D&D 5e Curse of Strahd

I am a fairly experienced DM looking for a group of 4-6 players to run the Curse of Strahd published adventure. The restrictions for joining are:
- Must not have read or played through Curse of Strahd before
- Use point buy or standard array for characters
- Be patient with players new to the game
- Absences should be stated ahead of time
- No homebrews allowed unless shown to me first and be prepared for me to make changes on the fly to your homebrew if I feel it is too unbalanced.

About the campaign:
"Under raging storm clouds, a lone figure stands silhouetted against the ancient walls of Castle Ravenloft. The vampire Count Strahd von Zarovich stares down a sheer cliff at the village below. A cold, bitter wind spins dead leaves about him, billowing his cape in the darkness.
Lightning splits the clouds overhead, casting stark white light across him. Strahd turns to the sky, revealing the angular muscles of his face and hands. He has a look of power—and of madness. His once handsome face is contorted by a tragedy darker than the night itself. Rumbling thunder pounds the castle spires. The winds howling increases as Strahd turns his gaze back to the village. Far below, yet not beyond his ken, a party of adventurers has just entered his domain. Strahd’s face forms a twisted smile as his dark plan unfolds. He knew they were coming, and he knows why they have come all according to his plan. He, the master of Ravenloft, will attend to them. Another lightning flash rips through the darkness, its thunder echoing through the castle is towers. But Strahd is gone. Only the howling of the wind—or perhaps a lone wolf—fills the midnight air. The master of Ravenloft is having guests for dinner. And you are invited.

Heroes from the Forgotten Realms and other D&D worlds can easily be drawn into Strahd’s cursed land. Once there, they must contend with the horrors of Barovia. Its people are melancholy, misshapen and grotesque, living in fear of the wolves and other creatures that serve Strahd’s evil will..."

This campaign takes place in the Ravenloft setting and is for levels 3-10. The general tone of the campaign will be Gothic and melancholy. There will be a general creepy, horror movie kind of atmosphere for a majority of the journey and the tales and travelers you will encounter will all be of a bleak sort. For those looking for a jovial bar fight, or humor in general, will have to find their humor on the gallows with this campaign. You have been warned.

If you are interested in joining the game, please submit your character idea as well as a little bit about yourself. Feel free to ask me about using the new background featured in the adventure module for use with your character.