Dark Passages is a coming-of-age story encapsulating the romance and innocence of JFK’s Camelot era and the tumultuous "dark passages" of Meg Harrison, a vampire raised by her mother to resist the temptation of human blood. Meg arrives in New York determined not to use her vampiric gifts to fulfill her dream of becoming an actress. She joins the cast of the cult hit Dark Passages, only to face her nemesis, a beautiful 300-year-old witch bent on destroying her. Their rivalry leads to a final confrontation as the telekinetic vampire and spell-weaving sorceress engage in a spectacular battle for supremacy. It takes all of Meg’s wit and tenacity to defeat the witch and win the affections of a handsome young mortal with a secret life of his own. In the end, Meg realizes that the powers she always denied within herself are not a curse, but a blessing.
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Dark Passages is a coming-of-age story encapsulating the romance and innocence of JFK’s Camelot era and the tumultuous "dark passages" of Meg Harrison, a vampire raised by her mother to resist the temptation of human blood. Meg arrives in New York determined not to use her vampiric gifts to fulfill her dream of becoming an actress. She joins the cast of the cult hit Dark Passages, only to face her nemesis, a beautiful 300-year-old witch bent on destroying her. Their rivalry leads to a final confrontation as the telekinetic vampire and spell-weaving sorceress engage in a spectacular battle for supremacy. It takes all of Meg’s wit and tenacity to defeat the witch and win the affections of a handsome young mortal with a secret life of his own. In the end, Meg realizes that the powers she always denied within herself are not a curse, but a blessing.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Dark Passages is the MUST READ book for anyone who watched Dark Shadows, grew up in the 60's, enjoys a good gothic read. This book has several "ins" for DS fans but also aims for a broader audience. The Bunny Club in New York, the women's movement, the turbulence of the 60's, the hard work of any actor on a TV series, what it's like to make it in New York on your own. And the characters are well developed, drawing you in to their world, leaving you hungry for another glimpse of their lives. It is written with flair and imagination and fact, all blended into an easy-to-read but I-don't-want-to-put-it-down-style. Kathryn Leigh Scott leaves you wanting more, more, more!!
I highly recommend this book to anyone -- you don't have to be a Dark Shadows fan to enjoy it. And I am keeping my fingers crossed that there may be a sequel!!!
I highly recommend this book to anyone -- you don't have to be a Dark Shadows fan to enjoy it. And I am keeping my fingers crossed that there may be a sequel!!!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Who better to write a novel about a young actress moving to New York City in the 1960s and landing a part on a daily supernatural soap opera than Kathryn Leigh Scott, who starred on TV's DARK SHADOWS for its entire run from 1966 to 1970? Scott has written, edited and published numerous books on the cult TV series over the years (The Dark Shadows Almanac: Millennium Edition, 35th Anniversary Dark Shadows Memories, The Dark Shadows Companion: 25th Anniversary Collectionamong them) and now she smoothly makes the transition from non fiction to fiction with this amazingly assured page-turner.
Leigh does an outstanding job of evoking the mood and time of life in Manhattan during the early 1960s. She also has a keen sense of time and place when describing the frustrations, hilarity and exhilarations of the life of an actress who is filming a daily soap opera as breakneck speed. The politics, egos and camaraderie of life of the set of a daily soap opera offers a sensational setting for the story.
But this is not just a behind-the-scenes look at the making of DARK SHADOWS (er, I mean DARK PASSAGES)... you see, the young lead actress in this novel is a real vampire herself. When she's hired for this job, the soap opera has a gothic feel to it, but over the course of months, supernatural elements are added along with ghosts, spirits, witches and, yes, even a vampire. So, we have a real vampire actress acting on a TV show with other characters playing vampires. And, soon, she discovers that one of her co-stars also possesses supernatural powers...powers that are being used against our heroine.
This debut novel succeeds on so many different levels--compelling, three dimensional characters; fast-paced and clever plotting; fascinating background setting; and some new twists on old vampire lore. Just like Charlaine Harris did not allow her TRUE BLOOD series to be ham-strung by vampire traditions, Kathryn Leigh Scott has some new twists on what REAL vampires can and can't do.
This is a compelling and well-written novel that grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go during its thrill-packed ride. I only hope that there's a series in the work so we see more of these characters!
Leigh does an outstanding job of evoking the mood and time of life in Manhattan during the early 1960s. She also has a keen sense of time and place when describing the frustrations, hilarity and exhilarations of the life of an actress who is filming a daily soap opera as breakneck speed. The politics, egos and camaraderie of life of the set of a daily soap opera offers a sensational setting for the story.
But this is not just a behind-the-scenes look at the making of DARK SHADOWS (er, I mean DARK PASSAGES)... you see, the young lead actress in this novel is a real vampire herself. When she's hired for this job, the soap opera has a gothic feel to it, but over the course of months, supernatural elements are added along with ghosts, spirits, witches and, yes, even a vampire. So, we have a real vampire actress acting on a TV show with other characters playing vampires. And, soon, she discovers that one of her co-stars also possesses supernatural powers...powers that are being used against our heroine.
This debut novel succeeds on so many different levels--compelling, three dimensional characters; fast-paced and clever plotting; fascinating background setting; and some new twists on old vampire lore. Just like Charlaine Harris did not allow her TRUE BLOOD series to be ham-strung by vampire traditions, Kathryn Leigh Scott has some new twists on what REAL vampires can and can't do.
This is a compelling and well-written novel that grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go during its thrill-packed ride. I only hope that there's a series in the work so we see more of these characters!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This is a great book! Very creative! Basically, the author wrote a fictional autobiography. Anyone who enjoyed Dark Shadows (1966-1971) will love this book. I hope she writes a sequel.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Glorified fan fiction not worth your time
I had to laugh when I read the disclaimer at the beginning of "Dark Passages" that any resemblance to actual persons or events that had occurred in real life was purely... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Filumena
Not my cup of tea
Maybe this just isn't my kind of book, or maybe I've been too brainwashed by newer vampire stories, but I really didn't enjoy this book too much. Read more
Published 6 months ago by eerefner
You don't have to be a Shadows fan to enjoy Passages
Do you have to be a Dark Shadows fan to enjoy Dark Passages? I don't think so! Ms. Scott revisits an era which has been popularized in television shows such as Mad Men and Pam Am,... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Emily Klaczak
Thirsting for more!
Wow! What an entrancing, and addictive read. Although I am in my twenties, my mom got me into Dark Shadows and I ended up watching the whole tv series (1966- 71). Read more
Published 8 months ago by Casandra Maniotis
Dark Passages is a page turner!
Dark passages combines gothic romance with real life experiences to provde a great page turner. The tributes to the Play Club and TV's original "Dark Shadows" are great!
Published 8 months ago by Vivian A. F. Hardwick
Vampire + Playboy Bunnies + Gothic Soap = Fun
I bought Dark Passages on a whim, but it hooked me immediately--if I hadn't had to work the next day, I'd have been curled up in a comfy chair until I'd finished this wonderfully... Read more
Published 8 months ago by TinaWade
Dark Passages
I enjoyed this book. It is a great summer beach type read. The characters are different and interesting. Read more
Published 8 months ago by R. Hill
Shadows of Dark Passages
For those of us who watched Kathryn Leigh Scott and the rest of the Dark Shadows cast in the '60's and '70's, Dark Passages is a sweet trip down Memory Lane. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Amanda Collins
Dark Shadows Fans-Enjoy!
Kathryn Leigh Scott has successfully written a vampire novel with nods to the gothic soap opera, Dark Shadows, where she was a star in her own right! Read more
Published 9 months ago by Suzanne R. Clark
"Wonderful "Dark Passages"
You don't have to be a Dark Shadows fan to delight in this light hearted romp through 60's New York, complete with glamorous jobs (television actress AND Playboy Club Bunny), mad... Read more
Published 9 months ago by The Londoner
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