★★★½ (3.5/5)
Vampire Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) is released from his coffin after nearly 200 years. Posing as a "cousin from England," he infiltrates the Collins family manor, hoping to find the reincarnation of his lost love, Josette. But when modern medicine fails to cure his curse, he turns to his former servant, the witch Angelique, leading to a spiral of blood, betrayal, and brutal revenge. house of dark shadows review
You need polished storytelling or hate low-budget gore. Watch it if: You want to see a genuinely unhinged vampire performance that predates and possibly inspired The Night Stalker and Salem’s Lot . ★★★½ (3