Dark Shadows 1970
Industry, Anxiety, and Adaptation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11353828 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rick Worland (Southern Methodist University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 169-180 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Popular Film and Television (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-6051 • E-ISSN: 1930-6458 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01956051.2012.669217 |
| OpenAlex | W1970060206 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
This article examines industrial and stylistic aspects of the cult soap opera Dark Shadows (ABC, 1966–71), whose protagonist was a vampire. The series addressed two distinct audiences simultaneously: the traditional daytime target of housewives and a juvenile cohort of both sexes enthralled by its gothic horror format. In 1970, a plotline described the threat of a supernatural cult called the Leviathans that tangentially acknowledged the tumult of the Vietnam era. That year, too, the series was adapted into a feature film soon after the Motion Picture Association of America's censorship had ended, creating new stylistic and thematic negotiations regarding the juvenile audience
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |