Old House cellar

The cellar was one of several rooms found at the Old House at Collinwood, a fictional residence featured in the daytime gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, which aired on ABC between 1966 and 1971.

The entrance to the cellar was located just behind the central staircase. This was where Barnabas Collins maintained his coffin for quite some time during the late 20th century when he was still a vampire. Behind the brick facade of the basement were the skeletal remains of Reverend Trask, whom Barnabas had walled up in 1795. The ghost of Reverend Trask would later return to torment Barnabas, avenging his own death by having Barnabas walled up behind the bricks in his place.

The cellar was also where Barnabas and Julia Hoffman kept Adam chained up during his brief stay at the Old House.

In 1969, Barnabas used an Eastern meditative practice known as I Ching to transport himself backwards in time to the year 1897. The ritual was performed in the cellar of the Old House.