The Last Drive-In of Dark Shadows

I'll never get over hearing my name on television, even though I'm not sure I've ever heard my real name on television. That's the problem with working behind multiple pseudonyms and cutouts ... the Wizard of Oz gets all the press while Professor Marvel has to deal with the psychological fallout. I've had more personalities than a Batman villain, one of which was drummer in my band  (I was also a singer/guitarist in the group under a second pseudonym) who went on to win a state press award for "critical writing" about classic rock. I later killed this character off in an unsurprising motel fire. For those of you who want to argue that this guy was never real, I've got a plaque from the state press association that proves otherwise. RIP Lester Dented, fake drummer extraordinaire.

Last night two of my other identities got a shout out on The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs. Cousin Barnabas (which is both my Twitter handle and my Google ID for this website) and The Collinsport Historical Society received the Silver Bolo Award at the tail end of the live stream of 1988's Heathers. The award is "a weekly recognition of horror creators across the innerwebs" and it was immensely flattering. I have Diana “Darcy the Mail Girl” Prince, a fellow South Carolinian whose son happens to be a fan of all things Collinwood, to thank for this award.

Congrats to @CousinBarnabas !!! Silver Bolo Award well deserved! #MutantFam #TheLastDriveIn @kinky_horror @SetDarcyFree @therealjoebob pic.twitter.com/fGwwOzfbhL

— MutantFam.com (@mutant_fam) May 2, 2020

And here's where that personality crisis finds its way back to the stage. While this website is my vision, it can't be argued by anyone that I've done it alone. I've benched myself for much of the last year, letting Patrick McCray keep the lights on while I take a sabbatical from Collinsport. (I've been pecking away at a story about Dark Shadows' migration from Amazon Prime to iMDB TV but have been stymied by a lack of online data related to both streaming services.) There are a LOT of other people who pitch in, but I'll refrain from naming names out of terror that someone will be forgotten. This website stands as a testimony to their passion for Dark Shadows, so feel free to poke around in our archives. They've done a lot of great work and would enjoy hearing from you.

JB & D

For those of you here primarily  for the Dark Shadows news, make sure you check out on The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs on Shudder. I've become an apostle for the channel during the last year or so, singing its praises every chance I get. The channel is the best argument I've seen for the value of a curated streaming service. And even without its generally excellent content, The Last Drive-In is worth the price of a subscription, alone. I've got a kindergartner in the house, so it's sometimes a challenge to watch horror movies without damaging him for life. There have been months where I've been able to watch nothing except The Last Drive-In ... and I still feel like I got my money's worth. Cousin Barnabas says check it out!

- Wallace McBride
(probably my real name)

The Drive-In is Dead! Long Live the Drive-In!

The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs aired the season's final episode last night with a double bill of Blood Harvest and Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II. All great things must come to an end, but luckily the high sheriffs at Shudder have already announced that Joe Bob and Darcy the Mail Girl will be returning for a second season. Yay! If you're not already a subscriber to Shudder, you can take 20 percent off an annual subscription by using the code MOREJOEBOB. I can't recommend this channel enough.

For those of you following me on Twitter, none of what you're about to see is a surprise. For everybody else, though ... I've been indulging my inner weirdo during the last few months through something I call "creative vandalism." You've seen me do this kind of stuff with Dark Shadows A LOT over the years, so it was a fun palette cleanser to be able to do this with another series. Below is a collection of fake posters, fake ads, fake comic book covers and other assorted fakery inspired by this season of The Last Drive-In. There are a few 3D images included, but you'll need to view them on either Facebook's desktop site or a Facebook mobile app for them to work.

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See you next season!

THE DRIVE-IN WILL NEVER DIE.

There are a lot of reasons to subscribe to Shudder. Joe Bob Briggs is worth the subscription price, alone
Posted by Monster Serial on Sunday, April 28, 2019

Joe Bob Briggs Vs. the Other John Karlen Vampire Movie

Shudder, AMC Networks' premium streaming service devoted to horror movies, is celebrating the premiere of THE LAST DRIVE-IN WITH JOE BOB BRIGGS on July 11 with a screening of 1971's DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS. Known here at the CHS as "The Other John Karlen Vampire Movie," DoD is a kinky/glam classic about decadent bloodsuckers starring Delphine Seyrig,  Danielle Ouimet and original recipe "Willie Loomis," John Karlen.

The screening begins at 7:15 p.m. at Nitehawk Cinema, 136 Metropolitan Ave. Brooklyn, New York, beginning with an introduction by Joe Bob Briggs, himself. You can order tickets to the event online HERE.

This is probably the only time you'll find the names "Joe Bob Briggs" and "Delphine Seyrig" in the same sentence, although eagle-eyed fans of "Day of the Jackal" will remember her as the hottie who has a (deadly) one-night stand with the Jackal on his way to assassinate DeGaulle. https://t.co/ReuRgjGRGR

— Joe Bob Briggs (@therealjoebob) July 4, 2018

THE LAST DRIVE-IN WITH JOE BOB BRIGGS, a 24-hour marathon of 13 cult classic movies available exclusively to Shudder members, begins at 9 p.m. EST on Friday, July 13. Films already announced as part of the marathon include TOURIST TRAP, BASKET CASE and SLEEPAWAY CAMP. (If you don't already know who Joe Bob Briggs is, then it's already too late to save you.)

If you can't make the screening, fret not. You can find DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS sans Joe Bob streaming on Amazon Prime HERE.