"I Curse You Barnabas..." - On the fantasy drama DARK SHADOWS/NBC/1991 the evil witch Angelique (Lysette Anthony) cursed Barnabas Collins (Ben Cross) when he spurned her advances of love. Because Barnabas declared his love for Josette Dupres (Joanna Going), Angelique casts a love spell to pair Josette with Barnabas' brother Jeremiah Collins thus keeping Barnabas free to marry herself. When Barnabas discovered figures in Angelique's room used to cast the love spell, he confronts Angelique and vows he will never love her. Angered Angelique tries to stab Barnabas with a knife but in the ensuing struggle she falls on the blade. As she dies she declares "I curse you, Barnabas. For all eternity, I curse you." Soon after Barnabas is bitten by a vampire who appears in the image of his love Josette. From the grave Angelique cries "Your hell shall take whatever shape I choose." Within a few days Barnabas dies, followed by Josette, who jumped off Widow's Hill five days after her beloved Barnabas expired. Barnabas is resurrected 200 years later only to wander the lonely future pining over the lose of his love Josette. On the original daytime soap opera version DARK SHADOWS/ABC/1966-71 Jonathan Frid played the role of Barnabas Collins and Lara Parker appeared as Angelique, the beautiful but wicked witch.