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From the moment she came to live at Phantom Manor, a rotting pile of stone she had suddenly inherited, Jan Davis became the terrified victim of a series of “accidents.” The lurking murderer could be anyone whose life was tied to the dread secret of the eerie mansion; a homicidal, half-witted...

Barnabas, Quentin and the Magic Potion (January 1971) This story marks a sudden shift in the characterization of Quentin Collins, who up to this point in the range had been portrayed as an enemy of Barnabas. Barnabas predicts trouble for Collinwood when Nicholas Freeze, in whose antique shop...

The Phantom and Barnabas Collins (September 1969) ​Maggie Evans visits the Collins family graveyard and is transported back in time to the year 1880. There she awakes, an amnesia victim, at a Collinwood she barely recognizes. All that seems familiar are the house itself and the family’s...

Dark Shadows (December 1966) Despite warnings from the townspeople, Victoria Winters accepts the offer to come to the strange Collinwood as Governess. For some curious reason she feels the secret of her past may be uncovered in the bleak manor high on Widow’s Hill. From the Moment she arrives...

Barnabas, Quentin and the Crystal Coffin (July 1970) Heiress Betty Ward is worried about her twin sister, who has eloped with Jeremy Frene. She follows them from Paris to Frene estate at Collinwood—but arrives too late! Her twin is dead, victim of a mysterious illness. Her body has been sealed...

Barnabas Collins and the Mysterious Ghost (January 1970) Collinwood is plagued with a series of menacing events when a ballet troupe arrives there to perform for the summer tourists. One girl in particular, the beautiful Diana Samson, whom Barnabas has come to love, is repeatedly attacked by a...

The Secret of Barnabas Collins (January 1969) Here is another never-before-told story of the handsome, mysterious 175-year-old vampire. ​ While searching for the woman who will replace his long-lost Josette, and thus end the terrible curse upon him, Barnabas meets lovely Clare Duncan. The...

Barnabas, Quentin and the Frightened Bride (October 1970) Ann and John Hayward’s honeymoon at Collinwood slowly turns into a series of nightmares. Soon after their arrival, John, who is recovering from a war injury, falls victim to strange, violent spells. In a fit of irrational jealousy, he...

Barnabas, Quentin and the Mummy's Curse (April 1970) When Professor Anthony Collins decides to catalog his Egyptian relics at Collinwood, he brings with him the mummy of King Rehotip, who “died” over two thousand years ago. Only the professor knows that Rehotip is really in a state of...

The Mystery of Collinwood (January 1968) Victoria stood on the ledge known as Suicide Cliffs and stared down at the raging surf and jagged rocks below. Next to her stood Professor Mark Veno, a mysterious visitor to Collinwood. He spoke to her in a low, sinister voice. “Think of all those who...

Barnabas, Quentin and the Grave Robbers (June 1971) “You see, Paula, how well it will work out. Lily will drink the blood of the village maidens—and Barnabas will be blamed.” Paula stared at the evil doctor in horror. “Whatever happens to Barnabas, you’ll still have Quentin to reckon...

Barnabas, Quentin and the Hidden Tomb (December 1971) Ellen awoke to see a ghostly figure moving through the shadows to her bedside. “Ellen!” Her name was whispered hoarsely, but she recognized the voice. It was Aunt Kate’s. “What’s wrong?” Ellen asked, getting out of bed...

Too late she would discover the terrifying truth of her twin sister's death! THE LIVING DEAD… Deborah had reluctantly agreed to the bizarre masquerade. Now it was too late. She knew the obsessed Angus Raven would make her go through with his plan. In her dead sister's dress, she slowly made...

WAS MOORWOOD MANOR TO BECOME HER PERMANENT PRISON? After the death of her husband, Simon, in an accident which rendered her unconscious for a time, Katherine Greene inherits Moorwood Manor. She also becomes a prisoner there. Katherine is accused of murdering her husband during the accident. His...

Karin will risk anything to save her marriage - including her life? Recovering from her grief over the mysterious death of her first love, Peter Allison, Karin marries Walter Bell, Peter's best friend. At first they are happy but soon Walter changes. He becomes silent and forbidding, and...

Weird Wedding Night Iris Mills should have been divinely happy. She had met the handsome, wealthy man of her dreams, and he had asked her to marry him. But from the moment Iris entered the old chapel where the wedding would take place, her fears mounted. Why did dust and cobwebs cover this...

The mysterious "White Lady" of Trent Towers - was she a lovely vision or a deadly menace? As soon as Stella came to the strange house on gloomy Fog Island, she became the victim of a series of unexplained "accidents". And each time she narrowly escaped death, the unearthly "white lady" appeared...

WHAT WILL LAURA FIND AT CAMERON CASTLE -- LONG LIFE OR SUDDEN DEATH! Despite warnings from her friends that he is only a fortune hunter, beautiful heiress Laura Coles marries Donald Cameron. Fighting her fear, Laura agrees to settle at bleak Cameron Castle, her husband's ancestral home. But...

Heiress Emily and Gale Garvis wait in terror as the Ouija board begins to reveal who will die next.... Emily Garvis is sure that their dead father is sending them messages through the Ouija board. Her sister Gale, more practical, believes that they come instead from Emily's troubled subconscious...

Voodoo drums beat out terror in this place of masked evil and perilous passion. So far from home, so close to hell The lush vegetation and burning sun of Haiti was a world away from Agnes Woodridge's New England home. Despite herself, the lovely young woman felt a tremor of fear of the unknown...