"Paul Adams willingly accepted the unenviable role of compère of The Highgate Vampire Symposium, and for that we are very grateful. Why ‘unenviable’ you might ask? Well, as many of you may know, the Highgate ‘vampire’ is a bit of a hot potato in the Fortean sphere, which provokes heated debate wherever it heaves into view." - Farrant's Highgate Vampire Symposium publicity
Why is the Highgate Vampire a hot potato in certain spheres and why is Paul Adams compèring a Symposium aimed at legitimising Farrant's version of events despite all the evidence that he is a charlatan? What makes Paul Adams especially qualified to compère anything concerning the case?
The image that first appeared in Peter Underwood's book Exorcism! was acknowledged as requested; the composite of press cuttings that first appeared in Seán Manchester's The Highgate Vampire did not carry any acknowledgement as had been made conditional for its use. In fact, Paul Adams played down all mention of The Highgate Vampire in his text, keeping it to a bare minimum. It was generally felt that this was the effect of Farrant on Adams. Subsequent events confirmed this.
The much respected author of over fifty books on the paranormal and President of The Ghost Club Society, Peter Underwood, would write on 14 June 2014 the following to Seán Manchester:
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Adams
From: Paul Adams
To: +Seán Manchester
Sent: Friday, December 13, 2013 9:41 PM
Subject: Re: Pictures
Dear Bishop Manchester,
Many thanks for your e-mail and for the attachments. The newspaper montage will make a great plate. I think I am okay as far as illustrations go now. If you had something from the Kirklees investigation that I could use it would be most welcome.
I will include the necessary credits with the captions.
All the best for now,
Paul.
On 13 December 2013 at 10:35 +Seán Manchester wrote:
Dear Paul Adams,
I would ask that each of the pictures include "Copyright Seán Manchester" where the images appear.
Might I also request that the press cuttings image is acknowledged as having first been published in "The Highgate Vampire," and, likewise, the vampirologist with accoutrements image be similarly acknowledged as having first appeared in "Exorcism!"
If you have anything in particular you would like me to further dig out of the archive, please let me know.
Sincerely,
+Seán Manchester
The image that first appeared in Peter Underwood's book Exorcism! was acknowledged as requested; the composite of press cuttings that first appeared in Seán Manchester's The Highgate Vampire did not carry any acknowledgement as had been made conditional for its use. In fact, Paul Adams played down all mention of The Highgate Vampire in his text, keeping it to a bare minimum. It was generally felt that this was the effect of Farrant on Adams. Subsequent events confirmed this.
"He [Paul Adams] seems to accept what Farrant tells him." We must view the compère in the light of this.
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