December 24, 2007     

Fangs for the Memories

NOTE FROM DAVE:

The original Dark Shadows TV series also spawned an
avalanche of paperback novels. W.E.D. Ross, under
the alias of Marilyn Ross (his wife’s name), churned out
34 Gothic novels in 6 years featuring vampire Barnabas
Collins and his cousin Quentin Collins the werewolf.
By the end of the series, Ross was running out of steam
with such titles as “Barnabas, Quentin and Dr. Jekyll’s Son”
and “Barnabas, Quentin, and the Magic Potion.”
Makes one wonder what titles didn’t make it into print.

The Top 9 Rejected Titles in
the Dark Shadows Novel Series
(Part II)

9> Barnabas & Quentin’s Excellent Adventure

8> The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Alien Horror on Elm Street Next
Halloween with Barnabas and Quentin Who Know What You Did
Last Summer

7> You’re a Bloodsucking Freak, Barnabas Brown!

6> Quentin Hears a Howl

5> Barnabas Collins and the the Temple of Doom

4> Barnabas and Quentin Episode 5: The Vampire Strikes Back

3> Quentin and Barnabas Go to White Castle

2> One Fish, Two Fish, Undead Fish, Lycanthropic Fish

and the Number 1 Rejected Title in the Dark Shadows Novel Series…

1> Barnabas 2 – Electric Boogaloo

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Credits:

Selected from 58 submissions from 11 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

James Knowles, Bellingham WA — 1, 8 (First #1)
Larry Hollister, Concord, CA — 2, 9
Jim G. Phynn, Horsham, PA — 3
Michele Lord, Lincoln, NE — 4
Mark Sweatt, Marietta, GA — 5
Mark D. Sabien, What Cheer, IA — 6, 7, 9 (Hat trick!)
Judith Cottrill, Bronx, NY — 9
Dave Goudsward, Lake Worth, FL — Exorcist in Charge