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Highgate Vampire
A tall dark figure haunted London's gothic cemetery. Dead foxes drained of blood. Satanic rituals. Vampire hunters stalking the tombs at night. The Highgate Vampire panic of 1970.
1970
Highgate Cemetery, London, England
100+ witnesses
The Highgate Vampire was a media sensation in 1970 involving alleged vampire sightings at Highgate Cemetery.
The Sightings
In 1970:
- Reports of a tall dark figure
- In Highgate Cemetery
- Dead animals found drained of blood
The Panic
The situation escalated:
- Newspapers reported the story
- Self-proclaimed vampire hunters arrived
- Mass vigil on Friday the 13th, March 1970