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Post by barnabaslives on Nov 8, 2016 9:50:41 GMT
(all of the aforementioned incidents were inspired by the famous Edgar Allan Poe story, The Trask of Amontillado). ;-)
Bricks also feature in the story of Maggie Evans' captivity - the ghost of Sarah Collins doesn't aid Maggie directly, but recites a curious rhyme involving bricks that may help Maggie to find a hidden passage in the brick wall of her cell which leads away to safety: "One, two, away they flew. Three, four, by the door. Five, six, count the bricks. Seven, eight, the clue is grate. Nine, ten, home again"...
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Post by gregm on Nov 8, 2016 21:51:54 GMT
(all of the aforementioned incidents were inspired by the famous Edgar Allan Poe story, The Trask of Amontillado). ;-)Bricks also feature in the story of Maggie Evans' captivity - the ghost of Sarah Collins doesn't aid Maggie directly, but recites a curious rhyme involving bricks that may help Maggie to find a hidden passage in the brick wall of her cell which leads away to safety: "One, two, away they flew. Three, four, by the door. Five, six, count the bricks. Seven, eight, the clue is grate. Nine, ten, home again"... Using bricks to get out of imprisonment is the exact opposite of immurement. I was rather taken that, in Dark Shadows, bricking people in walls in an intergenerational game played between the long-lived Collinses and the short-lived Trasks...
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Post by barnabaslives on Nov 9, 2016 0:44:55 GMT
The Collins Family Album (Part 1 of 3). The Collins Family Album contains many portraits and likenesses of Collins family ancestors. (Although a particular volume may frequently represent the family album, the Collinses appear to own numerous volumes of family album portraits). At various times, the Family Album is relied on for information about ghosts and ancestors, and is sometimes the subject of supernatural activity, mischief or vandalism. At one point in time, the ghost of Josette leaves the album on the floor of the drawing room, opened to the page with her portrait, and after Carolyn and Vicki return the album to the desk and exit the drawing room, the album again opens as if on its own to Josette's portrait (52). Prior to Vicki's first visit to the Old House, David draws a sketch of Josette's ghost and Elizabeth compares it with the same portrait of Josette Collins in the family album (70). Josette Collins as she appears in the family album in episodes 52, 56, 68, 70, and possibly others (70). On another occasion, Josette opens the family album to a page with a different portrait of herself where she is originally wearing the same locket later given to Laura by Roger. The locket is identical to the locket found in a fire in Phoenix, Arizona that Lt. Dan Riley has just brought to Collinwood seeking identification of. Vicki remarks that she has just seen Laura wearing an identical locket the other day (143, 144). Josette Collins as she appears in a different portrait in the family album, wearing the locket that was given to her on her wedding day (144). David shows the family album to Julia, naming Joshua, Naomi, Barnabas, and Sarah, along with a previous David Collins. Later, Julia shows the album to Barnabas, naming Joshua, Naomi, Sarah, and "the original" Barnabas. David isn't familiar with his ancestor Sarah Collins and comments on her resemblance to the girl Sarah who he plays with. Vicky notes that the album portait of Sarah is "exactly" like a police sketch of the little girl that appeared to Maggie (288). David Collins shows Julia a picture of his ancestor David Collins in the family album: "Oh, and that's David Collins. I was named after him" (288).
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Post by barnabaslives on Nov 9, 2016 0:56:08 GMT
The Collins Family Album (Part 2 of 3). At the Old House, the ghost of Sarah Collins leaves the family album open to her portrait (309). Julia, after having seen Sarah's ghost, points out a portrait of Sarah in the family album to Roger and Elizabeth before suggesting a fateful seance (365). During a visitation to the Old House, Sarah leaves the family album open to her portrait (309). David and Amy search a Civil War era album for a photograph of Quentin Collins, whose ghost has been speaking to them on an antique telephone (639). David and Amy search a family album for a photograph of Quentin (639). Julia finds a photograph in a family album of a woman whose ghost has been haunting Collinwood (686) but when she goes to show it to Barnabas, it has been torn from the album (687). Julia discovers this family album photo of Beth Chavez just before its mysterious disappearance (686).
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Post by barnabaslives on Nov 9, 2016 1:03:43 GMT
The Collins Family Album (Part 3 of 3). After Chris sees a woman's ghost, who directs him to seek help from Quentin Collins (897), he and Julia consult the family album. They cannot find a picture of Quentin (and find a picture of Beth Chavez), but Chris identifies the woman whose ghost he has seen as Jenny Collins (898). When Julia looks for a likeness of Quentin Collins to show to Grant Douglas in hopes of jogging his memory, she finds they have all been removed from the family album (923). Chris and Julia look in the family album for a picture of Quentin Collins, or of the woman whose ghost has appeared to Chris and named Quentin as someone who may be able to help him (898). When Jason McGuire's friend Willie Loomis develops an opportunistic interest in Collins family history and artefacts, David enthusiastically names ancestors from the family album for Willie, pointing out a "great-great-grand uncle" who "gave away all his things and went to be a missionary," and naming Abigail Collins and Naomi Collins and describing the legends about the jewels that were buried with them (208). David shows Willie some of his ancestors and shares some of the lore concerning them (208). Abigail Collins from the 1795 storyline and the Big Finish audio, Blood & Fire, as she appears in the present day family album (208). Prior to a costume party he is hosting at the Old House, Barnabas names Collins ancestors from the family album to Willie, pointing out Naomi, his father (Joshua), and Jeremiah (280). When Barnabas and Julia travel forward in time to 1995, Carolyn shows the sheriff an album photo from 1970 of Julia, who appears unaged 25 years later, and also tells him about the similarity between Barnabas and the Barnabas portrait from the 1700s (1063). Carolyn and Mrs. Johnson look at a Collins family photo album, and Mrs. Johnson identifies the ghost photo of Gerard Stiles as they first time they saw the ghost of Gerard (1064). Later, Barnabas encourages a disoriented and reluctant Carolyn to identify herself, her mother, David, and Quentin in the family album (1068).
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Post by gregm on Nov 9, 2016 10:09:13 GMT
The portrait of Barnabas Collins (18th century)A portrait of Barnabas Collins, in his full regalia, was painted late in the 18th century. This appears to have been before the various arrivals of the duPres family, Angelique and Victoria Winters in 1795. It would seem probable that this portrait was prepared because Barnabas was the heir of Joshua Collins, and with a new family house (later called Collinwood) was under construction, so the portrait would be a record of the forthcoming master of the new house contemporaneous with the occupation of the house. It was hung in the foyer of Collinwood after the house was opened. Following the tragedies of the Collins and duPres families that occurred before and around the time that Collinwood became occupied, including Barnabas travelling to England (according to official family records), the portrait was turned over to Barnabas’ faithful servant, Ben Stokes, who hung it upon the wall of his quarter. It was there until his death in 1840. After Ben’s death, the portrait was hung in the foyer of Collinwood once more. It was still there in 1968, when it was seen by Willie Loomis, a houseguest at Collinwood at the behest of Jason McGuire. The medal and medallion particularly caught the eye of Willie, who was looking to make some money quickly and leave. He asked members of the household questions about these and whether they had been buried with Barnabas. He also heard of the legend of Naomi Collins, said to have been buried with her jewellery in the Collins family mausoleum on Eagle Hill. Willie went to the mausoleum, eventually found a hidden door and so much more… Shortly after that, a man named Barnabas Collins came to Collinwood. He claimed to be the descendant of the Barnabas Collins who went to England in 1795. He had no papers, but he indicated his close similarity of appearance to the portrait of his ancestor hanging in the foyer as proof of the truth of his claim. But the truth is rarely simple and never pure…
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Post by barnabaslives on Nov 9, 2016 23:57:44 GMT
Caretaker's Lantern. The caretaker at the Eagle Hill Cemetery is frequently seen combing the cemetery, lighting his way with a lantern. He is a curious fellow who seems obsessed with the idea that he is frequently in the company of the no longer living - so much so that on one occasion when David Collins is trapped in the secret room in the Collins mausoleum, it never seems to occur to him that the cries for help he hears might issue from a living person (313, 315, 317). Later, the caretaker attempts to warn away Julia Hoffman even when she is in the cemetery in search of the benevolent spirit of Sarah Collins (360). Still, the caretaker may have reason enough to harbor superstitions, since over the course of the less than a dozen appearances cited, the caretaker encounters: the ghost of Josette Collins, a Pheonix and one of her victims, a vampire and at least four of his bite victims along with his distant cousin, and another individual who will eventually be victimized by another vampire. Some of the caretaker's eccentric warnings to avoid the resting places of spirits indeed might have been well heeded - before Willie Loomis' fateful opening of Barnabas Collins' coffin, the caretaker repeatedly tries to warn Willie away from the mausoleum and the evil inside it (209); he also attempts to warn Jason McGuire away from the cemetery (211). Willie: Where is this tomb? Caretaker: I don't think I ought to tell you. Willie: Why not? Caretaker: Because it isn't safe to go there. Willie: Not safe? Caretaker: Oh, there are stories about the Collins tomb, legends about an evil force that exists there. Willie: Evil force? Caretaker: No one, no one knows what it is, but it exists. It exists. (209)Victoria Winters and Frank Garner go for a drive when Vicki smells Josette's jasmine perfume in the car and begins giving Frank directions to where she suddenly feels they are supposed to go. The arrive at an old building and knock on the door. The caretaker eventually emerges and debuts with these words, expressing his surprise at being visited by living persons (154) Caretaker: You're alive? Both of you, living? Frank: Yes. We were hoping you could tell us where we are. Caretaker: I heard the knocking. I always hear the knocking, I open the door and they're never there. Vicki: Who knocks on your door? Caretaker: THEY do. Frank: The children in the neighborhood they play pranks on you? Caretaker: Some of them are children, some of them are older than I, but they open the door and they go away but you're not like them. Vicki: No, we didn't go away did we? Caretaker: No, but that's not why you're not like them - you're living, they're dead. (154)The Eagle Hill Cemetery records archive contains numerous volumes of records of the history of Collinsport and its people. The caretaker assists a number of people - Vicki and Frank (154, 157), Peter Guthrie and Joe Haskell (179, 180), and Dr. Dave Woodard (337) - in finding historical records relating to what prove to be supernatural beings. Caretaker: I have maintained the archive of this graveyard for 35 years. (315)The caretaker himself may also be considered a significant repository of information about the town and townsfolk of Collinsport. When, for example, he first meets Barnabas Collins, he eventually recognizes the similarities in Barnabas' name, appearance, and personal effects to those of his "ancestor" - all without consultation of the historical records (315). Appearances 154 157 179 180 209 211 313 315 317 337 360
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Post by gregm on Nov 10, 2016 12:22:55 GMT
The lottery vase (Parallel Time)In the world of Parallel Time, things did not happen as they did in the Collinsport we know. For example, Barnabas Collins marries Josette DuPres and they had a son, Bramwell. But there are sinister differences, too. For example, in Parallel Time, the Collins family had to play the lottery... In the 1680s, Brutus Collins did something so terrible that it is not recorded, and Brutus and his family were placed under a terrible, and every generation was forced to play a lottery - paper was torn into slips and the names of the current Collins family members are written, one per slip, and placed in a vase. A name is drawn, and that person must spend the night in a locked and haunted room in an abandoned part of the house. The next morning, the "winner" of the lottery is found dead or insane. In the 1840s, the curse intensified, with lottery after lottery being held and multiple Collins family members left dead or mindless... The vase itself appears to have no special role in the lottery, but it is the container used to hold the slips used to who would be locked in the room.
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Post by barnabaslives on Nov 11, 2016 2:05:19 GMT
Silver Pentagram (part 1 of 2). When digging at the spot to which they are led by the ghost of Beth Chavez (683-4), one of the things that Chris Jennings and Barnabas Collins discover is a silver pentagram (683). "To guard you from the wrath of Cerberus" Upon inspection of the pentagram, Barnabas finds an inscription, "To guard you from the wrath of Cerberus" (a multi-headed dog from Greek mythology, who guards the gates of the Underword, Hades). Carolyn recognizes a jeweler's mark on the pentagram which proves to be the same as that on a silver candleholder belonging to the Collinses, that of the silversmiths Braithwaite & Sons, who Barnabas contacts in hopes of finding out more about the pentagram (684). Under the direction of Quentin's ghost, David helps to intefere with the Barnabas' inquiry in various ways, including stealing the pentagram (684). Barnabas contacts Ezra Braithwaite who eventually finds records concerning the pentagram, but his inquiries are thwarted when Ezra arrives at Collinwood with a ledger but before Barnabas can reach the drawing room to greet him, Ezra is dead and the ledger is missing. (685) After Barnabas travels back in time to 1897, another inquiry to (this time a young, still living) Ezra Braithwaite bears fruit - young Ezra telephones to inform Barnabas that he has received an order for a silver pentagram, commissioned by Beth Chavez and charged to Quentin Collins (764) after the gypsy Magda Rakosi has urged Beth to have the pentagram made (763). It is the first piece of silver that Ezra made for the shop at the age of 15 and a half (684). Little sooner than the pentagram is commissioned, Beth finds herself using it to try to prevent an attack on Judith by a werewolf. (765)
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Post by barnabaslives on Nov 11, 2016 2:14:30 GMT
Silver Pentagram (part 2 of 2). After Barnabas has returned to the present day following his epic adventure in 1879, he and Carolyn discuss whether she should continue to see Chris Jennings. He gives her a silver pentagram for her protection, under the pretense of a good luck charm (890). "Wear it, always, will you?" Barnabas: Carolyn, I have a gift for you. I found this at the Old House today, I don't know where it came from.Carolyn: Oh, oh how lovely! A five pointed star.Barnabas: I believe it's called a pentagram. Wear it, always, will you?Carolyn: Always?Barnabas: Yes. As a favor to me.Carolyn. Yes, of course. Thank you.Barnabas: It's a good luck charm, really. It will bring perhaps the love that you so well deserve. (890)
Later, Carolyn's father Paul Stoddard constructs a pentagram on the floor of his room, hoping to protect himself from the evil of the ominous Leviathans. Carolyn notices the design is the same as her "good luck charm" and gives the pentagram to her father (900). Note: In 1897, Barnabas confirms that the pentagram made by Ezra Braithewaite was buried in the same place where they originally found it (804). History having been changed so that Collinwood is no longer haunted by the ghosts of Quentin and Beth, it may remain buried there in the present. Perhaps the pentagram that Carolyn gives to her father is the same one that Magda wore, that she was wearing when she instructed Beth to have another made by Braithewaite & Sons. Barnabas may only ever disclose regarding the origins of the pentagram he gives to Carolyn that it came from the Old House (where Magda once lived). Magda attempts to protect herself from the werewolf with her own pentagram that once belonged to her mother (786).
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Post by gregm on Nov 12, 2016 0:19:06 GMT
Matthew Morgan's police record
Trusty old Matthew, who had served the Collins family well at the Collins Fishing Fleet and Cannery, was asked by Elizabeth Collins Stoddard to come and work at Collinwood after the mysterious disappearance of her hus band, Paul Stoddard. Mrs Stoddard trusted Matthew and Matthew alone to work at Collinwood after her husband's disappearance, dismissing all the other staff. He served her well for 18 years.
So what went so terribly wrong?
First, there was the incident of the bleeder valve. Just after Victoria Winters arrived to become governess for Mrs Stoddard's nephew, David Collins, the car of Roger Collins (Mrs Stoddard's brother and David's father) was involved in a terrible accident. Fortunately, no one was injured. The cause was brake failure due to the all-important bleeder valve being missing from the brake system. A police investigation into what happened followed, with intemperate speculations on whether someone had sabotaged the car. The intense scrutiny on Collinwood literally left Matthew a changed man, and he agreed with the suggestion of Mrs Stoddard that he say that the valve was probably loosened during his regular maintenance of the car - it was an accident, and no one was to blame. It was only Matthew's intense loyalty to Mrs Stoddard that made him place himself in the position of looking like a fool. This false solution was noted in the police report.
(This was the second time Matthew's name was noted in relation to a vehicular incident. Shortly after beginning work at Collinwood, Matthew had an accident on the hill down to Collinsport. More scared than anything else, Matthew had vowed to ensure the brakes of all the cars at Collinwood were properly maintained at all times.)
And then Bill Malloy, the manager at the cannery, was found dead at the base of Widows' Hill. Once more, the accusations flew quickly as to who was responsible - Buke Devlin? Roger Collins? Sam Evans? In truth, it was none of them, as Victoria Winters learned to her peril. After Matthew's distress at the police attention to Collinwood causes him to blurt out that he, Matthew, had killed Malloy, he imprisons the distraught Victoria in the Old House and appears to be psyching himself up to kill her, too. But then the Widows (the ghosts of the women who threw themselves off Widows Hill when their husbands did not return from fishing) and the ghost of Bill Malloy emerge from the walls of the Old House and begin to haunt Matthew with a high intensity. The already over-wought Matthew has a heart attack and dies. When rescued, Victoria tells what has happened (other than the ghosts). The police records show Matthew Morgan susoected of committing the crimes of murdering Bill Malloy and kidnapping and threatening to kill Victoria Winters.
Matthew Morgan. Faithful servant. Psychotic madman. Rest in peace.
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Post by barnabaslives on Nov 12, 2016 1:02:50 GMT
Betty Hanscombe's Portait (?) (Part 1 of 2) Maggie Evans and Victoria Winters seem to be becoming friends (56) and Vicki is invited to dinner at the Evans Cottage (57). When Vicki arrives there, she is browsing through some of Sam's paintings when she notices one that seem to bear a curious resemblance to herself. Maggie agrees readily enough about the resemblance but cannot answer Vicki's questions about the painting, and refers them to her father who will be joining them (60). Vicki discovers the painting of Betty Hanscombe. Maggie sees the resemblance between the portrait and Vicki. Sam identifies the painting as a portrait he painted about 25 years ago of Betty Hanscombe. Sam admits to the resemblance to Vicki but tells her that he thinks Betty died shortly after leaving town, that both of her parents have passed away, and that he knows of no other relatives (60). Vicki tries to learn more from Sam about the portrait of Betty Hanscombe. When David locks Vicki in the unused room where she encounters Bill Malloy's ghost (85), she discovers that the key is still in the door and attempts to escape by forcing the key out and pulling it through the gap under the door on a piece of paper, but fails to retrieve it (86). Later, after she has been freed from the locked room and is contemplating leaving Collinsport, Vicki recreates her attempt to recover the key though the door for Carolyn. Vicki is surprised to discover that this time it works. Vicki then notices that the paper she selected for the demonstration, which seems to be some kind of ledger sheet from a firm called Garner & Garner, has the name B. Hanscombe on it. Vicki cannot quite remember where she has heard the name Hanscombe but recognizes that the ledger sheet might be the clue she "has been waiting for" (90). Garner & Garner ledger sheet with the name B. Hanscombe found by Vicki while locked in an unused room at Collinwood. Carolyn tells Vicki that the law firm of Garner & Garner in Bangor handle all of Elizabeth's legal affairs. Vicki finally places the name Hanscombe as the name of the woman in the portrait by Sam Evans. Vicki calls Sam and verifies that Betty Hanscombe was the woman's name. Vicki makes arrangements to go to Bangor, then Vicki and Carolyn meet Burke at the diner, who also happens to be going to Bangor on business and offers to take Vicki along, who accepts the offer (91). Vicki visits the office of Garner & Garner and meets with the senior partner, Richard Garner, but he seems unable to help. He identifies the ledger as dating back to when the Collinses had numerous servants, prior to their dismissal 18 years ago, but the only Hanscombe that Richard Garner can remember was the Collins butler, and he cannot remember a first name. Vicki meets Richard's son, Frank Garner, who is more amenable to the task of finding more information, and seems more optimistic about the prospects, telling her is certain that they have complete records somewhere (92). Vicki has dinner with Burke at the Bangor Pine Hotel when Frank joins them. He tells Vicki not to worry, that there are simply many boxes of files to be looked through. Unknown to Vicki, Richard Garner calls Elizabeth and informs her that Vicki has been there asking questions (92). Carolyn tells Elizabeth about the purpose of Vicki's trip to Bangor. Elizabeth tells Carolyn that they once had a butler named Hanscombe, with a daughter or niece named Betty (93). Vicki has dinner with Frank who has yet to make further progress but again assures Vicki that he will do everything he can to find the information she is looking for. Richard joins them then takes Frank aside briefly, and during the conversation says to him (94), Richard: Go right ahead if you're that interested in helping her. Frank: Well I am - and I'm not nearly as pessimistic about the outcome as you are. Richard: There's just one thing to keep in mind, Frank. Elizabeth Stoddard is our client, not Victoria Winters. Frank: What's that mean? Richard: Just something to keep in mind. (94)When Vicki returns to Collinwood, Elizabeth confronts Vicki about her about her consultation with the family's attorneys (97). Vicki: Well, I had thought it might have been some link with my past. Elizabeth: Then why didn't you ask me? Vicki: Because when I do ask you always avoid my questions on that subject. Elizabeth: I simply don't have the answers. Awhile ago I made it quite clear to you that to the best of my knowledge, there is no link between your past and Collinsport (97).Vicki returns to the Evans cottage to speak to Sam again about the portrait, who seems as if he keep changing the subject as Vicki finds occasion several times to keep reminding him of the purpose of her visit. Sam provides no further information but eventually he gives the portrait to Vicki as a gift (97). Sam: Even savages make presents to their guests. Least you can do is allow me the honor of making you a present of this painting. Vicki: Oh, but I couldn't, not really. Sam: You'll hurt my feelings. Vicki: I don't know what to say. Sam: Just say thank you. Vicki: I DO thank you, Mr Evans, and I'll treasure this always. I really will.
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Post by barnabaslives on Nov 12, 2016 1:03:15 GMT
Betty Hanscombe's Portrait (?) (Part 2 of 2). Vicki shows the portrait to Elizabeth and Roger, who deny seeing a resemblance, although next Carolyn joins them in the drawing room and immediately remarks that the portrait looks exactly like Vicki (97). After Sam give the portrait to Vicki, she takes it to Collinwood and shows it to Elizabeth. At some point, either for some reason Vicki presumably returns the portrait to Maggie, or perhaps the portrait in Vicki's possession is not the only copy, for later on the portrait of Betty Hanscombe appears on display again at the Evans Cottage (572-574). Betty Hanscombe now in color! Commentaries, speculation, questions: According to references, the portrait is based on a publicity photo of actress Alexandra Moltke, and the original Dark Shadows series bible, Shadows on the Wall, planned for Vicki to discover that her parents were Paul Stoddard and Betty Hanscombe, which Elizabeth herself discovered on the night Elizabeth murdered Paul. The continuity of the Dark Shadows audio Return to Collinwood has generally been honored by Big Finish Dark Shadows audio dramas. Return to Collinwood contains the revelation in Elizabeth Stoddard's will that Vicki is her illegitimate daughter. Vicki's father is not named by Elizabeth in the will. However, she states therein: "...When I was young, several years before Paul Stoddard came into my life, there was a man. I loved him. It was short lived and the details they don't matter now. What does matter is the consequences of that relationship..." (RTC)Numerous fans seem to approve of this idea, as did Joan Bennett herself, who once expressed emphatic enthusiasm for the idea of Elizabeth being Vicki's mother in an informal statement recorded at her home on July 20, 1986. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzdndt8OwIUIf taken as canon, Elizabeth being Vicki's mother might invite speculation that Vicki's father could be Ned Calder, since the following conversation takes place (and right in the midst of Vicki's inquiries about the Hanscombes) Elizabeth: Not so long ago, we talked about your father and me. Carolyn: Yes, I remember. Elizabeth: I'm sorry to say that the romance between your father and me wasn't so much between us but the Collins money and your father - but there was a man I loved very much. Carolyn: Did I know him? Elizabeth: Yes. Carolyn: Bill Malloy. Elizabeth: No, Bill was just a good friend. Carolyn: This other man, is he here in Collinsport? Elizabeth: No. He wanted me to marry him before I ever met your father. Carolyn: Did I know him? Elizabeth: Yes. Carolyn: Who was he? Elizabeth: Ned Calder. Carolyn: Why didn't you marry him? Elizabeth: I kept him dangling too long. I took him for granted. (93)
Roger does not seem to be aware of Vicki's background, and Elizabeth does not appear to confide in him some of the information she seems to know (93), which appears consistent with the will's statements, "...I didn't want Roger to know. I swore he never would. I left Collinsport to have the baby..." (RTC)However satisfactory an answer to Vicki's quest for her parentage, this may still leave listeners with a question: if Elizabeth and not Betty Hanscombe is Vicki's mother, why does there seem such a striking resemblance between Elizabeth, Vicki, and Betty? Some of what Sam has to say about Betty Hanscombe may imply she may have really existed. Sam could be genuine when stating that he knew Betty Handscombe before he met Maggie's mother - his comments might even be construed to imply his having once dated Betty Hanscombe - even while he expresses disapproval at Maggie having brought up the subject (60). Sam: 25 years. Well, I know she was a local girl. Let's see... Hansen? Hanscombe. Betty Hanscombe... Oh, she was a lovely girl. Vicki: Do you know anything about her? Sam: I knew a great deal about her in those days. Maggie: I heard that pop! Sam: That was before I married your mother. (60)
Still, we might be left with questions - who did model for the portrait of Betty Hanscombe, and why? Betty Hanscombe? A younger Elizabeth Collins? Was there really a Betty Hanscombe, or could she have been invented after all as part of a deception, perhaps involving a recent portrait based on Vicki's appearance, designed to throw her off the right track in her search for her origins? (Adding to a possible sense of unlikeliness of a coincidence in appearances may be the additional coincidence of the names Elizabeth, and Betty - a diminutive form of the same name). Victoria Winters is the star of Lara Parker's brand new Dark Shadows novel, Heiress of Collinswood. What hints to Vicki's origins might be found therein? (Image sources: 60, 97, 92, 97, 572, 60). (part of a work in progress for the Vicki Wiki). ;-)
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Post by barnabaslives on Nov 13, 2016 1:03:51 GMT
Candles. Between their use for home illumination and their use in The Black Arts, the town of Collinsport has the second highest candle consumption rate of any town on the coast of Maine.*
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Post by coldlazarou on Nov 13, 2016 14:29:59 GMT
a captive Maggie offers Willie Loomis her ring, hoping to appeal to Willie's weakness I know it's just my twisted and puerile mind, but i can't stop cackling at this. Oh, the images conjured...
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Post by barnabaslives on Nov 14, 2016 1:16:55 GMT
Crosses. Vampires and sometimes other supernatural creatures are helpless before them (although curiously they seem to have negligible effect against misguided religious zealots). The power of the cross can drive vampires away or can contain them in their coffins. Neither the material crosses are made from nor the manner of their construction may have have great bearing on their potency against evil since simple wooden crosses are repeatedly used with great effect, and on one occasion Barnabas Collins is forced to try to fend off a vampire by improvising a cross from a pair of candlesticks. This cross too proves to be a deterrent against the unliving (1968). Click image for larger view. 1st row, l to r: l: Magda Rakosi fears Jenny is possessed and sends Sandor for the crucifix (1897). c: The formidable white witch Bathia Mapes comes to Collinwood in answer to a supernatural summons. She places a silver cross on Barnabas' coffin to deny him refuge against her attempts to cure him (1795). r: At the Old House, Gregory Trask brandishes a cross at Barnabas and challenges to remain present until daylight - but the dawn is at hand, forcing Barnabas to vanish in front of him (1897). 2nd row, l to r: l: Julia Hoffman is trapped in an abandoned lighthouse by a vampire; opportunist Lazlo Ferrari offers to sell her a wooden cross for her protection for $1000 (1840). c: Charity Trask removes the cross from her window that is keeping Barnabas from visiting her (1897). r: Count Petofi keeps Barnabas trapped in his coffin with this wooden crucifix (1897). 3rd row, l to r: l: Evan Hanley finds the hiding place of Barnabas'coffin and corners him with a wooden cross, demanding that Barnabas surrender of the Hand of Count Petofi (1897). c: Julia tries to drive Roxanne Drew back into her coffin with a shiny gold crucifix to keep from having to stake her (1970). r: Author William Hollingshead Loomis employs a gold cross to keep Barnabas confined, hoping to make a successful book of the captive vampire's memoirs (1970 PT). 4th row, l to r: l: Vicki Winters brings Barnabas a gold crucifix to protect him from Angelique, who spies on them with Blair's magic mirror (1968). c: Nicholas Blair summons the spirit of the long departed Reverend Trask, who discovers in Cassandra Collins an actual witch and takes the liberty of tying Cassandra to the same tree to which he tied Victoria Winters in 1795 (1968). r: Having traveled back in time, Julia is uncertain whether she is facing the Barnabas of the past - a complete stranger to her - or the Barnabas she knows. She endeavors to keep him subdued while she tries to determine which (1840). 5th row, l to r: l: Roxanne Drew's brother Randall Drew keeps his sister at a distance with a wooden cross (1840). c: Lamar Trask prevents Barnabas from resting in his coffin by painting a cross on the lid (1840). d: Nicholas Blair shrinks before the holy object held aloft by the ghost of the Reverend Trask (1968). The gold cross in Julia's hand catches the light as she moves to restrain Roxanne with it (1970). Image sources: 1st row 745, 451, 781; 2nd row 1148, 782, 817; 3rd row 783, 1106, 982; 4th row 620, 519, 1117; 5th row 1150, 781, 523 Single images: Cross from candlesticks 631; Cross catches the light 1106
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Post by gregm on Nov 14, 2016 5:36:33 GMT
Peter Bradford's watch
In 1795, a young law student named Peter Bradford sought to defend Victoria Winters in her trial for witchcraft. During this ordeal, the fell in love and, when Peter's defence failed and Victoria was sentenced to be hanged, Peter swore that they would be reunited somehow, someday. After Victoria's execution, where Victoria was hooded and hung but mysteriously found to be Phyllis Wick (the woman travelling to the Collins estate to beciome the governess, but who was replaced by the arrival of Victoria from the future) when taken down from the gallows, Peter too was condemned to hanging for murder. This sentence, too, was carried out.
In 1968, the temporally restored but confused Victoria Winters met Jeff Clark via a car accident. Jeff looked exactly like Peter Bradford. Jeff was suffering from amnesia - could he really be Peter Bradford transported through time? Jeff, who did not accept he was Peter, fell in love with Victoria, and the two were soon engaged. A woman named Eve claimed to have travelled into the past and presented Jeff with a note as evidence that he and Peter were one and the same - they had the same handwriting. Jeff exhumed Peter's grave - it was empty! With the help of Professor Stokes, his memories of his life as Peter Bradford were restored, and he and Victoria were finally married. And then, on the night of their honeymoon, Peter was beset by voices saying that they would not let him stay in the 20th century. Before Victoria's disbelieving eyes, Peter vanished without trace.
Or almost without trace. Back in her room at Collinwood, after a period of mourning and considering suicide, Victoria found Peter's watch had been left there. Deeply upset, she held the watch and begged Peter to rejoin her. And he did, but explained that her love was only could only retain him in the present for a few minutes. They will part again, this time forever, unless she returns to the past with him. Victoria agrees and the two vanish...
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Post by barnabaslives on Nov 15, 2016 0:22:24 GMT
Pansy Faye's Pink Feathered Boa. In 1897, Carl Collins brings a lady friend to Collinwood - flamboyant entertainer and mentalist, Miss Pansy Faye (771). More than one vampire is loose at Collinwood, and Pansy's visit to Collinwood is cut tragically short by a vicious attack (772). After giving a farewell performance in Carl's dreams, where she is first seen wearing her pink boa, she is not seen again. (778) "Oh, Ah'm gonna dance for you, gonna dance your cares away..." l: Pansy Faye as played by Kaye Fry; r: Charity possessed by Pansy Faye as played by Nancy Barrett. Count Petofi, after having duped Edward Collins into making him welcome at Collinwood with the aid of a forged letter of recommendation from the Earl of Hampshire (793), announces he is taking his leave of Collinwood until the Hand is found, but will be observing even while absent (802). Little sooner than he has departed, Quentin's nephew Jamison is possessed by Petofi, and casts a spell on various persons at Collinwood one by one with a kiss so that they become the person they secretly desire to be - or at least who they want to be according to Petofi, who carries a notebook and sometimes writes in it his impressions of those around him. Of Charity, Jamison (Petofi) writes in the notebook, "Charity Trask - Slattern. Wants to sing and dance and show her painted face to the world" (805). Petofi: You're all children in this house. Never have I seen a group of people so willing to live lies. Let me tell you something... Quentin: I don't want to hear any more! Petofi: It will be fascinating to see which of you will be able to live and face the truth, and which of you will die. Already one by one the lies are falling away... (802)Charity is rejected by Quentin and she suspects it's because he prefers the company of less pure and proper ladies. Perhaps she develops regrets about her piety that make her susceptible, for when Petofi's spell finds her, Charity becomes possessed by the spirit of the somewhat less proper and much more casual Miss Faye (804). Charity's father Gregory appears to break the spell for a time with the assistance of The Almighty (805). Petofi, however, returns to Collinwood in person and when Charity speaks up to him, he first strikes her mute and then with a touch of his newly re-attached hand he returns her voice, while also returning Pansy Faye's spirit to Charity's body (818) where it appears to remain. It is thought that Pansy Faye may exhibit genuine "mentalist" abilities because she is able to recognize that Petofi has stolen Quentin's body in spite of Petofi's efforts at deception, even when Angelique is unable (864-865), and in a dream Pansy recognizes the danger Quentin is in from Petofi's attempts to steal Quentin's body (881). Sometimes seen in a beige boa or an orange scarf, Pansy Faye wears her pink feathered boa during some of her more memorable deeds and declarations. Pansy wears the orange scarf a last time for the final hour of Petofi's saga, when she attempts to steal his glasses, without which The Count seems substantially helpless, in order to undermine his scheme (882-883). Charity and/or Pansy (played by Nancy Barrett), appear in the superb Big Finish audio dramas, The Poisoned Soul and The Fall of the House of Trask. Pansy's sister Rosie Faye (played by Louise Jameson) appears in the outstanding Big Finish audio drama, London's Burning. Pansy Faye: Appearances and Accessories Pansy Faye (played by Kaye Fry): 771**, 772**, 777**, 778 Charity Trask possessed by Pansy Faye (played by Nancy Barrett): 804*, 805*, 818 (na), 819*, 822*, 823/4*, 829*, 830*, 832*, 837, 845, 846, 855, 860, 861, 864**, 865 (na*), 866 (na), 869, 870, 873, 874, 881, 882*, 883* Pansy is wearing pink feathered boa unless otherwise noted. Exceptions: * = orange scarf; ** = beige boa; na = no scarf or boa; na* = no scarf or boa but pink boa appears hung on a room divider. (Such a daft thing as tracking what Pansy's wearing in her appearances took place in hopes it would help to find where this remarkable frame came from, but still looking).
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Post by gregm on Nov 15, 2016 10:00:08 GMT
Here in Australia, we call that a feather boa rather than a feathered boa. Anyone know for sure what they are called in Maine?
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bobod
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Post by bobod on Nov 15, 2016 10:18:19 GMT
Here in Australia, we call that a feather boa rather than a feathered boa. Anyone know for sure what they are called in Maine? We'd say feather boa in the UK too.
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