News in Brief

• Amazon.com has recently re-stocked the Majestic Studios Barnabas Collins action figure, a rare piece of merchandise issued in 2006. The deluxe 12-inch articulated figure of Jonathan Frid as the present day Barnabas sold out shortly after its release, and has never been re-issued, as Majestic have since ceased trading.  The figure includes a detailed costume, an alternate 'Old Barnabas' head and the character's trademark wolf's head cane, and is available whilst stocks last. To order, click here.
• The Ford's Theatre has posted a selection of rehearsal photos from their upcoming production The Heavens are Hung in Black, which stars David Selby (Quentin). To view them at the venue's Facebook group, click here.
• Researcher Darren Gross has launched a Dark Shadows blog of his own, detailing the latest on the ongoing efforts to restore the 1971 movie Night of Dark Shadows. To visit it, click here.
• And finally, birthday greetings to Mitchell Ryan (Burke Devlin), who turned 80 on January 11.