We were the same way--we'd race home and turn it on... and tried not let my mom know we were watching it. She felt that it was "too scary" and would give us nightmares.

But in the summer months, my grandmother watched it along with her other Soaps--so we saw it then anyway!!

Barnabas is the best ever vampire, IMO!! That wounded hero heart of his... His so wanting to be with his true love, and never being able to walk in the daylight... ah! *sob!*