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.
