Vampire Barnabas Collins is accidentally released from his centuries-long confinement at his family's estate in Maine. He targets his clueless descendants who live there now and pursues Maggie, the incarnation of his lost love. Based on the popular supernatural daytime soap opera and filmed concurrently with it, the movie adds more blood than TV at the time would allow. Released at the height of the show's popularity, the movie was a success and spawned a sequel, NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS.