Dan Curtis Productions

Background
This is the Dan Curtis production company, which releases primarily Horror/Mystery Movies on the Big Three Television Networks. The company has been founded in June 1966 & ended in March 27, 2006 due to Dan Curtis died because of Age. He was responsible for Dark Shadows & it's remake (which ended due to hatred), & various TV Movies from the late 1960s-Early 2000s.

1st Logo (June 27, 1966-November 5, 1973)
Nickname: "DCP"

Logo: Scrolling up in the credits of Dark Shadows, we see a superimposed logo with stylized text (the first letters of each word are in boxes) as follows:

Dan Curtis Productions, inc. copyright © (year) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Variants:
 * There was different variants of the logo seen on Dark Shadows where the background would be different (like in Episode 1082). In 1970-1971, it would be in color.
 * On some 1970-71 episodes, a text-only version was used as follows: DAN CURTIS PRODUCTIONS, INC. copyright © [year]
 * Another variation, seen on the 1969 TV movie Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon, is like the stylized-text version used on Dark Shadows, except the following copyright disclaimer is used: © MCMLXIX DONNYBROOK PRODUCTIONS, INC. All rights reserved It's also in a black background with lights shown.
 * On The Invasion of Carol Enders, the first letters are in a bold, normal font and the rest is set to a cursive font. It also has the copyright textː ⒸCopyright 1973

FX/SFX: The text scrolling up in the credits.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of Dark Shadows, that is a spooky dark theme, and/or a deep voice-over with a echo/stutter-like effect saying, "Dark Shadows is a Dan Curtis Production."

Music/Sound Variantsː


 * In Dead of the Nightː A Darkness at Blaisedon, it uses its own theme.

Availability: Found on all episodes of the original Dark Shadows TV series as well as The Invasion of Carol Enders. It also appears in the TV Movie The Invasion of Carol Enders.

Editor's Note: The theme and the announcer are notable for being ominous. But it is fitting due to the shows above are horror-related.

2nd Logo (February 21, 1973)


Logo: There is another in-credit text that reads:

A DAN CURTIS PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH

The logo then disappears & cuts to the Metromedia Producers Corporation 2nd logo that is superimposed on the same background (which is an extreme close-up of the antagonist of the movie's face, along with it being the last shot of the movie).

FX/SFX: The text appearing.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the film, which consists of a dramatic trumpet fanfare.

Availability: Seen on the 1973 TV movie The Norliss Tapes, which was actually a pilot for an unaired series.

Editor's Note: This logo is somewhat notorious for being scary to many people thanks to the scary music and the creepy look of the eyes. This can also be a bit cheesy due to the face looking like a man who never wakes up (though it's more nightmarish than cheesy). It's also intentional due to the theme of the TV Movie.

3rd Logo (1975-2006)
Logoː All we see is yet another in-credit text (which is the following)ː


 * A Dan Curtis Production
 * A Dan Curtis Productions in Association with
 * Dan Curtis Productions, Inc. in Association with

On a black background. It would then show a different logo.

Variantsː Over the years, it can be in different fonts or superimposed on different backgrounds.

FX/SFXː Either the text appearing (TV Series) or the Scrolling of the Credits (TV Movies).

Music/Soundsː None, or the End Theme of the Television Series/Movie.

Availabilityː Uncommon. Was seen on the majority of Dan Curtis's releases including Trilogy of Terror, Kansas City Massacre, Trilogy of Terror II, Winds of War, & many others. Strangely, some movies at the time don't have the logo whatsoever.

4th Logo (January 13-March 22, 1991)


Logo: Again, another in-credit text in white against a castle that reads "DAN CURTIS PRODUCTIONS, INC." appear. Then the text "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" in a smaller font below appear a couple seconds later.

FX/SFX: The text appearing.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: It was only seen on the short-lived 1991 revival Dark Shadows, which said in the background, it ended shortly due to low ratings.