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The story begins in 1760, with the Collins family departing from Liverpool to establish their fishing empire in Collinsport, Maine. Patriarch Joshua Collins ensures that family remains a priority as they ascend from humble beginnings to wealth. However, the idyllic family life begins to unravel when Barnabas Collins, their son, embarks on a tumultuous affair with Angelique, a servant with hidden powers as a witch.
When Barnabas rejects her love, Angelique unleashes a devastating vendetta: she murders his parents and curses him to become a vampire. After a series of tragic events—including the death of his beloved, Josette—Barnabas is buried alive for centuries, locked in a coffin, left to suffer in darkness.