Dan Curtis Productions

Credits

Descriptions by
Michael Bass, TVB, and Shadeed A. Kelly

Captures by
Logoarto and TVB

Editions by
mr3urious, TVB, and SeanElGatoTV2k8

Video captures courtesy of
Peppas Logo Channel and LogicSmash

Background

Dan Curtis Productions was the production company of Dan Curtis, which was founded in June 1966. The company mainly released content based on Horror and Mystery for the big three networks during this period (ABC, NBC, CBS). The company ultimately shut down following Dan Curtis' death on March 27, 2006. They were most known for Dark Shadows (including it's short-lived remake of the same name), and various TV movies, including The Norliss Tapes and their final production, Our Fathers.

Logo (June 27, 1966-November 5, 1973)

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  Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon Variant
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  Dark Shadows-Episode 1082 Version
• 
  The Invasion of Carol Enders Variant

Visuals: Scrolling up with the credits of Dark Shadows is a superimposed logo with cursive-like 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 reservedIt'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 text: ⒸCopyright 1973

Technique: A chyroned graphic.

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

Audio Variant: In Dead of the Night: 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 on the TV Movie Dead of the Night: A Darkness.