Rondo Award-winning website, The Collinsport Historical Society, presents this rollicking collection of essays, insights, and observations from its long-running column, The Dark Shadows Daybook. From the earliest episodes to speculation on the future of the franchise, author Patrick McCray celebrates the grand themes and iconic characters of Dark Shadows with a devout irreverence. Winner of the 2018 Rondo Award for Writer of the Year, Patrick McCray chronicles the unforgettable series by exploring its episodes in articles and asides, all originally written on the anniversary of their filming. With a new introduction by Emmy award-winning humorist, Dana Gould, The Dark Shadows Daybook is affectionate, spontaneous, and refreshingly raucous reading for fans of the series and anyone else looking to learn why Dark Shadows matters.
“McCray’s keen and witty insights well illume on’e way through the extensive labyrinth that is Dark Shadows—there could be no better Virgil for your traversal.” —Magus Peter H. Gilmore, High Priest of the Church of Satan