She was preceded in death by her mother and sister, victims of tuberculosis, and Mercy would often visit their graves. Chesnut Hill CemeteryĬhesnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Exeter, Rhode Island is reported to be haunted by a vampire named Mercy Lena Brown. As the vault is built of coral, leakage does seem to make sense. Although contemporary accounts say there was no evidence of flooding, the simplest explanation is underground water seepage, which could move coffins without seeming to disturb a layer of sand. That's when the family decided to relocate the coffins of their loved ones elsewhere. Yet when the crypt was next opened, the seal was unbroken, the sand was intact, and the coffins were again moved. The island governor ordered a seal placed on the door and sand was put on the floor to retain evidence of any break-ins. Twice in 1816 and once in 1819, the crypt was opened for further burials and the previous coffins were found flipped over or turned end-to-end. In 1812, the mausoleum was opened for the fourth burial, but the three earlier coffins were found to have moved! An infant's coffin was found standing on end. Remains were interred and sealed with marble and cement. The Chase Family Vault in Christ Church Parish, Barbados was built in 1724 and first used in 1807. A lasting document from the vampire scare 40 years ago is the Hammer film Dracula AD 1972, which was inspired by the Highgate Cemetery hijinks. Manchester and Farrant carry on their occult rivalry to this day.
Police tried to keep order, and in 1974 Farrant was jailed for vandalizing graves.
#Spooky graveyard series
A series of escapades in the cemetery occurred between 19 in which crowds of people gathered after dark, and corpses were found unearthed, damaged, and sometimes posed. Both vowed to be the one who could rid the cemetery of the vampire. Vandalism and graverobbing stunts fueled these rumors, and ultimately led to a competition between "magicians" Seán Manchester and David Farrant. In the 1970s, interest in the occult led to rumors and sightings of first ghosts, then vampires, in Highgate Cemetery. So much so that a series of horror movies from Hammer Films were filmed there in the late '50s.
Highgate Cemetery in London, England, has its share of celebrities, but after it was filled, maintenance declined and the resulting overgrowth made it a classically spooky-looking place.
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