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We're Moving!

No more comments will be uploaded after this point. This Blog is moving to its permanent home and this blog deleted.

Stay tuned for the new url.

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"Gothic Press" Strikes Again! and the Price Drops 10%!

Gothic Press, the commercial entity run by Sean Manchester, has whined to Blogger that linking to his book for sale on Ebay has violated the DCMA Act. So the picture of a book for sale on Ebay has been deleted.

Never fear - the seller has been unmolested and still has the image up on Ebay. And the price is now 10% off!

Sweet'ums, you can't delete for sale images. Man-up before everything falls off.

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Sean Edits THV Cover for Facebook Page!

Talk about revisionist history! Sean has edited his "vampire" self portrait for his VRS Facebook page!

Compare with the orginial up on Ebay for sale:

What's wrong Sean? Are you afraid the noobs on Facebook will recognize you and realize you are a fake?

Hey and look at the organizers of the new VRS; there's Sean;
our good buddy and sock puppet Arminus; and an actual real person from Bristol. I notice Katrina Garforth-Bles and Dennis Crawford have gone missing. Where are they? Did they retire? Are they dead? Did the socks wear out?

Maybe the Posse should join and let the few Facebook members (only 184 this time instead of thousands) know about Sean's deals with the Devil on Ebay.

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Crybaby Sean Tries to Silence Don Ecker Report

Net Curtains Raps Sean's Posterior

This past weekend, instead of celebrating Father's Day, hearing confessions or celebrating mass in his Church of the Net Curtains garden loo, whiny Sean Manchester was up to no good. Although Don Ecker removed a public document that offended the delicate prelate, the Bish had Don's revised report removed here at Net Curtains as well. The Posse was forwarded the complaint from his royal highness and excellency himself:

[Note: we have deleted the private contact information that does not appear in public records, even though we don't have to because the man is a public figure and the address he uses is also a commercial address. But we are nicer and have more ethics than Sean. ]

Nine images uploaded by Don Ecker on the page above are my exclusive
copyright. They have been stolen and completely misrepresented by Don Ecker who is engaged in a hate campaign against me in collaboration with a convicted felon in the UK. I have identified the nine infringed images below by recording the text immediately below (or alongside)each image.

Pursuant to 17 USC 512(c)(3)(A), this communication serves as a
statement that:

I am the exclusive rights holder for the images that appear with the captions or adjoining text:

1. Here is the Rt. Reverend fending off a Vampire Bat displayed on his book "The Vampire Hunter's Handbook."

2. Yes, here is ol' Sean, (who by the way was calling himself a Lord, Hey it's a British thing)
3. The secret of these two guys (in my very informed opinion) was that
back in the day

4 & 5. The really funny part was when the Criminal Investigators came to question Farrant demanding to know where Manchester's body was.

6. Sean and Sarah

7. I don't know if you've ever seen a wound on someone's throat . but I have and this sure as hell isn't one.

8. Sean Manchester or or David Farrant?

9. Peace Treaty.


These images have been unlawfully reproduced from two editions of my book "The Highgate Vampire" (ISBN 0951060600 & ISBN 1872486010) and from my website http://www.holygrail-church.fsnet.co.uk. I am the author and their contents are my exclusive copyright. These exclusive rights are being violated by material available upon your site at the following URL: http://highgate-vampire.com/donereport.pdf

I have a good faith belief that the use of this material in such a fashion is not authorized by the copyright holder, the copyright holder's agent, or the law; Under penalty of perjury in a United States court of law, I state that the information contained in this notification is accurate, and that I am authorized to act on the behalf of the exclusive rights holder for the material in question; I may be contacted by the following methods: 5(deleted) Road,Bournemouth BH6 3SS, England, United Kingdom. Telephone: 0120(deleted).
E-mail: bishop@holygrail-church.fsnet.co.uk

I hereby request that you remove or disable access to this material as it appears on your service in as expedient a fashion as possible.
Thank you.

Regards,

+Sen Manchester (The Right Rev'd)

"Sen" Manchester? Looks like the ASCII text stripped out his stupid non-English accented a.

Well Sean, I'm flummoxed. Your sock puppet the Demonologist said you never read the blogosphere as you are far to busy with important things, yet here you are emailing in person. You traffic with Satanists, yet see yourself as the holiest of holies. You lift other's images, use them and claim fair use, but infringe upon the rights of others to use your images even when it's within their legal rights. Sean, you are the biggest hypocrite in the western world.

Oh, well. Don's report may be gone for now, but some good came out of this. Some of the Posse may be traveling to London on business in the coming months. We'll ring you up when we get there. Perhaps we can have tea. Or perhaps our resident Don Juan of the Cubicle will chat up the wife if she's lonely.

In any event, cheers mate. We'll be in touch and see you soon! I think the delightful Ms. Furbish is coming with us, so perhaps you'll be nice and autograph her copy of THV.

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Arminius Vámbéry Really Hungarian?

He doesn't seem to respond in Hungarian for some reason.


Discuss...

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Signed Copy of THV First Edition on Ebay!

Bargain hunters take note. A signed copy of that mighty book is for sale on Ebay for a mere 73.78 USD, plus shipping.

Think about it - having a book touched by his holiness himself, Lord Pope Bishop Sean Manchester, dispatcher of evil vampires, nemesis of Satan and his imps, seller of books through occult dealers and bastard great-grandson of Lord Byron.

Do check out the listing as the seller is showing the pictures deleted from the second edition.

Don't let this one get away!

Note to Bonky: When a person is selling an item, it is legal for them to photograph the outside and inside of the item for sale.

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Arminius Vámbéry Banned

Looks as though Arminius Vámbéry was given his walking papers at Nocturnal Frequency Radio:

Nocturnal Frequency

6/21/2009 10:31 AM

Arminius, anymore comments you post will be reported and your account suspended. If you would like to further this continuous bashing of David, do it elsewhere, there is no place for it here.

Farewell Arminius Vámbéry! I'm sure you'll find some other blog to haunt, so chin up old chap.

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Is Bishop Manchester Trafficking with Satanists?

FLASH! BREAKING STORY!!

It's come to the attention of Net Curtains that Sean Manchester's works are being sold on Ebay by a seller with occult ties.

Last Wednesday, a reader of Net Curtains contacted us with this story:

"Several weeks ago I purchased a copy of The Vampire Hunter's Handbook on Ebay. There is nothing wrong with the seller as he is very efficient and great to work with. He has 100% positive feedback. However, judging by his items for sale, this appeared to be a shop that sold mostly occult/witchcraft items. When my book arrived, though, I was taken aback when I saw the return address was Gothic Press - shipped from Bishop Manchester's home in Bournemouth! Is the Bishop aware of this? If so, how can he deride David Farrant so for having connections with the occult? This seller is auctioning off complete Satanic altars!"

Well, Net Curtains has done a looky-loo and sho'nuff, this Ebay seller is hawking Sean Manchester's wares as well as Pagan and Satanic items.

Looking at his Ebay store, there are no Manchester items currently for sale. However, looking at his public feedback page we find past items sold:

SATANIC GOETIA MAGICK Satanism Grimoire Baphomet Gothic

FULL SATANIC KIT Baphomet Magick Satanism Vampire Pagan [Satanic Altar Kit]

HIGHGATE VAMPIRE 4xCDs Magick Satanic Occult Witchcraft

THE VAMPIRE HANDBOOK Magick Satanic Occult Witchcraft

THE HIGHGATE VAMPIRE Satanism Magick Baphomet Satanic V RARE Hardback Edition INCLUDES FREE VAMPIRE MUSIC CD!

The seller does describe Manchester's products in a positive manner as :

"The Infernal World of the Undead
Unearthed At London's Famous Highgate Cemetery & Environs"
BY
Reknowned Vampirologist, Demonologist & Exorcist Bishop Sean Manchester

The Definitive Account of the UK’s Best Documented Contemporary Vampire Case Written By the Man Who Led the Only Investigation Into the Spectral Hauntings, Nightly Visitations, Demonic Disturbances & Blood-Lettings At Highgate Cemetery & Environs From 1969-1982.

Spectres Rising from tombs, ghostly manifestations in moonlit lanes, nocturnal attacks on people and animals, corpses drained of blood ~ almost everyone has heard tales of the Highgate Vampire, but only in Seán Manchester’s book can the full account be read by the person who led the only investigation to take place into these mysterious happenings. Lavishly illustrated with case file photographs and unique artwork, The Highgate Vampire is an absolutely essential addition to any vampire aficionado’s collection. "

The person who made contact with us also included a photograph of the original envelope, recently postmarked from the UK. It did indeed originate from Gothic Press as it bore Sean's sacred seal (a rubber stamp with his three bat shield ) and home address. Net Curtains has declined to print this as, although Gothic Press is a commercial enterprise, it is also the address of a private home.

Of course, the Ebay seller may simply be placing orders and having Gothic Press ship direct. However, it seems strange that those smart cookies at the VRS - Dennis Crawford, Katrina-Garforth Bless, the Demonologist, Arminius Vámbéry and Sean's team of legal experts- has not conducted a background check to see how the merchandise is being sold. To have one's sacred book against the infernal imps of hell sold in association with "Satanism Magick Baphomet" is like Jimmy Swaggart visiting a prostitute - completely unbelievable! Marketing a book by the very Bishop who founded G.A.S.P along with Satanic altar items is clearly a conflict of interest, to say the very least.

Net Curtains is remaining neutral in this revelation. I'm sure the Demonologist will come up with an explanation of how the Bishop's merch has been sold undetected along with occult items since 2001. Until then, do contact the seller. He does have some great deals on Sean's books at times, as well as some very swell occult paraphernalia. So if you need to complete your collection of either, do so before the Sean pulls the plug now that he has been rumbled.

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Game, Set, Match - To The Overseer

Those of you watching the sparring between the "Demonologist" and that saucy Aussie, "The Overseer," I have to declare the guy from down under the winner. While Deme keeps trotting out the same tired lines, it's clear he's run out of anything new to say. The Overseer, however, is articulate, concise and relentless.

So, Overseer, you win the Net Curtains award for Best Retorts to Bonky. Of course we don't have an actual award to give you right now but fear not. I'm sure the Cubicle Posse and I can come up with a trophy of sorts made out of paperclips! :-D

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Sock Puppets from the Grave

Another news flash from Net Curtains - Dateline March 2006

Three years ago a reader on the Highgate Message Board: Knowhere Guide posted an inquiry about the model used in the first edition of The Highgate Vampire. The model, one Jacqueline Cooper, was the face behind the character of the "lovely Luisa." Yes, that Luisa -our Bishop's paramour who died a vampire victim only to return from the grave as a giant spider.

The post begins:

Jacqueline Cooper by Spider (Member 10145191) on 6-Mar-2006

Hi,

I am trying to contact Jacqueline Cooper in connection with a research project being carried out on the alleged paranormal happenings in the area during the years 1967-1982. Being a maiden name, Cooper may now not be her surname and she may also have been known as "Lusia". She was known to live and frequent the Highgate area and had long blonde hair in the 1970's. Any information will be gratefully received.

Yours Faithfully,

Alex Berger.

We then have one normal response:

Jacqueline Cooper by LEE (Member 10182286) on 26-Apr-2006

hi did she have any children /brothers sisters

Only to be met with this strangeness:

Re: Jacqueline Cooper by Diana Brewester (Member 10032845) on 5-Mar-2008

Alex Berger is trying to mislead and misrepresent on a topic about which he knows absolutely nothing. His "research project" comprises malicious intent and harassment on behalf of a convicted felon who is twice his age.

Jacqueline Cooper was never known as "Lusia." This is misdirection put out by Berger and his devious partner in crime (literally) who is someone convicted of malicious vandalism

Which garnered this retort:

Re: Jacqueline Cooper by Spider (Member 10145191) on 14-Nov-2008

Thanks to the special person who kindly provided me with contact information for Jacqueline. This has provided me with important information for my book on the Highgate case.

As for you "Diana Brewester" (Who died in December 2003 after losing her battle against cancer) have you come back from the grave? Or in your case, the Urn. Perhaps you have come back as a vampire! Assuming it was really you posting in the first place, why give anyone else your login details to Knowhere? Sort of gives the game away, doesn't it Sean.

Regards,
Alex.

The now rumbled sock puppet changes names:

Re: Jacqueline Cooper by The Overseer (Member 10233461) on 20-Nov-2008

Alex Berger appears too dim to realise that the secretary of a research society headed by Sean Manchester used that organisation's computer when posting while still alive. Another secretary used Diana's old login details after her death because they were the same domain as the society in question and it was probably supposed would be in the name of the organisation. Hence the mistake once made was not repeated.

I find Berger's disrespectful comments about a recently deceased person entirely predicatble of him and his claims to be writing a book about the Highgate Vampire case risible. Considering he was not even born at the time of the happenings at Highgate, Berger can bring nothing new to the table. He seems more driven by an agenda to cause mischief and execute vendettas than anything relating to researching the supernatural.

President of the Ghost Club Society, paranormal researcher and well-known author Peter Underwood supports Sean Manchester's findings and wrote two books of his own which cover the case at its inception. Renowned exorcist and author Sean Manchester researched the case personally and wrote the definitive book about his findings after a gruelling thirteen year investigation. His bestselling book "The Highgate Vampire" covers the case in its entirety. There is also available a double CD containing archive witness statements and other material from the time.

Claims in the Hampstead & Highgate Express over the last two or three years that the same vampire is back again, however, are transparently fraudulent as the wraith was successfully exorcised three and a half decades ago.

Berger sounds very much like yet another bandwagoneer which is tiresome in the extreme.

To which Berger replies:

Re: Jacqueline Cooper by Spider (Member 10145191) on 20-Nov-2008
[Sighs]

What Manchester fails to realise is that facts can be checked and people can be contacted. Patsy Langley set the ball rolling with first edition of her book "The Highgate Vampire Casebook". This has led to a much wider enquiry by the BPOS over the last couple of years. Nobody is getting any younger. Facts need to be documented now before it's too late.

What you fail to understand, Sean, is that I'm not trying to attack you (and certainly not Brewester, who I don't believe was responsible for any of the comments on here) I'm trying to set the record straight regarding your absurd Vampire story. That's all.

2009 is going to be a very interesting year. Our President is planning to publish two books, I'm well on course with mine and another senior member of the BPOS is planning a follow up to her first book. A fourth author is planning to cover the Highgate case in detail for the first time, and this is an author every bit as influential as Underwood. I'm sworn to secerecy on this project, unfortunately.

2009 will be a very interesting year. It will be the year your daft Vampire theory gets crucified once and for all.

This isn't the place for a row, If you want to carry this on I suggest you comment on the Society's blog page. I know you read it often.

Alex.

And now for a famous line:

Re: Jacqueline Cooper by The Overseer (Member 10233461) on 21-Nov-2008

I do not appreciate the tired tactic of you and your cronies addressing anyone who disagrees with any of you as "Sean Manchester." I am not Sean Manchester. I somehow very much doubt that "Alex Berger" is your real name, but we'll probably never know, and I certainly could not care less.

Patricia Langley was born in 1960 - aged ten when the Highgate Vampire case hit the headlines - and is a self-styled witch, medium and spiritualist. What she laughingly describes as a “casebook” comprises fifty stapled pages bearing the address and imprint, ie “British Psychic and Occult Society,” of someone convicted of multifarious crimes at Highgate Cemetery.

This self-published pamphlet has no ISBN and the page bearing her name is pasted inside the front cover so it might be omitted for the purpose of being forwarded anonymously to those suspected of being unsympathetic toward the publishing source.

It does not take long to discover why Langley might want her work to appear anonymous. The front cover contains a stolen image, as does the rear cover which displays a stolen photograph of Sean Manchester. Inside (on page 47 near the pamphlet’s conclusion) is another stolen image reproduced without consent from page 182 of The Highgate Vampire. There is no photograph of Langley, however, who opts to be known as “Patsy.”

Nobody in their right mind would take such a pathetic effort seriously. Its false claims are clearly calculated to discredit Sean Manchester and its authoress is renowned for belonging to an internte vendetta against him. She posts under various pseudonyms, most lately as "Columbine," and is a particularly obnoxious individual. Her lying know no bounds. There could also be charges brought against her for copyright theft, harassment and libel if she were ever tracked down to a location where she could be found.

You talk about the “British Psychic and Occult Society” and its “President” when you know full well there is no such organisation and never has been. This has been exposed time after time.

Don't tell me where to post. You came here shouting the odds and I have responded. You have picked a fight with the wrong people. The only thing that will be "crucified" next year, Berger, will be the likes of you and your criminal associates.

And so the rant goes on.

Net Curtains has a few questions as well. Would any real office ever leave the the login of a deceased employ on their computer system for years? Did Diana appear from the grave? Or did Sean Manchester, who never trolls as himself, get his screen names mixed up again.?

Net Curtains also has another question. Did the poster Alex Burger ever get in touch with Jacqueline Cooper? Would they please get in touch with us, as we would like to do our own investigation. Simply use the contact form below. All replies are confidential.

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And the Winner Is....

Deme/Sean has finally trumpeted his "I'm not Sean Manchester!" lie.

As I am not Seán Manchester, no matter how many times Farrant and his clique say otherwise, I will not attempt to answer any questions that could be personal to him...

That means Annie two cubes over wins the office pool. You go girl! Way to start casual Friday!

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Don Ecker Speaks!

Late today the Posse heard from world famous researcher Don Ecker. It appears Mr. Ecker has done some wonderful research concerning the case of the Highgate Vampire. Unfortunately, a person (or persons) seem hell bent on censoring his findings.

Mr. Ecker wishes to share his conclusions with the millions of readers of Net Curtains. Not one to be silenced, Mr. Ecker has removed some offending public documents to placate the offended party. As we also believe in free speech and freedom of the press and just say "no" to censorship, we are happy to present this report. Rest assured it will send shock-waves through the vampire hunter communities!

The Highgate Vampire Report - Updated

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The Dust Up on Nocturnal Frequency Goes On!

While Sean is busy posting here as "The Demonologist", his sock puppet (and dead man)
Arminius Vámbéry was busy on Nocturnal Frequency again.

Let's have a looky-loo at his latest tantrums:

Arminius Vámbéry

6/12/2009 11:29 AM

"This will only get deleted again so I don't know why you're bothering. If you want to discuss things further much of this is available on the 'Net Curtains Lurkers' blogsite," says "Alex Berger." So why is "Berger" bothering? As for contributing to a highly abusive blog run by Farrant's degenerate clique - I really don't think so. It can be arranged for "Berger" to listen to 40-year-old tape-recorded conversations between Tony Hill and Farrant.

Arminius Vámbéry 6/12/2009 11:39 AM

"Constantly repeating the same old stuff won't make it true," say "Alex Berger" who should try telling that to his mentor David Farrant who repeated the same old stuff in Steve Genier's April interview in Genier's June interview with Farrant who even read aloud the same passages from THE HIGHGATE VAMPIRE by Seán Manchester. All Farrant ever does is repeat the same old stuff. The only person who isn't thoroughly bored listening to Farrant is Farrant.

David Farrant 6/16/2009 12:13 AM

Don't you ever give up, Sean? Everyone knows "Arminious" is really yourself writing ABOUT yourself under one of your typical aliases. Give it a rest Sean. People just aren't fooled anymore! David Farrant

Arminius Vámbéry 6/16/2009 4:01 AM

What a joke that Steve Genier tows the Farrant line. Does he really think I'm bothered he claims I'm Seán Manchester? Quite an honour, I'd say. If Genier ever actually met Farrant in person he would see what an utter bozo he has become in the eyes of informed, intelligent people. A heavy metal loving biker from the United States taken in by a stammering shell of a man in England who contradicts himself and spews forth falsehood every time he opens his mouth.

And so it goes...Sean has been ranting, mostly to himself, since the 12th. Poor Sean, he needs to get out of the house more.

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More Tech Issues

Ok, I've fixed the background. This was a bug in Internet Explorer 6. IE 6 cannot handle transparent PNG files used in the style sheet. Of course, if you are using IE 6 you need to upgrade because the next upgrade of Blogger will not be backward compatible.

Since I had to go through a zillion lines of code to fix this, the poll and many things were wiped out. I've restored as many as possible.

As Baldry Cat could not post using the drop down comment section, I changed the default to a pop up window. Not as neat and readable, but hopefully it will work for everyone. If it does not, this blog may move to Wordpress in the future as it has less issues.

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Notice to Internet Explorer Users

If you are using IE 6 you must upgrade to IE 8. IE 6 is obsolete and cannot set the colors correctly on this blog.

Here is the link to Microsoft and the Upgrade.

If you are seeing double, you are using IE 6. You must upgrade. If you are using IE 6 you must upgrade to IE 8. IE 6 is obsolete and cannot set the colors correctly on this blog. Here is the link to Microsoft and the Upgrade.

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Sean Manchester Loses Bid to Revolutionise Hand Stake

HBO Beats Him to the Punch!

"If I'm remembered for nothing else, I'd like to be remembered for developing, indeed, revolutionizing the hand stake. "

-Sean Manchester
Bloodlust by Carol Page

Netcurtains was shocked at the revelation that ace vampire hunter, Sean Manchester, has indeed missed the boat in his legacy. These photographs forwarded to us by Administrative Executive, Office Dominatrix and She Who Keeps the Keys to the Supply Closet, the delightful Ms. Furbish, indeed proves Sean has failed yet again.

New Zealand vamp hunters were delighted with this convenient marketing ploy by Home Box Office (a Division of Time Warner) which provides instant access to hand stakes in case of emergency vampire attack.

Some anti-vampire groups are warning of more vampire activity as more vamps are mainstreaming due to the popularity of the HBO Series True Blood.

An attempt to contact The Fellowship of the Sun about aiding in the design went unanswered. However, a spokesman who declined to give his name, did mention Mr. Manchester as "a rank amateur" and questioned if he has been "saved. "

In any event, Sean has failed again. We can only wonder what this set-back will do to his self esteem.

Somewhere in Bournemouth, a tea pot cozy is spinning!

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Our First Fan Art by American Psycho

It's Monday morning in America, one of the most abysmal times for any working Joe in the country. In the next few minutes we will hear the call of our boss and begin our Monday ritual of Lets Hold A Meeting.

However, to lighten a dreary day, Net Curtains has been sent its first fan art. Thank you American Psycho! It does capture the essence of this bizarre internet soap opera.

BTW - I love the term "Cubicle Posse." I'm going to add that to the bio.

So there you are folks! Millions are reading, so if you have fan art, stories or tales of harassment, then let us hear from you. Just use the contact form and we'll be in touch!

Happy Monday!

The Looooone Stranger

Edit: Sorry for the typos and such. Composing and talking on the phone at the same time is not my strong suit.

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Tweeks, Bells, Whistles and the Vampires of Bon Temps

So far some blog configuration issues have been settled. I've also decided to settle on this theme for a while.

News: Blogger will be down for maintenance at 12AM PDT Monday (6/15).

This site may be moving to a new host independent of Blogger. We'll let you know.

Everyone will be unavailable during the second season premiere of True Blood tonight. We are having a party before, during and after the show.

Go Vamps Go!!! Woo-hoo!!!

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Rearranging the Furniture

Yes the templates have changed. You are not seeing things. Bonky has not hacked the page.

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Crazed Sean on YouTube

For your weekend enjoyment, here is a clip from YouTube featuring Sean and his hippy side-kick, "Brother" Keith. Notice in the comments section Sean is posting as SoLateIntotheNight. Sean has a Lord Byron fetish.



Edit: The Overseer has some great points on this vid. Read about it in this post!

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Another Blog Debuts!

That poor maligned feline, John Baldry's Cat, has his very own blog. Sometime tomorrow when we cube rats return to work, the office will erupt in laughter reading his age old wisdom. Think of it - casual Friday.- reading a brilliant satire by John Baldry's Cat whilst consuming coffee and donuts waiting for the next pink slip to fall.

Of course Cat has a better layout on his blog than we do. That means we Joes have to get in gear and tweek ours because it looks ratty.

C Ya Cat!

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The Nocturnal Radio Brouhaha Continued

The Arminius Vámbéry Saga Continues

With special thanks to Alex Berger, he has been kind enough to forward the rest of the Nocturnal Frequency fracas for everyone's enjoyment! (note to US readers - date is posted in European form)

Alex Berger
10/06/2009 15:20
Who are the "many" that observed David in that way? Name names or don't make the claims.

Arminius Vámbéry
11/06/2009 07:51
If, as you claim, Farrant's non-existent "BPOS" has "considerably in excess of 350 members" where are these members? Farrant is on Facebook as self-styled "president" of the "BPOS." He can barely muster 40 "friends" who, bar a couple of exceptions, are people young enough to be his grandchildren living in various parts of the world who he has never heard of before. Why have none of the mythological "350" ever materialised?

Arminius Vámbéry
11/06/2009 07:56
The alleged "350" members have never materialised anywhere Farrant has created a group, forum or message board? They simply do not exist and have never existed. Farrant is the only member of his "BPOS." He has provided no evidence to suggest otherwise. The history he has given for his non-existent "BPOS" is risible. Anyone with half a brain could work out that if he was living rough in France picking grapes he could not be running a UK occult society. It is all lies

Arminius Vámbéry
11/06/2009 07:57
So now "Alex Berger" (and we all know who he is) calls the shots? Whatever happened to freedom of speech? It's apparently all right for Farrant to spout libel about Seán Manchester in two interviews but apparently not all right for someone to refute what Farrant claims? That sounds a bit like running scared to me. The truth hurts, I suppose, and Farrant is obviously reallly hurting. By the way, what has any of this got to do with "Alex Berger"? He's just a hanger-on.

Alex Berger
11/06/2009 09:39
You make the mistake of assuming everyone has a facebook account. I don't have one and many of our members are c. 50-70 in age and a lot of those will also not be as net savvy as younger people. I could ask you where all the members of the VRS/BOS are hiding, but as I don't want to be on facebook I guess I'll never know. Much of our society's caseload is dealt with in private, for much the same reason as the VRS also only discuss a small percentage of their cases. You must realise that despit[cut off]

Alex Berger
11/06/2009 09:41
My friend Barbara Green has summed this situation up nicely: "Bonky doesn’t have any existence without David, its like me and my shadow, waltzing down the avenue etc! Psychic Siamese Twins, poor David, one of those conjoined twins where one is a parasite ( Bonky) feeding on the other."

Alex Berger
11/06/2009 09:54
We notice that you are contributing to a facebook page owned by David's ex-secretary. We believe this woman to be socially vunerable and your cinical attempts to stir the troubled waters are sad reflection on the levels to which you will stoop in order to harm David. This is not appropriate behaviour for a man of the cloth. When you finally push this woman "over the edge" it will be something you will have to live with forever.

Arminius Vámbéry
11/06/2009 10:12
"'There is no British Psychic & Occult Society'." How would you know Arminius? For your information there are considerably in excess of 350 members, I don't have the exact figure to hand," claims "Alex Berger" without a shred of evidence to support such a claim. I cannot prove a negative because Farrant's members do not exist, but of they really existed that fact could be demonstrated. There is, however, plenty of circumstantial evidence to show they do not exist.

Alex Berger
11/06/2009 10:19
I join Mr Anthony Hogg in condemning the removal of Don Ecker's account of the Highgate Vampire Hoax on Anthony's website by the spurious claim of copyright infringement. Manchester accuses me of preventing free speech when I asked Steve to remove his malicious bile from Nocturnal Frequencey Radio, and yet he goes and pulls a stunt like this. What a hypocrite.

Arminius Vámbéry
11/06/2009 10:19
"You make the mistake of assuming everyone has a facebook account," says "Alex Berger." I would say two things to that: (1) get a Facebook account and (2) groups can be viewed without registering or being a member. "Berger" has no answer as to why none of Farrant's "350" have joined any of the forums/boards etc set up by Farrant. Membership of the Vampire Research Society is purposely kept small. The British Occult Society was formally dissolved in 1988.

Arminius Vámbéry
11/06/2009 10:24
"My friend Barbara Green has summed this situation up nicely: 'Bonky doesn’t have any existence without David'," repeats "Berger." Why have none of you people got an ounce of originality? You take something I said weeks ago and mirror it back as if you are somehow being clever. I am flattered that my words are so potent, but it is, of course, Farrant who desperately needs Seán Manchester. Why else would he talk endlessly about him in both interviews on Genier's blogtalk?

Arminius Vámbéry
11/06/2009 10:31
"I join Mr Anthony Hogg in condemning the removal of Don Ecker's account of the Highgate Vampire Hoax on Anthony's website by the spurious claim of copyright infringement," says "Berger." The images uploaded by Ecker were predomiantly from "The Highgate Vampire" book and the VRS website, all of which is the exclusise copyright of Seán Manchester. If Seán Manchester owns the copyright to stolen images how can any action to recover them be spurious?

Arminius Vámbéry
11/06/2009 10:34
"We notice that you are contributing to a facebook page owned by David's ex-secretary. We believe this woman to be socially vunerable and your cinical attempts to stir the troubled waters are sad reflection on the levels to which you will stoop in order to harm David," states "Berger." It was, however, Farrant's ex-girlfriend Catherine Fearnley who started the Facebook group, not me, in order to refute all the malice and hatred on Farrant's blog.

Arminius Vámbéry
11/06/2009 10:37
"When you finally push this woman 'over the edge' it will be something you will have to live with forever," claims "Berger." Yet this woman, whose name is Catherine Fearnley, says she has never been happier than she is now and that she was pushed over the edge when she was Farrant's girlfirend and he had her do all his dirty work for him; something she now deeply regrets.

Arminius Vámbéry
11/06/2009 10:43
You are a rather silly person, "Alex Berger," who always manages to make a bad situation worse. Your claims are adolescent and asinine. Allowing yourself to become an extension to Farrant's malicious hate campaign is something you must live with. Perhaps one day, like Miss Fearnley, you will perhaps wake up and recognise what is going on and regret your deceitful allegations? Until that day arrives, you are transparently no more than Farrant's dupe.

Alex Berger
11/06/2009 10:49
"Yet this woman, whose name is Catherine Fearnley, says she has never been happier than she is now and that she was pushed over the edge when she was Farrant's girlfirend ..." David denies that Catherine was his girlfriend. But that aside, you must agree that Catherine felt she had been spurned and lots of what she said and did in the aftermath of this was malicious. (Such as contacting the police about emails supposedly sent from David's computers - None were found).

Alex Berger
11/06/2009 10:54
"If Seán Manchester owns the copyright to stolen images how can any action to recover them be spurious?". OK - So let's ask Don to remove the images whose copyright you so closely guard and republish the original sans images. What you really object to is that he failed to believe your lurid vampire story and had the guts to say so. Copyright is being used as a smokescreen.

Alex Berger
11/06/2009 11:02
"You are a rather silly person, "Alex Berger," who always manages to make a bad situation worse. Your claims are adolescent and asinine." That's a cheek! It's a damn sight less adolescent and asinine than claiming to have fought a "giant vampire spider" whilst dressed only in a shiny purple robe standing in a magic circle of burning sulphur!!

Alex Berger
11/06/2009 11:07
Despite your obviously low opinion of me I don't actually hate you Sean. All I want is for David to get a fair crack of the whip and not be bullied into a corner by your reams of copy and paste
nonsense. You refuse to contribute to any project involving David but often turn up later trying to malign him. You stared this comments row by calling David "disingenuous and deceitful".

Arminius Vámbéry - what a fruit loop! LOL! FYI, Mr. Berger is right. Sean is notorious for shutting down blogs who use images that Sean clearly does not own (like from TV shows) or those that can be used in accordance with the Fair Use laws of the US. However, Sean regularly steals images he does not own and claims Fair Use privilege.

A warning to Bonky: this blog is archived. Pull this stunt with us and we'll move the whole thing to a private account with a provider that could care less. Play fair with us and we will play fair with you.

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Bonky Blows Top On Nocturnal Frequency Blog

Speak of the Devil!

Sean attempted to hijack another blog, this time Nocturnal Frequency Radio's blog. The internet paranormal radio show invited David Farrant, not once, but twice to do an interview.

Of course, the Bishop of the Church of Net Curtains wouldn't stand for it as David proved to be quite popular. And so, as so many times, Bonky ranted, raved and stamped his feet in outrage - under an alias of Arminius Vámbéry. The admins have since deleted the thread as they lost patience with Sean. Thanks to the archive at Google, here is the whole tirade:

Arminius Vámbéry

6/2/2009 9:13 AM

I doubt anyone could meet a more disingenuous and deceitful person; so utterly void of sincerity; so totally consumed by his hatred for Seán Manchester. From Farrant's lips spills a poisonous brew of malice and falsehood with each and every utterance. Why anyone would take any notice of this non-entity who will do just about anything to seek attention is baffling. Far worse, he will defame and damage those he envies and fears in the pursuit of his malicious agenda.

Arminius Vámbéry

6/2/2009 11:37 AM

Like the previous interview in April, David Farrant reads at length from Seán Manchester's bestselling book THE HIGHGATE VAMPIRE, but nothing from his own self-published pamphlet. He also repeats the same defamatory allegations about an 8mm film which was never made by Seán Manchester who wants absolutely nothing to do with this convicted felon. The reason Farrant is so disliked is not because he doesn't believe Seán Manchester's account, but because of his malicious vendetta.

NOCTURNAL FREQUENCY

6/3/2009 2:56 PM

Pathetic is you spending way too much time trying to defame someone who has nothing to hide and has been completely open about this situation. Pathetic is the amount of time you must spend on the computer stocking David's every move.....

David Farrant

6/3/2009 3:27 PM

What IS pathetic Sean, are your desperate attempts to try and pretend that 'Arminious Vambery is not really yourself. You are really the coward here, Sean, hiding behind an alias to tell lies about myself. And lets make no mistake, Sean, everybody knows that this fictitious character is really yourself. You are quite incapable of telling the truth; in fact, you don't even know what the word means. You are a compulsive liar, Sean, and note, I am saying this to your face directly and signing my

Arminius Vámbéry

6/3/2009 3:46 PM

Farrant is a vile and depraved character who puts people's private addresses on both the internet and in his self-published pamphlets together with incitements of extreme hatred. People he dislikes are subject to gross defamation. Anyone who actually checks out what he says will discover he is distorting the facts and lying. He is such a coward. He refuses to meet Seán Manchester face to face in private. The only reason he uses his own name is because he desperately craves publicity.

Arminius Vámbéry

6/3/2009 3:49 PM

I am not Seán Manchester. I am my own person and know a great deal more about these matters than Steve Genier who has become Farrant's mouthpiece. Farrant is a fraud and Genier is his patsy. Genier has no idea what Farrant does to those he dislikes. And he needs no help in blackening his own name. He manages to do that every time he opens his twisted mouth out of which pours a poisonous brew of malice, misrepresentation and unsubstantiated allegations.

NOCTURNAL FREQUENCY

6/3/2009 4:09 PM

As you say Arminius..I'm my own person and no one patsy. As for mouthpieces..I think you take the award for that! It seems if you aren't Sean Manchester, then it is you who his his mouthpiece and patsy!

David Farrant

6/3/2009 4:32 PM

You ARE Sean Manchester, Sean - and everybody knows it! Everybody also knows that your 'vampire' accounts are just pure fiction and everybody knows that as well! DAVID FARRANT

Arminius Vámbéry

6/3/2009 4:49 PM

Let's cut through the smokescreen of saying I'm Seán Manchester. He accuses everyone who challenges him of being Seán Manchester. Forget that little game and let's play for higher stakes. Farrant has recently threatened to descend on Seán Manchester's private residence on the latter's birthday in a few weeks' time. He made the same threat five years ago, but failed to carry it out. Why doesn't this twisted non-entity actually turn up as promised?

Arminius Vámbéry

6/3/2009 4:54 PM

Why doesn't David Farrant have the guts to face Seán Manchester in private? They haven't been in communication for decades. Why not sort everything out once and for all? Or is hiding behind a computer posting libel and threats all Farrant can manage? His comments where he talks of turning up uninvited at Seán Manchester's private residence can be found in posts made on 14/15 May 2009 at: http://davidfarrant.org/TheHumanTouch/?p=389#comments

David Farrant

6/3/2009 6:06 PM

I have invited you to come and knock on my door. I have an injured foot and don't have a car, Sean Your wife does. Get her to drive you up from Bournemouth; you know where I live. Well? Come on you gutless fake, you know where I live. All you're really capable of Sean is hiding behind fake aliases ('Arminious' in this instance) and telling cowardly lies about people whilst pretending to be a 'bishop'. You are a sick little man Sean. David Farrant.

David Farrant

6/3/2009 6:09 PM

PS You can take that as a public invitation, Sean. David Farrant

David Farrant

6/3/2009 6:33 PM

I see you have deleted my last post Sean,where I publicly invited you to get your wife to drive you up from Bournemouth and come and knock on my door. I made the invitation publicly - which is why you deleted it. This has been copied and will keep being posted until I get a public answer, Sean. Don't hide behind your fake alias of 'Arminius'. Answer me under your real name Sean. Well? DAVID FARRANT

Arminius Vámbéry

6/4/2009 7:49 AM

I am not Seán Manchester, but I am aware of the situation better than most. The fact is that David Farrant threatened to descend on a private residence owned by Seán Manchester and he threatened to do so on Seán Manchester's birthday. Seán Manchester did not threaten to arrive on Farrant's doorstep in Muswell Hill, London. The onus is therefore on Farrant to carry out his threat which he made in posts found at: http://davidfarrant.org/TheHumanTouch/?p=389#comments

Arminius Vámbéry

6/4/2009 7:55 AM

Many have observed that if you extract Seán Manchester from any interview Farrant gives he is left with nothing to say; if you extract Seán Manchester from anything Farrant has self-published he is left with nothing to write about; and if you extract Seán Manchester from Farrant's life he becomes a poorly educated non-entity without any skills who nobody would notice. It is only by exploiting and riding on the coat-tails of Seán Manchester that Farrant has any public life.

David Farrant

6/4/2009 1:52 PM

As you’ve deleted my last post Sean, here it is again: CONTINUED: Remember, it was yourself who invited me to your bunglow in Bournemouth in 1998 to be “exorcised” (as reported by the Press then). I am merely returning the invitation now! You say . . . “Without me (you) my life would be nothing!”. Ye gods! Just reverse that and you will get the truth! David (Farrant)

David Farrant

6/4/2009 12:34 PM

Hello again Sean – sorry I mean ‘Arminious’. Still pretending not to be yourself I see. Rather like the time you pretended to be ‘dead’ after one of our duels in 1978 and I was visited by the police to ask where you were buried in Northern France! You remember surely, you did a radio interview on LBC and I said to you . . . “But you’re supposed to be dead!”. You said . . . “Don’t worry, nobody will know that its me”! Times change little don’t they Sean! Remember, it was yourself who invite...

Arminius Vámbéry

6/4/2009 3:39 PM

All Farrant can do is copy what I or someone else supportive of Seán Manchester writes. Is he obsessed with Seán Manchester or isn't he? I've lost count of all the people he has accused of being Seán Manchester who has never lived in a bungalow in his life. This is just more Farrant falsehood. To confront the man himself couldn't be easier. All he need do is carry out his threat - but Farrant is only fond of making public threats - not carrying them out. It's all about publicity.

Arminius Vámbéry

6/5/2009 7:35 AM

Farrant wouldn't recognise the truth if he walked into it with both eyes open. He can't see that most people who follow this dreary saga are well aware of his black propaganda tactics and are thoroughly bored by his smokescreen of diverting attention away from any issue or topic by alleging the other person is Seán Manchester. If Farrant is so obsessed with Seán Manchester he should face him in person. But that is something requiring more courage than Farrant could ever muster.

David Farrant

6/4/2009 4:30 PM

The only people I have accused of being yourself, Sean, have all been yourself using your various aliases., just as you’re doing now with “Arminious”. I have made no threats to you Sean, public or otherwise. I just said if you wanted to speak to me face to face(as you said) just come and knock on my door. That’s all! Where’s the threat in that??? Please enlighten me. David Farrant

Arminius Vámbéry

6/4/2009 4:17 PM

David Farrant is a non-entity who will do absolutely anything to see his name in print. This life-long social security scrounger, who has done nothing throughout his existence except engage in mindless feuds and pretend to be something he is not will defame those he envies and fears in pursuit of what can only be described as meaningless self-publicity. Never has the phrase "GET A LIFE" been more apposite than when applied to this sad, pathetic creature.

Arminius Vámbéry

6/5/2009 7:43 AM

David Farrant said he was would pay Seán Manchester a visit by posting the following on his blog (May 14th, 2009 at 7:54 pm): "Speedqueen suggested knocking on the person’s door and giving his the MMM book for his birthday ... There were other people here as well who really thought this was a good idea and offered to drive us down there ... Might go actually. Could do with a day by the sea. David" http://davidfarrant.org/TheHumanTouch/?p=389#comments

NOCTURNAL FREQUENCY

6/5/2009 10:10 AM

David, I wouldn't bother with this parrot, he's not worth the crackers you feeding him. He is only posting these false accusations to get a raise out of you. I think from the amount of feedback I've gotten through email, they certainly don't believe the bogus bishop's claims anyhow! Arminius, it's time for you to go play in that sandbox already! Maybe you'll find that friend you've always wanted! ;)

Arminius Vámbéry

6/5/2009 10:42 AM

Who is making false accusations? All anyone has to do is go to the link I provided on Farrant's blog to see there is nothing false in what I have alleged. What Steve Genier and David Farrant don't seem to understand is that they just can't publicly say whatever they like about someone, maligning them and spreading libel, and get away with it. Why are either surprised that there is a response to their anti-Manchester rants on blogtalk radio? They have created the problem.

David Farrant

6/5/2009 4:01 PM

‘Parrot’ is an excellent word. They can only repeat words out of context having no idea of their original meanings. And ‘no’. I have not got a bias against parrots! I kept several in the late 1960’s which I mentioned in Vol 1 of my autobiography. I never managed to get any to talk though! David

Arminius Vámbéry

6/6/2009 7:35 AM

Yet all these distractions do not hide the fact that Farrant cannot point to one example of where Seán Manchester has been interviewed on radio and has mentioned or even alluded to David Farrant. Indeed, why would he want or need to? Seán Manchester spoke for hours on Art Bell, George Noory and dozens of other radio programmes without once referring to Farrant. Meanwhile, Farrant cannot get through a single interview without constantly referring to Seán Manchester and his book.

David Farrant

6/6/2009 2:55 PM

You mention me the whole time, Sean, just as you are doing now. That’s the whole point! David Farrant

After that exchange, there was a request to delete the argument. Of course, the hosts were not fooled by Arminius Vámbéry. LOL! What is it with that old man and accent marks?

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Feud Watch!

Rumor has it Arminius Vámbéry (Sean Manchester) is spinning out of orbit somewhere on the internet as I type.

Someone post the link for the Lone Stranger to investigate!

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The Great Vampire Hunter and His Kit.

Sean (Arminius Vámbéry) Manchester, claims to have an authentic vampire killing kit. The problem is, there never was such a thing. It was an invention of a man named Michael Dewinter who like horror films and thought it would be a nice prop.

I am prompted to write this true story of The Vampire Killing Kits, which have proliferated during the last few years since the coming of the Internet.

My story starts in or around 1970 when I was employed in the printing industry. My hobby was buying, selling and refurbishing antique guns. I sold mainly at the famous Portobello Market in London. My usual stock of guns for sale was only 10-20 at any one time and these tended to be of superior quality. I had a number of regular clients who arrived every week to see if I had any new stock. One of my regulars wanted a fine flintlock pistol and asked me to take in part exchange a Belgian percussion pocket pistol. I grudgingly agreed and allowed him �15.00 off the price of the flintlock.

And so the tale goes. The poor man spawned an urban legend that eventually ripped off many people to the tune of 5 figures.

Unfortunately, no one told poor Sean. Now he proudly shows his own vampire killing kit in his books and on his websites, but doesn't realize, like vampires, such things never existed until 1970.

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What A Great Way To Start A Premiership!

Many of us find the internet as a cheap form of entertainment. Many of us are stuck behind a computer 10 hours a day and long for something to break the monotony of cubicle life.

And so, many of us stumbled upon an on going internet soap opera, the years long feud between paranormal authors Sean Manchester and David Farrant. Both write books. Both appear on TV specials and make the lecture circuit. Both are still arguing with each other over the Highgate Vampire Hoax and subsequent events. All anyone had to do was mention the phrases Sean Manchester or Highgate Vampire and -poof!- a person claiming not to be Sean Manchester would appear on some website extolling the virtues of Manchester and skewering the evil of David Farrant. A ruckus would ensue whilst some poor admin or blogger scratched their heads in amazement over the strange invaders.

The purpose of this blog is to link to the current dramas, foot stamping, blog hijacking and other conniptions perpetrated by an old man in a frock for our further amusement.

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