Shadows on the Wall, Ghost, Werewolves, Zombies, Man-made monsters, Witches, Warlocks, Time Travel, and a parallel Universe.
Shadows on the Wall was the proposed title for Dark Shadows.
The story of Dark Shadows begins with newly hired governess Victoria Winters arriving via train at Collinwood, the Collins' estate in Collinsport, Maine, in search of her mysterious origins. She soon is caught up in the strange events and mysteries that seem to surround the Collins family.
Fortune seemingly smiled upon little David Collins when his mother Laura missing for 10 years – shows up in Collinsport, looking to reconnect with the spirit-stalking scamp. However, the circumstances behind her return seem more than a bit fishy, especially when Victoria finds a 200-year-old painting in a crypt. Well, it turns out that Laura is not just David’s mother, but a powerful and immortal phoenix who – like the mythical fire bird – burns up at a certain point in time, only to be reborn from her ashes. However, Laura’s intent for this life cycle is to burn up with David under the belief that they will both be reborn! Thus, it’s up to Victoria to stop that insane instance of maternal immolation.
Unwelcome Collinwood house guest Willie Loomis is transfixed on a portrait in the foyer of the Collins’s 18 th century ancestor, Barnabas, specifically the fancy jewels he’s sporting, leading to an ill-conceived grave-robbing attempt at the old family mausoleum. However, after accidentally hitting a switch in the crypt, he opens a secret room, in which he finds a chained coffin and unwittingly unleashes a dark family secret onto the town in vampire Barnabas Collins . With a single bite, Willie becomes Barnabas’s slave.
While ingratiating himself to the Collins family with the lie of being a cordial cousin from England, Barnabas leaves a trail of blood-drained bodies across town under the cover of night. However, he eventually encounters waitress Maggie Evans who is the spitting image of his lost love, Josette. Thus, Barnabas kidnaps Maggie with the intent of using his powers to turn her into a new Josette. However, his plan is meeting some resistance, especially from a conscience-heavy Willie and the ghost of Barnabas’s young sister Sarah
Julia attempts to use science to cure his supernatural curse with an experimental plasma-based formula. However, the injections have a side-effect, making Barnabas look his age… of nearly 200 years. Thus, Julia temporarily becomes a target of Barnabas’s wrath, even after his uber-geriatric crisis gets resolved after draining another victim.
Chris Jennings arrives in town with his young sister, Amy, investigating the death of his identical twin brother Tom, who was turned into a vampire by Angelique and later staked by Barnabas. After stowing Amy at Collinwood, Chris begins dating Carolyn. However, this brother has a supernatural secret of his own, since he turns into a ravenous werewolf every full moon and his old measure of chaining himself to a radiator no longer works. Barnabas helps Chris by keeping him inside the secret mausoleum room during full moons. I could go on, but onto the cache
Congragulations to SISMOON for first to Find!
& nfr501 as second to find
This is a Pill Bottle cache just off the trail in the Southern New Hampshire Arboretum. Parking is at the entrance.
