David Selby

Remembering our favorite witch, the incomparable Lara Parker, on her birthday. This photograph was taken at the Lyndhurst Estate, the filming location of NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS. Watch Lara and David steam up the Lyndhurst tower room in NODS for free on Plex: l.plex.tv/cKmzwpm ^BR

Friday Flashback: On Oct. 23, 1967, the touring production of THE IMPOSSIBLE YEARS opened at The Playhouse on Rodney Square in Wilmington, DE. The cast included David Selby & Abe Vigoda, who would cross paths again as Quentin Collins & Ezra Braithwaite on DARK SHADOWS. ^BR

Happy Wednesday! Hope it turns out better than this ill-conceived interaction involving Quentin Collins in Count Petofi's body, Count Petofi in Quentin Collins' body, and Evan Hanley in his own body on DARK SHADOWS in October 1969. ^BR

Ready for spooky season? David Selby has some tips on how to tell a scary story in this clip from an October 2002 appearance on the now defunct DIY network. ^BR

To mark the 60th anniversary of Dark Shadows, actress/author Kathryn Leigh Scott & screenwriter John Logan have compiled a coffee table book featuring rare photographs & essays from all aspects of DS. The book's many contributors include David Selby. Ordering links on www.davidselby.com ^BR

David Selby & family at the grand opening of Captain EO starring Michael Jackson at Disneyland in September 1986. (Note the Captain EO buttons they're wearing.) Numerous stars & their families made the trek from Hollywood to attend the event which was presented as a primetime special on NBC. ^BR

New episodes of What Friends Do: The Old and the Restless, featuring @kathrynleighscott.bsky.social , David Selby, Susan Sullivan, and Granville Van Dusen with special guest Anne Gee Byrd are now available from Smartphone Theatre: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... ^BR

Sy Tomashoff: Dark Shadows by Design by Patty Karapinar profiles the scenic designer of #DarkShadows. David Selby wrote the foreword. More paperbacks and, for the first time, hardcovers are estimated to be available in late Oct. to early Nov. Email karapinarpatty@gmail.com to purchase. ^BR

David Selby contributed a closing letter to Daytime Gothic II, a charity fanzine celebrating 60 years of Dark Shadows. Proceeds benefit Peace4Kids in memory of Lara Parker. Copies available from Ten Acre Books: tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com/product/dayt... ^BR

The Air Dates page of David's official website has been updated. Find out where you can see David on linear TV by visiting davidselby.com/airdates.htm ^BR

David has posted some comments on the passing of Gloria Steinem on his blog: www.davidselby.com/blog/2026/09... ^BR

Director Ansel Faraj's THEATRE FANTASTIQUE anthology series arrives on Blu-ray on August 18. It features SCREENING AFTER MIDNIGHT, the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award-winning short film starring David Selby. Currently available for pre-order from Movie Zyng: moviezyng.com/products/the... ^BR

Thank you to everyone at the #DarkShadows 60th Anniversary event this past weekend who stopped by to contribute well wishes to the jumbo-sized card. (We ran out of space & had to insert additional sheets. So many greetings, so many awesome fans.) We hope you enjoyed the weekend's events. ^BR

We're celebrating National Cousins Day with a photo of David Selby as Quentin Collins from Dark Shadows and a man who claimed he was a cousin, Barnabas Cousins, err, Collins (Jonathan Frid). 😆 ^BR

Today's Turner Classic Movies daytime theme is "In the Shadows." Catch Kate Jackson and David Selby in NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS at 4 PM ET. (HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS starring Jonathan Frid will precede it at 2 PM ET.) ^BR #DarkShadows @tcmtv.bsky.social

The cat's out of the bag. David has been an animal lover his entire life and has enjoyed being a pet owner of countless cats and dogs. ^BR 🐈🐾🐕

Sixty years ago today, on June 26, 1966, DARK SHADOWS premiered on ABC. (David Selby made his first appearance as Quentin Collins on December 16, 1968.) You can watch the first episode of the series for free on Tubi. tubitv.com/tv-shows/504... ^BR

Some news for #DarkShadows fans ^BR

Happy Juneteenth! ^BR

Today, we celebrate Flag Day. (Late 20th century fashion choices? Not so much.) ^BR #FlagDay

David Selby in THE NIGHT RIDER (1979), an ABC television movie with Kim Cattrall, Percy Rodrigues, and Pernell Roberts. Written by Stephen J. Cannell. David plays a New Orleans gentleman by day and a masked crimefighter by night. Intended as a series pilot, it was not picked up. ^BR

Here's a previously unpublished photograph of David Selby taken at the Dark Shadows studio in 1969 for Tiger Beat magazine. To go along with it, we've posted a new message from David on his blog: www.davidselby.com/blog/2026/06... ^BR #DarkShadows #TigerBeat

Happy Monday! Just a quick note to let everyone know to be on the lookout for a new blog post from David Selby tomorrow morning. ^BR