Film buff finds lost 1968 vampire TV movie that was rumored to be so scary it was ordered destroyed
A lost 1968 British vampire TV movie, rumored to be so terrifying that it was ordered destroyed, has been rediscovered. The film, titled 'No Such Thing as a Vampire,' will screen publicly for the first time since 1969 at the upcoming Grindfest horror festival. The recovery was made by film buff Darren Payne, who found the last surviving copy among a collection of mystery reels.
- ▪The film was part of the BBC anthology series 'Late Night Horror' and has been missing for over fifty years.
- ▪It was deemed too horrific, leading to the cancellation of the show and destruction of its tapes.
- ▪The rediscovered episode will be screened at Europe's Grindfest horror festival this September.
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Entertainment Film buff finds lost 1968 vampire TV movie that was rumored to be so scary it was ordered destroyed By Brandon Cruz Published May 24, 2026, 5:34 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A film buff found a lost 1968 British TV movie about vampires that sparked a legend it was so terrifying it was marked for destruction, a preservation group announced. “No Such Thing as a Vampire” — one of six episodes from the short-lived 1960s BBC anthology series “Late Night Horror” — has been missing for more than half a century after it scarred viewers and caused an uproar that prompted the network to not only kill the show.
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