在这部黑暗阴影剧情/恐怖/奇幻片中,60年代超自然电视剧，该剧长达1225集，是一部气氛阴森的电视剧，几乎集合了所有哥特式恐怖片里出现过的角色，如吸血鬼、怪兽、巫婆、狼人、幽灵、僵尸等等。
The story of Dark Shadows begins with newly hired governess Victoria Winters arriving at Collinwood, the Collins' estate in Collinsport, Maine in search of her mysterious origins. She soon is caught up in the strange events and mysteries that seem to surround the Collins family. Eventually, the Collins' "cousin from England", Barnabas Collins, arrives and takes the show in a new direction; his vampire curse introduces a new history of the Collins family. Part of this revised history is the popular character of the witch Angelique whose jealously led to the tragic death of Barnabas' great love Josette and who placed the curse upon Barnabas.
