Bob Issel shows off one of his collectibles at his home in Carpentersville. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media
Bob Issel poses with a Dark Shadows poster at the Classic Cinemas Cinema 12 in Carpentersville, Ill., on Thursday, April 26, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media |
Bob Issel poses with Dark Shadows items at his home in Carpentersville, Ill., on Thursday, April 26, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media |
Bob Issel poses with Dark Shadows items at his home in Carpentersville, Ill., on Thursday, April 26, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media |
Ultimate "Dark Shadows" fan Bob Issel of Carpentersville attends "Dark Shadows" events around the country and has met several of the stars of the Gothic soap opera. He first met Jonathan Frid in 1991, and in 1998, Issel posed for this photo with the Canadian-born actor after Frid performed his one-man show at Hofstra University in Long Island, New York.
Vampire Barnabas Collins was played by Jonathan Frid on the original TV soap opera version of "Dark Shadows." In 1992, Frid appeared at the Paramount Arts Centre in Aurora where he read from the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Frid passed away recently at the age of 87. Frid has a cameo in the upcoming "Dark Shadows" movie, which stars Johnny Depp in Frid's old role.
CARPENTERSVILLE — Tim Burton’s upcoming take on the 1960s TV supernatural soap opera “Dark Shadows” looks like another fish out of water comedy from the quirky director whose credits include “Edward Scissorhands,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” and “Alice in Wonderland.” But a diehard “Dark Shadows” …
