The World of Dark Shadows

The World of Dark Shadows is the longest-running Dark Shadows zine and was published quarterly. Each issue contains fiction, artwork, fan responses, poetry, actor interviews, convention news and transcripts, photographs, plot summaries and biographies.
There are 88 regular issues, plus one special issue.
The first ten issues included a wallet-sized black and white publicity photo that was affixed to the editorial page.
==The Individual Issues==
==Off to a Bit of a Rough Start, and Some History==
The editor had technical challenges and the publication dates and quality of print in her early issues reflected these challenges. 
From the editorial in issue #8: 
From the editorial in issue #47/48: 
==Some General Comments from Fans==
See individual issues for more specific comments.
===1985===
===2013===
==The Best of Dark Shadows (from issues #1-#10)==
The Best of Dark Shadows was published in August 1979 and contains art by Barbara Fister-Liltz, Melody Frame, Carolyn Hedge, Scott Taylor. The back cover is by Frame, the front cover and inside front cover is by Scott Taylor. 
From an ad in Fesarius #5: "The very best in fiction, art, poetry, nonfiction and everything else from Kathy Resch's
classic fanzine in DARK SHADOWS fandom. Collected from the first ten of over twenty issues in all, many of which are now out of print, THE BEST OF THE WORLD OF DARK SHADOWS features fiction by [Kathy Resch], John Peacock, Marcy Robin and Jeff Thompson, poetry by [Kathy Resch] and Dee Gurnett, humor by Rebecca Ross, Daniele Collins and John Peacock, nonfiction by Valerie Hall, Scott Taylor, Clyde Sisk Jr., Susan Houck, Pamela Pesiston, all new artwork by Barb Fister-Liltz and much more, including bloopers, puzzles, reviews, portfolio of early covers and the Collins family tree!"
* Table of Contents	(3)
* Collins Family Tree by Kathy Resch (4)
* Dark Shadows Puzzles by Jean Peacock	(4)
* Dark Shadows, by Jeff Thompson	 (5)
* Authoritative Critique by Rebecca Ross	 (16)
* Trapped by Dee L. Gurnett	 (18)
* Kitty's Choice by Kathy Resch	 (19)
* Judas Revisited by Dee L. Gurnett	(26)
* A Taste of Death by Marcy Robin	(26)
* Satan Place by Jean Feacock	 (29)
* The Giving by Kathy Resch	(31)
* Charity/A Moral Tale by Kathy Resch	(34)
* The Atonement by Jean feacock	 (35)
* The Imprisonment by Jean Peacock	(40)
* The Collins Story by Kathy Resch	(42)
* An Evening at Collinwood by Daniele Collins	(64)
* Dark Shadows Miscellany by Clyde Jisk, Jr	(65)
* Trilogy of Terror Review	(65)
* The Three Phases of Nancy by Pamela Peniston	(66)
* Burnt Offerings Reviews	 (66)
* The Two Deaths of Sean Doolittle Review	(67)
* Dracula Review	(67)
* A Letter, by Sharon (Smyth) Johnson	 (67)
* House of Dark Shadows Review and Material	(68)
* Dark Shadows Changes, by Valerie Hall	(74)
* Music to Shiver by by Scott Taylor	(78)
* Pardon My Laughter by David Johnson	 	(79)
* More Dark Shadows Bloopers by Jean Peacock & Kary-Anne Donnelly	(60)
* A Paperback Library Gothic by Clyde Sisk, Jr	(82)
* "Marilyn Ross" -- An Extraordinary Penpal by Susan Houck	(83)
* Dark Shadows Question & Answer, compiled by Kathy Resch	(84)
* Portfolio of the Early Covers by Scott Taylor	(88)
Image:besttwods3.jpg|inside front cover of "The Best of Dark Shadows" -- Scott Taylor
Image:besttwods4.jpg|inside pages of "The Best of Dark Shadows" -- artist is Barbara Fister-Liltz
Image:besttwods5.jpg|inside pages of "The Best of Dark Shadows" -- artist is Scott Taylor
==References==
Category:Non-fiction Zines 
Category:Dark Shadows Zines
Category:1970s Zines
Category:1980s Zines
Category:1990s Zines
Category:2000s Zines