The first all-new "Dark Shadows" novel in years, written by Lara Parker, one of the stars of the cult classic TV show
When a portrait is lost that has maintained Quentin Collins's youthful appearance for over a century--and has also kept his werewolf curse at bay--Quentin begins to dread the full moon.
Meanwhile, David, the sixteen-year-old heir to the Collins fortune, has fallen in love with Jacqueline, a young girl living at the Old House who is the reincarnation of Angelique. David and Jacqueline are swept back in time to the prohibition era of the Twenties, where David uncovers the dark secrets of the Collins family history.
Most threatening of all, Dr. Nathanial Blair, an expert in the paranormal, has come to Collinwood because he suspects they are harboring a vampire. Fortunately, Barnabas Collins has returned to his coffin after a disastrous flirtation with life as a human. Nevertheless, what Blair discovers places the entire Collins family in jeopardy.

In April 2014, Deputy Editorial Director at BuzzFeed Lara Parker opened up to the world in an article on the website: she suffers from endometriosis. And beyond that - She let the whole world know that she wasn’t having any sex, as sex was excruciatingly painful. Less than a year before, she received not only the diagnosis of endometriosis, but also a diagnosis of pelvic floor dysfunction, vulvodynia, vaginismus, and vulvar vestibulitis. Combined, these debilitating conditions have wreaked havoc on her life, causing excruciating pain throughout her body since she was fourteen years old. These are her Vagina Problems. It was five years before Lara learned what was happening to her body. Five years of doctors insisting she just had “bad period cramps,” or implying her pain was psychological. Shamed and stigmatized, Lara fought back against a medical community biased against women and discovered that the ignorance of many doctors about women’s anatomy was damaging more than just her own life. One in ten women have endometriosis and it takes an average of seven years before they receive an accurate diagnosis—or any relief from this incurable illness’ chronic pain. With candid revelations about her vaginal physical therapy, dating as a straight woman without penetrative sex, coping with painful seizures while at the office, diet and wardrobe malfunctions when your vagina hurts all the time, and the depression and anxiety of feeling unloved, Lara tackles it all in Vagina Problems: Endometriosis, Painful Sex, and Other Taboo Topics with courage, wit, love, and a determination to live her best life.

The first passions of Angelique and Barnabas are revealed at last.... On the run after escaping her father's clutches, Angelique fears her supernatural powers and the mysterious demon that haunts her dreams. Beginning her new life as a servant for the wealthy du Pres family, she finds herself tempted by forbidden love and dark desires when Barnabas Collins returns to Martinique.

The private detective and the witch are back investigating four new exciting mysteries: 3.1 The Mystery of the Grandest Order by Aaron Lamont. When Professor P. Stone is shot dead in their office, Tony and Cassandra find themselves on the run. A ruthless assassin is on their trail, and it seems he’ll stop at nothing to get hold of the Professor’s research. 3.2 The Mystery of the Fisherman’s Wife by Jessica Smith. It’s not unusual in the mystery-solving business for a client not to want to give you any extra information about their lives; even if it’s to help you solve the case. But when a shabby woman with a wad of cash asks Tony and Cassandra to purchase an artefact – in secret – and refuses to tell them what it is or what she wants it for, that lack of information could lead to her own murder…3.3 The Mystery of a Mother’s Love by William Proudler. After the death of her grandmother, Alice’s had a lot of thinking to do. She wants to be a detective, too. When Howard Finch storms into Tony and Cassandra’s office, insisting they find his missing wife. Alice can’t help but tag along. What seems at first like an open and shut case soon takes a sinister turn, as Alice finds herself confronted with something she’s tried so hard to forget. Some things should be left alone, some things should never be found. 3.4 The Mystery of the Jack-in-the-Box by Zara Symes. If there’s one thing that Tony and Cassandra have learned during their time working together it’s that even the most innocent of objects can hide the most hideous of evils. But, when their gypsy friend Mari returns with a supposedly possessed Jack-in-the-Box, even our seasoned detecting duo are taken aback. CAST: Lara Parker (Cassandra Collins), Jerry Lacy (Tony Peterson), Sydney Aldridge (Alice Wilkes), Alan Flanagan (Compère/Television Announcer), Adam Hall (Professor Philip Stone/Waiter/Officer Hubert/Christoph/Circus Hawker/Workman), Zehra Jane Naqvi (Piper Daly/Mari/The Old Mother), Sarah Pitard (Tanya Golding/Rona Anderson/Sonia Finch/The Boy/Laura/Sophie/Edith/Elsa McKailey), Eva Pope (Briar Stevenson), Dan Starkey (Mr Mason/Tour Guide/Cab Driver/Thomas Anderson/Howard Finch/Eddie/The Toymaker). Other parts played by members of the cast.

Join private detective Tony Peterson and the witch Cassandra as they find themselves embroiled in four new tales of terror and intrigue. 1. The Mystery at Crucifx Heights by Philip Meeks. When private investigator Tony Peterson goes undercover to Chicago with his no-nonsense secretary Rita Channing, he has no idea the formidable witch Cassandra Collins is about to make a suitably dramatic entrance back into his life. 2. The Mystery of La Danse Macabre by Zara Symes. Tony and Cassandra knew when they took their first case together that there would be a few bumps in the road but when the supernatural detective duo arrive at Busby Hall in downtown Boston, a dilapidated music hall that's rumoured to be haunted, they'll find that there's more danger afoot than just things that go bump in the night. 3. The Mystery of Flight 493 by Alan Flanagan. When Tony and Cassandra board a fight bound for home they think that their latest case is behind them, until a terrifying creature begins to murder their fellow passengers. Something is hunting the people on Flight 493, and Tony and Cassandra must deduce what connects it with a story about a little boy who's terrified of what might be under his bed... before it's all far too late. 4. The Mystery of Karmina Sonata by Aaron Lamont. When Karmina Sonata arrives in their office, Tony and Cassandra think it’s just another case. A séance gone wrong, a few violent deaths... Par for the course, if you specialize in the unusual. But what if this is not just another case? What if something else is going on? And what if, just if, their sins are about to findthem out? Because for Tony and Cassandra, things will never be the same again. Actors from the series narrate four original stories, based on the classic ABC-TV series with specially composed music and cinematic sound design. CAST: Jerry Lacy (Tony Peterson), Lara Parker (Cassandra Collins), Julia Dufy (Rita Channing), Sydney Aldridge (Mona Lockhart/ Katerina Lienkov/ Alice McGill/ Sadie Mulholland), Anna-Maria Everett (SisterLayla Kincaid/ Peggy Duntroon/ Veronica Phelps/ Karmina Sonata), Brendan O’Rourke (Vincent Danville/ Max Ellison/ Alfonso Grosso), Greg Patmore (Professor Larry Dennis/ Russ Duntroon/ Danny Lloyd).

A two-hour adventure celebrating 50 years of Dark Shadows! "Some are born with magic, some acquire magic, and others have magic thrust upon them." The year is 1767 and young widow Laura Murdoch Stockbridge is to marry Joshua Collins, heir to the Collins fortune. Meanwhile, Joshua's sister Abigail is in love with disreputable sailor Abraham Harkaway. But the course of true love never did run smooth, especially when the witch Angelique Bouchard is around. For Angelique has been sent back in time and she has one mission - to destroy the Collins family forever. Featuring cast from the original television series, Blood and Fire is a special audio drama to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Dark Shadows with specially composed music and cinematic sound design. Dark Shadows at Big Finish covers a popular range of 50 individual stories, two special four-story seasons, and the acclaimed Dark Shadows - Bloodlust serial series, released twice-weekly over seven weeks in 2015. The original American TV series has been a cult hit for decades, and consists of over 1200 episodes, and a Tim Burton film in 2012 with Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter.Recorded in the US and UK, the Big Finish Dark Shadows range use significant casts to tell a wide range of stories. CAST: Lara Parker (Angelique Bouchard), Kathryn Leigh Scott (Patience Collins), Mitchell Ryan (Caleb Collins), Andrew Collins (Joshua Collins), Daisy Torme (Abigail Collins), James Storm (Abraham Harkaway) and Jerry Lacy (Malachi Sands) with John Karlen (Alfred Loomis), Lisa Richards (Euphemia Spencer Stockbridge) & Christopher Pennock (Uriah Spencer Stockbridge).

Some describe it as the town at the edge of the world. When Melody and Michael Devereux come to Collinsport on their honeymoon, they don't know the secrets that are hidden behind closed doors. But those secrets will be unearthed when an innocent is viciously murdered. Collinsport will be a town divided. One woman's rise to power will lead to further death and destruction. Families will be divided. Blood will be spilt. And the dark forces that wait in the shadows will wait no more. For in Collinsport, death is never the end...The Dark Shadows story continues in this 3 CD boxset audio drama, based on the classic ABC- TV series. The first half of a 13 episode series with a sting in the tail. Actors from the series reprise their various roles from across Dark Shadows history. Also announced in the cast is ex-Doctor Who actor Matthew Waterhouse. An all new story with specially composed music and cinematic sound design.

The master tells me that when Quentin Collins finds my heart, I can come back...Over a century ago, the first Quentin Collins built a stairway to traverse time, opening the way to countless realms of past and fortune. Now a new stairway has appeared at Collinwood, and the present-day Quentin is drawn to explore its dark path, forging an unlikely alliance with Angelique. Can she use her powers to help him, even at the risk of her own damnation?

In "Dark Shadows: The Salem Branch", Barnabas Collins, the vampire hero of the series, has recently become a human again through the efforts of his devoted descendent Dr. Julia Hoffman. He is living in current day Collinsport, Maine, trying to adjust to normal life. Although engaged to marry Dr. Hoffman, Barnabas falls in love with a mysterious woman named Antoinette who has bought the ruins of "the old house" on the Collins estate and is restoring it while living with a band of hippies in the woods. Antoinette settled in the area because her daughter is being treated in a nearby mental hospital. Her daughter suffers from flashbacks of her previous incarnation as Miranda du Val, who was burned as a witch in the Salem witch trials. One of the judges who condemned her to death was a Collins-Barnabas's ancestor. Barnabas is desperate to win Antoinette's love - and to protect her and her daughter from the new vampire that he suspects is attacking the inhabitants of Collinsport.

"Dark Shadows'" two most popular characters, Barnabas Collins and Angelique, were eternally bound by love and hate. Now actress Lara Parker, Angelique herself, tells the story of how it all began. The dashing heir of a New England shipping magnate, Barnabas Collins captures the heart of the exquisite, young Angelique amidst the sensual beauty of Martinique, her island home. But Angelique's brief happiness is doomed when Barnabas deserts her and becomes engaged to another. With this one betrayal, Barnabas unleashes an evil that will torment him for all time. For Angelique is no ordinary woman. Raised in the mysterious black art of voodoo witchcraft, she long ago pledged her soul to darkness and became immortal. Vowing to destroy Barnabas, a vengeful Angelique damns him to eternal life as a vampire - a companion to accompany her forever. Little does Angelique understand the depth of Barnabas' fury...

Victoria Winters has returned to Collinsport, the only problem is she doesn't have any memory of where she has been. Called back by a mysterious letter from the law firm of Augustus Longstreet, she hopes to fill in the gaps of her memories by meeting with the people who knew her best. However, she soon discovers that the Collins family is missing! Now, only ghosts haunt the halls of Collinswood and she has been named the sole heir to the estate, if only she can prove her own identity. With the help of the oddly elusive Stephon Vogelsang, Victoria sets about investigating the mystery of her missing former employers in order to put to rest the strange spirits that now roam the halls of the Great House and prevent it from being sold and turned into condos and putting to rest the strange spirits that now roam its halls.

Four of the original cast members of Dark Shadows read Kathryn Leigh Scott's best-selling Dark Shadows Companion, providing a complete history and plot summary of the 60s cult soap that kids "ran home from school to watch."