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Master of Dark Shadows is now available for pre-order on Amazon! Order it today at https://amzn.to/2SCnajd

Master of Dark Shadows is a comprehensive celebration of the legendary Gothic daytime series Dark Shadows and its visionary creator, Dan Curtis. The feature documentary, which was shot in New York, LA and London, includes interviews with key actors and filmmakers involved in the undyingly popular story of vampire Barnabas Collins and all the eerie goings-on at the gloomy Maine mansion Collinwood. The documentary was directed by David Gregory (Lost Soul, Godfathers of Mondo) and is set to be released this spring. Narrated by Ian McShane (Deadwood), Master of Dark Shadows offers insights from Curtis himself in addition to Oscar-winning writer-producer Alan Ball (True Blood), screenwriter William F. Nolan (Trilogy of Terror), author Herman Wouk (The Winds Of War), veteran actors Whoopi Goldberg (Ghost), Barbara Steele (Black Sunday)and Ben Cross (Chariots of Fire), Dark Shadows stars Jonathan Frid, David Selby, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Lara Parker, John Karlen, Nancy Barrett, Jerry Lacy, Roger Davis, Marie Wallace, Chris Pennock and James Storm, plus other colleagues and family members. In 1966, a phenomenon was launched when Dark Shadows debuted on ABC-TV as a daily Gothic suspense series. Airing in the late afternoon, the show attracted a massive youth audience as it shifted to the supernatural with the introduction of vulnerable vampire Barnabas Collins. Witches, ghosts and scary story lines turned Dark Shadows into a TV classic that led to motion pictures, remakes, reunions and legions of devoted fans who have kept the legend alive for five decades. The feature-length documentary Master of Dark Shadows reveals the fascinating history, far-reaching impact and lasting appeal of Dark Shadows with a compelling blend of rare footage and behind-the-scenes stories while also exploring the dramatic talents of creator-producer-director Dan Curtis. Known as the “King of TV Horror,” the Emmy-winning filmmaker followed Dark Shadows with other iconic genre favorites including The Night Stalker, Trilogy of Terror and Burnt Offerings before earning accolades for the epic miniseries The Winds of War and War and Remembrance.

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Star Trek: TOS Fan Resources, esp. K/S

In case anybody feels out of the loop, here are my recommendations on a well-rounded fan experience.

Everything is linked if possible.

TOS Film Novelizations

Novelizations such as Roddenberry’s ST:TMP are all available on archive.org, a free online library where you can join a waiting list to read almost any book online. Books in the public domain may be read immediately. Five books may be borrowed at once. (If archive.org doesn’t have it, openlibrary.org works the same way; I just prefer archive.org’s format.)

ST:TMP by Gene Roddenberry

STII:TWOK by Vonda N. McIntyre

STIII:TSFS by Vonda N. McIntyre

STIV:TVH by Vonda N. McIntyre. Also available in an audiobook adaptation read by Leonard Nimoy.

STV:TFF by J.M. Dillard. Also available in an audiobook adaptation read by Leonard Nimoy.

STVI:TUC by J.M. Dillard

Novels with Fan Connections

How many fan-written novels have been officially published and where can you read them? Here is the list according to Fanlore, each linked below if possible). Many with K/S undertones, some less hidden than others.

Star Trek: The New Voyages Volumes I and II (1976, 1978).

The Price of the Phoenix (1977)

The Fate of the Phoenix (1979)

The Prometheus Design (1982) Note: Follows Shatnerverse canon. See the Shatnerverse section of this post.

Black Fire (1983)

Triangle (1983)

Web of the Romulans (1983)*

Yesterday’s Son (1983)*

The Vulcan Academy Murders (1984)

Ishmael (1985)

Killing Time (1985). Fanlore: “[Killing Time is] notable for the publisher mix-up that resulted in there being two editions released, the first being much more slashy than the second.” First edition linked. See Fanlore page here.

The IDIC Epidemic (1988)

Time for Yesterday (1988)*

Strange New Worlds (1998-2000)

*Also available in an audiobook adaptation by Leonard Nimoy, possibly implying Nimoy’s endorsement.

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Also check out ksarchive.com, a fan-run site devoted to K/S fan fiction, poetry, and essays, for both TOS and AOS. Fan fiction from rare zines turns up here often.

Shatnerverse Novels

Star Trek Academy: Collision Course. Shatner’s most recent Star Trek novel. Introducing the beginnings of Kirk and Spock’s relationship, it was intended to be the first installment in a new series, but the next installment remains unpublished.

Linked below in the correct order are Shatner’s novels which take place after the events of TNG. They do contain spoilers and may confuse you if you have not watched TNG.

The Ashes of Eden

The Return

Avenger

Spectre

Dark Victory

Preserver

Captain’s Peril

Captain’s Blood

Captain’s Glory

Non Fiction

If not linked, check your local library; all of these titles are available in my town. (Click here for an incomplete list of Star Trek fiction and non fiction across the franchise.)

Star Trek Lives! (1975) by Jacqueline Lichtenberg et al. Incredible book about the fandom’s early years.

Star Trek Lives! 2 (1976) by James Blish

I Am Not Spock (1975) by Leonard Nimoy. Insightful autobiography about Nimoy’s career up to, during, and post-Star Trek.

The Making of the Trek Conventions: Or, How to Throw a Party for 12,000 of Your Most Intimate Friends by Joan Winston

Shatner: Where No Man…: The Authorized Biography of William Shatner (1979) by Myrna Culbreath, Sondra Marshak, (fannish authors of The Price of the Phoenix, etc.) and William Shatner

Star Trek Memories (1993) by William Shatner. An essential read. Many treasured anecdotes from the cast and crew.

Star Trek Movie Memories (1993) by William Shatner

I Am Spock (1995) by Leonard Nimoy. The updated version of I Am Not Spock. Expands on the information in the first autobiography with an emotionally experienced perspective. Also available in an audiobook adaptation read by Nimoy.

Boldly Writing: A Trekker Fan and Zine History, 1967-1987 (1996) by Joan Marie Verba

Get a Life! (1999) by William Shatner. See documentary of same name.

Up Till Now (2008) by William Shatner. Shatner’s very moving autobiography.

Leonard: My Fifty Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man (2016) by William Shatner. Repetitive if you’ve read these other biographies, but Bill’s heart is broken and you need to read this book.

Documentaries and Specials

To view the full list of Star Trek documentaries across the franchise, click here.

Leonard Nimoy: Star Trek Memories (1983). Familiar anecdotes. A good option if you’re too busy to read I Am Spock.

William Shatner’s Star Trek Memories (1995). Includes interviews from TOS cast and crew members and video clips. Great to watch, but highly recommend the much richer and expansive book Star Trek Memories by William Shatner.

Trekkies Part I Part II (1997)

MIND MELD Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime (2001). Heart-to-heart with Bill and Leonard. Let this be the one you watch.

The Captains (2011). Bill interviews every starship captain in the franchise, including Chris Pine, and gets sentimental, making peace with Kirk by the end.

Get a Life! (2012). The title is a reference to Shatner’s SNL skit in which he once mocked Star Trek fans. He spends this documentary exploring and appreciating the fandom.

For the Love of Spock (2016). Documentary by Nimoy’s son Adam. The tension between Adam and his father is uncomfortable but the documentary itself is insightful.

Recommended Tumblrs

@kismetcon @tos-fanart @spockslash @earlytrekfandom @oldmarriedspirk @thylaforever @plaidshirtjimkirk @mazhiv-zunlar @shatnerfetish @spocksplum @ussspocko @spockfallsinlove @thesearchforspirk @beyondspock @llapnimoy

Live long and prosper. x

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ATTENTION:

There was only one book on the “Novels with Fan Connections” list that I could not link to because it was not available. It’s the oldest one on the list, The New Voyages Vol. I, the first anthology of fanfiction ever published, and by slash writers very sneakily pretending not to be slash writers (but they hint, boy do they hint.) It has been out of print and is so rare that if you couldn’t find it in a used bookstore, you would have to fork over $52.20 on eBay.

I was delighted to find that it is NOW AVAILABLE to be borrowed FOR FREE on the internet archive.

There is not a private message feature on the internet archive so I can’t personally thank whoever did this, but whoever you are you are a great service to this fandom.

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A Christmas Story (1983)

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My favorite Christmas movie!

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Detective Comics #1000 (2019)

Wraparound Cover: Jim Lee

Decades Variants 1930’s: Steve Rude 1940’s: Bruce Timm 1950’s: Michael Cho 1960’s: Jim Steranko 1970’s: Bernie Wrightson 1980’s: Frank Miller 1990’s: Tim Sale 2000’s: Jock 2010’s: Greg Capullo

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There’s Nothing Out There will be released on Blu-ray/DVD combo pack on January 29. Orders placed directly from Vinegar Syndrome ($24.49) will receive an embossed slipcover designed by Earl Kessler Jr., limited to 2,000.

The 1991 horror-comedy satirizes horror films like a proto-Scream. It’s written and directed by Rolfe Kanefsky (Nightmare Man, The Hazing) and stars Craig Peck, Wendy Bednarz, and Mark Collver.

There’s Nothing Out There has been newly restored in 2K from it’s 35mm interpositive. It features reversible cover art, along with more extras than any other Vinegar Syndrome title, including a bonus feature film; details are below.

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This is a great movie!

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So, this is an actual scene written for the 2009 Star Trek film and I will never be over it. (x)

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If you’re having a bad day, be grateful you’re not these poor bastards.

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Sorry, but this needs waaaaaayyyyyy more notes.

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This is hilarious!

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Here it is!! The finished product!! All printed and bound and beautiful.

I apologize that the pictures are sort of crappy and from when it was sitting on my lap in the car… I literally finished putting it together on the way to the signing (my printer jammed twice and I had to change the ink once, so it took longer than expected, hence the rush), but it still looked stunning.

Edit: Sharable link to the full experience is here.

Spoilers: Brandon LOVED it.

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WHERE CAN I BUY THIS OR VIEW IT IN A WAY WHERE I CAN READ IT (via truthwatcher)

Hello, friends, I’ve had several people asking this question recently. The answer is here: THIS is the tag for all posts encompassing the creation of Where’s My Chull, and THIS is the tag for the five posts wherein I posted the final pages. That second tag is the one you want. It’s in order, and if you click on each picture, just like any Tumblr photoset, they are big enough to read. The only page that was included in the final book but is not pictured in these photosets is the attributions page, because several people wanted their real names to go to Brandon but not to the internet (a list of attributions that is internet-safe can be found here).

As to the first part of the question, Where’s My Chull is not for sale. It was done for fun, as a gift to Brandon, and we did not and cannot profit from it. It’s like fanfiction, but with really awesome pictures, and I ask that you treat it as such: don’t repost it without attribution, don’t claim it as your own, don’t sell it, etc. The fandom has been really, really excellent so far about this project and has been very respectful of the fact that 12 people contributed without any thought of compensation, and I’m so grateful for that. Feel free to share it by sending that handy tag link I just gave you (you know, this one), as that has all the names of all the contributors attached to it. Since I made it available to the internet in picture format, I technically can’t stop you from sharing it, but the artists and I do ask that if you do print it out (which we can’t stop you from doing) you make sure you have the attributions and you make sure it’s just for personal use. Don’t print out, like, six copies and sell it on etsy or something, please; this whole thing was a gift for Brandon, it’s not for sale. I can’t stress that enough.

Like I said, the fandom has been really, really fantastic about this whole project and I am so, so grateful not only that it happened and that people contributed, but also that everyone else has been so respectful of the work that went into this. Cosmere fandom really is the best fandom.

(I didn’t mean to single you out, truthwatcher, and sorry about that, but it was a good opening to answer about five or six similar questions I’ve gotten in the past few weeks, so thanks and also sorry, you’re great)

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Fun fact: if you reblog this version of this post, it comes with all the information you need to succeed at enjoying WMC? including access to the author and artist credits as well as the photo-posts that are easier to read!

Second fun fact: It’s been a year and three months since this happened and it’s still my favorite thing that’s ever happened.

Third fun fact: Dalinar Kholin liked doing the Hhuuuurghh!

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Designs by Alex Toth for the unproduced Hanna-Barbera cartoon, JEKYLL AND HYDE (1967).

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The Observable Universe : How far can you see? Everything you can see, and everything you could possibly see, right now, assuming your eyes could detect all types of radiations around you – is the observable universe. In visible light, the farthest we can see comes from the cosmic microwave background, a time 13.8 billion years ago when the universe was opaque like thick fog. Some neutrinos and gravitational waves that surround us come from even farther out, but humanity does not yet have the technology to detect them. The featured image illustrates the observable universe on an increasingly compact scale, with the Earth and Sun at the center surrounded by our Solar System, nearby stars, nearby galaxies, distant galaxies, filaments of early matter, and the cosmic microwave background. Cosmologists typically assume that our observable universe is just the nearby part of a greater entity known as “the universe” where the same physics applies. However, there are several lines of popular but speculative reasoning that assert that even our universe is part of a greater multiverse where either different physical constants occur, different physical laws apply, higher dimensions operate, or slightly different-by-chance versions of our standard universe exist. via NASA

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November 17, 1979 - Salem’s Lot premieres on CBS.

This television miniseries was based on Stephen King’s 1975 horror novel of the same name. It was directed by Tobe Hooper and written by Paul Monash. It stars David Soul, James Mason, Lance Kerwin, Bonnie Bedelia and Lew Ayres.

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Still one of my tv-movie horror favorites!

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Happy Birthday to horror legend Boris Karloff - born on November 23, 1887!

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Giveaway Contest: We’re giving away fifteen paperback classics that were hand-picked by you! Won’t this collection look lovely on your shelf? :D To win these classics, you must: 1) be following macrolit on Tumblr (yes, we will check. :P), and 2) reblog this post. We will choose a random winner on December 29, at which time we’ll start a new giveaway. And yes, we’ll ship to any country. Easy, right? Good luck!