Quiet mystery, touches of supernatural, good characters. Gets better when we get to "time travel" a bit.
Dark Shadows is simply a good, spooky, mystery-filled series. The more "supernatural" elements, the better. Series started out with just ghosts of Collinwood. Then, enter Barnabas Collins, the vampire, returned to his previous home in the Old Collins house after well over a century, and the series definitely gets better. Like the setting, the often--quiet mystery of the episodes. Takes me back to when I'd get off school bus just in time for 4:00, Dark Shadows. Mother and I eagerly awaited each new episode in the ongoing story. It's just good!!