July 3, 2007 09:08 - The Whitby Conclave: occultists, ex-hippies and pothead pixies!
I've just read a fascinating article about magical events in Whitby back in 1979. The article, by Sarah Whittaker, looks at the Whitby Conclave. Here's a taster:
...during the Summer of 1979, at a house in Cliff Street, along with a few local pubs, no doubt, there occurred what has since become known as the Whitby Conclave. This three storey house overlooking the harbour, which is said to be the house in which Bram Stoker wrote Dracula, was the abode of one Graham Fenn-Edwards, a ritual magician and sculptor, who had moved to Whitby the year before. As is the tradition with the likes of occult communities, visiting magi descend upon any suitable lounge floor to crash for a few days, while escaping from the rigours of a world largely unsympathetic to their various models of reality.
The article goes on to talk about experimental rituals at Boggle Hole and the beginnings of Chaos Magic.
It might be off the beaten-track, but Whitby never fails to impress!
To read Sarah's article, click the link below.
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July 7, 2007 00:06 - Fang-tastic find
A RARE first edition of a classic horror story which sparked countless films and built a legend around a seaside town has been unearthed.
The 1897 copy of Bram Stoker's Dracula was found during a house clearance in Great Smeaton, near Northallerton.
It will go under the hammer later this month and is expected to fetch upwards of £4,000. Northallerton Auctions, which is handling the sale, has already recorded interest from around the country.
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July 7, 2007 16:59 - Dracula Theme Park for Whitby?
I've just read an interesting account (from the Brisbane Times) about a visit to Dickens World, a $150 million theme park based on the life and times of Charles Dickens in London.
Got me thinking whether a Dracula World would work in Whitby. I'm guessing not but what do you think?
If you've got any thoughts, please get in touch via the Dracula-in-Whitby website and I'll add your views to the site.
Would it be good for the tourist trade? Would it be 'tacky'? Hmm...
Click the link below to read the Brisbane Times article.
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July 11, 2007 23:23 - Dracula fans have a ball
FANGS, capes, glamour but not mirrors were on show at The Met in Whitby as vampires swarmed into town for their annual get together.
Whitby Dracula Society’s Summer Ball 2007 – Hollywood Vampires was a fantastic, well attended event despite the recent severe weather warnings and floods.
To read more of this story from the Whitby Gazette, click the link below...
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July 15, 2007 11:16 - A castle fit for Dracula -- yours for $85 million
Bran Castle in Romania has no direct tie to Vlad the Impaler, but the mythic reputation of the medieval manor is drawing attention to its sale.
Bran Castle, which cleaves to a steep cliff that towers above a medieval village in Romania, is up for sale for a bloodcurdling $85 million.
Why? Castles don't normally fetch such top dollars these days, but a curious modern mythology has turned this property into a Dracula draw.
Extract from an article by Grania Litwin, Times Colonist
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July 21, 2007 17:16 - 50th Anniversary: The Curse of Frankenstein
The Hammer Films shop has some great merchandise on sale at the moment. Here's a few examples (click on More Info below to go to the shop).
New and Exclusive to Hammer Films.
A specially designed t-shirt to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the first showing of The Curse of Frankenstein.
This is the first t-shirt using the entire film title: The Curse of Frankenstein. It also has the Hammer Films 50th Anniversary logo.
Sizes: Medium, Large, X-Large, XX-Large.
Limited stock in each size!
Cost: £12.99 (US$26.6)
Postage to UK from £3.50 - to USA from £7 (US$14.3)
Film Posters
Quad sized digital reproductsions of the original film posters.
This a series of six posters to be released every month starting
in September 2007.Hammer have a limited stock of the first three posters available today.
Cost: £20 (US$40)
Postage to UK from £3.50 - to USA from £7 (US$14.3)
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July 26, 2007 11:45 - Whitby Abbey
Thought you might like to see this great picture of Whitby Abbey. Click on More Info.
The first religious building on this site was in 657 AD when St. Hilda founded the Abbey. More recently, Whitby and the abbey featured in Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula".
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