You Can't Get More Retro Than Vampyres

Now, from a theological standpoint, that is, believing that Angels
and Demons exist, I lean towards the belief that real vampires have existed
and will exist again from time to time.

From the works of Father Montague Sommers on "The Vampire, his Kith and Kin"
and the "Vampire in Europe" (both have recently been re-published with both Latin and English
translations under the same cover - look them up on Google) I agree that a vampire
is not some foo-foo Ann Rice creature, but a demon that has possessed a corpse.

Also from older accounts, the victims sink into horrible despair and long for
death as their release from their bodily, emotional and spiritual suffering.

The above photo from HighGate Cemetary in England

marks what appears may have been just such a manifestation in modern times,
and which involved a nasty series of events that lead to the hunt and ultimate destruction
of what seems to have been a actual vampire.

*the above is a re-created vampire hunter kit*

*at least the old "penny dreadfuls" got it right, this is
an animated corpse and not a nice fellow.

The Right Reverend Bishop Sean Manchester
He undertook QUITE a long and dangerous task and hardships in the course of trying to stop
it and eventually destroyed the thing. The book is hard to find in the USA, so I'd
suggest using Amazom.com.UK to order it, or Google Bishop Manchester's site
to read up on this and see some photos that his assistant took along the course
of the hunt and events which includes photos of the bodies rapid decay upon destruction
and exorcism - I did not post any of that here, cuz I'd rather you get the book.

VAMPYR - is re-released on a new cleaned up DVD

and if what I've typed so far has got you to thinking, then you
will truly love this film, as it embodies all that I've touched on above:
as to what a vampire is, and what it does to the people it preys on.

Bishop Manchester at one of the entryways to HighGate.

Now....if you want to hear about this from the Bishop himself,
click on the audio-clip graphic to open a new page and hear a segment
of the Bishops oration from a BBC special.