Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. Dark Shadows took a “bite," so to speak, out of the network daytime ...

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It was camp; it was scary; it was one of the most popular daytime soaps of its day. And for a gay teenager in the ’80s, it was perfect. By Erik Piepenburg This story starts when “Dark Shadows” ends.