Editing Dark Shadows (section)

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: '''Barnabas’ Mission to Save David Collins''', episode 700 to 839
:: The heartbeat that tortures Quentin is inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's short story "[[The Tell-Tale Heart]]."<ref name="Scott-p134" />

: '''Jenny Collins, the Mad Woman in the Attic''', episode 707 to 748
:: Jenny Collins is inspired by the character of [[Bertha Mason]] from Charlotte Brontë's gothic novel ''Jane Eyre''.<ref name="Scott-p134" />

: '''Laura Collins the Phoenix''', episode 728 to 761
:: Worthington Hall and Gregory Trask's running of it is inspired by [[Charles Dickens]]'s novel ''[[Nicholas Nickleby]]''.<ref name="Scott-p134" />

: '''Magda Rakosi's Werewolf Curse on Quentin''', episode 749 to 834
:: The portrait of Quentin Collins is inspired by [[Oscar Wilde]]'s Gothic novel ''[[The Picture of Dorian Gray]]''.<ref name="Scott-p134" />

: '''Gregory Trask's Manipulation of Judith Collins''', episode 762 to 884
:: Gregory Trask's fate is inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Cask of Amontillado".<ref name="Scott-p134" />
:: Minerva Trask's murder is inspired by [[The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film)|''The Manchurian Candidate'']].

: '''The Hand of Count Petofi''', episode 778 to 814
:: The hand of Count Andreas Petofi is inspired by [[W. F. Harvey|William Fryer Harvey]]'s short story "[[The Beast with Five Fingers]]".  Quentin's torture is inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s short story "[[The Pit and the Pendulum]]."<ref name="Scott-p134" />

: '''The Creation of Amanda Harris''', episode 812 to 850
:: The theme of an artist's falling in love with his own creation who is brought to life by supernatural forces is reminiscent of the classic Greek myth of ''[[Pygmalion (mythology)|Pygmalion]]''.

: '''Josette's Return''', episode 844 to 885

: '''Count Petofi Body Swaps with Quentin''', episode 849 to 883
:: The character of Count Petofi is based on the real-world [[Count of St. Germain]], a Georgian-era courtier and man of science who claimed to be, and possibly was, the son of [[Francis II Rákóczi]]. In the 19th century, Theosophist legends claimed that he attained the secret of immortality.<ref name="Scott-p134" /><ref>"Saint Germain" (claimed by the Church Universal and Triumphant to have been dictated by Saint Germain to Mark Prophet) Studies in Alchemy Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA: 1974 Summit Lighthouse. See occult biographical sketch of history of Saint Germain, pages 80–90</ref>