London Fortean Society

  Still to come this year at the Bell  25 August – Ross MacFarlane – The Hidden Road To Self-Help 29 September – Dr Felix Taylor – The Golden Dawn and the Arts 27 October – Jerry Glover – Ancient Mysteries and Magic in the Balkans  24 November – John Constable – The History of Crossbones Late December – ’Twixt Xmas & NY: Fortean Drinks (TBA) Tickets for these talks are on sale 5-6 weeks before each event with full details on our flyers, on this blog and on our FB page The Bell 50 Middlesex Street E1 7EX (Tubes: Liverpool Street, Aldgate, Aldgate East)  Meetings are on the last Tuesday of the month and start at 8pm (doors 7.30)   Sign up for our newsletter at https://t.co/QgdLPmlFkM Fortean discussion at https://bsky.app/profile/forteanlondon.bsky.social Find details and order tickets for all London Fortean Society events via http://forteanlondon.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/LondonForteanSociety  

Tuesday 28 July 2026 The Highgate Vampire We explore the series of events that occurred at London’s Highgate Cemetery between 1968 and 1970 and the media furore that surrounded them. We look at the two main characters involved in drawing media attention to the cemetery during the height of the witchcraft revival in the UK, and the links with black magic and the occult, and discuss the aftermath and the cultural connections that this unique event inspired. Filmmaker Gary Parsons guides us through the tombs and catacombs to give a sense of how the Highgate Vampire stirred the British public into becoming hunters of the undead. Date: Tuesday 28 July 2026 Time: 8pm (Doors 7.30) Venue: The Bell 50 Middlesex Street E1 7EX (Tubes: Liverpool Street, Aldgate, Aldgate East) Tickets: £5/£3 https://wegottickets.com/f/22872