This has become one of my favorite new channels. I love your stories, and your voice is liquid silk. The commentary just tears it. Adore. Many thanks.
@ClassicGhost Жыл бұрын
Thank thank you. Glad you posted this on one of mine too for vain reasons
@chrisk70828 ай бұрын
Ive always been fascinated by the Highgate Vampire story. When we were kids we could gain access to the East cemetery via a hole in the fence in the basement car park of an adjacent council estate. It was creepy but fun. More recently I went on a tour of the West cemetery. It’s a fantastic thing to do and the guides are very knowledgeable and full of great information on the history of the cemetery and those buried there. On one tour I did actually ask the guide about the Vampire legend, surprisingly she actually showed us a tomb and said that it was the place rumoured to be the place the Vampire resided. If you haven’t been on the tour then you must go. Great story, very well told. Listening at 1am and feel the urge to drive past the cemetery and take a peak through the gate.
@ClassicGhost8 ай бұрын
I’ve been a few times. it’s a lovely place
@NoxForest3 жыл бұрын
Mate that was fantastic. You really captured the feel of spooky forested Highgate. I really love your descriptive writing.
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Very good of you to say that
@wendywheaton74882 жыл бұрын
My grandparents are buried in Highgate Cemetery not far from Karl Marks grave. I went there when I was a child. My uncle was with the family and he was scared.
@rameyzamora10183 жыл бұрын
How interesting! My mother refused to read Agatha Christie because that author had fooled her readers with exactly the "character knows more than the reader" trick! Tony, you're the first person to corroborate what Mom observed. Meanwhile, a Walker classic to make my day.
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
I used to know the proper term for these three situations. I have tried to look it up
@rameyzamora10183 жыл бұрын
@@ClassicGhost So far all I've found is the term dramatic irony.
@mmmdananananone3 жыл бұрын
That's kind of the reason that I gave up on Sherlock. In the Mind Palace episode the viewer is deliberately misled into thinking that the villain has special glasses. I think Gatiss thought he was being clever, but really it was dishonesty.
@zoyablake95383 жыл бұрын
@@ClassicGhost I teach my students about omniscience, limited omniscience and dramatic objective, when they have to write short stories. Your story was great! The last line just took my breath away. I am going to recommend that they listen to it. Thanks from Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
@smariegalski36412 жыл бұрын
I never understood how people liked murder mysteries until I figured out you're not supposed to solve them; just be entertained by the story. Now that I'm tired and lazy, I enjoy them. 😉
@pdecorsey5 ай бұрын
“She wore the shadows like a cloak” - absolutely beautiful.
@ClassicGhost5 ай бұрын
Thank you
@ohitbe36163 жыл бұрын
Just dealing with a biblical hangover from a Guinness session last night, this is making it a bit cosier at least. Cheers Tony!
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
+oh it be ;) a the good old Guinness
@peskylisa3 жыл бұрын
Excellent story, love the whole 1970s vibe!!
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
Me too :)
@oneoflokis8 ай бұрын
🙂👍
@rcscs265 ай бұрын
These books should be made into a movie
@ClassicGhost5 ай бұрын
i’m open for offers !
@puca79083 жыл бұрын
I KNEW it! Good story, very enjoyable! I'm going to go look for your other vampire tales! Thank you!
@walterfechter80803 жыл бұрын
My grandmother told me about who was buried in Highgate Cemetery. Your description of Elizabeth reminded me of a gorgeous lady I knew a long time ago. I still listen to Hawkwind. Your tale brought to mind a few Hammer horrors. Thank you Tony Walker.
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
You and me, we're just the same!
@MSYNGWIE123 жыл бұрын
I took a tour of Highgate, would rather have had your voice and anecdotes but...How imposing, Gothic Revival! Having always had a love of cemeteries ( my very normal British gran, she loved all the flowers, no creepy side to her persona! and she liked to make rubbings occasionally but the coolest part as I later in life discovered doing a fascinating anthropology essay on a region in my dreary city, she read the info...) once again, Across The Pond, we must go! All my life I've longed to visit Paris and Pere LA Chaise, Heloise and Abelard are united there, I am a sucker for a really unusual, torrid love story and their's was that. I watch Zeferelli's, Romeo and Juliet at least once a year. Highgate is the equal to Pere La Chaise if it's architecture you seek. Tony, you've most likely been to Pere La Chaise...? How do they compare? When I am doing my house work, getting a wee bit of arthritis from 2 nasty falls, no hippie jokes, I just remembered a bunch of possible oddballs called Yippies, must Google them- when I am cleaning I fantasize about travel and writing, always trying to think of a story, a good yarn, and my mind is drawn to Pere La Chaise, Oscar Wilde, and those dear ladies somewhere on You Tube who lovingly tend the graves. Now with Highgate, new very Victorian time trip- even on a screen it calls out. Your story set at night made me leave my house and do that Astral travel thing my long ago boyfriend was reading about. I could well imagine bumping into Elizabeth Siddall! She knows I had a huge crush on her "wayward" husband, Dante G. Rossetti! The bracken snaps and the scent of mimosa- "do you have my book?" she asks. Appreciate your gifts Tony next time you get stuck momentarily- artists are to be envied and if paid more attention too, the Humanities in general, the world would be a better place. Off to Uriah Heep- do you remember Blodwyn Pig? I am just now saving pennies up for Bert Jansch of Pentangle...I don't listen to some of the really commercial, one hit wonders from back then but like you mentioned we tend to listen to what we loved when young, music helped and educated me. Namaste. Z.
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
It is a great place, and I would always recommend people visited. However I wouldn’t stay there after dark
@theodorecalvin42143 жыл бұрын
I enjoy your commentary nearly as much as the story. Thanks for sharing.
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. My ramblings rather than commentary maybe
@lisap.18263 жыл бұрын
LOVE IT!!!! I love a good vampire story.
@martiwilliams45923 жыл бұрын
Marvelous!!! Ah--The 70's. the commune. Led Z--Beans on soggy, burned toast, laid-back,work-shy hippies, colorful scarves, beads. Ah--memories. The 70's--may they rest in peace--You tell a great tale,Tony--making us laugh as you spook us, twisting us at the end. Thank you.! Also for the interesting commentary and the video. Great end for a hectic day.Please continue what you do.
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
Thank yiu Marti. I will
@juliestone17563 жыл бұрын
love-beads!
@martiwilliams45923 жыл бұрын
@@ClassicGhost Thank you! (Love these thumbs up!!!)
@martiwilliams45923 жыл бұрын
@@juliestone1756 You remember?
@juliestone17563 жыл бұрын
@@martiwilliams4592 yes indeed
@franken-pattern7 ай бұрын
What a fun, creepy tale and what a treat to actually see our dear Mr. Walker discuss it at the end! Very cool and unexpected 🧛♂️
@missmouse20 Жыл бұрын
Amazing narration xox
@ClassicGhost Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@oneoflokis8 ай бұрын
Great story, Tony: very well-executed. 🙂👍 N.B. The thing you remember from your Highgate tour about the Boston girl wanting graveyard dirt: She would almost certainly have been wanting it for a Hoodoo ritual. Graveyard dirt is one of the ingredients used extensively in Hoodoo magic.
@bethpemberton79803 жыл бұрын
I've missed you, Tony. Its Friday night and I'm listening before bedtime. What a treat!
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
I'm back!
@dartmart92633 жыл бұрын
Tony, this one was superb. The way you described Elizabeth, I think I could have easily become her next victim. Easily. Lol
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
I know. I know.
@susannaaivajeedas94923 жыл бұрын
Nice story. I am an American that lived in Muswell Hill in the late 80s. I was obsessed with Highgate Cemetery. By chance went on a tour that included the circle. I remember volunteers showing us special markers under overgrown weeds. Purposely hidden to thwart vandals.
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
+Susanna Aivajeedas I’ve been to Highgate about four times now. Each time it is different
@marthazettle7483 жыл бұрын
Always fun spending time with you, Tony..thank you.
@toddsummerwind3 жыл бұрын
Very nice story. I have been interested in the Highgate Vampire for years. I was able to visit the cemetery back in 1995. We were allowed in the catacombs on our tour, very atmospheric. Our tour guide was relaxed and pleasant. There was no mention of ghosts or the vampire incident other than to say that the cemetery was unkempt and vandalized often in the 60's and 70's.
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
They don't talk about ghosts or vampires on the official tour, but it's a wonderfully atmospheric place
@walterfechter80803 жыл бұрын
I've listened twice to this excellent tale. The third time's a charm. I've been busy doing some brainstorming for a short story. Your story ("The Highgate Vampire") has provided me with a few kernels of inspiration. I also found the aforementioned story to be very eerie -- the desired effect. Many thanks Tony.
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
This is lovely to hear . Let me know what you produce in the end
@mandymckerl45483 жыл бұрын
Wonderful entertaining story, many thanks for your commentary.
@donaldmccleary9015 Жыл бұрын
Great story and narration, Tony! Excellent. The plot is fantastic! As soon as you described Elizabeth....... I really like this one Great job, and I look forward to the next one.
@EncounterswithStrangeness3 жыл бұрын
Loved the way this tale creeps.... gets under your skin. Brilliant!
@colemarie92623 жыл бұрын
The story after was just as good!
@onesunnyday56993 жыл бұрын
I wish it was a cold, dark & stormy night instead of a hot, sunny mid morning 😁. Oh well, I filed it away in my Playlist to listen again 🙃
@janetcw98083 жыл бұрын
Good wishes 🙏🏼 ❤️ 🍀 🗺️
@yolandaaranda6533 жыл бұрын
Loved it Tony! Listening in the dark is the best....
@genmama19553 жыл бұрын
What an awesome ghost story! I really enjoyed it.
@JennyLane8666 Жыл бұрын
Gorgeous! I love the way you use all five senses to envelop us in a mood. Masterfully done, sir
@ClassicGhost Жыл бұрын
Thanks Jenny. I like a wander round Highgate
@lawsonrichards25842 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, loved it, been to Highgate cemetery a good few times , strange place
@auroramariealmeara86222 жыл бұрын
Great story.
@andrewrollinson77392 жыл бұрын
You, Sir, are a great storyteller. Your sense of place and character puts me inside your stories. Thank you for sharing!
@ClassicGhost2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for being so kind with your comments, Andrew. Much appreciated
@rosiemcnaughton99333 жыл бұрын
To me, Smiler has always been that character in Last of the Summer Wine, who is afraid of everything. LOL. What I've seen and read about Highgate Cemetery adds up to it being the epitome of spooky to me. I love it. Enjoyed your comments at the end. Good story. Thanks.
@robertmusacchio94093 жыл бұрын
Very interesting presentation of a simple tale + great re-creation of the early 1970's, 'my' time too. Abit of a shock to see you on the video, you know you have a very youthful voice. Keep writing man.
@earthcat3 жыл бұрын
Deep Purple 🎸🎶Smooooke on the waaaterrrrr and fire in the sky🎶
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
Da-da-daaa, da, da, duh-da
@thepageburnner35343 жыл бұрын
This is a good story. It's the best recording out there. Thanks Great Job!!
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, my friend
@amgroves764 ай бұрын
Been saving this one for abad night. Loving it so far
@ClassicGhost4 ай бұрын
Good 👍 ❤️
@drzaius8443 жыл бұрын
Great final line, great reading, love this story. Thank you.
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it
@ellenmendoza72463 жыл бұрын
Highgate was my childhood place to play with my friends ...it was very spooky and beautiful.. hi guys.. if your listening out there some were
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
Wow. I envy you. Did you know a girl called Georgia? Her dad was Portuguese.
@sinjinmonsoon90553 жыл бұрын
You read this one just brilliantly. Your voice is incredible. All the characters and nuances. Kudos
@DreamingCatStudio3 жыл бұрын
I think your scenes are beautifully laid, and characters interesting and real. Your voice is so well suited for these stories, and, knowing more than Smiler made it a bit flat fo me. I love a good twist at the end-one that fits all the facts but is still a surprise. What if somehow Smiler turns out to be the vampire, and they need to lure him back to the crypt to exorcise him? Anyway thanks for your stories and the history behind them!
@oneoflokis8 ай бұрын
That's an idea for a story! 😂 A seemingly amiable harmless-looking vampire!
@violetfemme4113 жыл бұрын
A different take on a vampire story, loved it. Great character, Smiler. He had impeccable taste in music 😉 I need to finish Carmilla as it's a personal fave.
@thelastpilot45823 жыл бұрын
Still on less junkie 😁😁😁
@melmo52182 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@rebeccawoolfolk53773 жыл бұрын
I like the little tapping or crackling sound at the beginning and end. Don't know if it's intentional, but it has a great ASMR effect.
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
The cemetery sepia video or while Im talking?
@jeffwarren69064 ай бұрын
This tale is very well written , it has everything it should . You were so creative to write into the storyline an actual Albino you once knew .. Stellar work Sir . I have only heard documentaries on the Highgate Vampire . This is actually the first story , although fictional , I have heard about the Highgate Vampire proper . I liked and subscribed ,, I will now go to the homepage and play catchup on your work ... I have found this day an incredible channel , I am pleased .
@ClassicGhost4 ай бұрын
+@jeffwarren6906 Thanks Jeff. the true story is really interesting. Sean Manchester’s book is a great read
@jeffreese18283 жыл бұрын
Great one , Tony ! Thanks ! Also a fan of classic rock , it doesn't get any better . 💀🎱💀
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
Rock on!
@jeffreese18283 жыл бұрын
@Classic Ghost Stories Podcast - Tony Walker You know it ! Unlike the Tull song , the female in this story is definitely not "the Robin Hood of Highgate" and will not "help the poor man get along" ! Except to an early grave and , perhaps , many nights lurking around Highgate cemetery , thereafter . Heh-heh 💀🎱💀
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
@@jeffreese1828 But the flowers bloom like madness in the Spring there.
@jeffreese18283 жыл бұрын
Classic Ghost Stories Podcast - Tony Walker We're on the same page (and the same album !) , Tony . Love your stuff , man , and readings of other's stuff ! 💀🎱💀
@thelastsausage6353 жыл бұрын
Absolutely LOVED this!!!!!!👍💕 I think was seventeen at the same time as you!🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
Rock on! It was the best time to be 17 of course.
@grazia12383 жыл бұрын
Hello Tony, I just love the story and I love the talk afterwards,Highgate Cemetery is truly a beautiful place❤🖤❤🖤
@NoxForest3 жыл бұрын
all of Highgate is beautiful. One of the most prettiest places in London.
@grazia12383 жыл бұрын
@@NoxForest yes it is beautiful💫❤💫
@zuleigahanslip76893 жыл бұрын
Excellent! I really enjoyed it, thank you so much👍
@ellierfromthebronx45312 жыл бұрын
Great little vampire story!
@MrTomhoabinh Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@ClassicGhost Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@sarahsamaria82833 жыл бұрын
Beautiful reading tony. So seductive. Love the accent used for smiley. So relaxed . Feel sorry for him ,lamb being led to the slaughter. Lovely description of the Highgate cemetery. Words used already hinting of what is going to happen. Love the words used. Black like a Bible.
@morticialilas52863 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed listening whilst tyding up.I knew Sean Manchester+he pursued me as a vampiress.Love Highgate+Pere La chaise-long live our undead. Lavina Morticia Kymille,former ballerina+1986 only legal self estranged wife of Sebastian Bach@Skid Row.x
@witchywoo73323 жыл бұрын
Well I am glad that you got away from him.
@chrishalliday83717 ай бұрын
Great story, made more chilling because I think we all knew what was going to happen to poor old Smiler, even though he didn’t!
@ClassicGhost7 ай бұрын
+@chrishalliday8371 Poor lad.
@ladyabstinencelevain86963 жыл бұрын
Loved the story. I collect graveyard dirt but only from the sides not from people's graves
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
;)
@jameyrowland77673 жыл бұрын
Wonderful. Great descriptions. All the senses involved. I was right there.
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@Sailontodawn3 жыл бұрын
Wonderfully done!
@stevecausey5452 жыл бұрын
I can't tell you how much I'm enjoying your stories. Thank you again for sharing your talents with us. I'm home from work today,( we got a bit of snow here in Loveland Colorado) So, I'll be going through the whole collection...lol
@ClassicGhost2 жыл бұрын
This is my own story stream. Im Just trying this new stream thing out
@stevecausey5452 жыл бұрын
@@ClassicGhost Your stories are wonderful. Please keep sharing. You are a very talented writer...I'll do all I can to promote you. I've read all my life...books are like friends to me. I can tell quickly if I've found an author I like.
@telristoop8464Ай бұрын
Great story, well told.
@bleonhard8182 жыл бұрын
I see your point about the reader knowing the outcome. I certainly did. But I empathized with the struggle of the protagonist and saw myself facing the vampire. So I kept pleading that I would awaken for a nightmare.
@hana_maru223 жыл бұрын
That was pretty darn cool 🥰👏👍♥️❤️
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🤗
@ImCarolB3 жыл бұрын
I must have been in my 40s before I knew what beans on toast was. Even then, I could hardly believe it. Americans and Canadians just don't eat it.
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
You don't eat beans on toast.....!!!
@ImCarolB3 жыл бұрын
@@ClassicGhost Never, to the point where no one I knew had ever heard of it!
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
I don’t eat them often now because I’m not eating much bread. But they are best with crisp toast, butter and pepper preferably white pepper.
@lizbmusic113 жыл бұрын
Lovely story. Used to know a stoner just like Smiley who was known by the same name. Always enjoy your explanation at the end too. Great writing tips. Thank you.
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
Maybe I channeled Smiler from him. They exist, though not many of them are left
@lizbmusic113 жыл бұрын
@@ClassicGhost nor is the one I knew sadly. He was a hippy from Coromandel. Always remember him going nude swimming at my parent's place at Lake Taupo and my mother flipping out. He drowned surfing a month later. Kindest guy you could know. Sad.
@gail95663 жыл бұрын
I remember the investigation in the 70s
@92skeet493 жыл бұрын
Good job man.
@Swanofdreamers3 жыл бұрын
That was chillingly good!! Subscribing right now
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
Oh you made my night!
@gillrippingale1173 Жыл бұрын
Oooh this was brilliant! Loved everything about it..the 70's etc! Poor old Smiler..went like a lamb to slaughter! 🤣 I do wish I'd visited Highgate when I lived in London. Never go that far south anymore. I do enjoy a graveyard wander though. I can recommend the Rock Cemetary in Nottingham, that's pretty cool..I actually got locked in there once! Me and some friends went to do a Dakini ceremony.... 🤭🤫😄
@ClassicGhost Жыл бұрын
That sounds like a good story:)
@gillrippingale1173 Жыл бұрын
@@ClassicGhost Aah yes indeed.. but my lips are sealed...Happy days! 🤣
@DarkestStarASMR3 жыл бұрын
New subscriber from Sweden. Been benching your channel. This was awesome! Would have loved a sequel…
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
To the highgate vampire? Hmm
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
Though not quite the same, maybe check out my Darkworlds playlist?
@DarkestStarASMR3 жыл бұрын
@@ClassicGhost def will! Amazing channel!
@DarkestStarASMR3 жыл бұрын
@@ClassicGhost yeah. I was intriqued by the couple. And could very well see them show up in a later moment in time. Maybe even with the poor lad they tricked into the tomb.. A ghastly trio of cursed souls still haunting the cemetary..
@wmnoffaith13 жыл бұрын
I miss your intro!!!! I wasn't sure this was the same channel,
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
I try to differentiate between a "Classic Ghost Story Podcast Story" and a "Tony Walker Story". But maybe I should do a standard intro for the TW ones.
@arlem5252 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this one.
@libertycowboy24953 жыл бұрын
Very much enjoyed! (Edit) would love to have this tale extended. Who is Leonard? Did she kill Smiler or did he also rise as a Vampire? This would make an interesting novel, and id buy it.
@bleonhard8182 жыл бұрын
Scary! Well done!
@Lab4Official Жыл бұрын
It's so true. never mention the vampire on the Highgate tour.. lol the guides get that vinegar look across their faces 🤣
@SMichaelDeHart Жыл бұрын
Great story!
@karensmith22043 жыл бұрын
The name you were looking for is Ackroyd...Rodgers Ackroyd. Fun story.... Thanks
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed
@fatherchristmas29982 жыл бұрын
it most be sad being a vampire in london with loads of people saying can you spare some change
@lawsonrichards25842 жыл бұрын
SMILER ! TRUST WHAT YOUR GUT TELLING YOU 💯, wow what a brilliant story, 3 times I listened to it, 2nd time I commeted on here,
@ClassicGhost2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. I enjoyed writing it.
@lawsonrichards25842 жыл бұрын
@@ClassicGhost Tony awesome 👌 work
@pakde80023 ай бұрын
I like ghost stories but I love vampire stories.❤
@ClassicGhost3 ай бұрын
+@pakde8002 i do too
@mariemcgowan-irving61563 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this!
@mariemcgowan-irving61563 жыл бұрын
Just to say this was back in the news this year as David Farrant passed away in April.
@loganchappell62722 жыл бұрын
There's just something downright scary about a feminine killer. I'm sure there's a psychological explanation for it, a false sense of security or something of the sort. I genuinely thought it would be Leonard the whole time.
@martiwilliams45925 ай бұрын
Love it. also this time around--only 2 years? Feels like 200. Love seeing you as well. Would you reconsider using the camera?
@ClassicGhost5 ай бұрын
Most people don’t see it adds much and it’s more work :)
@martiwilliams45925 ай бұрын
@@ClassicGhost Dissageeeee!!!!!!! :0)
@rumdeal Жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@joane17763 жыл бұрын
Excellent💀!
@sleethmitchell3 жыл бұрын
good one!
@novallasuter81975 ай бұрын
Excellent ❤
@andreac57243 жыл бұрын
Roger Ackroyd....I think that was the Agatha Christie title.
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
You are right!!!! thank you.
@andreac57243 жыл бұрын
I was obsessed with AC when I was younger 😃
@sugarfalls13 жыл бұрын
You have a great singing voice! Thanks for the spooky story! Why the name smiler?
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
Did I sing i this one as well? I keep it to a minimum
@sugarfalls13 жыл бұрын
@@ClassicGhost lol But why is the guy's name Smiler? No, sing more!! I love it when you sing!
@niccolehoody73173 жыл бұрын
Wow awesome
@sarahthieben8102 жыл бұрын
Ackroyd. 😊 I'm sure someone has mentioned it already, but it's The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Love Agatha Christie.
@ClassicGhost2 жыл бұрын
Yes! I keep looking for it in second-hand bookshops
@thurayya8905 Жыл бұрын
I loved Agatha Christie; but, at the same time, I would be very irritated at her for not telling us things. If I had known that, I would have known who the murderer was.
@ClassicGhost Жыл бұрын
Very true.
@lisadasher52203 жыл бұрын
What happened to smiler
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
Indeed. If you walk down Swains Lane on a moonlit night, you might meet him so you can ask him yourself
@elizabethslater39132 жыл бұрын
So predictable
@teddydog62293 жыл бұрын
Thank God. I don't deny it's a classic but if I hear Led Zeppelin ll one more time my skull might fracture. Led Zeppelin lll - well that's a whole different story. Anyway my mind wandered. Is Highgate near what was once called Bluebell Fields in London ?
@teddydog62293 жыл бұрын
I’m rooting for Smiler. He sounds like a missing character from The Young Ones.
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
Yes, an innocent lad.
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
I don't know where bluebell fields is. Are you thinking Primrose Hill? If so, then yes.
@teddydog62293 жыл бұрын
@@ClassicGhost Sorry I dug a bit deeper and the name of the area was Bluegate Fields. It crops up in a couple Dickens stories and was infamous for being the most poverty stricken and lawless areas of Victorian London. When poor Smiler met his sad demise (where is Vyvyan when you need him ? Trying to set off the nuclear bomb in the kitchen or eating the telly no doubt) I thought of Bluegate Fields because among the rookeries were catacombs and graves stacked upon graves. In your closing comments you talked about London running out of room for burials. In the East End and Bluegate Fields they were filled to bursting. I've read about bodies being buried less than three feet under the earth. As for the Gorbals Vampire I think it's a fantastic set up for a fictional treatment and is indeed largely based on fact at least in respect to the genuine hysteria and the near-feral kids patrolling the Gorbals with any blunt instrument that came to hand. So in addition to the vampire itself there's that Lord of the Flies element and a climax of a three day rampage by the children through the necropolis seeking out the beast. All the elements for a fantastic story are in place. It's just a pity writing fiction is near the bottom of my list of talents. I couldn't have created Smiler if a gun was pressed to my head. As one music lover to another I'm sure you've heard of Alex Harvey and his Sensational Band. He grew up in the Gorbals and a single look at his face tells you better than any statistics just what a kind of place it is. I hope you're at least intrigued enough to consider it because it really is pleading for a story to be based on it and no one is more qualified and experienced than you to give it a go. Naturally the decision lies entirely in your hands and I certainly won't grovel to see the Gorbals Vampire raised unless you leave me no choice. In the meantime can't wait for your next M.R. James reading, perplexing footnotes or no !
@ricklange6059Ай бұрын
free spirits like poets, dancers, writers and ...electricians?
@ClassicGhostАй бұрын
they are artists
@ricklange6059Ай бұрын
@@ClassicGhost Artists maybe, but free spirits...?
@Chele2122 жыл бұрын
🖤
@craigwarner61563 жыл бұрын
EXCELLENT. A1*.
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks! A great mark!
@gabby27792 жыл бұрын
TF!!! At first I thought it was Tom Hiddleston!!!
@ClassicGhost2 жыл бұрын
Many say so. Poor Tom.
@angeloofpalermo26123 жыл бұрын
Your voice is a bit vampiric sounding.. no offense, reminds me of an English actor who actually voiced a vampire doctor in a video game. I think it's the air of intelligence they need to have.
@ClassicGhost3 жыл бұрын
This is a great compliment
@angeloofpalermo26123 жыл бұрын
@@ClassicGhost your welcome, Anthony Powell is his name, he was in a detective programme Foyle.