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House of Dark Shadows Movie Review

Starring: Jonathan Frid, Joan Bennett, Kathryn Leigh Scott
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"A mysterious stranger named Barnabas shows up at Collinwood, the ancestral home of the Collins family. Barnabas claims to be a long lost cousin from England, but where did he really come from, what does he want with the Collins family, and why does he have significant knowledge of his own ancestor Barnabas who died in 1796? Barnabas bears a striking resemblance to his ancestor's portrait in the Collins' foyer; is Barnabas really a distant cousin from England, or something much more ominous and dangerous?"
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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 60%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 10%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%




**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - fantasy story on present day Earth
Horror film? Yes
Kind of Horror Story - hungry vampires

Main Character
Identity: - magical being, male
Profession/status: - not employed but independently wealthy
Age: - long lived adults
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - Invisibility - can read emotions - can change shapes - mind control - super strength - can fly - can cast many different spells
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric - obsessed
Hair color? - brunette (Black)
Hair type - (man) short/medium straight
Body type - average (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Female
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - (woman) long straight
Body type - very skinny (female)
How much in movie? - 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - magical being, male
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - not employed but independently wealthy
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - mind control - super strength - can fly - can cast all sorts of spells - Invisibility - can read emotions
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 90%-100%
Hair color - brunette (Black)
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - average (man)
Ethnicity - White
Sense of humor? - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physical condition - healthy but a geeky weakling
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings

Setting
Earth setting: - general past
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Misc settings - mansion - bar/restaurant
Small town? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
Any profanity? - None
Kinds of F/X - Things that change shape/morph
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a - TV show
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