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Mark your calendars — Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows, starring Johnny Depp as vampire Barnabas Collins, will be available on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital Download on October 2 from Warner Home Entertainment Group. The update of the 1960s cult TV classic describes what happens when Barnabas emerges from two centuries in a coffin to find that the Collins family business is near ruin, his family is in desperate straits, and his nemesis, the witch Angelique, still holds a grudge. The lively cast also features Eva Green, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Bella Heathcote, Chloë Grace Moretz, Johnny Lee Miller, Gully McGrath and Jackie Earle Haley.

Dark Shadows will be available on Blu-ray Combo Pack for $35.99 and on single disc DVD for $28.99; pre-order prices on Amazon are $24.99 for Blu-ray and $17.99 for DVD. The Blu-ray Combo Pack features a hi-definition and standard definition copy of the film and UltraViolet; and the single disc DVD features a standard definition copy of the film and UltraViolet. UltraViolet allows consumers to download and instantly stream the standard definition theatrical version of the film to a wide range of devices including computers and compatible tablets, smartphones, game consoles, Internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray players.

The Zone thanks Theresa for sharing the news; you can read more about the Dark Shadows Blu-ray and DVD release on the Zone’s News & Views forum.