Creator
Dan Curtis
Born August 12, 1927 · Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Died March 27, 2006 · aged 78
Daniel Mayer Cherkoss (August 12, 1927 – March 27, 2006), known by his pen name Dan Curtis, was an American director and producer of television and film, best known for creating the horror soap Dark Shadows. Dark Shadows ran from 1966 to 1971 for a record-setting 1,225 episodes. Curtis also produced the 1991 revival, which was canceled after twelve episodes due to low ratings. He also served as ex…
Known For
The Night Stalker · 1972The Night Stalker
★ 6.91972
MovieMysteryHorror
Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into his own hands.
The Night Strangler · 1973The Night Strangler
★ 6.71973
MovieTV MovieHorror
After being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he’s on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every 21 years, for the past century, a killer murders a certain number of people, drains them of their blood, and then disappears into the night. Kolchak is on his trail, but can he stop him?
The Invasion of Carol Enders · 1974The Invasion of Carol Enders
★ 4.71974
MovieTV MovieHorror
Television thriller about a woman is possessed after a brutal attack.
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest · 1974Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
★ 7.01974
MovieCrimeDrama
Police looking for drug dealers mistakenly raid the house of a typical suburban family. However, rather than admit their mistake and jeopardize their careers, several of the police officers decide to plant heroin in the family's house, and change the records of the raid to make it look like the family was the target of their investigation all along. Based on a true story.
Trilogy of Terror · 1975Trilogy of Terror
★ 6.21975
MovieHorrorThriller
A horror anthology containing three stories: a female college professor is aggressively pursued by one of her students; a prudish brunette determines that her free-spirited blonde sister is evil; and a woman's night turns upside down after she purchases an ancient Zuni fetish doll.
Burnt Offerings · 1976Burnt Offerings
★ 6.51976
MovieHorrorThriller
A family moves into a large old mansion in the countryside which seems to have a mysterious and sinister power over its new residents.
The Norliss Tapes · 1973The Norliss Tapes
★ 6.21973
MovieHorrorTV Movie
A newspaper publisher listens to the personal tapes of investigative reporter David Norliss, who has disappeared during an investigation. The tapes tell the story of that investigation, involving a recent widow whose late husband has been seen working in his private studio. As Norliss and the widow investigate, they unravel a plot involving Voodoo and the walking dead.
St. John in Exile · 1986St. John in Exile
★ 8.01986
MovieDrama
Dean Jones is Saint John in this intimate, inspiring one-man presentation of John in exile on Patmos. Full of humor, strong in spirit, and resolutely committed to Christ, John shares his account of the events that changed the course of human history---and challenges us with his last words before his death: "Little children, love one another."
Movies
The Night Stalker · 1972The Night Stalker
★ 6.91972
MovieMysteryHorror
Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into his own hands.
The Night Strangler · 1973The Night Strangler
★ 6.71973
MovieTV MovieHorror
After being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he’s on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every 21 years, for the past century, a killer murders a certain number of people, drains them of their blood, and then disappears into the night. Kolchak is on his trail, but can he stop him?
The Invasion of Carol Enders · 1974The Invasion of Carol Enders
★ 4.71974
MovieTV MovieHorror
Television thriller about a woman is possessed after a brutal attack.
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest · 1974Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
★ 7.01974
MovieCrimeDrama
Police looking for drug dealers mistakenly raid the house of a typical suburban family. However, rather than admit their mistake and jeopardize their careers, several of the police officers decide to plant heroin in the family's house, and change the records of the raid to make it look like the family was the target of their investigation all along. Based on a true story.
Trilogy of Terror · 1975Trilogy of Terror
★ 6.21975
MovieHorrorThriller
A horror anthology containing three stories: a female college professor is aggressively pursued by one of her students; a prudish brunette determines that her free-spirited blonde sister is evil; and a woman's night turns upside down after she purchases an ancient Zuni fetish doll.
Burnt Offerings · 1976Burnt Offerings
★ 6.51976
MovieHorrorThriller
A family moves into a large old mansion in the countryside which seems to have a mysterious and sinister power over its new residents.
The Norliss Tapes · 1973The Norliss Tapes
★ 6.21973
MovieHorrorTV Movie
A newspaper publisher listens to the personal tapes of investigative reporter David Norliss, who has disappeared during an investigation. The tapes tell the story of that investigation, involving a recent widow whose late husband has been seen working in his private studio. As Norliss and the widow investigate, they unravel a plot involving Voodoo and the walking dead.
St. John in Exile · 1986St. John in Exile
★ 8.01986
MovieDrama
Dean Jones is Saint John in this intimate, inspiring one-man presentation of John in exile on Patmos. Full of humor, strong in spirit, and resolutely committed to Christ, John shares his account of the events that changed the course of human history---and challenges us with his last words before his death: "Little children, love one another."
Melvin Purvis G-Man · 1975Melvin Purvis G-Man
★ 6.31975
MovieTV MovieCrime
Agent Melvin Purvis is placed in charge of running down notorious killer Machine Gun Kelly, and sets out to do just that.
Come Die with Me · 1974Come Die with Me
1974
MovieDramaThriller
A man kills his older brother when he is refused a loan and then is held in bondage by the housekeeper, who knows of the murder.
Dracula · 1974Dracula
★ 6.31974
MovieDramaHorror
Dracula is searching for a woman who looks like his long dead wife.
The Love Letter · 1998The Love Letter
★ 6.61998
MovieRomanceFantasy
20th century computer games designer Scott, Civil War buff, buys an antique desk from that era and, while polishing it, he discovers a secret compartment in which sits an unmailed letter--a letter written by a young poet named Lizzie over a century earlier. Touched by her yearning for passion, he writes her back, egged on by his mystically inclined mother. Magically, his letter reaches Lizzie and they begin a correspondence that threatens Scott's impending marriage but promises to bring fulfilment to Lizzie. Spanning the Civil War to the present, the perils of Lizzie's war-torn situation threaten her safe passage into the future. Will their love endure the test of time?
Dead of Night · 1977Dead of Night
★ 6.11977
MovieHorrorThriller
This anthology tells three stories: a man buys a car that takes him back and forth through time; a tale of vampires; and a distraught mother asks for her drowned son to come back to life and gets more than she bargained for.
Trilogy of Terror II · 1996Trilogy of Terror II
★ 5.11996
MovieHorrorThriller
Three tales of terror: in "The Graveyard Rats" lovers murder the woman's older husband and encounter horror when they attempt to rob his grave; "Bobby" is the story of a woman who summons her son back from the dead; and in "He Who Kills" an African doll goes on a murderous rampage.
House of Dark Shadows · 1970House of Dark Shadows
★ 6.61970
MovieDramaHorror
Barnabas Collins searches for a cure for vampirism in order to marry a woman resembling his long-lost fiancée Josette.
Express to Terror · 1979Express to Terror
★ 9.01979
MovieMysteryCrime
A gambling addict, mobsters, movie producers and others are plagued with murder while aboard a high-speed rail train. This pilot episode for the short-lived "Supertrain" series (which lasted just 9 episodes) was released to home video as a independent feature.
Me and the Kid · 1993Me and the Kid
★ 5.81993
MovieFamilyComedy
A lonely and emotionally neglected rich kid forms an attachment to one of the men who kidnap him during a botched robbery of his father's safe.
Mrs. R's Daughter · 1979Mrs. R's Daughter
★ 7.51979
MovieDramaTV Movie
When a young woman is brutally raped and beaten, her mother sets out to find justice for her.
Our Fathers · 2005Our Fathers
★ 6.52005
MovieDramaHistory
In the '80s, priests and especially the Father Geoghan arrested for sexual abuse of minors. Cardinal Law, also indicted, and the diocese was aware of the actions of these men of the church and was kept secret for years, until the victims decide to seek redress.
Night of Dark Shadows · 1971Night of Dark Shadows
★ 6.61971
MovieDramaHorror
Recently married, Quentin and Tracy Collins have just moved into Collinwood, a New England estate that has long been in the Collins family and which Quentin has just inherited. They soon find themselves plagued by spirits of past residents.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · 1968The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
★ 6.81968
MovieThrillerTV Movie
In this Dan Curtis production of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic, Jack Palance stars as Dr. Henry Jekyll, a scientist experimenting to reveal the hidden, dark side of man, who, in the process of his experiment, releases a murderer from within himself.
The Long Days of Summer · 1980The Long Days of Summer
★ 7.01980
MovieTV MovieDrama
In this sequel to his 1978 "When Every Day Was the Fourth of July" (and a pilot to a prospective series), producer/director Dan Curtis recalls more of his youth during the late '30, and follows a fictionalized family where the father has jeopardized a promising law career to defend a Jewish immigrant against the prejudices of a staid New England town.
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang · 1979The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
★ 3.31979
MovieWesternAction
A light-hearted view of the Dalton Gang's legendary raid on Coffeyville, Kansas and the years leading up to it as the brothers form themselves into a gang of horse thieves and train and bank robbers with their arch enemy, Detective Will Smith, constantly on their heels.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · 1973The Picture of Dorian Gray
★ 6.21973
MovieHorrorTV Movie
A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
TV Shows
Dark Shadows · 1966Dark Shadows
★ 7.31966
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Dark Shadows is an American gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis. The story bible, which was written by Art Wallace, does not mention any supernatural elements. It was unprecedented in daytime television when ghosts were introduced about six months after it began.
The series became hugely popular when vampire Barnabas Collins appeared a year into its run. Dark Shadows also featured werewolves, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel, and a parallel universe. A small company of actors each played many roles; indeed, as actors came and went, some characters were played by more than one actor. Major writers besides Art Wallace included Malcolm Marmorstein, Sam Hall, Gordon Russell, and Violet Welles.
Prisoners of Gravity · 1989Prisoners of Gravity
★ 5.91989
SeriesDocumentary
Prisoners of Gravity was a Canadian public broadcasting television news magazine program that explored speculative fiction — science fiction, fantasy, horror, comic books — and its relation to various thematic and social issues. Produced by TVOntario, the show was the brainchild of former comic retail manager Mark Askwith and writer Daniel Richler, and was hosted by Rick Green. The series aired 139 episodes over 5 seasons from 1989 to 1994.
Dark Shadows · 1991Dark Shadows
★ 7.91991
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
Governess Victoria Winters' arrival at the great estate of Collinwood in Collinsport, Maine coincides with vampire Barnabas Collins being released from his coffin, Dr. Hoffman's attempt to cure Barnabas' vampirism medically, and, finally, Victoria's time travel back to 1790 to witness the events in which the still-human Barnabas is transformed into an undead creature.
The Winds of War · 1983The Winds of War
★ 7.31983
SeriesDrama
Against the backdrop of world events that led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Victor 'Pug' Henry is a career naval officer who, along with his family, learns to navigate the waters of his dangerous times in the late 1930s.
War and Remembrance · 1988War and Remembrance
★ 7.91988
SeriesDrama
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the extended Henry and Jastrow families navigate the personal, social and political impacts of World War II, including the Holocaust, the Battle of the Bulge, and the Pacific theater.
Supertrain · 1979Supertrain
★ 5.61979
SeriesComedy
In a similar vein to The Love Boat, a mix of adventure, comedy, and mystery with a new set of guest stars each week, onboard a futuristic, nuclear-powered luxury train traveling across America.
Frankenstein · 1973Frankenstein
★ 4.01973
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Brilliant but egotistical Dr. Victor Frankenstein brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation. Originally broadcast in two installments part of the Wide World of Entertainment series on ABC, it was reissued as a single feature on video.
Hallmark Hall of Fame · 1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
★ 8.81951
SeriesDrama
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Intruders · 1992Intruders
★ 7.01992
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyMystery
When psychiatrist Dr. Neil Chase encounters two women suffering from the same symptoms with similar nightmarish stories, rational explanations just don't seem to fit.