Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. Dark Shadows took a “bite," so to speak, out of the network daytime ...

Playing an angst-ridden, eventually sympathetic, member of the undead created an instant connection with the audience. Ratings started to rise and Barnabas, who was supposed to stick around for only ...

It was camp; it was scary; it was one of the most popular daytime soaps of its day. And for a gay teenager in the ’80s, it was perfect. By Erik Piepenburg This story starts when “Dark Shadows” ends.