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This custom-made "Roger Collins" costume, based on a design worn by actor Johnny Lee Miller in Tim Burton's DARK SHADOWS film, might be the most unnecessary product occupying bandwidth on the Internet today.

I'll take two, please.

Via: AliExpress

Back from the Dead to Haunt Me, a fan-made Dark Shadows parody

I came across this video earlier this morning on Facebook and sent it our to the Twittersphere. After visiting the hostpage at Youtube, though, I saw Back from the Dead to Haunt Me has only a few dozen views, which is criminal. There's not much in the way of story in the video, but the actors nail their impressions. This short film is the product of folks who have watched a LOT of Dark Shadows.

Presenting ... Lady Barnabas

LadyduLac has created an interesting Lady Barnabas costume, and has shared some photos of it via her Tumblr and DeviantArt accounts. I'm a big fan of cosplay but have rarely ventured too far into it, save for that time I dressed as Wolverine as part of a Warrior Dash even at Jellystone Park. Tip: Don't wear jeans for any activity that requires you to crawl through mud before jumping over a wall of fire.

In the meantime, visit LadyduLac and let her know what you think about her work. I've posted only one pic above; more are available at her personal sites.

Lil' Barnabas

 

Above is a photo of 11-year-old Steve Mavronis, taken in Halloween of 1970. Steve and his family wisely steered clear of the creepy-in-the-wrong-way Halloween costume created by Ben Cooper, choosing instead to create something more screen-accurate. Here's what he had to say about the costume:

"My late mom Florence and I were big fans from the original black and white Dark Shadows soap opera series until it ended in color. We used to watch it together. There was a Halloween day in elementary school and my mom made me the costume from scratch and did the makeup too. I was a big hit in 5th grade, LOL. Decades before the Twilight movies, Dark Shadows was very popular back in the day."