RIP Joe Caldwell, ‘Dark Shadows’ Writer and Barnabas’ Co-Creator

Joe Caldwell, a writer on the gothic soap opera 'Dark Shadows' and co-creator of its vampire Barnabas Collins, has died. io9 reports that Caldwell and co-writer Ron Sproat are the reason the show endures today, with an animated TV series on the way.

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