Episode 53: The Highgate Vampire Part 3 - A Bloody Good Time
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12/24/24 • 78 min
Matt and EJ conclude their investigation of the Highgate Vampire, the alleged bloodsucker who menaced a London cemetery in the 1970s. A riot breaks out, vampire hunters Sean Manchester and David Farrant clash in a duel to see who will be the first to slay the beast, and London police struggle to contain the riots. And, as the would-be slayers' bitter rivalry stretches across decades, the truth of the Highgate Vampire slowly comes into focus.
Matt and EJ conclude their investigation of the Highgate Vampire, the alleged bloodsucker who menaced a London cemetery in the 1970s. A riot breaks out, vampire hunters Sean Manchester and David Farrant clash in a duel to see who will be the first to slay the beast, and London police struggle to contain the riots. And, as the would-be slayers' bitter rivalry stretches across decades, the truth of the Highgate Vampire slowly comes into focus.
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Episode 52: The Highgate Vampire Part 2 - A Vampire - Themed Exorcism
Matt and EJ continue their investigation of the Highgate Vampire, the undead monster stalking through a 1960s London cemetery. After a terrifying encounter, Wiccan master David Farrant swears to put an end to the undead menace. But his plans are upended with the arrival of a new face at Highgate: Bishop Sean Manchester, exorcist in training and sworn enemy of all the occult. He blames Farrant and his coven for the vampire and intends to slay it his own way. Who will catch up to the vampire first?
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Oarfish and sea serpents:
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/19/nx-s1-5196630/oarfish-california-japan-folklore
Spade-toothed whales:
Bobby Mackey's Haunted Music World:
https://www.wlwt.com/article/bobby-mackeys-bar-haunted-demolition-wilder-kentucky/63145724
Alien invasion predictions:
https://www.newsweek.com/futurist-aliens-prediction-december-3-war-1994853
UK drones:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crk4g3zddexo
NJ Drones:
https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/mysterious-drones-sightings-new-jersey/
https://skepticalinquirer.org/1990/01/the-airship-hysteria-of-1896-97/
The real St. Nicholas:
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