The BEST episodes written by Gordon Russell
#1 - DS-669
Dark Shadows - Season 6 - Episode 206
David and Amy play “hide and seek” with Maggie. Mrs. Johnson and Harry clean the cottage for Chris to move in. David and Amy lock Mrs. Johnson in the cottage and Quentin appears to her. Maggie arrives at the cottage and lets Mrs. Johnson out. Mrs. Johnson suspects the children know something about the man she saw in the cottage.
#2 - DS-458
Dark Shadows - Season 5 - Episode 91
Struggling to cope with the truth about Barnabas, Naomi's melancholy grows and she leaves a final note for Joshua. After drinking poison, she goes to the tower room, where she falls dead into Barnabas' arms.
#3 - DS-1065
Dark Shadows - Season 10 - Episode 5
Again Carolyn provides Julia and Barnabas with no information and kick them out of Collinwood. Julia and Barnabas find out from Stokes that Quentin recently escaped from a mental institution. Stokes tells them that he was out of the country in 1970 when everything happened, and agrees to help them find out. Barnabas and Julia find Quentin, he claims he could have stopped what happened in 1970. Quentin, Barnabas and Julia go to the playroom and they see David Collins.
#4 - DS-1108
Dark Shadows - Season 10 - Episode 48
Barnabas and Julia find that the Quentin Collins of 1840 died on this day. Sebastian has a vision in which he predicts the destruction of Collinwood this night. Sebastian drives Maggie to Windcliff to get her away from Roxanne and the impending tragedy. Barnabas and Julia hear a heart beat coming from Quentin’s portrait, and realize that Quentin must be buried alive.
#5 - DS-363
Dark Shadows - Season 4 - Episode 88
Carolyn claims that the notebook is part of a blackmail attempt by Julia, but is unable to take it. Julia confides in Barnabas that she has seen Sarah. As he accuses her of lying, the girl appears before them.
#6 - DS-398
Dark Shadows - Season 5 - Episode 31
Angelique discovers that Barnabas has hidden Victoria Winters in a room in the Old House when she sees Victoria. She talks to Barnabas about Victoria, and Barnabas gets the impression that Angelique may be jealous of Victoria. Angelique has Ben steal a hair ribbon from Abigail to use in a spell that will let Abigail see where Victoria is in a dream. Ben gets caught stealing the ribbon and claims that the witch made him do it and starts to choke.
#7 - DS-1066
Dark Shadows - Season 10 - Episode 6
The ghost of David disappears. The ghost of Gerard torments Quentin. Julia and Barnabas see the ghost of David and a strange girl. Quentin later tells them that the ghost was Tad. Barnabas and Julia overhear Quentin trying to talk to a ghost named Daphne. Julia follows a ghost of a young girl to the playroom at Collinwood.
#8 - The Little Man Who Was There
Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Season 5 - Episode 25
The patrons in a copper town saloon initially scoff at the mysterious, small man who barges in, but soon find themselves handing over their valuables when he takes on two strapping brothers.
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Dark Shadows - Season 4 - Episode 80
At the Old House, Barnabas thinks about what to do with Julia while Carolyn waits impatiently. Barnabas decides he must kill Julia. He asks Carolyn to help him, but she does not want to. Barnabas tells her that all she will have to do is get Julia's notebook about him and he will do the actual killing. When Carolyn gets home, she is greeted by Mrs. Johnson. Mrs. Johnson tells her she shouldn't make a habit of not eating dinner. She also remarks that Carolyn is very pale and thinks she might be sick. After Mrs.Johnson leaves, Maggie stops by. Maggie had been in New Hampshire and just gotten back and heard the news of Burke's death. Carolyn tells Maggie that Vickie is in Boston and that Burke is probably dead. Maggie remarks that Carolyn isn't acting like she normally does. Maggie tells Carolyn that when Carolyn touchs her scar it makes her uncomfortable, Carolyn retorts that it's her favorite scar. Maggie then leaves. Carolyn then sees Julia and tells her Barnabas wants her as a cover f
#10 - DS-406
Dark Shadows - Season 5 - Episode 39
After being bitten, Barnabas becomes deathly ill and faints. Ben enters the household and finds Angelique dead and Barnabas hanging on to life. He takes Barnabas upstairs. Barnabas, going and returning from delirium many a time, tells Ben what happened. Ben reasures Barnabas that Angelique is dead. Suddenly, Angelique enters the room, her dress stained with blood. She is afraid of the curse she put upon him, because if he dies, he will become one of the living dead. In an inn, Josette feels that she needs to come back to Collinwood for Barnabas. Her neck starts bleeding, and has bite marks on it, the same that Barnabas has from the bite of the bat. Natalie tells Josette that if her feelings continue, they will return to Collinsport for Barnabas.
#11 - DS-294
Dark Shadows - Season 4 - Episode 19
Victoria, Barnabas and Burke share an uneasy evening in each other's company. Sarah appears to Maggie in her room at Windcliff and engineers her escape, leading her back to Collinsport.
#12 - DS-366
Dark Shadows - Season 5 - Episode 1
Victoria Winters finds herself dazed and confused. Still wearing her 1967-era clothes, she is shocked to discover that she has been transported back into time to the year 1795. Her inability to explain her trespassing on the Collins' family estate and her unusual clothing attire create fear and suspicion among the people she meets.
#13 - DS-351
Dark Shadows - Season 4 - Episode 76
Barnabas bites Carolyn. Later, in Josette Collin's room, Carolyn is at rest. Julia enters. Julia tells Carolyn about what happened. She asks Carolyn some questions, and Carolyn replies that she feels in place at the Old House. Barnabas enters and talks to Carolyn about what has happened. At Collinwood, Elizabeth is getting worried. She tells Roger this. Roger says she probably has a late date. At the Old House, Barnabas tells Carolyn that she will be helping him, and that if she does a good job he will give her everlasting life. He tells her to leave before anyone at Collinwood starts to worry. Barnabas tells Julia that he needs to get another person to protect him during the day, and she volunteers. Carolyn arrives at Collinwood. Elizabeth asks Carolyn where she has been, and Carolyn says she has been taking a walk. Later that evening, Carolyn comes downstairs and looks at the portrait of Barnabas and touchs her neck wound.
#14 - DS-364
Dark Shadows - Season 4 - Episode 89
Sarah tells Barnabas that he must be good and refuses to reappear to him until he does so. Meanwhile, Victoria begins to face the loss of Burke and Sarah warns David of a new danger.
#15 - DS-371
Dark Shadows - Season 5 - Episode 5
Barnabas' choking brings him close to death. Fearing that she may have gone too far, Angelique releases Barnabas from her spell, but she is still determined to keep him from marrying Josette.
#16 - DS-381
Dark Shadows - Season 5 - Episode 15
The Collins family discovers that BOTH Josette and Jeremiah are missing. Trying to take advantage of Barnabas' loss, Angelique tries to comfort him and profess her love to him, but he angers her when he tells her that he will ALWAYS love Josette.
#17 - DS-385
Dark Shadows - Season 5 - Episode 19
While family members tend to Jeremiah at The Old House, Abigail Collins invites Reverend Trask to interrogate the mysterious Miss Winters. His harsh interrogation of her escalates into mutual hostility and hatred.
#18 - DS-386
Dark Shadows - Season 5 - Episode 20
Upset with Reverend Trask's harsh methods, Barnabas Collins and Lt. Nathanial Forbes search the woods for Miss Winters. In confidence, Reverend Trask tells Countess duPres that he tied Miss Winters to a tree and left her there overnight, explaining that if the tree is dead in the morning, this will prove that Miss Winters is a witch. Overhearing this piece of information, Angelique sets out to make sure that the tree dies. Although she doesn't have any animosity towards Miss Winters, Angelique will do anything to keep the suspicion away from herself.
#19 - DS-387
Dark Shadows - Season 5 - Episode 21
Reverend Trask returns to the tree and discovers that Miss Winters is missing. He suspects that someone may have helped her escape, so he begins to question everyone. After overhearing one of the accomplices admitting where Victoria Winters is, Angelique pretends to have a vision of Miss Winters hiding out in the Collins family's newly-built house, Collinwood.
#20 - DS-356
Dark Shadows - Season 4 - Episode 81
Julia comes down the stairs to the foyer of Collinwood. She stares at Barnabas' portrait. She thinks about what is going on, and decides it's not safe to keep the notebook in her room. Julia needs to find a place to keep it over night, and then drop it off at the bank the next day. As she starts to leave the room, the great clock rings. Julia decides she'll hide the notebook in the clock. Carolyn goes to the Old House. She tells Barnabas she couldn't find the notebook, and Julia discovered her looking through the room. Barnabas says that Julia now knows that they are looking for the notebook. Barnabas orders Carolyn to watch Julia at all times and find the notebook tonight! Carolyn reminds Barnabas that he is in danger during the day. Barnabas tells Carolyn that she will look over him during the day. Barnabas says that as soon as they have the notebook, Dr. Hoffman will be destroyed! At Collinwood, Julia paces between the foyer and the drawing room. Elizabeth joins her downstairs, and
#21 - DS-357
Dark Shadows - Season 4 - Episode 82
In a desperate attempt to prevent Barnabas from obtaining the notebook, Julia entrusts it with Tony Peterson, a local lawyer pursuing a claim against a Collins family employee.
#22 - DS-370
Dark Shadows - Season 5 - Episode 4
Josette and her father, Andre duPres, finally arrive at The Old House. Jealous of Josette and angry at Barnabas for rebuffing her, Angelique uses her powers of witchcraft against Barnabas, causing him to begin choking and gasping for air.
#23 - DS-292
Dark Shadows - Season 4 - Episode 17
Julia's presence at the Old House arouses Woodard's suspicions. Meanwhile, Sarah reveals to David that Maggie is still alive. After doubting her presence, Victoria finds Sarah's cap on the floor.
#24 - DS-302
Dark Shadows - Season 4 - Episode 27
Barnabas is livid to discover that Victoria has accepted Burke's proposal and makes a telling outburst. Barnabas is now eager to complete Julia's therapy and vows to stop the wedding.
#25 - DS-376
Dark Shadows - Season 5 - Episode 10
Countess Natalie duPres tells her brother, Andre, that she saw Josette and Jeremiah in each other's arms. Concerned about the repercussions, Countess duPres consults her Tarot Cards and the reading reveals that an evil presence has descended upon the Collins family. With this revelation, she immediately begins to suspect the new governess, Victoria Winters.
#26 - DS-505
Dark Shadows - Season 6 - Episode 45
Adam runs through the woods, trying to escape from the sheriff's men. Sheriff Patterson goes to the Old House to ask Barnabas questions. He asks why he isn't looking for Carolyn. Barnabas says that he thought he would get the information from the Adam. Sheriff Patterson says he didn't. He tells Barnabas that Adam has escaped. Barnabas is surprised by this. Adam comes to the root cellar where he had locked Carolyn and opens it. Carolyn tries to escape, but Adam pulls on her hair. She tells him that he's hurting her, but Adam just mimics the word 'hurting'. She says that she wants to go 'home', and Adam mimics her again. She starts screaming at him. Adam covers her mouth and takes her back into the root cellar. Carolyn cries, and Adam cries with her while playing with her hair. Adam takes Carolyn out of the cellar and carries her off. Meanwhile, at the Old House, Sheriff Patterson continues to question Barnabas. He says that Adam had been shot by Roger earlier, but when he was seen aga
#27 - DS-293
Dark Shadows - Season 4 - Episode 18
Victoria is overjoyed to discover an archaic house near the seafront. Burke hints to Barnabas that he is suspicious of his past and of the influence he has on Victoria, with intentions to investigate.
#28 - DS-394
Dark Shadows - Season 5 - Episode 27
When Abigail Collins begins to suspect Angelique of being a witch, Angelique quickly diverts her rising suspicions back onto Miss Winters. Frightened by the close call and obvious hostility, Angelique convinces Barnabas that they should marry as soon as possible.
#29 - DS-506
Dark Shadows - Season 6 - Episode 46
Barnabas and Willie search the bottem of Widow's Hill. Barnabas thinks Adam may still be alive, and if so he has to find him. Willie tells him that Adam has to be dead, and that his body must've been cast out to sea by the waves. Barnabas tells him to continue to search anyway. Willie says he wants to go to Collinwood to see Carolyn and tell her the dream. Barnabas tells him he can not go to Collinwood so the Dream Curse will not come to him. He then orders Willie to go, and Willie gives Barnabas a look of pure hatred. At Collinwood, Carolyn brushes her hair while some food lays by her. Elizabeth enters. Carolyn assures her that she is not afraid. Elizabeth tells her that the police say Adam is dead. She then asks if Adam hurt her. Carolyn tells her that he tried to be nice towards her in clumsy way...like a child. Carolyn says she'll sleep, and Elizabeth exits. Willie enters through the window. Carolyn is sleeping, and is awakened by him. She starts screaming, but he covers her mouth.
#30 - DS-352
Dark Shadows - Season 4 - Episode 77
Carolyn looks outside the window in the foyer and looks at the sunset. She goes into David's room. She wakes him up, and he asks her why she is in his room at 6:00 in the morning. Carolyn tells David that she did not see Sarah (lies!) and that if he doesn't stop it he'll be sent away. Later, Carolyn sees Julia and asks what she is doing. Julia tells her she came to tell Vickie that the two crystals from the chanderleer do not match. Carolyn leaves but secretly hides on the landing in the foyer. Julia hypnotizes Vickie in another room, and Carolyn sees them leaving from the landing. Julia takes Vickie to Josette's room. She tells him that Barnabas is trying to turn her into Josette, and that she should remember this in her subconciousness. Later, Carolyn asks Vickie how her walk with Julia was. Vickie tells Carolyn she never went on a walk, and leaves to teach David his lesson. Carolyn questions Julia about the walk. Julia tells her that she and Vickie went out to get some fresh air.
#31 - DS-380
Dark Shadows - Season 5 - Episode 14
Angelique immediately casts a new spell over Josette and Jeremiah after she learns that certain members of the family are trying to expedite their wedding. Yielding to the power of that spell, Josette leaves Barnabas ""standing at the altar.""
#32 - DS-303
Dark Shadows - Season 4 - Episode 28
Joe and Maggie have a difficult time trying to restart their relationship. Burke makes enquiries about Barnabas as his suspicions grow. Victoria is confused by the preoccupation of the music box.
#33 - DS-345
Dark Shadows - Season 4 - Episode 70
Mrs. Johnson comes to Elizabeth with bad news. She just heard that a plane, owned by the same company that owns the flight Burke is on, crashed. Elizabeth tells Mrs. Johnson that she will phone the airline about it. The airline tells her that they do not yet have the passanger list and they tell her they will call if Burke was on it. Meanwhile, at the Old House, Barnabas and Julia talk about Josette. Barnabas and Julia leave for Widow's Hill, where Josette jumped off. Meanwhile, at Collinwood, Victoria enters the room and talks about Burke and their plans together. At that moment, the airline called saying that Burke's plane had crashed and that a search party had been organized. Victoria feels faint after learning of the news. She insists on leaving for a walk. Meanwhile, at Widow's Hill, Barnabas talks about his uncle's bride (The history of Josette & Barnabas was changed 20 episodes later when the show went back to 1795) and how he loved her and how she died because she was frighte
#34 - DS-395
Dark Shadows - Season 5 - Episode 28
Barnabas approaches his father and insists upon marrying Angelique immediately, infuriating Joshua who then disinherits his only son. As Barnabas makes plans to leave Collinsport with Angelique and find a new way to earn a living, his mother, Naomi, pleads with him to stay, offering the deed to The Old House as an early wedding present. Meanwhile, Angelique loses control over Jeremiah's ghost and he attacks her.
#35 - DS-433
Dark Shadows - Season 5 - Episode 66
At Victoria's trial, Trask relates the story of Abigail's death. He says that Victoria did it. Peter gets angry and says there is no proof of that. The judges tell Trask that there is not enough evidence to accuse Victoria of witchcraft. In the goal, Peter asks Vicki if there is anybody who she discussed Abigail with. She names Barnabas (Dead-well not really), Jeremiah (Dead), Natalie (Thinks Victoria is a witch), and Ben (Who won't testify). She then remembers Nathan and Peter gets Nathan to agree to testify for Victoria. At the trial, Victoria is called to the stand. Trask asks her questions, many relating to Abigail's death. He then calls in a new witness- Nathan Forbes! Peter and Victoria are shocked by this. On the stand, Nathan says that Victoria told him how she would like to strike Abigail dead (All lies!). Victoria is horrified. Peter then cross examines him. Nathan then leaves the stand and takes one last look at Victoria before he leaves.
#36 - DS-1109
Dark Shadows - Season 10 - Episode 49
Julia and Barnabas find out where Quentin is buried from the children; they dig him up. Quentin tries to save children with a ceremony, however Gerard stops him and waves a green flag. The zombies come to back to life to destroy Collinwood. Gerard kills Daphne and the children. Julia and Barnabas run from the zombies. Julia is able to escape through the stairway in time, however, Barnabas is captured by the zombies.