The Highgate Cemetery Vampire Appreciation Society

The Highgate Cemetery Vampire Appreciation Society Mystery surrounds the infamous Highgate Vampire Case, which started as paranormal investigations before launching itself into the public domain.

Founded on 27 October 2011, The Highgate Cemetery Vampire Appreciation Society is an online forum that encourages discussion on the best-known case of modern vampirism. Was it all a hoax or did something mysterious take place in London's Highgate Cemetery? Our purpose is to discuss the case and those involved. All we ask is that members adhere to Facebook's 'Community Standards' when posting. You

may be familiar with another FB group of the same name. That group, however, was founded by a former forum member who had previously been expelled for verbally attacking fellow members and attempting to derail thread discussions. Please be aware that this is not a genuine forum and its sole purpose is to distract attention from all our good work. More on that story can be found here:

http://thehighgatevampireexhumed.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/clone-wars.html

"Hugo!" the Highgate Vampire... scaring the bejesus out of taphophiles since 1969.Poor old Thornton! Lol Art: AI-generat...
13/01/2026

"Hugo!" the Highgate Vampire... scaring the bejesus out of taphophiles since 1969.

Poor old Thornton! Lol

Art: AI-generated.

26/05/2025

Happy World Dracula Day! 🦇

Bram Stoker's Dracula was first published on the 26th of May, 1897.

"With a mighty blow, I drove a stake through the creature's heart, then shielded my ears as a terrible roar emitted from the depths of hell."

What's that you say? Wrong source?

My bad! 😄

++ EVENT NOTIFICATION ++ THE HIGHGATE VAMPIRE A New comedy from Bag of Beard Theatre 30th April - 5th May 2025at The Gli...
08/04/2025

++ EVENT NOTIFICATION ++

THE HIGHGATE VAMPIRE

A New comedy from Bag of Beard Theatre
30th April - 5th May 2025
at The Glitch in Waterloo, London, SE1 7AE
Shows at 7pm
Shows at 2pm and 7pm both Saturday and Sunday

Exclusive code for £10 tickets: SPOOKY10

BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/vaultcreativearts/1512290

More of this is true than we would like.

London, 1970.

Something horrifying stalks the streets of London. A creature with blazing red eyes, sucking the life out of all who cross its path, leaving only terror in its wake.

A demon-hunting Priest and his sworn enemy, a man who’s a tobacconist by day and a vanquisher of the undead by night, both set out to destroy the creature forever. An uneasy alliance. London’s own vampire. Both heading to the dark heart of Highgate.

And now, if you’re sitting comfortably, they will tell you how it happened….

“This tale is undoubtedly true. And WE have come to tell it….”

Based on real events, the critically acclaimed Bag of Beard Theatre bring you the unheard and undead tale of ‘The Highgate Vampire’. A new dark comedy that asks you to imagine, among other things, what if The Woman in Black had been performed by The Mighty Boosh?

A horrifying new play, an ink-dark comedy and very possibly the most shocking true story you haven’t heard. Yet.

It is time for the lecture to begin. Always Beware the Highgate Vampire….

PRAISE FOR BAG OF BEARD
including praise ‘A Triptych of Plays’ (2020) & ‘The Messiah Complex,’ VAULT Festival (2023):

★★★★★ “A company at the forefront of contemporary theatre” - Theatre Weekly
★★★★★ “A five star night at the theatre” - London Pub Theatres
★★★★★ “Exceptionally rewarding and brilliantly performed entertainment” - London Living Large
★★★★★ “A thought-provoking, accomplished production” - Broadway World

'Tis true! 😄Happy Halloween, everyone! 🎃
31/10/2021

'Tis true! 😄

Happy Halloween, everyone! 🎃

We are 10 years old today. Normally, we're not one for self-congratulatory posts, but it would rather remiss of us not t...
31/10/2021

We are 10 years old today.

Normally, we're not one for self-congratulatory posts, but it would rather remiss of us not to mark the occasion in some way. And it needs to be acknowledged that we wouldn't be here now if not for the support of you - our members and subscribers - which has been unwavering.

Admittedly, the past ten years have not been without periods of turbulence. Not least having to say our final goodbyes to some dearly loved friends and allies. And of course, there's the very divisive nature of the Highgate Vampire Case itself - what with it's associated feuds and often cult-like obsessions.

We still strive to remain independent and unflinching in our commentary - like that of our sister forum: "Did A Wampyr Walk In Highgate?" - ably administered by our allies Anthony Hogg and Erin Chapman. All in spite of the continuous trolling from a certain predatory prelate, and the passive aggression of other actors (they KNOW who they are!).

So it just leaves all of us here at North Gate Towers to thank each and everyone of you, and from the very bottom of our un-staked hearts.

Here's to another 10 years!

N.B. And maybe we'll finally manage to capture dear Hugo on camera! 😆

Happy New Year, everyone! May 2021 bring you joy, happiness and good health! 🥂🥳
01/01/2021

Happy New Year, everyone!

May 2021 bring you joy, happiness and good health! 🥂🥳

All of us at North Gate Towers would like to wish our subscribers a very happy and safe Halloween. Incidentally, it's al...
31/10/2020

All of us at North Gate Towers would like to wish our subscribers a very happy and safe Halloween.

Incidentally, it's also the society's ninth anniversary, so it's a double celebration (of sorts). 🙂

Mobs & Monsters: Remembering The Mass Vampire Hunt of Highgate Cemetery - The Highgate Vampire @50.On this very evening,...
13/03/2020

Mobs & Monsters: Remembering The Mass Vampire Hunt of Highgate Cemetery - The Highgate Vampire @50.

On this very evening, fifty years ago, a crowd of nearly one hundred would-be vampire hunters descended on Highgate's Swain's Lane, and with the sole intention of entering its neglected necropolis in search of a fanged fiend. Many scaled the high wall and top gate and caused untold damage to graves and monuments therein. Eventually, the police had to be called to control the mob, and they managed to evict many of the trespassers using patrol dogs.

This modern example of vampire hysteria was sparked, no less, by the guest appearances of both David Farrant and Sean Manchester on Thames TV's 'Today' programme (ITV), which aired earlier that night. The show's remit was to provide live entertainment and information which aimed to reflect “what was going on in the capital” and with this in mind, dedicated that Friday's edition to a report on the (relatively new) "Highgate Vampire" media phenomenon.

After viewers were informed that the vampire (proclaimed by Manchester to be a geninue supernatural entity) would be located and staked by Farrant later that night; a not insignificant number of them (teenagers and young adults, mostly), set out for the quiet and leafy North London suburb - all in the vain hope of witnessing this spectacle for themselves. With some travelling in from as far as Chelmsford, Essex!

Farrant, wisely, chose to avoid the ensuing melee and instead lay low in a local public house. Not so, Manchester (allegedy). As he, somewhat retrospectively perhaps, went on to claim that he had personally led this group of novice hunters into the cemetery (later revised to merely a "handpicked number" in subsequent narratives)...

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