DARK SHADOWS FAQ Pt 4 - 3 of 8

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Q06. WHAT PRESENTS DOES DAVID HAVE FOR HIS GOVERNESS?
A: A shoebox containing a dead and bloody rat, and a cigar
box containing a tarantula named "Hairy".
I think David likes Sarah better. He gave her a Bo Jackson
baseball card and his favorite "puree" marble.

Q07: IS THERE ANY GOOD READING MATERIAL AT COLLINWOOD?
A: - Basics would demand The Collins Family History, published in 1974.
Willie has a nice copy of The Book of the Dead, if you
don't mind the drool on the edges.
Sarah Collins' diary is an interesting read, if you don't
mind books which write themselves while you read them.
You can always just browse in the dusty old Library in the
West Wing, if you don't have allergies.

Q08: HOW LARGE IS THE COLLINSPORT POLICE FORCE?
A: Collinsport is either a town out of control or they have a force
way outsized for such a small community - or perhaps they are just
very pretentious. Sheriff Patterson rides patrol Car #27!

Q09: WHAT TIME IS BREAKFAST AT COLLINWOOD?
A: 7 a.m., and don't be late!

Q10: WHAT DO WE KNOW OF BARNABAS COLLINS' POLITICS?
A: He helped to get John Adams and Thomas Jefferson elected.

Q11: WHERE DID THE BUILDING MATERIALS FOR COLLINWOOD COME FROM?
A: Collinwood was first built on the moors near Lyme Regis,
on the South West coast of England. It was then disassembled,
shipped to Boston by boat and carried to Collinsport in oxcarts,
where it was reassembled.

The floors are of Italian marble from Tuscany.
The ceiling beams and railings are of cherrywood
carved in Germany.
The windows were obtained from the finest estates in Europe.

Q12: DOES MAGGIE EVANS GIVE ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN?
A: Well, her key maxim seems to be:
"Fishermen that go to bed early, don't make for an
exciting love life."

Q13: HOW MANY PEOPLE WORKED ON THE RESTORATION CREW AT THE OLD HOUSE?
A: I can't really see Barnabas (Ben Cross) doing anything besides
managing - and in a surly manner at that - so we will
go with Willie's count of 8 workmen plus himself, that's 9.
9 is a number Willie could fairly reliably count to, since it
wouldn't involve more than the fingers on his two hands.

Q14: WITH ALL THE TECHNICAL ADVANCES - IS THIS DS FREE OF BLOOPERS?
A: Well - let us just mention the scene in the 2nd half of the
pilot where Prof. Woodard, Dr. Hoffman and the Sheriff are
leaving Daphne's room and walking down a long hallway
at Collinwood - accompanied by a boom mike. Enough said?

Q15: WHAT DOES BARNABAS PLACE IN THE ENTRYWAY OF THE OLD HOUSE
WHILE DOING THE RESTORATIONS?
A: A wooden umbrella stand which holds the wolfs-head cane along
with five others. I guess he wanted a variety available when he
lost his temper. Poor Willie!

Q16: WHY IS DAVID TUTORED AT HOME?
A: David was dismissed from the local school because he tried
to burn it down. Folks in Maine just can't take a joke!

Q17: WHAT WAS DAPHNE'S FAVORITE VIEW OF GOD?
A: According to her eulogist she favored the image of God the
Shepherd and her favorite passage from the "Good Book" was
the 23rd Psalm.

Q18: WHAT ARE WILLIE'S FAVORITE SNACKS?
A: Mrs. Johnson's nut loaf and/or blueberry hotcakes with or
without sausages. Cinnamon toast. Fried chicken and milk.
"Einstein" Loomis refers to these as "Aunties goodies".

Q19: WHAT WAS JULIA'S PET NAME FOR BARNABAS?
A: "Serology Experiment BC-1" or "the Monster" as in
"At sunset I shall confront the Monster in his lair."

Q20: HOW LONG DID BARNABAS GO WITHOUT "FEEDING"?
A: After Julia started treatments, Barnabas went 2 months without
the bloodlust.

Q21: WHO SCARES THE HELL OUT OF DAVID IN HIS DREAM?
A: In his dream David is chased by Daphne, Vicki and Carolyn,
all sporting fangs!

Q22: WHAT FAMOUS BATTLE DOES DAVID REENACT?
A: Using 200 year old tin soldiers, a gift from Sarah, David
happily recreates the Battle of Bunker Hill, which it is
properly notated actually took place on Breed's Hill, next to
Bunker Hill. (Charlestown, MA., June 17, 1775)

Q23: WHAT DOES MAGGIE ENDEARINGLY CALL JOE HASKELL?
A: A Big Maine Yutz!

Q24: WHAT WAS THE NAME OF JOE'S FISHING SHIP?
A: The DAPHNE.

Q25: WHAT IS THE ONE MEAL CAROLYN CAN PREPARE WITH CONFIDENCE?
A: Spam and chips. Yum! I'll stick with Mrs. Johnson.

Q26: HOW DOES BARNABAS PREFER HIS BREAKFAST EGGS?
A: Three minute eggs.

Q27: HOW DOES JULIA TAKE HER TEA?
A: Usually plain, no milk, lemon or sugar - but on occasion
it is spiked with a little poison, particularly if Carolyn is serving.

Q28: WHAT TUNE DOES JOSETTE'S MUSIC BOX PLAY?
A: Aptly enough we call it Josette's Theme - but it is the tune
of the minuet which was playing for Barnabas and Josette's first
dance together. The box was made-to-order in Boston.

Q29: WHAT SNAPPY VERSE DOES BARNABAS COME UP WITH WHEN HE ENSNARES
CAROLYN?
A: Blood of my blood,
kin of my kin,
soon you will walk with me,
as my partner in the night.
When I call, you will come,
To do my bidding as I command.
We are as one now.

Q30: WHO THINKS A OUIJA BOARD IS A FUN PARTY TOY?
A: Roger and Maggie bring out the Ouija (French Oui and German Ja
gives us the Yes-Yes board - how positive a concept!) Board
to liven things up.
The questions were as follows:
1) Roger asks if the state of Maine will secede and proclaim
Collinsport the new capitol. ANSWER = NO
2) the Sheriff asks if the person who caused all the recent
trouble in Collinsport is still around. ANSWER = YES
3) Sheriff asks if it is someone they know. ANSWER = YES
4) Sheriff asks what letter their name begins with. ANSWER = C
5) Sheriff asks if the "C" belongs to the killer's last name.
ANSWER = YES
6) Roger then asks which letter does the first name begin with.
At this point the game comes crashing to an end as Carolyn
throws a tantrum and also throws the Ouija Board on the floor.

Q31: WHAT GOES ON AT THE SEANCES?
A: At seance #1 - Maggie Evans presides, with Roger, Elizabeth,
Carolyn, Barnabas, Julia and Vicki present. They contact Sarah, who
speaks through Vicki - but then they lose Vicki in a cosmic trade
for Mistress Phyllis Wick. (and a pitcher to be named later)

At seance #2, the family wants to try to get Vicki back - Maggie
again presides, with Roger, Elizabeth, Carolyn, Barnabas and Julia
attending. Sarah speaks through Maggie and warns them to stop
mucking about with spirits. Too late! Julia has been possessed
by the spirit of Angelique.

Maggie (ever helpful) performs an exorcism on Julia and drives
the spirit of Angelique out of her. It then takes up residence
in Maggie.

Q32: FOR WHOM DID PHYLLIS WICK WORK BEFORE APPLYING TO THE COLLINS FAMILY?
A: She had been employed, to rave reviews, by the Honorable Wilfred
H. Cortney Esq. of Goshen, Coonnecticut.

Q33: WHAT ARE THE RUNIC SYMBOLS OF SATAN?
A: machine wash
luke warm
tumble dry
cool iron

(a zipper - metallic stitchery - is pretty damning too!)

Q34: WHEN NOT IN COLLINSPORT, WHERE DOES THE REV. TRASK HANG OUT?
A: The stocks at Newton Center.

Q35: WHAT WAS ANGELIQUE'S SPELL ON JOSETTE AND JEREMIAH?
A: The love spell, aided by a special rosewater brew, was
culminated by the use of two figurines in a rather compromised
position. With lots of candle light and dressed in her underwear,
Angelique chants:

Two souls shall be as one
Two hearts shall be as one
Two lives shall be as one
Dream on, dream on sweet liars
Soon you will be lost

This produces steamy dreams for J & J and in the morning they
can't keep their hands off of one another.

Q36: WHAT SONG DOES VICKI SING TO THE KIDDIES?
A: Arlen's "Somewhere Over The Rainbow".
She accompanies herself on Jeremiah's guitar.

Q37: WHO DIES ON WIDOW'S HILL?
A: Josette jumps off the cliff at Widow's Hill, and so does
the Zombie-like Jeremiah after he is resurrected by Angelique.

Q38: DOES BEN LOOMIS HAVE A POETIC SOUL?
A: How can anyone doubt this. Just listen to the tender and loving
eulogy he gives Angelique:
Angelique, daughter of the devil,
may the worms grow fat on your flesh and
may you know as much pain in hell as you
have caused here on earth.
He then spits on the (unmarked) grave (in the woods) and says
Amen!

Q39: CAN I GO SOMEWHERE FOR A DRINK AFTER ALL THIS?
A: Try the Deer's Head Inn. If you drink enough, you might not notice
that after the vampire attacks Barnabas it turns into a bat and
flies straight through a closed window. (good trick even for a
Vampire)

Q40: WHO SAVES BARNABAS FROM JOE HASKEL?
A: Oddly enough, it is Angelique. When Joe sneaks into the Old House
and attempts to stake Barnabas, he is killed by Dr. Hoffman who is,
at that point, under the possession of Angelique and not responsible
for her own actions.

Q41: WERE THINGS LEFT HANGING WHEN THE SHOW WAS CANCELLED?
A: Absolutely. The pot was about to boil over. Joe had gone to
Sheriff Patterson with his story about Barnabas, just before he
was killed by Julia/Angelique. Vicki had just returned from
1790 - with the knowledge that Barnabas was "the" Barnabas, and a
vampire. Maggie was possessed by Angelique. And everybody was
giving everybody else meaningful and ominous glances.

Q42: CAN WE GET A BOX SCORE OF SUPERNATURALS?
A: Vampires: Barnabas Collins, Daphne Collins, Prof. Woodard,
an un-named vampire who takes the form of Josette
Witches: Laura Collins, Angelique Bouchard
Occult gifts: Maggie Evans

Q43: IS THE REVEREND AMOS WORTH KEEPING AN EYE ON?
A: Well, Apollo Dukakis, who played the Reverend Amos, is the son of
Actress Olympia Dukakis and the nephew of, the then governor
of Massachusetts and presidential candidate, Michael Dukakis.

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PART XXIIb. - DARK SHADOWS QUOTES (NBC)
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"Daphne is gone. Her pain is gone." Sarah Collins

"This room and everything in it doesn't exist anymore!" Roger Collins

"He's very different from other men I've met. He has a sort of
old world charm about him." Vicki (about Barnabas)

"Moderation in all things - what a dull way to plod through life."
Barnabas

"I'm in your room. I'm in your nightgown. And now I'm going to sleep
in your bed." Vicki Winters

"Gee Barnabas, it's too bad you can't see yourself in the mirror
anymore. You look terific!" Willie Loomis

"Scores will have to be settled." Barnabas

"There is nothing wrong with being old-fashioned, or a gentleman." Vicki

"If Joshua deems you mad, then mad you shall be. Come hell or high water."
Peter Bradford

"Sister, for once in your miserable life,
keep your damned opinions to yourself." Joshua Collins

"Excellent Ben! You're a superb mason." Barnabas

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PART XXIIIa. - DARK SHADOWS FEATURE FILMS
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HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS (1970) 98 minutes PG
Barnabas Collins is back, with a vengeance!

Starring: Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins, vampire
Also Starring: Grayson Hall as Dr. Julia Hoffman, family physician
With:
Joan Bennett as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, the matriarch
Kathryn Leigh Scott as Maggie Evans, the governess
Louis Edmonds as Roger Collins, the clueless, he becomes a vampire
Roger Davis as Jeff Clark, Maggie's Beau, the hero
John Karlen as Willie Loomis, Collins handyman, becomes Barnabas' servant
Thayer David as Professor T. Elliot Stokes, vampirologist, becomes a
vampire
Nancy Barrett as Carolyn Stoddard, Elizabeth's daughter, she becomes a
vampire
Donald Briscoe as Todd Jennings, Carolyn's fiancee
(In typical DS Style - Todd is Todd Jennings in the credits and press
material, but throughout the film everyone calls him Todd Blake)
David Henesy as David Collins, Roger's son
David Patrick as Sheriff George Patterson
Humbert Allen Astredo as Dr. Forbes
Lisa Richards as Daphne Budd, Elizabeth's private secretary and
Barnabas' 1st victim
Michael Stroka as a pallbearer
Paul Michael as an old man
Jerry Lacy as the minister
Terry Crawford as nurse Shepherd
Barbara Cason as Mrs. Johnson, the housekeeper

A Dan Curtis Production
Directed by Dan Curtis
Assistant to the Producer = George DiCenzo
Assistant Director = William Gerrity, Jr.
Production Supervisor = Hal Schaffel
Music Composed and Conducted by Robert Cobert
Director of Photography = Arthur Ornitz
Production Designer and Associate Producer = Trevor Williams
Screenplay by Sam Hall and Gordon Russell

Feature version of popular TV serial, recounting vampire Barnabas
Collins' quest for a cure so he can wed Josette/Maggie. Nothing
new scriptwise, but beautiful locations, flashy direction and
camerawork, and some nice jolts make it an enjoyable chiller. * * *
(Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide)

NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS (1971) 95 minutes PG
When the sun goes down, the Terror Begins!
(Original working title: The Curse of Dark Shadows")

Starring: David Selby as Quentin Collins / Charles Collins,
Also Starring: Grayson Hall as Carlotta Drake, the housekeeper
With:
Lara Parker as Angelique Collins, Gabriel Collins' wife, a witch
John Karlen as Alex Jenkins, author, Quentin's friend
Nancy Barrett as Clair Jenkins, Alex's wife
James Storm as Gerald Stiles, handyman, henchman
Thayer David as the Reverend Strack, witch hunter
Christopher Pennock as Gabriel Collins, Charles' brother
Diana Millay as Laura Collins, Charles' wife
Clarice Blackburn as Mrs. Castle, Sarah's mother, housekeeper
Monica Rich as Sarah Castle, a young girl in the early storyline
who becomes/possesses/grows up to be Carlotta Drake
and introducing Kate Jackson as Tracy Collins

Produced and Directed by Dan Curtis
Screenplay by Sam Hall
Story by Sam Hall and Dan Curtis

Ripoff exploitation film bears little resemblance to popular TV
serial in predictable yawner about ghosts and reincarnation in New
England. Followup to _House Of Dark Shadows_ lacks everything that
made first one so good. B O M B
(Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide)

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PART XXIIIb. - DARK SHADOWS Q & A / THE FEATURE FILMS
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List of Questions:

01: WHAT WAS THE LOCATION USED IN THE DS FEATURES?
02: IN THE 1970 MOVIE (HODS) WHAT WAS THE VERSE CLUE TO THE HIDDEN
TREASURE?
03: WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL TITLE FOR "NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS"?
04: WHAT WAS THE SHOOTING LENGTH OF NODS?

Q01: WHAT WAS THE LOCATION USED IN THE DS FEATURES?
A: Collinwood was the Lyndhurst Mansion in Tarrytown, New York.
It was built in 1830 for the infamous robber baron - Jay Gould.
The architect was Alexander Jackson Davis (style:Gothic Revival)
Collinsport exteriors were shot in Norwalk, Connecticut.

The abandoned monastery on St. Eustace Island was shot at The
Lockwood-Matthews Mansion Museum in Norwalk, CT.

Q02: IN THE 1970 MOVIE (HODS) WHAT WAS THE VERSE CLUE TO THE HIDDEN
TREASURE?
A: The madonnas rest high above
where the lion watches the dove

This was altered in the 1991 series to be the less religious:

The Graces dance above
where the lion watches the dove

Q03: WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL TITLE FOR "NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS"?
A: Original working title was: "The Curse of Dark Shadows"

Q04: WHAT WAS THE SHOOTING LENGTH OF NODS?
A: It was originally a 2hr film - but was pared down to
95 minutes to fit the then standard horror film
running time. It's no wonder there seem to be major
storyline gaps. Grayson Hall once said of NODS -
"If you could find the original script, it really was
something quite wonderful" ( Tim muses: I wonder if
Dan Curtis still has the 2 hour version? )

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PART XXIV. - DARK SHADOWS VIDEO TAPES AVAILABLE
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" Money is meant to jump from pocket to pocket" Magda Racosi

House of Dark Shadows (MGM/UA) 1990 19.98

Night of Dark Shadows (MGM/UA) 1990 19.98

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MP 6363 52 minutes Color Not Rated
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Dark Shadows Resurrected - The Video (available 8/95) (MP 7052)
Dark Shadows Vampires and Ghosts (available 11/95) (MP 7051)

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