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Tag: Sean Manchester

Fifty Years Today: Celebrating the “Birth” of the Highgate Vampire

"The creeping moss and brooding tombs in Highgate Cemetery breed good reason for the rumors of a vampire lurking around."

The Highgate Vampire made its public debut fifty years ago today.

Published February 27, 2020
Categorized as Editor's Picks, Paranormal, Society Tagged Documentaries, Highgate Cemetery, Highgate Vampire, Robin McConnell, Sean Manchester, Uncovered

If You Were Bitten by the Highgate Vampire, We Want to Hear from You

Vamped has teamed up with Trystan Swale to search for key witnesses in the Highgate Vampire case. Anthony Hogg explains.

Published February 27, 2016
Categorized as Paranormal, Society Tagged Elizabeth Wojdyla, Highgate Vampire, Jacqueline Cooper, Sean Manchester

Staking the Vampire Hunter: Unraveling Sean Manchester’s Narratives

In this long-awaited sequel to “Cemetery Logistics: How I Tracked The Highgate Vampire” (April 4, 2015), Erin Chapman reveals how she uncovered holes in Sean Manchester’s claim to hunting a vampire at Highgate Cemetery.

Published July 15, 2015
Categorized as Blog Tagged Highgate Vampire, Sean Manchester

Vampire Hunter Rejects Horror Heavyweight’s Meet Offer

Sean Manchester, 70, responded to “Vampire Hunter Dodges Horror Heavyweight’s Meet Offer” (June 15, 2015) via Facebook, substituting an offer to meet Ramsey Campbell, 69, at an awards ceremony with a counter-offer.

Published June 16, 2015
Categorized as Books, Entertainment Tagged Ramsey Campbell, Sean Manchester

Vampire Hunter Dodges Horror Heavyweight’s Meet Offer

Alleged Vampire hunter, Sean Manchester, 70, responded to “Vampire Hunter Meets Match Against Horror Heavyweight” (June 14, 2015) through his Facebook page—and completely bypassed the offer made by his opponent.

Published June 15, 2015
Categorized as Books, Entertainment Tagged Ramsey Campbell, Sean Manchester

Vampire Hunter Meets Match Against Horror Heavyweight

Sean Manchester, 70, a self-proclaimed vampire hunter, squared off against famed horror writer Ramsey Campbell, 69, in a comment thread stoush that ended poorly for the man who claims to have staked the Highgate Vampire.

Published June 14, 2015
Categorized as Books, Entertainment Tagged Ramsey Campbell, Sean Manchester

5 More Reasons Why a Wampyr Didn’t Walk in Highgate Cemetery

In this long-awaited sequel to “5 Reasons Why a Wampyr Didn’t Walk in Highgate” (Feb. 27, 2015), Erin Chapman casts another critical eye over Sean Manchester’s claim that a vampire stalked Highgate Cemetery in 1970.

Published May 27, 2015
Categorized as Editor's Picks, Paranormal, Society Tagged Ashurst House, David Farrant, Highgate Cemetery, Highgate Vampire, Joan Ferris, Lists, Sandra Harris, Satanists, Sean Manchester

The 100th Post: My Top 10 Moments Working for Vamped

This is Vamped’s 100th post. To celebrate the occasion, Vamped’s co-administrator, Erin Chapman, shares her top 10 most memorable experiences working for Vamped since its official launch on Jan. 20, 2014.

Published May 22, 2015
Categorized as Blog Tagged Anthony Hogg, Charles Runels, DMCA, Journalism, Lists, Milestones, Sean Manchester, True Blood

Cemetery Logistics: How I Tracked the Highgate Vampire

Erin Chapman’s “5 Reasons a Wampyr Didn’t Walk in Highgate” took three months to write—Vamped’s most ambitious article to date. Here’s the “Making Of”; a behind-the-scenes discussion about the article’s origins.

Published April 4, 2015
Categorized as Blog Tagged Highgate Cemetery, Highgate Vampire, Sean Manchester

5 Reasons Why a Wampyr Didn’t Walk in Highgate Cemetery

Forty five years ago today, Sean Manchester, President of the British Occult Society, publicly proclaimed that Highgate Cemetery was haunted by a vampire. A mass vampire hunt soon followed. Erin Chapman investigates.

Published February 27, 2015
Categorized as Editor's Picks, Paranormal, Society Tagged Highgate Cemetery, Highgate Vampire, Lists, Lusia, Sean Manchester

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