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Dead London: The Highgate Vampire Files
Episode 620th May 2026 • Peculiar Britain: Odd Crimes & Bizarre Mysteries • David Bainbridge
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Where Victorian graves meet modern madness, and something ancient refuses to stay buried.

In 1970, hundreds of stake-wielding Londoners stormed Highgate Cemetery on Friday the 13th, hunting a vampire. This is that story.

Dead London: The Highgate Vampire Files uncovers one of Britain's most extraordinary urban legends. We explore the crumbling Victorian necropolis that sparked mass hysteria, the bitter rivalry between two eccentric occultists, and the tabloid press that gleefully fanned the flames. Was the Highgate Vampire real, or something far more fascinating?

Perfect for fans of British history, folk horror, and the stranger side of London life.

🔔 Subscribe and join us as we dig up the peculiar, the forgotten, and the genuinely terrifying.

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