: After being cursed and buried alive by the witch Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green), Barnabas is inadvertently freed in 1972. He returns to his ruined estate, Collinwood , to find his dysfunctional descendants in need of help.
: The show expanded to include ghosts, werewolves, witches, and time travel.
: More recently, the title has been used for modern horror works, such as the audiobook by Mohamed Elshenawy, which follows a cursed bus journey. Sombras Tenebrosas
Directed by Tim Burton, this version features as Barnabas Collins. It reimagines the story with a blend of gothic horror and 1970s "fish-out-of-water" comedy.
: A psychiatrist who becomes one of Barnabas's closest confidantes while attempting to "cure" his vampirism. : After being cursed and buried alive by
Created by , the series began as a standard daytime drama about the wealthy Collins family in the fictional town of Collinsport, Maine . It initially struggled with a slow pace until it introduced supernatural elements, most notably the 200-year-old vampire Barnabas Collins , played by Jonathan Frid .
: The powerful witch who cursed Barnabas out of jealousy. : More recently, the title has been used
: The young governess who arrives at Collinwood to unravel her own mysterious past; she often serves as the audience's entry point into the family's secrets.