News in Brief

• Dick Smith, the legendary make-up artist who aged Jonathan Frid for Dark Shadows, is to be honoured by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Dick will receive a Governors Award, an honorary Oscar, this November for his contribution to the industry.
• David Selby (Quentin Collins) is to narrate a new production of Into the Woods for the Morganstown Theatre Company. The play runs on August 26 and 27 at Morganstown, West Virginia's Metropolitan Theatre. For more information, click here.
• Glee creator Ryan Murphy has revealed a childhood fascination with Dark Shadows. Promoting his new FX series American Horror Story, he said: "My grandmother would force me, even when I was sobbing and screaming, to watch Dark Shadows... and when I was bad, I had to watch The Waltons." To read more, click here.
• The Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Historic Fund is to hold a special screening of House of Dark Shadows in Tarrytown, New York; The famous cemetery featured as a location in the movie. The event takes place on September 23 and more information can be found by clicking here.