IN THE RED TRUNKS: weighing in at 9 stone, the Mauler from Muswell Hill, David Farrant.
IN THE BLUE TRUNKS: weight unknown, standing in for Sean Manchester, the Masked Marvel from the Internet, Demonologist.
RULES: submit convincing evidence your opponent is a fraud and liar. Limit is... NO LIMIT! The match goes on...100 posts...200 posts...300 posts...until the last man standing is declared.
4 comments:
Allow me to interject here Cat. The weight of my opponent is around 15 stone, although its nearly all stodge and fat - not muscle!
(2nd bell sound) "dong"
David Farrant
I do have a "weighty" question that's sort of a follow on to a question I'd asked before.
Who was the first to release a book on the subject of the Highate Vampire?
David Farrant or Sean Manchester?
It is confusing.
On Farrant's blog we find John Baldry' Cat asking the following:
"Dogmatologist [sic] wrote on another blog: (Bonky) 'has invited Farrant to tea on a number of occasions, a fact which has been recorded on various forums and in local newspapers. Farrant has always poured scorn on the idea and used the opportunity to hurl more abuse at' (Bonky). He invited you to tea????? Bloody hell!!! Why didn’t you go!???" (September 22, 2009 at 12:41 am)
To which Farrant replied:
"Missed the post, Cat, but it seems like the usual publicity-seeking nonsense. Actually, it wasn’t an invitation for ‘tea’, but to be ‘exorcised’!" (September 22, 2009 at 1:25 am)
http://davidfarrant.org/TheHumanTouch/?p=583#comments
In actual fact, the invitations were for a private meeting at Seán Manchester's residence for tea and scones. This had nothing to do with exorcisms (though offers of exorcism were made by Seán Manchester from 1973 to 1999; none of which were taken up by Farrant). These were suggestions made this century to meet privately and take tea. I believe one such offer was made through a third party on the Fortean Times' forum about five years ago. Seán Manchester said at the time that the offer remains open. He has said nothing since to revoke that position.
Farrant's response at the time was that he would have to be raving mad to accept Seán Manchester's invitation. Some felt he would have to be mad to reject it, but reject it he did.
JBC,
You asked:
"Who was the first to release a book on the subject of the Highate Vampire?
"David Farrant or Sean Manchester?"
Manchester got in first with The Highgate Vampire (1985; 1991). David followed with Beyond the Highgate Vampire (1991; 1992; 1997).
The earliest non-Manchester/Farrant book, that I'm immediately aware of, that mentions the case (albeit, fleetingly), is Donald F. Glut's True Vampires of History (1971).
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