119 Fun Facts About Dark Shadows

On which American television network did Dark Shadows originally air on weekdays from 1966 to 1971?

Dark Shadows ran on ABC from June 1966 to April 1971 in a late-afternoon slot, where it found its audience among teenagers getting home from school.

The fictional town of Collinsport, home of the Collins family, is set in which US state?

The seaside town's exteriors were actually filmed in Connecticut, not on the coast that the show claimed as home.

Who created and executive-produced Dark Shadows?

Dan Curtis created and executive-produced Dark Shadows; he later directed both spin-off films and the 1983 World War II miniseries The Winds of War.

The creator said the show came from a 1965 dream of a mysterious young woman travelling on what?

The creator dreamed of a dark-haired young woman on a train bound for a mysterious mansion; the first episode duly opens with governess Victoria Winters arriving in Collinsport by train.

Which actor played the vampire Barnabas Collins in the original series?

Jonathan Frid played Barnabas for the rest of the series' run; he had been about to leave New York for a California university teaching job when the short-term vampire role came up.

Barnabas Collins was originally written in for a run of how many weeks?

Barnabas was written in for a 13-week run, but the short contract stretched into four years once ratings spiked and the reluctant vampire became the show's protagonist.

In which year was Barnabas Collins first introduced to the show?

Barnabas first appeared in April 1967, introduced as a bid to rescue the low-rated soap; ratings climbed and the vampire became its star.

Which handyman accidentally freed Barnabas from the mausoleum while hunting the Collins jewels?

Willie Loomis, played by John Karlen, opened Barnabas's chained coffin while searching for the Collins jewels and became the vampire's unwilling servant.

According to the show's flashback storyline, in what year was Barnabas Collins born?

Barnabas was born in 1770 to Joshua and Naomi Collins; the 1795 flashback shows him mortally wounding his uncle Jeremiah in a duel before Angelique's curse.

Josette du Pres, the heiress Barnabas intended to marry, came from which Caribbean island?

Josette du Pres came from Martinique, where her family owned a plantation; Angelique arrived in Collinsport as her maidservant, which is how the fatal love triangle began.

Barnabas' young sister Sarah died of what after a cold night hiding in the woods from her undead brother?

Sarah Collins caught a chill hiding in the woods and died of pneumonia; her ghost later appeared to the modern-day family in the episodes before the 1795 flashback.

Which actress played the witch Angelique Bouchard in the original series?

Lara Parker played Angelique from the 1795 flashback onward; she later wrote four Dark Shadows novels, beginning with Angelique's Descent in 1998.

In the 1968 storyline, Angelique married Roger Collins under which alias?

Angelique returned in 1968 under the alias Cassandra Blair and married the portrait-obsessed Roger Collins; Barnabas recognised his former wife at once.

Which actress played Dr. Julia Hoffman, the vampire's loyal confidante?

Grayson Hall played Dr. Julia Hoffman for four years; she also played Countess Natalie du Pres and the Gypsy Magda Rakosi, and appeared in both feature films.

The actress who played Dr. Julia Hoffman earned an Oscar nod for which 1964 John Huston film?

She earned a Best Supporting Actress nomination for The Night of the Iguana, playing the domineering chaperone Judith Fellowes in Huston's Tennessee Williams adaptation shot in Puerto Vallarta.

Which actress played Josette du Pres, Barnabas' lost love, in the original series?

Kathryn Leigh Scott played Josette du Pres and four other roles, and later founded Pomegranate Press, which published a shelf of books about the show.

Josette's actress later wrote a 1998 memoir about her years working for which company?

She had worked as a Playboy Bunny at the New York club while a drama student; The Bunny Years (1998) gathered former Bunnies' memories and became an A&E television special.

Which veteran Hollywood film star was cast as the family matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard?

Joan Bennett, best known for Fritz Lang's 1940s noirs such as Scarlet Street, played Elizabeth Collins Stoddard and earned a 1968 Emmy nomination for the role.

When the series began, Elizabeth Collins Stoddard had not left Collinwood for how long?

Elizabeth had not set foot outside Collinwood for over eighteen years, a self-imposed exile tied to the disappearance of her husband Paul Stoddard.

The character of governess Victoria Winters was inspired by the title character of which Gothic novel?

Victoria Winters, an orphan hired as governess at a brooding mansion, was modelled on Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, and the writers mined classic literature relentlessly for later plots.

The man-made monster Adam, created in the 1968 storyline, was inspired by which novel?

Adam, stitched together from corpses by Dr. Lang and Dr. Hoffman and brought to life in 1968, was a direct homage to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; Robert Rodan played him.

Quentin Collins' ageing portrait storyline borrowed from which Gothic novel?

Quentin's portrait, painted by Charles Delaware Tate, aged and bore his werewolf curse while he stayed young, a homage to Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray.

The Leviathans storyline of 1969-70 drew on the shared universe of which horror writer?

The Leviathans were ancient tentacled beings awaiting rebirth, a lift from H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos; fans disliked Barnabas being reduced to their pawn and ratings slid.

Which actor played Quentin Collins, and later starred as Richard Channing on Falcon Crest?

David Selby joined as the ghost of Quentin Collins in 1968 and later played Richard Channing on Falcon Crest from 1982 to 1990.

The instrumental "Quentin's Theme" earned a Grammy nomination for which composer?

Robert Cobert, the show's composer, was nominated for 'Quentin's Theme' but lost to John Barry's Midnight Cowboy; he later wrote the theme for The $10,000 Pyramid.

The show's original soundtrack album peaked at what position on the Billboard 200 in September 1969?

The Original Music from Dark Shadows LP peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard 200; a single of 'Quentin's Theme' by the Charles Randolph Grean Sounde reached No. 13 on the Hot 100.

The series reached its peak popularity during a flashback storyline set in which year?

The 1897 flashback, which ran through most of 1969 and told Quentin Collins's backstory, took Dark Shadows to its ratings peak.

For most of its run, at what time did Dark Shadows air in the Eastern time zone?

Dark Shadows aired at 4 p.m. Eastern for most of its 1966-1971 run, a slot that let teenagers catch it after school and drove its ratings surge.

Which soap, launched in July 1968 in the slot right before Dark Shadows, also chased its young audience?

One Life to Live debuted on ABC on 15 July 1968 in the 3:30 slot ahead of Dark Shadows and ran until 2012, some 43 years.

How many episodes did the original network run of Dark Shadows amass?

Dark Shadows amassed 1,225 episodes between June 1966 and April 1971; all survive, though one exists only as audio and some colour episodes only as black-and-white kinescopes.

Which game show replaced Dark Shadows in its time slot after the final episode aired in April 1971?

Password, revived by ABC on 5 April 1971, took over the slot the Monday after the finale, whose last minute used a Thayer David voiceover to tie off the remaining plotlines.

At its peak, roughly how many weekly fan letters did the studio get for Barnabas's actor?

At the show's peak Barnabas's actor drew roughly 5,000 fan letters a week; screaming teenagers mobbed his personal appearances and his face appeared on comics, gum cards and a board game.

During the Second World War, the actor who played Barnabas served in which country's navy?

Born in Hamilton, Ontario, he interrupted his studies at McMaster University to serve in Canada's Royal Canadian Navy during the war.

The original Barnabas actor's 1974 horror film Seizure was the directorial debut of which filmmaker?

Seizure (1974) was Oliver Stone's directorial debut; it was the actor's last screen role for 38 years, until his cameo in the 2012 remake.

Which studio released the first feature film, House of Dark Shadows, in October 1970?

MGM released House of Dark Shadows in October 1970, at the height of the show's popularity; the show's creator directed it with most of the television cast.

House of Dark Shadows was shot in six weeks on what budget?

House of Dark Shadows was made for about $750,000 and shot in spring 1970, with the crew working around scheduled public tours of the estate where most of it was filmed.

Both 1970s feature films were shot primarily at which historic estate in Tarrytown, New York?

Lyndhurst, the Gothic Revival mansion of railroad baron Jay Gould, stood in for Collinwood in both films; the mausoleum scenes were filmed nearby in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.

Which Connecticut town stood in for Collinsport in the television series' location shots?

Essex, Connecticut supplied the show's 1966 location footage; its Griswold Inn doubled as the Collinsport Inn.

Which Newport, Rhode Island building served as the exterior of Collinwood in the TV series?

Carey Mansion, also known as Seaview Terrace, provided the exterior of Collinwood; Salve Regina University used the building for decades until 2009.

In House of Dark Shadows, what finally kills Barnabas in the climax?

Jeff Clark kills Barnabas with a crossbow bolt in the film's climax, as the vampire prepares to make Maggie his bride.

Why does Barnabas not appear in the 1971 sequel Night of Dark Shadows?

The film was originally announced as Curse of Dark Shadows and was reworked around Quentin Collins instead.

Night of Dark Shadows marked the feature film debut of which future Charlie's Angels star?

Kate Jackson made her film debut as Tracy Collins after joining the soap in 1970 as the silent ghost Daphne Harridge, having worked as an NBC page and tour guide.

Roughly how much running time did the studio force the director to cut from Night of Dark Shadows in 24 hours?

The studio gave the director 24 hours to cut about 35 minutes, shrinking the film from around 129 minutes to 94; much of the lost footage was not recovered until 1999.

Which cable network acquired the entire run of episodes in 1992 and aired the show until 2003?

The Sci-Fi Channel, launched in September 1992, picked up the entire run and aired it until 2003, after PBS stations had kept the show alive with 1980s reruns.

The 2012 limited-edition complete-series DVD box set was shaped like what?

MPI's 131-disc complete-series set came packaged in a coffin-shaped box as a numbered limited edition, each with a card signed by the original Barnabas actor.

How many issues did Gold Key Comics' regular Dark Shadows comic book run?

Gold Key's Dark Shadows comic ran 35 issues from 1969 to 1976, outliving the show by five years, and has since been reprinted by Hermes Press.

Who actually wrote the show's 32 paperback tie-in novels, credited to a female pseudonym?

W.E.D. Ross wrote all 32 Paperback Library novels as 'Marilyn Ross'; he produced hundreds of novels under various pen names and also novelised House of Dark Shadows.

The 1991 prime-time revival of Dark Shadows aired on which network?

NBC launched the revival on 13 January 1991 as a four-hour two-night event; it was cancelled after a single 12-episode season.

Who played Barnabas Collins in the 1991 revival?

Ben Cross, the British actor best known as sprinter Harold Abrahams in Chariots of Fire, played Barnabas in the 1991 revival.

The 1991 revival was repeatedly preempted because of which news event, sending its ratings into decline?

Coverage of the Gulf War, which began days after the January 1991 premiere, repeatedly preempted the series; its ratings never recovered and the network cancelled it after one season.

Which future star played young David Collins in the 1991 revival?

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, years before 3rd Rock from the Sun, played David Collins; the cast also included Jean Simmons as Elizabeth and horror icon Barbara Steele as Dr. Hoffman.

Who directed the 2012 feature film adaptation of Dark Shadows?

Tim Burton directed Dark Shadows (2012), his eighth feature with the same leading man, following Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow and Sweeney Todd.

Which actor played Barnabas Collins in the 2012 film?

Johnny Depp, who had been obsessed with the show as a child, called playing Barnabas a dream role and persuaded his frequent director to sign on.

Which actress played the vengeful witch Angelique in the 2012 film?

Eva Green played Angelique Bouchard; in the climax her character's face and body crack like a porcelain doll as her magic fails.

In the 2012 film, Barnabas is freed from his tomb and wakes up in which year?

Construction workers unearth Barnabas's coffin in 1972, and much of the comedy comes from his reactions to lava lamps, television and the era's pop music.

In the 2012 film, the governess calling herself Victoria Winters is really which character?

She is Maggie Evans, institutionalised as a child for seeing ghosts, who adopts the name Victoria Winters on her way to Collinsport.

In the 2012 film, teenage Carolyn Stoddard is revealed to be what kind of creature?

Carolyn reveals she is a werewolf during the climactic battle; Angelique confesses she sent the beast that bit Carolyn as an infant and caused the death of David's mother.

Which rock musician appears as himself, performing at the Collinwood "happening" in the 2012 film?

Alice Cooper performs 'No More Mr. Nice Guy' at the Collinwood ball; Barnabas, baffled by the name, dismisses him as the ugliest woman he has ever seen.

Which veteran British actor plays a Collinsport local whom Barnabas hypnotises in the 2012 film?

Christopher Lee has a cameo as a Collinsport local whom Barnabas hypnotises into serving the Collins family business; it was Lee's fifth film with the director, after Sleepy Hollow.

In the 2012 film, the Collins family fortune was built on which industry?

The Collinses emigrated from Liverpool in 1760, founded Collinsport and built their fortune on fishing through the Collins Canning Company.

What is the name of the rival seafood company Angelique runs in the 2012 film?

Angelique runs Angel Bay Seafood, having posed as successive generations of her own descendants while the Collins cannery withered.

Where was the 2012 film shot in its entirety?

The film was shot entirely in England at Pinewood Studios, where four original cast members, including the first Barnabas, filmed cameos for the ball scene.

Who composed the score for the 2012 film?

Danny Elfman, the director's regular composer, scored the film; his score album came out on 8 May 2012, three days before the film's release.

Which band's cover of the Raspberries' "Go All the Way" plays over the 2012 film's end credits?

The Killers recorded the cover of 'Go All the Way' for the end credits; the soundtrack otherwise leans on early-70s rock, from T. Rex and Black Sabbath to The Carpenters.

What was the 2012 film's worldwide box office gross?

Dark Shadows grossed $245.5 million worldwide on a budget of about $150 million; it underperformed at home, opening behind The Avengers' second weekend, but did well overseas.

Which company began producing Dark Shadows audio dramas with original cast members in 2006?

Big Finish Productions began its Dark Shadows audio dramas in 2006 with original cast members returning; its 2015 serial Bloodlust was released twice weekly to mimic the soap format.

Who played Barnabas in the unaired 2004 pilot shot for The WB?

Alec Newman, the Scottish actor from the 2000 Dune miniseries, played Barnabas opposite Marley Shelton's Victoria Winters; the pilot was never picked up but has been screened at fan conventions.

Which actress played the Collins matriarch Elizabeth in the 2012 film?

Michelle Pfeiffer, reuniting with the director two decades after Batman Returns, played Elizabeth Collins Stoddard and said she hoped for sequels.

In the 2012 film, Helena Bonham Carter plays the family's hard-drinking live-in what?

Dr. Julia Hoffman is the live-in psychiatrist hired to treat young David's trauma over his mother's death; she secretly takes Barnabas's blood hoping to stay young.

Which future Oscar winner made her TV debut as Carolyn Stoddard in the unaired 2004 Dark Shadows pilot?

Jessica Chastain landed the part soon after Juilliard, but the pilot, directed by P. J. Hogan, was never picked up for broadcast.

Which actor, later Tessio in The Godfather, played Ezra Braithwaite and Otis Greene on Dark Shadows?

Abe Vigoda was working on Broadway when he took the two small parts, three episodes in all; fame came soon after with The Godfather and Barney Miller.

The first Victoria Winters of Dark Shadows later testified at which socialite's attempted-murder trials?

Claus von Bülow's one-time mistress, she took the stand at both his 1982 and 1985 trials, and Julie Hagerty played her in the film Reversal of Fortune.

Denise Nickerson, Amy Jennings on Dark Shadows, later played which child in Willy Wonka's factory?

The gum chewer, Violet Beauregarde, became her signature role: she filmed it at 13, straight after two years on the soap as Amy and as Nora Collins.

On Dark Shadows, what creature does the wounded witch Angelique summon to deliver her curse on Barnabas Collins?

A bat from hell carried her curse after Barnabas shot her; he sickened and died, and though Angelique survived, she could not take the spell back.

On Dark Shadows, Roger Collins' estranged wife Laura is revealed to be which supernatural creature?

A phoenix, reborn from fire, Laura came home to lead her son David into the flames with her; the governess held him back as she burned.

Victoria Winters' 1795 witchcraft trial on Dark Shadows was inspired by which stage play?

The Crucible, Arthur Miller's Salem drama, was the model: flung back in time, Victoria is prosecuted by the fanatical Reverend Trask and sentenced to hang.

Thayer David, the voice closing the last Dark Shadows episode, played promoter Jergens in which film?

Rocky cast him as fight promoter Miles Jergens in 1976, five years after his voiceover tied up the soap's plotlines in the last minute of its last episode.

On Dark Shadows, from which cliff does Josette leap to her death while fleeing Barnabas Collins?

Widows' Hill is where Josette jumped rather than become his vampire bride, after Angelique showed her a vision of what she would turn into.

In the 2012 Dark Shadows film, what is Dr. Hoffman really doing while claiming to cure Barnabas?

Becoming a vampire to escape old age was her real aim; Barnabas kills her and dumps her at sea, where she revives as one in the final scene.

On Dark Shadows, what gathering ends with Victoria Winters hurled back to the year 1795?

A séance to reach Sarah, the dead sister of Barnabas, tore time open: Victoria changed places with Phyllis Wick, a governess from that century.

After Jeremiah Collins eloped with Josette on Dark Shadows, how did his nephew Barnabas kill him?

In a duel, fought in a jealous rage after the wedding: Angelique had hexed Josette and Jeremiah into falling in love, so the witch got what she wanted.

Before she cursed Barnabas on Dark Shadows, Angelique Bouchard arrived in Collinsport as what?

A servant in the du Pres household, Angelique had a brief affair with Barnabas before he chose her mistress Josette, and she turned to witchcraft for revenge.

On Dark Shadows, who could not bear to destroy the vampire Barnabas and had him chained up instead?

Joshua Collins, his father, was begged by Barnabas to end it; instead he had Ben Stokes chain his son inside a secret room of the family mausoleum.

On Dark Shadows, in which building on the Collinwood estate does Barnabas Collins make his home?

The Old House was the Collinses' first mansion at Collinwood; the real building used for its exterior was destroyed by fire in 1969.

What is the name of the Collinsport pub where the locals drink in the 2012 Dark Shadows film?

The Blue Whale carried over from the television soap, where characters from Burke Devlin to Barnabas himself were seen there.

On Dark Shadows, what does Elizabeth wrongly believe is buried in the Collinwood basement?

Her husband's body, she thought: blackmailer Jason McGuire let her believe she had killed Paul, but the trunk dug up there was empty and he had lived.

On Dark Shadows, what convinces the Collinses that the newcomer calling himself Barnabas is a relative?

An old painting hanging at Collinwood showed the ancestor he resembled exactly; nobody guessed that the newly arrived cousin was the very same man.

Reverend Trask's fate on Dark Shadows, entombed alive by Barnabas, echoes which Edgar Allan Poe tale?

The Cask of Amontillado supplied the revenge: Barnabas lured the witch-hunter who had persecuted Victoria into a basement and sealed him in alive.

In the 1970 Parallel Time of Dark Shadows, a dead first wife shadows a new marriage, as in which novel?

Rebecca was the template: Barnabas steps into a world where Quentin is master of Collinwood and newly remarried after the death of his wife Angelique.

Burke Devlin's return on Dark Shadows, rich and vengeful after prison, recalls which novel?

The Count of Monte Cristo is even the book he is seen reading in an early episode: like Dumas's hero, Burke returns to ruin those he blames for his conviction.

Quentin Collins debuts on Dark Shadows as a silent ghost possessing two youngsters, after which tale?

The Turn of the Screw supplied Peter Quint, the model for Quentin, who haunted the west wing with his lover Beth before David and Amy fell under his control.

On Dark Shadows, what severed part of Count Petofi is prized as a talisman of great magical power?

His hand, inspired by the horror story The Beast with Five Fingers, has powers of its own; the Count arrives in disguise, gloved to hide the missing one.

Which divination tool does Barnabas Collins use on Dark Shadows to send himself back to Quentin's era?

I Ching wands, cast under Julia's supervision, were meant only to contact Quentin's ghost; instead they flung the spirit of Barnabas decades into the past.

Every Dark Shadows episode survives in some form, but one of them exists only as what?

A sound recording is all that survives of that single instalment; unlike many soaps of its era, every other episode was kept, some only as kinescopes.

Which actress, then married to Dark Shadows actor Roger Davis, turned down the role of Victoria Winters?

Jaclyn Smith declined, so two stand-ins played the governess for a handful of episodes before the character was written out altogether.

Quentin's Theme from Dark Shadows lost its Grammy category to John Barry's theme for which film?

Midnight Cowboy beat it at the 12th Grammys, but a cover of the tune by the Charles Randolph Grean Sounde still became a top-twenty pop hit in summer 1969.

Which young actress originated Victoria Winters on Dark Shadows, leaving in 1968 to raise a family?

Alexandra Moltke, a Danish diplomat's daughter, played the orphan whose arrival in Collinsport opened the very first episode's story.

John Karlen, four years a Dark Shadows regular, won an Emmy as a detective's spouse on which series?

Cagney & Lacey cast him as Harvey Lacey, married to Tyne Daly's Mary Beth, for 110 episodes; he won the Emmy in 1986 and was nominated twice more.

Mitchell Ryan, the first Burke Devlin on Dark Shadows, played villain General McAllister in which film?

Lethal Weapon cast him as its chief villain two decades after the soap dismissed him over his drinking and recast Burke with Anthony George.

Louis Edmonds, Roger Collins on Dark Shadows, spent twelve years as Langley Wallingford on which soap?

All My Children kept him from 1979 to 1991 as Langley, married to Phoebe Tyler, and brought him three Daytime Emmy nominations in a row.

Dana Elcar, Sheriff Patterson on early Dark Shadows, later played boss Pete Thornton on which series?

MacGyver wrote his own glaucoma into the plot: from the sixth season his character develops the disease, just as Elcar himself was losing his sight.

Conrad Bain, the innkeeper Mr. Wells on Dark Shadows, later played the adoptive dad on which sitcom?

Diff'rent Strokes made him Park Avenue millionaire Phillip Drummond from 1978 to 1986; his innkeeper on the soap had simply been killed off.

Donna McKechnie, Amanda Harris on Dark Shadows, won a Tony Award as the dancer Cassie in which musical?

A Chorus Line grew out of workshops she took part in, and Cassie was based in large part on McKechnie herself.

The veteran who played Elizabeth on Dark Shadows took her last film role in which Dario Argento horror?

Suspiria cast her as Madame Blanc in 1977, six years after the soap ended, and the part earned her a Saturn Award nomination.

Dick Smith, who aged Barnabas to 175 in House of Dark Shadows, later did the make-up for which horror film?

The Exorcist followed three years later; Smith had first aged Barnabas on television in 1967, work he called valuable preparation for Little Big Man.

The mausoleum scenes of House of Dark Shadows were filmed in which famous burial ground?

Sleepy Hollow lay close to the estate where most of the film was shot, and parts of the same locations had already appeared in the television series.

In Night of Dark Shadows, what is the profession of Quentin Collins, the new heir to Collinwood?

A painter, Quentin is mesmerised by an old portrait of Angelique and learns he is the reincarnation of her lover, his ancestor Charles.

Which Australian actress played both Victoria Winters and Josette in the 2012 Dark Shadows film?

Bella Heathcote, who had a recurring part in the soap Neighbours, played the two women as lookalikes, and the governess is reborn as Josette at the end.

Seth Grahame-Smith, screenwriter of the 2012 Dark Shadows film, made his name with which mash-up novel?

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was a New York Times best-seller; he replaced John August on the script, though August kept a story credit.

Late in the 2012 Dark Shadows film, the witch Angelique starts to crack apart as if made of what?

Porcelain is the look: the centuries-old witch splits like a china doll, and after offering Barnabas her heart she crumbles away to dust.

In the 2012 Dark Shadows film, Barnabas is exposed after saving David from what falling object?

A disco ball nearly crushes the boy; Barnabas lunges into the daylight to save him and catches fire in front of the whole household.

The Barnabas of the 2012 Dark Shadows film was partly modelled on the vampire of which silent classic?

Nosferatu offered Max Schreck's performance to draw on, alongside the rigidity and elegance of the original television Barnabas.

The 2012 Dark Shadows film's weak American box office was widely blamed on which blockbuster?

The Avengers ruled that May; the vampire comedy fared better abroad, taking about twice as much overseas as it did at home.

Four leads of the original Dark Shadows series make cameo appearances in the 2012 film as what?

Party guests: the four spent three days on set in 2011 and can be seen arriving at Collinwood together as a group.

In the 2012 Dark Shadows film, the Collins family sails for America in 1760 from which British port?

Liverpool is where the boy Barnabas boards ship, and the young Angelique, already taken with him, leaves on the same voyage with her mother.

Most of the 1991 Dark Shadows revival was filmed at which California estate, standing in for Collinwood?

Greystone, an oil tycoon's gift to his son, now belongs to the city and is so popular with film crews that There Will Be Blood restored its bowling alley.

Which British star of Spartacus and Guys and Dolls played Elizabeth in the 1991 Dark Shadows revival?

Jean Simmons took over two parts first played by another film veteran, Elizabeth and her ancestor Naomi; the revival lasted only twelve episodes.

Which star of Mario Bava's Black Sunday played Dr. Julia Hoffman in the 1991 Dark Shadows revival?

Barbara Steele, a queen of 1960s Italian gothic horror, had recently won an Emmy as a producer of the miniseries War and Remembrance.

Which panel show, Dark Shadows' direct rival in its time slot, ended its original run in 1969?

Match Game aired opposite the vampire soap until September 1969, when its network cleared out several game shows in a daytime overhaul.