Rest In Peace, Jonathan Frid

Jonathan Frid passed away on April 13th, peacefully due to natural causes, at the age of 87. May he rest in peace. I’ll always consider him the best Barnabas. His cameo in the Tim Burton remake will be his final role. In the link to We Love Soaps, you can also find a tribute to him from Kathryn Leigh Scott.

Mom and I will be watching several of my DVD’s of the original Dark Shadows this afternoon. With a chance of watching House of Dark Shadows, since I located a copy of that. I was a huge fan, back when the Sci-Fi Channel was airing it in the 90’s. Second generation fan, since Mom used to run home from school to watch the show.

The arrival of Barnabas at Collinwood.
Josette Jumps Off Widows Hill.
Barnabas and Burke.
Angelique Curses Barnabas.

I couldn’t find the clip where Barnabas sees Sarah, while trying to kill Julia (episode 363)—or the scene (in episode 233) where he relates the story of Widow’s Hill to Vicky and Carolyn, one dark and stormy night.

(And yet, I don’t have a single Dark Shadows icon for this post. I need to find one.)

Fannish Items of Interest

MPI Home Video Comments On Jonathan Frid’s Passing. Dread Central remembers him here.

That time Dick Clark mistook Batman and Robin for a singing duo. Seriously, that man never aged.

Rapidshare Publishes Anti-Piracy Manifesto For Cyberlockers.

ISPs have to identify alleged pirates, EU court rules.

LJ has reverted to the previous format for LJ cuts—meaning the scissors are gone.

The AV Club reviews The Moth Diaries—it gets a D+.

First look at Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock.

The sonic screwdriver is now real.

Night of the Living Dead to get CG motion capture makeover.

Parting Shot: Unusually Realistic Dinosaurs Dressed As The Avengers.

Classic Paintings, Comic Book Style.

Mondo Posters For The Avengers.

Nominations are open over for the Not Prime Time Ficathon.

Four new clips and a featurette for The Raven.

An exclusive clip from With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story.

A sneak peek of the cover and plot for Dark Shadows #10.

The UK Poster For Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

Remember when Spider-Man, Superman, and Batman teamed up to fight an alien wizard in India?

DC Comics Women—The Shadow Of Their Past.

J.M. DeMatteis shares a movie treatment he did of Daredevil, back in the 90’s.

American Horror Story Season 2 Setting Confirmed, More Season 1 Actors Coming Back.

10 Marvel Supervillains Who Became Superheroes.

Chris Roberson Quits DC Comics.

Where’s Jason?

New Iron Man and Thor spots for The Avengers.

Experience the eldritch horrors of H.P. Lovecraft’s relationship advice.

A promo image for Brave.

The Game of Thrones drinking game.

The Wolverine to film in Sydney, Australia.

What It Means To Be A Geek.

Sci-Fi Villains Raise Money For Women’s Charity—The Daleks Race.