R. Daniel Curtis (August 12, 1927 – March 27, 2006) was an American director and producer of television and film, probably best known for the afternoon TV series Dark Shadows. Dark Shadows originally aired from 1966 to 1971 and has aired in syndication for nearly 40 years. Curtis was responsible for the 1991 remake of Dark Shadows, which was canceled due to low ratings. He was the executive producer for Dark Shadows (2004) for the The WB Televisi...
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R. Daniel Curtis (August 12, 1927 – March 27, 2006) was an American director and producer of television and film, probably best known for the afternoon TV series Dark Shadows. Dark Shadows originally aired from 1966 to 1971 and has aired in syndication for nearly 40 years. Curtis was responsible for the 1991 remake of Dark Shadows, which was canceled due to low ratings. He was the executive producer for Dark Shadows (2004) for the The WB Television Network however it was canceled before the pilot episode aired.
His series of macabre films include The Night Stalker (which inspired the series Kolchak: The Night Stalker), Intruders, The Night Strangler, House of Dark Shadows, Night of Dark Shadows, Burnt Offerings, Trilogy of Terror, The Norliss Tapes (a 1973 pilot for an unproduced series starring Roy Thinnes), "Curse of the Black Widow", "Dead Of Night", "Scream of the Wolf" and others. He worked frequently with sci-fi/horror writer Richard Matheson. Curtis was producer and/or director...
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