. But when the carriage is abandoned on the tracks, leaving the passengers trapped and at each other's throats, Sabrina's well-laid plans fall to pieces. Who is trying to manifest the power of Stiles for their own ends? Will the passengers be able to escape before another train collides with their carriage? And just what is the mysterious Hallie Stokes doing on board?
The Devil Cat
by Mark Thomas Passmore
read by Jerry Lacy, Lara Parker
Part 43 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
While on vacation in England, detective Tony Peterson and the witch Cassandra visit Tony's estranged cousin Lord Trent Malkin and his wife Ruby. The two couples team up to investigate the disappearance of a maid from the manor and a series of murders by an ancient cat cult. Complicating things are hostile villagers, an unfriendly vicar and amateur sleuth, Miss Emma Simon. Who can be trusted in the village of Little Bascombe? And if the legend of a Devil Cat wandering the countryside in search of souls to devour is true, are Tony and Cassandra about to face the greatest threat of their lives?
The Darkest Shadow
by Nev Fountain
read by David Selby, Donna McKechnie
Part 44 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Olivia Corey has been offered the role of her life. They're making a movie called The Curse of Collinwood by Mr D Curtis. Apparently it's based on a true story about an old house in Maine where all manner of terrible things happen. Olivia is offered the role of 'Amanda Harris', a woman created from a painting, destined to fall in love with a cursed man, destined to roam the Earth to find him again. How could she refuse? After all, it's the part she was born to play…
Panic
by Roy Gill
read by David Selby, Susan Sullivan
Part 45 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Lela Quick is a busy woman. But every night she is tormented by the same dream: a nightmare of pursuit through a dark forest, the air filled with haunting music. A chance meeting with Quentin Collins adds to her growing sense of unease...
The Curse of Shurafa
by Rob Morris
read by Andrew Collins, Scott Haran
Part 46 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Barnabas Collins is a desperate man. In Cairo's great cemetery, the City of the Dead, an ancient tyrant is plotting his return from the grave, and Barnabas has been chosen to assist in his rebirth...
In the Twinkling of an Eye
by Penelope Faith
read by Marie Wallace, Ryan Wichert
Part 47 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Back behind the bar at The Blue Whale, Jessica Griffin welcomes Nate, a stranger who is 'just passing through'. But how does he know so much about her, and why is he so keen to lure her back to the house she hasn't visited since the death of her husband?
Deliver Us From Evil
by Aaron Lamont
read by Christopher Pennock, Lisa Richards
Part 48 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Cyrus Longworth has carried the Son of the Dark Lord in his head since the day he was born. Sabrina Jennings murdered her husband on their wedding night. Caught in the Dark Lord's tangled web, all hell is about to break loose...
Tainted Love
by Daniel Collard
read by Kathleen Cody, Stephanie Ellyne
Part 49 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Collinsport is broken. David Collins is intent on rebuilding the town, and enlists the help of his old friend Amy Cunningham. As they reconnect and discover feelings they never knew existed, another woman from David's past is about to make a return...
And Red All Over
by Cody Schell
read by Kathryn Leigh Scott, Mitchell Ryan
Part 50 of the Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings series
Newlywed Maggie Haskell has started a new life away from Collinsport. But before their honeymoon can start, Maggie finds herself trapped in a cabin in the woods with a strange man. Where is Joe Haskell? And who is the man with the face of Burke Devlin?
