The Collinsport Chronicles

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Title:	The Collinsport Chronicles
Publisher:	Adriana Pena
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Date(s):	1981-1985
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Fandom:	Dark Shadows
Language:	English
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The Collinsport Chronicles is a gen Dark Shadows anthology. There are 12 issues.

hard to know if this is the original cover or someone's copy; with the disclaimer on the front, added to the comment about photocopying, most likely the former

Issue 1

The Collinsport Chronicles 1 was published in 1981.

From an ad:

THE COLLINSPORT CHRONICLES: Unlike anything you have read before. Barnabas, Quentin, Maggie, Carolyn, Roger, Megan, Nicholas, Angelique, etc.... etc.. All the characters we know and love again in a many volume saga! A continuing story of which the first three installments have just come out. Read: How a Washington bureaucrat found terror when trying to enforce the law at Collinsport. Meet: Elmer Urrey, a vampire on the run from the Mob! See: How Quentin seduces Willie's wife and how Philip Todd turns up, alive and unharmed after falling from Widow's Hill in 1970. Find out what it takes to clear him from Paul Stoddard's murder. Giant volume! 190 pages! King Sized! Immediate delivery. No waiting for enough orders to be placed before going to the printer. My printer is xerox, and your check is all that's needed for your copy. (Allow some time for assembly and shipping.) $11.00.

Issue 2

The Collinsport Chronicles 2 was published in 1982.

From an ad:

The Collins saga in the 80's. Three new novellas. "The Persistance of Memory" - Maggie's mind held locked the dreadful secret of her 1967 captivity. Now the lock has broken and the secret may well destroy Barnabas and Maggie both. "The Ayatollah of Collinsport" - Dealing with an Indian tribe, Barnabas finds himself opposing a shaman of awesome powers. "A Choice for Beth Chavez" - Beth Chavez loved and trusted Quentin to her death on Widow's' Hill. Today Louella Loomis trusted and loved Quentin-- will Louella, too, find Widow's Hill at the end of her road. $10.00.

Issue 3

The Collinsport Chronicles 3 was issued in 1982. It contains 173 pages and is collection of three stories by Adriana Pena.

• The Collinsport Syndrome: 57 pages
• The Idealistic Bereaucrat: 56 pages
• The Assassin: 60 pages

From an ad: "Russian Spies in Collinsport? The same fiendish author who: elected Maggie to Congress, turned David into a drug-addicted werewolf, sent Barnabas to a firing squad and made Willie wear a tie strikes again!!!"

Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1 and 2

There've been a lot of changes in Collinsport since 1971 but as the saying goes, the more things change, the more they remain the same. Angelique and Barnabas finally reconcile… then find the happily ever afters are just for stories. Can either or them really ever now what they want out of life? Now human, Barnabas finds as many causes to involve his interests as ever. Maggie finally grows out of her 'victim' role, into one where she actively takes charge of her life. Chris Jennings and Sabrina Stuart get together, and find a unique way of dealing with his prob1em. .. but are less than prepared for the troubles brought by Amy Jennings and David Collins in an unwanted visit back home. Carolyn lives up--or down--to the lowest habits of the Collins family. If she can't be happy, why should anyone else be? Megan Todd is back...and so, apparently, is Philip. Definitely not dead from his fall from Widow's Hill..and yet is this man, who looks so much like Philip, really her long lost husband? Nicholas Blair is back, too, and dealing with devils of his own. (Portions of Adraian's story on Nicholas which appeared in TWODS #26 are here in expanded form, as an integral part of her plot.) If the above seems complicated or rambling, it's because I'm trying to convey the complexity of what Adriana is doing. It's as involved as DS ever was, with the background of modern and problems adding even more to the difficulties of our heroes and antiheroes (-ines, also.) Told with a touch of cynisicm and a good eye for human nature, Adriana' s people are not quite the ones we knew...but are, perhaps, what they will become after another 20 crazy years in the 20th century. Adriana plans on continuing her saga in future volumes, so if you enjoy the first two, be sure to support her efforts to bring out additional books.

Issue 4

The Collinsport Chronicles 4 was published in 1982.

And the story goes on… Warning: Contains scenes that many might find disturbing and/or offensive.

• • the final confrontation between Maggie and Barnabas
  • Chris Jennings possessed by Tom's spirit
  • election time at Collinsport

Issue 5

The Collinsport Chronicles 5 was published in 1982.

• Return of the Leviathons
  • The horrifying secret of Carolyn's pregnancy!
  • The tragedy of Roxanne Drew
  • Vicky's fate
  • And... Never cross a politician , even one that you once bit in the neck. Barnabas finds the hard way why not.

Issue 6

The Collinsport Chronicles 6 was published in 1983.

• A Hill of Beans (the same old story, a fight for love and glory, on Barnabas' return to Parallel Time)
• Custody Fight (Carolyn wants Barnabas' adopted son for herself)
• Dave Woodward (a time for closing old accounts and of healing)

Issue 7

The Collinsport Chronicles 7 was published in 1983.

• see Laura's return
• see the Salamanders, who live in the fire
• see Barnabas' past catch up with him

Issue 8

The Collinsport Chronicles 8 was published in 1983.

• Ruby Tate (love and retribution in Barnabas' life)
• The Collinsport Connection (the Mob's back in Collinsport)
• Slave Ship (an evil from the past surfaces again)

Issue 9

The Collinsport Chronicles 9 was published in 1983.

• And Eye for an Eye (a grim tale of retribution and revenge)
• The Mask (danger for Angelique looms ahead)
• Liz (the return of Elizabeth and her tragedy)

Issue 10

The Collinsport Chronicles 10 was published in 1984. "Haven't Collinsport and its inhabitants suffered enough? No way, Jose. Not while there are more Collinsport Chronicles volumes to be published. And in Volume 10 you'll find:

• The Children's Hour: Vampire children
• The Portrait: Something is going to happen to Quentin that he won't enjoy much.
• The Treasure: A fugitive uncovers yet one more source of trouble for Collinsport."

Issue 11

The Collinsport Chronicles 11 was published in 1984. Hungry jewels were buried years back. When they are brought to light, they threaten each and everyone at Collinsport.

• The Hunger: Barnabas is the first one to fall victim to their power.
• Sleeping Beauty: Can Megan, imprisoned in an invisible cage by the jewels, break free in time to avert the threatened catastrophe?
• Auto-Da-Fe: What happens when Willie's father comes to town.

Issue 12

The Collinsport Chronicles 12 was published in 1985.

• Fire in the Sky: What appears to be a U.F.O. and its effects in Collinsport.
• Blood Wedding: Tragedy steals the new bride at the Old House.
• The Execution: What happens when Julia's long lost cousin shows up.