|
Structure
Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
- There are a total of 80 general entries. We are selecting 30 for display.
Frequently Asked Questions & Answers
- There are 30 user-asked question matches ( goto )
Special Topics
|
 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Dark Shadows
| You sure are shaking in your shoes. That bat shook me up, too. If you can help me remember the name of the town's one and only pub, I'll treat you to a cold one, to settle our nerves! What is the name of that pub? | 'Dark Shadows', Welcome To Collinwood (LindaC007) |
The Blue Whale. It was the only watering hole in town. It saw a lot of action!
| You are so right. This is too beautiful, a full-moon night to vegetate inside. Let's walk over to the graveyard. Watch out now for those loose tombstones. This fog sure came out of nowhere. What is the name of this place? | 'Dark Shadows', Welcome To Collinwood (LindaC007) |
Eaglehill Cemetery. Such comings and goings! No wonder nothing can R.I.P. in there!
| Who were Ezra Herne, Adam Bilodeau and Amos Fitch? | So You Think You Know "Dark Shadows" (bcisme) |
Employees of the Collins Cannery. In his plot to ruin the Collins family, Burke Devlin tried to get the employees of the Collins Cannery to start working for him in the Logansport Cannery. These three were among those who listened to Burke's proposal.
| Who was Bathia Mapes? | So You Think You Know "Dark Shadows" (bcisme) |
A witch who attempted to remove the curse from Barnabas. Shortly after he became a vampire good witch Bathia Mapes attempted to remove the curse from Barnabas. Unfortunately she was not strong enough and died trying.
| Who was a portrait/landscape painter in the show? | Dark Shadows (debbie_60435) |
Sam Evans. This character was frequently intoxicated while painting.
| Who took over the role of Victoria Winters after Alexandra Moltke Isles left the show? | Dark Shadows (debbie_60435) |
Betsy Durkin. There were 3 actresses during the run of the series who portrayed Victoria Winters.
| Who played the character Elizabeth Collins Stoddard? | Dark Shadows (debbie_60435) |
Joan Bennett. Actress Jean Simmons played Elizabeth in the 1991 revised version of the show.
| Who played Barnabas Collins? | "Dark Shadows" And Its Stars...Part One (tmgp24) |
Jonathan Frid. He was walking out the door to catch a plane when the phone rang. It was Dan Curtis asking if he wanted the part of Barnabas. If he had not gone back in to answer, someone else might have gotten the part.
| Who is the vampire that made the show a huge success? | Dark Shadows (debbie_60435) |
Barnabas Collins. Actor Bert Convey was originally considered for the role!
| Who is the great love of Barnabas' life? | Dark Shadows (debbie_60435) |
Josette duPres. She actually married Barnabas' brother Jeremiah and causing a huge fight in the Collins family of 1795.
| Who did the voiceover for the episode that Barnabas Collins first appeared in? | "Dark Shadows" And Its Stars...Part One (tmgp24) |
Victoria Winters. Victoria Winters did all the voiceovers from day one, until episode "275".
| While the true nature of this person was never fully revealed he clearly had magical powers. He had a hand in most of the evil plots in the modern time frame. Who was he? | The Many Monsters of "Dark Shadows" (bcisme) |
Nicholas Blair. Blair was able to exert control over Angelique. He also oversaw the construction and animation of Eve, the "mate" for Adam and was the driving force behind the plot of the Leviathans. Blair seemed to be destroyed several times only to return.
| What was the name of the silversmith in Collinsport? | So You Think You Know "Dark Shadows" (bcisme) |
Ezra Braithwaite. Two different actors played Ezra. Abe Vigoda played old Ezra in 1969 and Edward Marshall played him as a young man in 1840. Ezra made a silver pentagram to protect the children of Quentin and Jenny Collins from the curse placed on them by Magda Rakosi. Ezra died of fright when he saw the ghost of Quentin.
| What was the name of the sheriff of Collinsport? | So You Think You Know "Dark Shadows" (bcisme) |
George Patterson. Dana Elcar, later of "MacGyver", originated the role of Sheriff Patterson.
| What was the name of the innkeeper of the Collinsport Inn? | So You Think You Know "Dark Shadows" (bcisme) |
Mr. Wells. Mr. Wells was played bt Conrad Bain who would go on to play Mr. Drummond on "Diff'rent Strokes".
| What supernatural being was Laura Collins? | Dark Shadows (debbie_60435) |
Phoenix. Laura was in 2 different time periods during the run of the show.
| What star had the most character roles on "Dark Shadows"? | "Dark Shadows" And Its Stars...Part One (tmgp24) |
Nancy Barrett. Nancy Barrett played nine different roles on the series.
| What star appeared in the most number of episodes? | "Dark Shadows" And Its Stars...Part One (tmgp24) |
Jonathan Frid. Jonathan Frid played only two roles, but he appeared in 594 episodes.
| What show about the supernatural would be complete without a werewolf? Who was the first person to show up in Collinsport afflicted with lycanthropy? | The Many Monsters of "Dark Shadows" (bcisme) |
Chris Jennings. Later shown to be a Collins himself, Chris Jennings carried on the curse of the werewolf from his ancestor Quentin Collins.
| What object was used in an attempt to remove the werewolf curse from Quentin? | The Many Monsters of "Dark Shadows" (bcisme) |
The hand of Count Petofi. Magda stole the hand of Count Petofi from King Johnny Romano, head of her Gypsy clan. The Count was a powerful magician who had been placed under a werewolf curse. The price of having the curse removed was his hand, but even away from the Count's body the hand still had strong magical powers.
| What main character appeared in the least amount of episodes? | "Dark Shadows" And Its Stars...Part One (tmgp24) |
Joanna Mills. Joanna Mills was Daphne Harridge's sister and was supposed to have been dead. She only appeared in 11 episodes.
| What is the occupation of Victoria Winters? | Dark Shadows (debbie_60435) |
governess. She got her job after she left a foundling home where she was raised.
| What is the name of the tavern in Collinsport? | Dark Shadows (debbie_60435) |
Blue Whale. The tavern was in existence during the run of the show from the 1700s until the present time, so it was frequented by many Collinsport generations.
| What is the name of the mansion the 'modern time' Collins family live in? | Dark Shadows (debbie_60435) |
Collinwood. The Collins family, of course, lived in the 'Old House' prior to the construction of Collinwood.
| What is the last name of the Collins mansion housekeeper? | Dark Shadows (debbie_60435) |
Johnson. She also had a looser of a son come live with her for awhile; his name was Harry.
| What is the first name of Elizabeth's daughter? | Dark Shadows (debbie_60435) |
Carolyn. Her first 'love' was named 'Buzz'!
| What is Elizabeth's brother's first name? | Dark Shadows (debbie_60435) |
Roger. He was a murderer in the pre-Barnabas episodes of the series.
| What character was supposed to be a man, but because of a typo in the script(one letter omitted), a woman was accidently cast and they kept her? | "Dark Shadows" And Its Stars...Part One (tmgp24) |
Julia Hoffman, the doctor. The character was supposed to be Dr. Julian Hoffman.
| What character did the voiceover on the very last episode? | "Dark Shadows" And Its Stars...Part One (tmgp24) |
Julia. The very last episode had two voiceovers. The traditional beginning one and the ending voiceover that Professor Stokes did.
| What character did actress Kate Jackson play? | Dark Shadows (debbie_60435) |
Daphne. Of course, she went on the play in the 1970s show 'Charlie's Angels'.
| What are the first names of Barnabas Collins' parents? | Dark Shadows (debbie_60435) |
Joshua and Naomi. The actors who played Barnabas' parents in one generation also played brother and sister in another generation.
 Frequently Asked Questions about Dark Shadows
- Proverbially, what are said to cast long shadows? ( goto )
- Who wrote the song "When Shadows Fall"? ( goto )
- What tattoos does M.Shadows from Avenged Sevenfold have? ( goto )
- What is a "dark horse"? ( goto )
- Can bats see in the dark? ( goto )
- What is the 'dark matter' made of? ( goto )
- Can dogs see in the dark? ( goto )
- Has anyone heard of the band "The Shadows Four"?They are from Massachusetts, popular in the '60s. I'm looking for memorabilia. ( goto )
- What happened to the Dark Lord Morgoth in Lord of the Rings that made Sauron the Dark lord? ( goto )
- What were the Dark Ages of ancient Greece? ( goto )
- When iodine on a potato turns dark, what is present? ( goto )
- Why did Roy Orbison wear dark glasses? ( goto )
- What is the difference between the Middle Ages and the Dark Ages? ( goto )
- Who are the Fair Lord, the Rival Poet, and the Dark Lady? ( goto )
- What was the first children's novel that began with "It was a dark and stormy night?" ( goto )
- What is the name of the line that seperates the dark and the light side of the moon? ( goto )
- What would happen if you kept Gold Fish in a dark room? ( goto )
- Name the dark-green variety of chalcedony with red spots used as a gemstone? ( goto )
- What are both names (real & character) of the dark haired gentlemen on CHIPS? ( goto )
- In food what 'T' is the dark syrupy by-product created during sugar refining? ( goto )
- Why will Kendal be dark tomorrow night, 10th September, for the 35th time? ( goto )
- In the song "It's Raining Men" what comes after the words, "Tall, dark..."? ( goto )
- Can you explain 'a bad lobster in a dark cellar' as it relates to Charles Dickens? ( goto )
- Why do Asians have dark hair and Europeans have different colour hair? ( goto )
- Do movie producers still say lights, camera, and action when it is a dark scene? ( goto )
- What is the name of the Renee Magritte painting where the bottom of the picture is dark but the top is light? ( goto )
- Why is urine sometimes color-less and sometimes dark yellow and sometimes soft yellow? ( goto )
- Who was the first Germanic hero made famous by defeating Varus at some dark forest? ( goto )
- What motion picture had a scene where 'glowing condoms' were running around in the dark? ( goto )
- Which US president was chosen in the forty-ninth ballot as the 1852 'dark horse' candidate of the Democratic Party? ( goto )
|
Fun Trivia | 
Quizzes | 
Games
| 
People | 
Services | 
Help | 
Me
