A little known fact that was mentioned at one of the festivals, by Jonathan Frid himself if I recall correctly, is that Frid did the voice for "Dave" on the phone in this show.

I always thought that sounded like Frid!  In fact, whenever I hear Barnabas saying "Julia" in my head, I think of this particular clip!  I'm glad to know I am not crazy.

Frid is quite talented.  He did a great job imitating the enunciation of the second (third) Dave Woodard.

And one other thing that I noticed is that when Willie entered the secret room he had to jump down to the floor because there were no stairs. I don't know if I ever realized that he had to do that because there were no stairs and that he didn't simply just jump over them.

I noticed this as well! 

The weekend of the 24th covers the release of Barnabas to Maggie's escape from Windcliffe.  I can't find any info on the 31st.   

Considering that KLS had always played Josette, I doubt that Moltke would have suddenly been given the role.  I imagine had Moltke still been around, Maggie's story might have played out more like Carolyn's.  She would have become the film's "Lucy," while Moltke would have become "Mina."  I don't know what they would have done with Carolyn.  She might've just become a background character like the rest of the family members.     

That being said, HoDS and the end of the 1897 storyline are deeply intertwined.  Whatever was happening at the end of 1897 automatically became canon for the film.  1797 became the year of Josette's death.  Barnabas was turned into a vampire by a mysterious "they" as opposed to Angelique.  ("They" undoubtedly being The Leviathans.)  So the real question is what would Moltke's role been in 1897, and how would whoever that character was translate into the film?         

Thank you so much!  I am so grateful that you were able to transcribe this treasure so we could all read it! 

Very interesting, Michael.  I shall have to take a look at this book when I have the chance! 

In Shadows on the Wall, Vicki arrives (by bus!) on a stormy October night.

Thanks for the info, Midnite!  I guess the precedent was indeed set at the very beginning of the series. 

Since the series was suppose to be aligned with current dates, Victoria arrived in late June (the 27th, to be exact).

What in the series indicates this, though? 

A beat as Barnabas glances at the others, nods reassuringly,       kneels before the boy:

I can't even imagine Frid doing this letalone Cross.  I'm glad they changed it to Barnabas being irritable.  He has no time for David's nonsense.