Professor Kinema (Jim Knusch) attended the Dark Shadows Festival of 1984, with Jonathan Frid in attendance. The professor was a guest speaker, delivering a presentation on 'The Cinema of the Vampire." He was an 11th hour replacement for author Leonard Wolf. The convention and Jim are mentioned in the Dark Shadows chapter (#20) of True Tales of the Unknown, the Uninvited.
Here's the Festival Program (pdf), and Jim's mementos from the event.
Hell, I fondly recall running home from school so I wouldn't miss an episode of DS. I had the Angelique music box (plastic, with a decal for decoration), and wish I still did. Hope the Depp remake doesn't screw up the feeling.
Posted by: zoc | February 20, 2011 at 09:03 PM
I love it! Thanks for posting, wow. Huge Dark Shadows fan... I love the illustrations and the neatly type written text! A gentler time.
Posted by: Lisa | February 20, 2011 at 04:48 PM