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Background

This is the Dan Curtis production company, which releases primarily Horror/Mystery Movies on the Big Three Television Networks. The company has been founded in June 1966 & ended in March 27, 2006 due to Dan Curtis died because of Age. He was responsible for Dark Shadows & it's remake (which ended due to hatred), & various TV Movies from the late 1960s-Early 2000s.

1st Logo (June 27, 1966-November 5, 1973)

Nickname: "DCP"

Logo: Scrolling up in the credits of Dark Shadows, we see a superimposed logo with stylized text (the first letters of each word are in boxes) as follows:

Dan
Curtis
Productions, inc.
copyright © (year)
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Variants:

There was different variants of the logo seen on Dark Shadows where the background would be different (like in Episode 1082). In 1970-1971, it would be in color.
On some 1970-71 episodes, a text-only version was used as follows:DAN CURTIS
PRODUCTIONS, INC.
copyright © [year]
Another variation, seen on the 1969 TV movie Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon, is like the stylized-text version used on Dark Shadows, except the following copyright disclaimer is used:© MCMLXIX DONNYBROOK PRODUCTIONS, INC.
All rights reservedIt's also in a black background with lights shown.
On The Invasion of Carol Enders, the first letters are in a bold, normal font and the rest is set to a cursive font. It also has the copyright textː ⒸCopyright 1973

FX/SFX: The text scrolling up in the credits.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of Dark Shadows, that is a spooky dark theme, and/or a deep voice-over with a echo/stutter-like effect saying, "Dark Shadows is a Dan Curtis Production."

Music/Sound Variantsː

In Dead of the Nightː A Darkness at Blaisedon, it uses its own theme.

Availability: Found on all episodes of the original Dark Shadows TV series as well as The Invasion of Carol Enders. It also appears in the TV Movie The Invasion of Carol Enders.

Editor's Note: The theme and the announcer are notable for being ominous. But it is fitting due to the shows above are horror-related.

2nd Logo (February 21, 1973)

Logo: There is another in-credit text that reads:

A
DAN
CURTIS
PRODUCTION
IN ASSOCIATION WITH

The logo then disappears & cuts to the Metromedia Producers Corporation 2nd logo that is superimposed on the same background (which is an extreme close-up of the antagonist of the movie's face, along with it being the last shot of the movie).

FX/SFX: The text appearing.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the film, which consists of a dramatic trumpet fanfare.

Availability: Seen on the 1973 TV movie The Norliss Tapes, which was actually a pilot for an unaired series.

Editor's Note: This logo is somewhat notorious for being scary to many people thanks to the scary music and the creepy look of the eyes. This can also be a bit cheesy due to the face looking like a man who never wakes up (though it's more nightmarish than cheesy). It's also intentional due to the theme of the TV Movie.

3rd Logo (1975-2006)

Kansas City Massacre
The Dark Sky Films Release of Trilogy of Terror
Shares with Osiris Films

Logoː All we see is yet another in-credit text (which is the following)ː

A Dan Curtis Production
A Dan Curtis Productions in Association with
Dan Curtis Productions, Inc. in Association with

On a black background. It would then show a different logo.

Variantsː Over the years, it can be in different fonts or superimposed on different backgrounds.

FX/SFXː Either the text appearing (TV Series) or the Scrolling of the Credits (TV Movies).

Music/Soundsː None, or the End Theme of the Television Series/Movie.

Availabilityː Uncommon. Was seen on the majority of Dan Curtis's releases including Trilogy of Terror, Kansas City Massacre, Trilogy of Terror II, Winds of War, & many others. Strangely, some movies at the time don't have the logo whatsoever.

4th Logo (January 13-March 22, 1991)

Logo: Again, another in-credit text in white against a castle that reads "DAN CURTIS PRODUCTIONS, INC." appear. Then the text "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" in a smaller font below appear a couple seconds later.

FX/SFX: The text appearing.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: It was only seen on the short-lived 1991 revival Dark Shadows, which said in the background, it ended shortly due to low ratings.

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 ===Background===
-This is '''Dan Curtis'''<nowiki/>' production companies, which releases Horror Movies on NBC, & TV Shows on CBS or ABC, some of them are P-G or PG-13, & others are not rated. He made such films & shows like Dark Shadows, Trilogy of Terror, The Night Stalker, & so on. He started doing these stuff ever since 1966.
+This is the '''Dan Curtis''' production company, which releases primarily Horror/Mystery Movies on the [[ABC National IDs|Big]] [[CBS National IDs|Three]] [[NBC National IDs|Television Networks]]. The company has been founded in June 1966 & ended in March 27, 2006 due to Dan Curtis died because of Age. He was responsible for Dark Shadows & it's remake (which ended due to hatred), & various TV Movies from the late 1960s-Early 2000s.
 ===1st Logo (June 27, 1966-November 5, 1973)===
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 '''Variants:'''
-*There was different variants of the logo seen on Dark Shadows where the background would be different. In 1970-1971, it would be in color.
+*There was different variants of the logo seen on Dark Shadows where the background would be different (like in Episode 1082). In 1970-1971, it would be in color.
-*On some 1970-71 episodes, a text-only version was used as follows:<center>DAN CURTIS<br>PRODUCTIONS, INC.<br>copyright © '''year'''</center>
+*On some 1970-71 episodes, a text-only version was used as follows:<center>DAN CURTIS<br>PRODUCTIONS, INC.<br>copyright © [year]</center>
-*Another variation, seen on the 1969 TV movie ''Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon'', is like the stylized-text version used on ''Dark Shadows'', except this copyright disclaimer is used:<center>© MCMLXIX DONNYBROOK PRODUCTIONS, INC.<br>All rights reserved</center>
+*Another variation, seen on the 1969 TV movie ''Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon'', is like the stylized-text version used on ''Dark Shadows'', except the following copyright disclaimer is used:<center>© MCMLXIX DONNYBROOK PRODUCTIONS, INC.<br>All rights reserved</center>It's also in a black background with lights shown.
-*On ''The Invasion of Carol Enders'', the first letters are in a bold, normal font and the rest is set to a cursive font.
+*On ''The Invasion of Carol Enders'', the first letters are in a bold, normal font and the rest is set to a cursive font. It also has the copyright textː  ⒸCopyright 1973
-'''FX/SFX:''' Scrolls up in the credits.
+'''FX/SFX:''' The text scrolling up in the credits.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The end theme of ''Dark Shadows'', that is a spooky dark theme, and/or a deep voice-over with a echo/stutter-like effect  saying, "''Dark Shadows'' is a Dan Curtis Production."
+'''Music/Sounds:''' The end theme of ''Dark Shadows'', that is a spooky dark theme, and/or a deep voice-over with a echo/stutter-like effect saying, "''Dark Shadows'' is a Dan Curtis Production."
+'''Music/Sound Variantsː'''
-'''Availability:''' Found on all episodes of the original ''Dark Shadows'' TV series as well as ''The Invasion of Carol Enders''.
+* In ''Dead of the Nightː A Darkness at Blaisedon'', it uses its own theme.
-'''Editor's Note:''' The theme and the announcer are notable for being ominous. Other than that, nothing really to note about.
+'''Availability:''' Found on all episodes of the original ''Dark Shadows'' TV series as well as ''The Invasion of Carol Enders''. It also appears in the TV Movie ''The Invasion of Carol Enders''.
+'''Editor's Note:''' The theme and the announcer are notable for being ominous. But it is fitting due to the shows above are horror-related.
 ===2nd Logo (February 21, 1973)===
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-'''Logo:''' There is an in-credit text that reads:
+'''Logo:''' There is another in-credit text that reads:
 <center>'''A'''<br>'''DAN'''<br>'''CURTIS'''<br>'''PRODUCTION'''<br>{{small|'''IN ASSOCIATION WITH'''}}</center>
-The logo would then cut to a [[Metromedia Producers Corporation]] logo that would be superimposed on the same background (which is a close-up of one of the character's face in the movie).
+The logo then disappears & cuts to the [[Metromedia Producers Corporation]] 2nd logo that is superimposed on the same background (which is an extreme close-up of the antagonist of the movie's face, along with it being the last shot of the movie).
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
+'''FX/SFX:''' The text appearing.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme of the film.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme of the film, which consists of a dramatic trumpet fanfare.
 '''Availability:''' Seen on the 1973 TV movie ''The Norliss Tapes,'' which was actually a pilot for an unaired series.
-'''Editor's Note:''' This logo is somewhat notorious for being scary to many people thanks to the scary music and look of the eyes (actually the last shot of the TV movie).
+'''Editor's Note:''' This logo is somewhat notorious for being scary to many people thanks to the scary music and the creepy look of the eyes. This can also be a bit cheesy due to the face looking like a man who ''never'' wakes up (though it's more nightmarish than cheesy). It's also intentional due to the theme of the TV Movie.
 ===3rd Logo (1975-2006)===
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-'''Logoː''' All we see is the text (which is the following)ː
+'''Logoː''' All we see is yet another in-credit text (which is the following)ː
 *A Dan Curtis Production
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 *Dan Curtis Productions, Inc. in Association with
-On a black background
+On a black background. It would then show a different logo.
 '''Variantsː''' Over the years, it can be in different fonts or superimposed on different backgrounds.
-'''FX/SFXː''' None, or the Scrolling of the Credits.
+'''FX/SFXː''' Either the text appearing (TV Series) or the Scrolling of the Credits (TV Movies).
-'''Music/Soundsː''' None, or the End Theme of the Movie.
+'''Music/Soundsː''' None, or the End Theme of the Television Series/Movie.
-'''Availabilityː''' Uncommon. Was seen on the majority of Dan Curtis's releases including ''Trilogy of Terror'', ''Kansas City Massacre'', ''Trilogy of Terror II'', ''Winds of War'', & many others. Strangely, some movies don't have the logo whatsoever.
+'''Availabilityː''' Uncommon. Was seen on the majority of Dan Curtis's releases including ''Trilogy of Terror'', ''Kansas City Massacre'', ''Trilogy of Terror II'', ''Winds of War'', & many others. Strangely, some movies at the time don't have the logo whatsoever.
+=== 4th Logo (January 13-March 22, 1991) ===
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+[[File:Dan Curtis Productions (1991).png|center|frameless]]
-===4th Logo (January 13-March 22, 1991)===
-'''Logo:''' An in-credit text that reads as "DAN CURTIS PRODUCTIONS, INC." with the text "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" in a smaller font below.
+'''Logo:''' Again, another in-credit text in white against a castle that reads "DAN CURTIS PRODUCTIONS, INC." appear. Then the text "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" in a smaller font below appear a couple seconds later.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme of the show.
+'''FX/SFX:''' The text appearing.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme of the show.
-'''Availability:''' Rare. It was only seen on the short-lived 1991 revival ''Dark Shadows''.
+'''Availability:''' It was only seen on the short-lived 1991 revival ''Dark Shadows'', which said in the background, it ended shortly due to low ratings.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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