OUR SHADOWED PAST III on Terror at Collinwood

A couple of weeks back, Bob Issel and I appeared on Penny Dreadful's Terror at Collinwood podcast to talk about his latest Dark Shadows volume, Our Shadowed Past III, which he and I spent several weeks producing, back in August and September (see "Our Shadowed Past III Is in the Works," September 16, 2025). Penny Dreadful—a.k.a. Danielle Gelehrter—has been running this Dark Shadows–themed show for I don't know many years now, and I've had the honor of appearing on it numerous times. This time around, Bob and I get into the nuts and bolts about how Our Shadowed Past III was conceived, developed, and produced, and how so many Dark Shadows fans contributed meaningful essays, stories, artwork, and photographs to bring Bob's most ambitious publishing project to life.

 

The book itself is 256 big-ass pages in full, bloody color, with hundreds of photographs of countless events and fan gatherings, with an entire section devoted to those at Seaview Terrace in Newport, Rhode Island, which served as Collinwood in the original Dark Shadows TV series (1966–1971).

 

We had a great time on the podcast, and our thanks to Penny Dreadful for seeing fit to inflict Bob and me upon an unsuspecting world.

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Our Shadowed Past III on Terror at Collinwood!

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Moose Is Home, Terror at Collinwood, and Other Fun Horrors

Mr. Moose was able to come home yesterday, though he still requires blood sugar monitoring and a battery of medications. He's eating normally and seems much more comfortable now. We're hoping he's going to do well for the duration, as we're feeling quite done with the trauma of having to take him to veterinarians both in and out of town. It's bad enough that it's so hard on him, but the financial burden is astronomical. He is family, though, and we're doing what we've gotta do under these circumstances.

 

It's a busy day all around for me. A little earlier, friend Bob Issel and I participated in a chat with Danielle Gelehrter (a.k.a. Penny Dreadful) for her Terror at Collinwood podcast. This one was about the release of Our Shadowed Past III, the massive;Dark Shadows book that Bob and I recently produced (see "Our Shadowed Past III Is in the House," November 4, 2025). It was a great conversation that ran about an hour, and it should appear online within a week. If you're at all a fan of Dark Shadows, this podcast is for you. Of course, I'll post an alert when the episode is live.

I've got another podcast at 7:00 p.m. EST this evening, this one with the Lovecraft eZine group. It's to be a discussion of Roman Polanski's classic film, The Ninth Gate. It's a favorite horror flick of mine, and Brugger and I watched it for the umpteenth time just before Halloween. I believe the movie discussion is for eZine editor Mike Davis's Patreons only, and if you're not currently subscribing to his podcasts, you really otter.

This afternoon, I'm hard at work on Freezer Burns, the newest collaboration between Elizabeth Massie and me. We can see the light at the end of the tunnel, and we're hoping to have it finished up in the very near future.

Another Fun Visit with Penny Dreadful

Author/Editor Katherine Kerestman and I dropped in on Penny Dreadful’s Terror at Collinwood podcast the other day, and the episode has now been posted for your frightful pleasure. We talk about Dark Shadows, of course; the upcoming The Weird Cat anthology, edited by Katherine and S.T. Joshi, which features short fiction by both Katherine, me, and a ton of noteworthy authors; Deathrealm: Spirits, my new anthology, due in October; plus all kinds of other fun stuff. Mind you don't get seduced!

 

No... wait... go right ahead. Get seduced. Try it, you'll like it.

 

PS: Frazier likes Dark Shadows and makes a guest appearance.

Penny Dreadful's “Terror at Collinwood: The Leviathans“ with Rick Lai & Stephen Mark Rainey

The exquisite Penny Dreadful talks to author Rick Lai and me about Dark Shadows on her “Terror at Collinwood” podcast. This episode: “The Leviathans”!

“The deeply fascinating but oft-maligned Leviathans arc is the focus of this episode. Acclaimed authors Stephen Mark Rainey and Rick Lai visit the podcast to discuss and analyze this Dark Shadows storyline, while also looking at its inspirations. Other topics include Mark’s official work on the Dark Shadows Big Finish audio plays and the Dark Shadows novel Dreams of the Dark, and Rick’s intriguing essay on the Leviathans as well as some of his fictional tales that incorporate nods to Dark Shadows.”

Check it out here: Penny Dreadful’s “Terror at Collinwood: The Leviathans”