Dark Shadows Returns!
(
12/06/2009)
The first series of
Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings concludes in July with the release of
Echoes of Insanity, which explores the shady past of vampire Barnabas Collins’ servant Willie Loomis.
Framed by Barnabas to protect his secret, Willie lies injured in the Windcliff Institute, haunted by the memories of his ordeal. His only hope is the mysterious golden angel who appears in his dreams, but does she have her own agenda?
Echoes of Insanity stars Emmy award-winning actor John Karlen (
Cagney & Lacey) as Willie Loomis, alongside Lara Parker as the dangerous witch Angelique.
The script is by D Lynn Smith, a new contributor to the range, whose screenwriting credits include episodes of
Murder, She Wrote,
Touched by an Angel and
Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. “Watching the show as a child, Angelique and Willie always particularly intrigued me,” she explains.
“Angelique was a witch, but she was also a strong, intelligent woman who knew what she wanted and went after it – a great role model at a time when female role models were hard to come by. Willie was wild and handsome and brash. Writing this story gave me an opportunity to explore Willie’s adventures before Collinsport, exploring a past to which the original series only alluded.”