This first volume of Bloodlust works as both an entry point for non-DS fans and long time fans of the ABC soap opera from the late sixties & early seventies as well as fans of the Big Finish Productions series of full cast audio dramas. The production mixes characters from the TV show proper, characters created for the audio plays as well as characters new to the Dark Shadow universe. Written by Alan Flanagan.Will Howells & Joseph Lidster, these first 6 episodes, plus a brief prologue episode, makes for compulsive listening. Structured like the episodes of a soap opera, each installment ends with something of a cliffhanger that practically compels one to quickly move on to the next episode. Very much binge listening if you will. The usual high production standards of Big Finish are very much present and the creepy affair is directed with great style & wit by Ursula Burton and David Darlington. Volume two, comprising episodes 7 through 13, should be released in the very near future. Fans of the show, fans of audio drama & fans of horror should very much be on the look out for this.





