The television horrors of Dan Curtis
Subtitle: Dark shadows, The night stalker and other productions, 1966-2006
By: Jeff Thompson ; foreword by Jim Pierson.
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780786436934
Subjects: Curtis, Dan, -- 1927-2006 -- Criticism and interpretation; Horror television programs -- United States -- History and  criticism
Description: "Dan Curtis directed the groundbreaking daytime television serial Dark Shadows from 1966 to 1971, then turned his lens to numerous made-for-TV horror movies. This book examines 16 horror films that Curtis produced, co-wrote, or directed, as well as the cultural impact of Dark Shadows and its various incarnations"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Dan Curtis and television horror. The career of Dan Curtis: an overview; title: Curtis's dream: Dark shadows; title: Big-screen shadows: house of Dark shadows and night of Dark shadows; title: Curtis and the classics: the strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Frankenstein, The picture of Dorian Gray, Dracula, and The turn of the screw; title: The Kolchak papers: The night stalker and The night strangler; title: In The night stalker vein: The Norliss tapes and Scream of the wolf; title: A trilogy of trilogies of terror: Trilogy of terror, Dead of night, and Trilogy of terror II; title: Curtis's pre-war farewell to horror: burnt offerings and curse of The black widow; title: Conclusion: Dan Curtis and the emergence of participatory fan culture.