The only film ever based on a daytime soap opera up to that time, HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS ('70) stars Jonathan Frid as he infamous Barnabas Collins. Considered part soap opera, part supernatural thriller, prepare for a film so dramatic, it's scary. 😉 | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

Jonathan Frid - Barnabas Collins, the vampire from Dark Shadows: The Original Series, on "What's My Line?", 1970. After the "reveal", he talks about the preparation for the theatrical film, and he says it will be called "Dark Shadows". When it was released on Dec. 31, 1970, the title had been changed to "House of Dark Shadows" to avoid confusion with the TV series. The film was a huge moneymaker for the then-troubled MGM, and also historic because it was the first time a TV soap opera had been m