Dark Shadows

Because I began writing for this website after the first series of full-cast Dark Shadows audios was released, my previous reviews have dealt with Big Finish’s line of dramatic readings. I often complained that those stories had nothing to offer…

It’s 1941, London during the Blitz, and Quentin Collins is trapped in the rubble of a bombed out building, with an old friend, Rosie Faye. But she can’t remember ever seeing him before, and to pass the time while they…

The major selling point of The Night Whispers is, obviously, the return of Jonathan Frid to the role of Barnabas Collins. The introduction of this elegant, suffering vampire saved Dark Shadows from cancellation during its original run, and he has…

Generally when reviewing an audio drama, I try to avoid giving away any plot points that come after about the 20-minute mark. With this audio, however, I’ll make an exception, because I can’t imagine that the things I reveal would…

Big Finish’s Dark Shadows page plugs the range as “All new, full-cast audio dramas and talking-books”. In the case of Final Judgement, it’s the latter label that’s relevant, and all too apt – this audio contains almost nothing except talking….

I don’t usually like it when reviewers make personal asides in their reviews, but in this case I feel obliged to make an exception. When reviewing earlier Dark Shadows audios, I had never seen an episode of the show, as…

Usually with tie-in products the worry is that they’ll be so aimed at devoted fans, so reliant on continuity, that they won’t hold the attention of casual audience members. But Big Finish’s recent Dark Shadows audio Echoes of Insanity may…

Between the first and second seasons of their full-cast audio dramas based on the 1966-1971 American horror soap opera Dark Shadows, Big Finish Productions is releasing several “dramatic readings.” These audios are something of a cross between straightforward audiobooks and…