119 Fun Facts About Dark Shadows

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

ABC was ready to cancel the struggling soap in its first year, until its creator added a vampire and the ratings took off.

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

Maine was only the setting: the town seen on screen was filmed in Connecticut and the great house in Rhode Island.

Who created and executive-produced Dark Shadows?

Dan Curtis had made his name with golf shows, including the CBS Match Play Classic, before, by his own account, a dream gave him the idea for a Gothic soap.

The creator of Dark Shadows said it came from a dream of a mysterious young woman travelling on what?

A train carried the young woman of his dream towards a brooding old mansion; the first episode duly opens with governess Victoria Winters on a train to Collinsport.

Which actor played the vampire Barnabas Collins in the original Dark Shadows 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 written in for just 13 weeks as what kind of character?

A villain was the plan for 13 weeks, but viewers took to the vampire and he stayed four years as the show's star.

In 1967, Barnabas introduced himself at Collinwood as what?

A cousin was his story, believed because he was the image of the 18th-century Barnabas in an old family portrait; the vampire had been added to lift sinking ratings.

Which newcomer to Collinsport accidentally freed Barnabas from the mausoleum while hunting the Collins jewels?

Willie Loomis broke into a hidden room of the family tomb expecting buried jewels and came out as the vampire's unwilling servant.

In the 1795 flashback, Barnabas fatally shoots which relative in a duel over Josette?

Uncle Jeremiah had eloped with Josette only because the jealous Angelique had put them both under a love spell.

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

Martinique is where her father ran a sugar plantation and where Barnabas dallied with a du Pres maid, Angelique, the witch whose jealousy wrecked the wedding.

Barnabas' young sister Sarah died of what after a night spent hiding outdoors from her undead brother?

Pneumonia killed Sarah Collins after she fled in terror from her brother; in the 1967 episodes her ghost comes back to help the people he threatens.

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

Lara Parker's witch laid the curse that made Barnabas a vampire; from 1998 the actress wrote four Dark Shadows novels, starting with Angelique's Descent.

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

Cassandra Blair was the name Angelique took to become Roger's second wife in 1968, but Barnabas recognised his former wife at once.

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

Grayson Hall's doctor was written as a Van Helsing figure out to destroy the vampire, but instead fell in love with him and spent years trying to cure him.

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

The Night of the Iguana cast her as a stern chaperone; its shoot, with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in the tabloids, helped make Puerto Vallarta a tourist destination.

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

Kathryn Leigh Scott, in the cast from the first episode, later founded Pomegranate Press, which published a shelf of books about the show.

Josette's actress wrote a 1998 book about the women who worked for which company?

Playboy's clubs are the subject of The Bunny Years, their 25-year story told through the women who worked there as Bunnies; it became a two-hour A&E television special.

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

Joan Bennett had seen her film career wrecked by a 1951 scandal, when her husband shot her agent; the soap brought her a new audience and an Emmy nomination in 1968.

Elizabeth Collins Stoddard shut herself inside Collinwood for eighteen years believing she had killed whom?

Her husband Paul Stoddard had only been stunned: his crony Jason McGuire faked a burial in the basement, then came back eighteen years on to blackmail her.

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

Jane Eyre set the pattern: an orphan arrives as governess at a house of secrets. The show never did reveal who Victoria's parents were.

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

Frankenstein inspired Adam, built from corpses by Dr. Eric Lang; the experiment that woke him also freed Barnabas from the vampire curse for as long as Adam lived.

Quentin Collins is kept young by a storyline borrowed from which Gothic novel?

The Picture of Dorian Gray supplied the trick: a painting by Charles Delaware Tate takes on Quentin's years and his curse, leaving him ageless.

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

H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos, 'The Dunwich Horror' above all, shaped the Leviathans, an ancient race that seized control of Barnabas to win back the Earth.

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

David Selby first appeared as Quentin's silent ghost and went weeks without a spoken line, until the 1897 flashback gave the character a voice and a past.

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

Robert Cobert's instrumental left the soap for the pop charts: a single of the tune climbed to No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1969.

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.

Barnabas travels back to 1897 through a trance brought on by what?

The I Ching was meant only to reach Quentin's ghost, but instead it sent Barnabas's spirit back to 1897 and into his old body, a vampire once again.

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

4 p.m. caught teenagers just home from school, who became the show's core audience; for fifteen months in 1967 and 1968 it went out half an hour earlier.

Which soap opera launched in July 1968 in the time slot just before Dark Shadows?

One Life to Live took over the vampire soap's own slot, which was shuffled half an hour later to make room; the newcomer then ran until 2012.

Dark Shadows' one lost episode was rebuilt from what?

A fan's recording of the sound, taped off the 1971 broadcast, was matched with still images and new narration; every other episode survives, unlike some soaps of its day.

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

Password took over the slot the Monday after the finale, whose last minute used a Thayer David voiceover to tie off the remaining plotlines.

At the peak of Dark Shadows, roughly how many fan letters a week arrived for Barnabas's actor?

5,000 or more letters a week reached the studio for an actor first hired for just 13 weeks.

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?

Oliver Stone's first feature was also its star's farewell to film: he went back to the stage and was not on screen again until a cameo in the 2012 remake.

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

MGM made the film while the soap was still on air, so stars including its vampire were written out of the daily episodes for weeks to shoot it.

House of Dark Shadows, the soap's first feature film, was made on roughly what budget?

$750,000 bought what daytime censors never allowed: the film is far bloodier than the soap, with dripping vampire bites and gory deaths.

Both 1970s Dark Shadows films were shot mainly at which historic estate in Tarrytown, New York?

Lyndhurst, once railroad magnate Jay Gould's Hudson River estate, played Collinwood inside and out, pool included, where the soap had relied on studio sets.

Which Connecticut town stood in for Collinsport in location shots for the Dark Shadows TV series?

Essex gave the soap its seaport, although the real town sits miles up the Connecticut River; its Griswold Inn appears on screen as a local hotel.

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

Carey Mansion, also called Seaview Terrace, began life in Washington, D.C.: a whiskey millionaire had his house there taken apart and rebuilt in Newport in the 1920s.

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

A crossbow bolt does it: his own dying servant drives it into his back and Jeff Clark forces it through his heart as the vampire is about to claim a bride.

What kept Barnabas out of the 1971 sequel Night of Dark Shadows?

His actor refused to return as the vampire, so the film, shot under the working title Curse of Dark Shadows, was built around Quentin Collins instead.

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

Kate Jackson was fresh from drama school and a job as a network page when the soap cast her as a ghost in 1970; its creator then gave her the film's female lead.

What did the studio give the director of Night of Dark Shadows a single day to do before its release?

Cut about half an hour, the studio ordered, and reviewers duly found the plot disjointed; much of the missing footage only resurfaced in 1999.

Which cable network acquired the entire run of Dark Shadows in 1992?

The Sci-Fi Channel signed the soap up as launch programming, alongside Doctor Who, after public television stations had kept it alive through the 1980s.

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

A coffin held all 131 discs, and the spines of the cases inside line up into an image of Barnabas asleep; each of the 2,500 sets carried a card signed by his actor.

Which publisher turned Dark Shadows into a long-running comic book?

Gold Key Comics kept the title going for 35 issues, the last in 1976, five years after the soap itself had been cancelled.

Who actually wrote the Dark Shadows paperback tie-in novels, which were credited to a female pseudonym?

W.E.D. Ross, a Canadian who turned out more than 300 novels, signed the series 'Marilyn Ross', borrowing his wife's first name.

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

NBC opened the revival as a four-hour event over two nights in January 1991, to a strong audience, then cancelled it after twelve episodes.

Who played Barnabas Collins in the 1991 revival of Dark Shadows?

Ben Cross, the sprinter Harold Abrahams in Chariots of Fire, never got a second season: the revival ended on a cliffhanger, with Victoria learning his secret.

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, a child actor not yet ten, doubled as David's 18th-century ancestor Daniel in the flashbacks, five years before 3rd Rock from the Sun.

Who directed the 2012 feature film adaptation of Dark Shadows?

Tim Burton played it for laughs, turning the earnest daytime soap into a fish-out-of-water comedy about a vampire baffled by the modern world.

Which actor played Barnabas Collins in the 2012 Dark Shadows film?

Johnny Depp, a fan of the soap since boyhood, also produced the film and called playing Barnabas a dream.

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

Eva Green's Angelique is the servant he spurned: she turns him into a vampire, rouses the town against him and has him buried alive for two centuries.

In the 2012 Dark Shadows film, who accidentally digs Barnabas up after nearly two centuries underground?

Construction workers unearth him in 1972 and pay with their blood; the freed vampire then takes a television set for sorcery.

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

Maggie Evans invents the alias on her way to Collinsport, borrowing it from a travel poster, and only later tells Barnabas who she really is.

In the 2012 Dark Shadows 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 Dark Shadows 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 Dark Shadows film?

Christopher Lee, Hammer's Dracula from 1958, is the victim this time: Barnabas puts his character, a local elder, under a vampire's spell.

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

Fishing made the Collinses rich after they sailed from Liverpool in 1760, but two centuries on a rival firm run by the witch Angelique has taken their trade.

In the 2012 Dark Shadows film, what is the rival company run by the witch who cursed Barnabas called?

Angel Bay has had one boss for two centuries: Angelique poses as each new generation of the family that owns it.

Where was the 2012 Dark Shadows 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 Dark Shadows film?

Danny Elfman fronted the new wave band Oingo Boingo before he made his name in film scores; this was one of many he wrote for the same director.

Which Las Vegas band covered "Go All the Way" for the 2012 Dark Shadows film's end credits?

The Killers recorded the Raspberries cover for the film itself, a new track to close a film otherwise filled with hits from the story's own era.

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 launched a range of Dark Shadows audio dramas with original cast members in 2006?

Big Finish Productions, the British firm behind the Doctor Who audio plays, took up the story in 2006 after the original cast's 2003 reunion play had been released as an audio drama.

Which star of the 2000 Dune miniseries played Barnabas in the unaired 2004 Dark Shadows pilot for The WB?

Alec Newman, Paul Atreides in that miniseries, played Barnabas with a then-unknown Jessica Chastain as Carolyn; The WB passed on the pilot, so it never aired, though fans have seen it at Dark Shadows festivals since 2005.

Which actress played matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard in the 2012 film Dark Shadows?

Michelle Pfeiffer's Elizabeth Collins Stoddard keeps Barnabas's secret after he shows her the manor's hidden passages and the treasure that restores the family's fortunes.

In the 2012 film Dark Shadows, 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.