Lost 1968 BBC Vampire Episode Found by Film Collector
A 1968 British television episode titled 'No Such Thing as a Vampire' has been recovered after more than fifty years. The episode was part of the short-lived BBC anthology series 'Late Night Horror.' It will screen publicly in September.
New York PostA film collector located a surviving copy of the 1968 BBC television episode 'No Such Thing as a Vampire,' the preservation group Film is Fabulous! announced on Saturday. The episode was one of six installments in the anthology series 'Late Night Horror,' which aired on the BBC in the late 1960s. The program was canceled after viewers complained that its content was too graphic.
Payne, an English film collector and cinematic engineer, examined film reels stored at a theater in England. One canister was labeled 'Late Night Horror,' and the reel contained the missing episode. ' It was originally broadcast in color but preserved on a black-and-white print.
The episode is scheduled to screen at the Grindfest horror festival in Europe in September, the first public showing since 1969. Film is Fabulous! stated that it will also attempt to restore the original color using a colour-recovery process. The digital scan and the 16mm print will be returned to the BBC Archives.
One other episode from the series, 'The Corpse Can't Play,' had previously been recovered, leaving four episodes still missing.
Key Facts
Story Timeline
3 events- 1968-1969
BBC broadcast and then canceled 'Late Night Horror' after viewer complaints.
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Film is Fabulous! announced recovery of 'No Such Thing as a Vampire.'
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Episode scheduled to screen at Grindfest horror festival.
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Potential Impact
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BBC Archives will receive a digital scan and 16mm print of the recovered episode.
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Film is Fabulous! plans additional public screenings of recently recovered material.
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