Barnabas the vampire

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Barnabas the Vampire is a series of horror novels written by William Edward Daniel Ross under the pen name Marilyn Ross . The original title of the series was Dark Shadows .

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The novels are based on the TV series Dark Shadows .

The TV series' original script did not contain any supernatural elements. The first ghosts only appeared about six months after the series began. The vampire Barnabas Collins, played by Jonathan Frid , appeared for the first time in a year . There were also werewolves, zombies, witches, wizards and other supernatural things .

A total of 32 stories about the TV series were published in the United States between 1966 and 1972. Unlike in the TV series, Barnabas appeared here early (volume 6). In the later novels, the author focused on the character of Barnabas.

In Germany, the series was published under the title Barnabas the Vampire . After a few volumes within the Gaslicht series , later novels appeared within the Vampire Horror novel . The sub-series Barnabas the Vampire was clearly identified.

There is also a novel about the film for the series ("House of Dark Shadows" by WED Ross). The film was released on DVD in Germany in 2012.

The long question of the TV series and the magazine series was also who really Victoria Winters' parents were. Ross wanted to explain this to his series, but after Victoria disappeared from the TV series, the writer was told to make the character disappear without any explanation. Because of this, the novella about her past appeared in 1993: "The Secret of Victoria Winters".

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The series begins with an unknown girl, Victoria Winters, assuming her position as governess for the youngest member of the family (David Collins) in the small town of Collinsport. The author shows in the first volumes that Victoria is an orphan and came to Collinsport with the hope of finding out something about her identity. But the "horror" begins in the first volume, where the lover of Ernest Collins' cousin plunges into the depths of the so-called widow's hill. Her death is referred to in the following volumes, with Victoria also being in mortal danger several times.

Although Victoria starred in the first five volumes, she became only a supporting character from volume 6 onwards. Because from there the vampire Barnabas Collins is predominantly the main character.

Up until the arrival of the werewolf Quentin Collins, many of Barnabas' affairs are described in the novels, and it is also explained how it all came about; In 1795 he was engaged to Josette Collins, but the jealous West Indian witch Angelique Bouchárd made things much more difficult for him. She killed the love of his life and turned him into a vampire.

From volume 14 the werewolf Quentin Collins also plays the leading role and Victoria no longer appears, but is replaced by Maggie Evans.

Novel list

The novels appear in Germany as part of Gaslicht (GL) and Vampir Horror-Roman (VHR), two series of novels published by Erich-Pabel-Verlag .

# Original title United States German title D.
01 Dark shadows 1966 The widow's hill 1973 GL 60
02 Victoria Winters 1967 No mercy for Victoria 1981 GL 470
03 Stranger at Collins House 1967 The stranger in the Collins house 1977 GL 245
04 The Mystery of Collinwood 1968 The house above the death cliff 1981 GL 485
05 The Curse of Collinwood 1968
06 Barnabas Collins 1969 His first victim 1977 VHR 211
07 The Secret of Barnabas Collins 1969 The blood festival on the cliffs 1977 VHR 215
08 The Demon of Barnabas Collins 1969 When the bird of death complains 1977 VHR 223
09 The Foe of Barnabas Collins 1969 The werewolf and the witch 1977 VHR 219
10 The Phantom and Barnabas Collins 1969 The crypt of the phantoms 1977 VHR 227
11 Barnabas Collins Versus the Warlock 1969
12 The Peril of Barnabas Collins 1969 The blood count 1977 VHR 231
13 Barnabas Collins and the Mysterious Ghost 1970 The vampire and the dancer 1974 VHR 068
14th Barnabas Collins and Quentin's Demon 1970
15th Barnabas Collins and the Gypsy Witch 1970
16 Barnabas, Quentin and the Mummy's Curse 1970
17th Barnabas, Quentin and the Avenging Ghost 1970 The devil woman from Collinwood 1978 VHR 253
18th Barnabas, Quentin and the Nightmare Assassin 1970 Hunt for werewolves 1977 VHR 238
19th Barnabas, Quentin and the Crystal Coffin 1970
20th Barnabas, Quentin and the Witch's Curse 1970
21st Barnabas, Quentin and the Haunted Cave 1970 The spirit cave 1978 VHR 245
22nd Barnabas, Quentin and the Frightened Bride 1970
23 Barnabas, Quentin and the Scorpio Curse 1970
24 Barnabas, Quentin and the Serpent 1971
25th Barnabas, Quentin and the Magic Potion 1971
26th Barnabas, Quentin and the Body Snatchers 1971
27 Barnabas, Quentin and Dr Jekyll's Son 1971
28 Barnabas, Quentin and the Grave Robbers 1971
29 Barnabas, Quentin and the Sea Ghost 1971
30th Barnabas, Quentin and the Mad Magician 1971
31 Barnabas, Quentin and the Hidden Tomb 1971
32 Barnabas, Quentin and the Vampire Beauty 1972

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