The Dark Shadows Cookbook was published in 1970 by Ace Books to accompany Dan Curtis’ hit American TV horror soap opera series. Unlike Cooking Price-Wise with Vincent Price, which made sense given the genre icon’s status as a culinary expert and his British TV cookery show, the Dark Shadows Cookbook was simply an odd tie-in publication. It now sells online for for over $150…
Compiled by Jody Cameron Malis, the cover blurb boasted the delights of “Barnabas’s Beastly Beverages, Quentin’s Ghoulish Goulash, plus more than 150 unusual recipes, and including 65 complete menus: exotic beverages: and a “how to in the kitchen” section… if you like Dark Shadows, you can eat like they did on the TV show.”