The Highgate Vampire, page 1

"One evening in January, my car broke down in Swains Lane. I pulled into the parking space by the cemetery gate. I am a practical person - even considered conservative - and such things as ghosts do not or did not, scare me. Suddenly, however, I noticed a terrible apparition gloating at me through the bars of the gate. Not being very brave I turned and ran - tripping head-first into a puddle and ruining my best suit. Scrambling to my feet, I took a quick look over my shoulder, but to my great relief, the 'thing' had gone. It never occurred to me it could have been a vampire, but if it was, then I consider myself lucky to be alive."
P.F., Milton Park, Highgate, N6.

This quite amusing incident was one of many that occured near and within Highgate cemetary in the 1970's. I remember the case, as it was discussed in the local and national newspapers, but it was only recently that I discovered that one of the protaganists, Bishop Sean Manchester, had documented the case and his part in it.

This website used part of Bishop Manchester's book The Highate Vampire, as its primary source of information, and is probably the best one on the net.

The Nosferatu experience - The Highgate Vampire

The author of the website does not follow the book to its conclusion, and does not include photos of the 'vampire' as taken by Bishop Manchester during his final exorcism. If you want to see them, the pix are here

A shorter description of the case, including the final exorcism of the 'vampire' is to be found here

How do they know it was not simply not a crazy person? There have been many cases where someone is considered a vampire simply because they drink blood when it could simply be that they are insane. Here is a good example from right here on ATS: www.abovetopsecret.com...

I am not completely discounting the fact that this may in fact have been a creature that was supernatural however what evidence is their to support this theory and debunk that the attacker was simply not of his right mind?

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