NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS (2+ outta 5 stars) Kind of a dull semi-sequel to the previous "House of Dark Shadows"... this movie has almost nothing to do with the characters from the previous film... or the long-running TV series. Quentin Collins (David Selby) is the main character... but anyone hoping to see him reprise his werewolf persona will be disappointed. Instead, he plays a painter who comes to stay at Collinswood with his young bride (a young Kate Jackson) but who is tormented by deja vu and haunted by dreams of a long-dead ancestor. At night he is visited by the ghost of Angelique Collins (Lara Parker) who was long ago the mistress of the man who now seeks to take control of Quentin's mind and body. The movie isn't really terrible... it had some good performances and some haunting imagery (the hanging scene is particularly eerie)... but the story gets very confused at times. (The result, apparently, of some severe editing before the movie could be released.) The ending in particular seems a little hurried and unclear. Not a lot of blood and gore in this movie (in contrast to the previous "House")... it tries to be scary in a more subtle way. Hopefully one day the original, longer cut of the movie will be released.