I'm of two minds here, Jimbo. One is that, yes, homage should have been paid to Dark Shadows and Frid's ground-breaking interpretation of the vampire as self-loathing and tortured, something that's been emulated ever since. However, it would appear, at least from the article, that this Vampire-Con was kind of a freak show. I'd rather see our beloved show and Barnabas treated with a lot more respect.