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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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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