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The hunt for the Iron Man of the Gorbals

By T.K. Randall
November 2, 2010 · Comment icon 9 comments

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Paul English recounts a peculiar incident that occured in a Glasgow graveyard 47 years ago.
It had been an unusual case of mass hysteria, teams of schoolchildren has rushed to Glasgow's southern Necropolis in an attempt to hunt down a ghoul with iron teeth that was said to have already taken two boys.
Hundreds of children were marauding between the tombstones and the city was gripped with terror. A vampire had been spotted in the cemetery. Some of the brave monster-hunters were armed with makeshift weapons and dogs.


Source: Daily Record | Comments (9)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by Eldorado 14 years ago
http://potrzebie.blogspot.com/2010/03/ec-comics-gorbals-vampire.html
Comment icon #2 Posted by a nice cup of tea 14 years ago
Wow I wish I could hear the radio doco, it sounds really interesting. Thanks for posting this. Im going to see if I can find it on the BBC website
Comment icon #3 Posted by Eldorado 14 years ago
Wow I wish I could hear the radio doco, it sounds really interesting. Thanks for posting this. Im going to see if I can find it on the BBC website Link to the Radio Programme... http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rmt00 Link to pics and video... http://potrzebie.blogspot.com/2010/03/ec-comics-gorbals-vampire.html http://techland.com/2010/03/23/the-gorbals-vampire-the-bible-not-horror-comics-to-blame-for-real-life-vamp-hunt/ http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/2010/03/1954-year-britain-got-horrors-over.html
Comment icon #4 Posted by JGirl 14 years ago
i can't believe i wasted three minutes on this silliness.
Comment icon #5 Posted by Eldorado 14 years ago
i can't believe i wasted three minutes on this silliness. At least it's a true story, unlike most of the tales in this forum.
Comment icon #6 Posted by JGirl 14 years ago
At least it's a true story, unlike most of the tales in this forum. point taken lol
Comment icon #7 Posted by Enoonmai 14 years ago
Metal Fang-Nikolai Dzhumagaliev
Comment icon #8 Posted by Sareau 14 years ago
Actually, the Slavic vampire is often said to have iron teeth and claws, to dig itself from it's grave. Odd the belief made it's way across the continent...
Comment icon #9 Posted by Graveyard Hound 14 years ago
Thanks for sharing. Appreciate you taking the time to do so.


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