London

"There's a hole in the world like a great black pit, and the vermin of the world inhabit it, and its morals aren't worth what a pig could spit, and it goes by the name of London."

―Sweeney Todd

London
Category:	City
Continent:	Europe
Country:	England
Points of interest:	8 Grandage Place; Camden; Chelsea; Explorer's Club; Mariner's Inn; Piccadilly Circus; Putney's Family Waxworks; Spitalfields; St. Martin's Hospital; Westminster

London is the capital and most populous city in England and the extended United Kingdom. It has been a provincial setting for many horror films since the inception of the genre.

In media

"You should go out, sir. London offers many amusements for a gentlemen like you, sir."

―Mister Poole

It could be argued that modern horror itself was born of the "Gothic" literary movement that dominated England's Victorian era. Many elements of Victorian era horror also originate from actual events, the most famous of which is the notorious Jack the Ripper slayings that took place in the summer of 1888 in Whitechapel in London's East End. In terms of film history, the city's first appearance in a mainstream horror film was the lost silent film classic, London After Midnight starring silent film icon Lon Chaney, Sr.. London's first major appearance during the sound film era was in Tod Browning's 1931 adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. One of the primary settings in the film is Carfax Abbey in Whitby; an estate purchased by Count Dracula and the main setting used in the film's climax. London was also used in the title for the 1935 Universal Pictures film Werewolf of London.

In modern times, London has been a major backdrop in at least two different "monster" franchises. The first was Universal's action-packed remake of The Mummy, which included scenes showcasing the British Museum. The film's sequel, The Mummy Returns, gave audiences a broader view of the city and included a chase sequence through the streets of London involving the main characters and a horde of pursuing mummies. London was also a major setting in the 2002 post-Apocalyptic film 28 Days Later. One of the more memorable sequences from the film was when the main character, Jim, was wandering through the abandoned, desolate streets of Piccadilly Circus shouting "Hello!" London, as well as other regions in England were also used as the backdrop in the film's 2007 sequel 28 Weeks Later.

Points of Interest

4 Whitehall Place

This is the former office location of the Metropolitan Police Service commissioner as well as where the original Scotland Yard was located. At one point, Sir Thomas Forsythe, was the director of Scotland Yard. Two of the personnel under his charge was Detective Inspector Evans and Police Constable Harkins. Along with a man named Paul Ames, they consulted about the recent murder of a pedestrian on Goose Lane, which was actually committed a werewolf named Wilfred Glendon.

8 Grandage Place

8 Grandage Place is located in London, England and was inhabited as late as 1891. This is where Malcolm Murray lives along with Vanessa Ives and Murray's manservant, Sembene. Ethan Chandler visited here and Vanessa invited him to continue working with Sir Malcolm. She had him pick a card from the Tarot deck and he picked the lovers.

Bedlington Hotel

In 1935, Doctor Wilfred Glendon turned into a werewolf and killed a chambermaid at the Bedlington Hotel. The murder was later reported to Scotland Yard.

Castle Dunwick

Castle Dunwick was located in London, England. The vampire lord known as Dracula resided here for a time and even took to calling it "Castle Dracula".

Explorer's Club

The Explorer's Club is an organization based out of London, England. It is headquartered in a square of townhouses owned by famed British explorer Sir Malcolm Murray. The residential area of the club is occupied by Murray himself as well as his close associates. Regular members of the club do not routinely have access to the residential areas. Murray lived there in the late 19th century with his companion, Miss Vanessa Ives. Murray invited Victor Frankenstein to become a member of the Explorer's Club, while Miss Ives entreated upon the services of an American sharpshooter named Ethan Chandler. Chandler was not a member of the club, but often visited Sir Malcolm and Miss Ives. Malcolm Murray employed an African servant named Sembene, who also lived at the club. The Explorer's Club was the sight of many strange instances in the winter of 1891, not the least of which involved the demonic possession of Vanessa Ives. Other supernatural occurrences that took place at the club included invasion by vampires, and appearances by vampiric servants and the mysterious Mina Murray, who hovered between the lands of the living, and the realm of the dead.

Falden Abbey

Falden Abbey was an old, abandoned monastery located on the outskirts of London. Paul Ames and Lisa Coombes used to play there when they were children. They reunited as adults in 1935, only this time she was known as Lisa Glendon. Paul and Lisa journeyed out to the abbey to watch the moon rise, but Lisa's husband, Wilfred Glendon, transformed into a werewolf and attacked her. Paul came to her rescue and was able to chase him off by beating him with his walking stick.

Glendon Manor

Glendon Manor was the estate of Doctor Wilfred Glendon and his wife Lisa. He maintained a private laboratory at the manor in which he studied botany. Doctor Glendon hosted a special function of the Botanical Society whereupon he met the mysterious Doctor Yogami. Later, Wilfred transformed into a werewolf for the very first time in his home.

Goose Lane

Goose Lane ran very close to the River Thames and bordered an affluent neighborhood as well as one that has been described as one of the worst slums in London. In 1935 werewolf Wilfred Glendon murdered a young blonde-haired woman on Goose Lane. The incident was reported in the London Dispatch the following day.

Haringey

Haringey is a London borough in North London, classified by some definitions as part of Inner London, and by others as part of Outer London. Muswell Hill is located in Haringey.

London Daily Review

The London Daily Review was a metropolitan newspaper that was in circulation as least as late as the 1940s. The average cost per copy was a penny. In 1940, the London Daily Review boasted a headline about Geoffrey Radcliffe's escape from prison. Radcliffe had been falsely accused of murdering his brother, Michael Radcliffe, and was sentenced to hang. With the help of family friend, Frank Griffin, Radcliffe was made invisible and was able to escape from prison on the eve of his execution. Seeking sanctuary at Frank Griffin's laboratory, he read about his own escape in a copy of the London Daily Review.

London Dispatch

The London Dispatch was a newspaper that was in circulation at least as late as the mid-1930s. The London Dispatch printed a headline story about a young woman who had been savagely murdered by a wild animal on Goose Lane.

London Zoological Gardens

The London Zoological Gardens was just an average public zoo. Werewolf Wilfred Glendon skulked about some of the animal cages at the zoo, a few of which contained caged wolves. While here, the werewolf attacked and killed the mistress of a zoo guard named Alf.

Muswell Hill

Muswell Hill is a locale located in Haringey in London, England.

Putney's Family Waxworks

Putney's Family Waxworks was a wax museum owned by the Putney family. It was located in London, England in the latter half of the 19th century and was established to compete with Madame Tussaud's. Octavia Putney handled the business end of things while Oscar Putney worked as curator and took a hands-on role in the craftsmanship of the museum. By the year 1891, Putney's Family Waxworks had fallen upon hard times. Very few people were patroning the establishment, preferring instead to be entertained by the more well-known Madam Tussaud's. In the hopes of boosting sales, curator Oscar Putney attempted a new gimmick and created the Chambers of Crime", which were morbid tableaus detailing homicide scenes plucked from the headlines. Features here included the infamous Jack the Ripper killing Annie Chapman and the more recent Mariner's Inn Massacre. The reanimate known as John Clare went to the museum searching for work. In fact, Putney's was one of the few places in London that were hiring. Oscar attributed the lack of interest in employment to people finding the place "unnerving". Clare however, found it all quite familiar. Oscar offered Clare a job for pittance, but told him that he would have to get approval from his wife first.

Radcliffe Colliery

Radcliffe Colliery was a coal-mining operation in England. It was owned by the wealthy Radcliffe family. Business partner and family cousin Richard Cobb sought control of the company and the family fortune. He murdered Michael Radcliffe deep in the mines and then conspired with a miner named Willie Spears to implicate Michael's brother, Geoffrey. Geoffrey Radcliffe was sent to prison, but with the aid of a man named Frank Griffin and his invisibility formula, he was able to escape and became the Invisible Man so that he could solve his brother's murder and clear his name. After interrogating Willie Spears (who had been promoted to superintendent of the colliery following the incident), Geoffrey learned that Richard was responsible for his brother's death. He confronted Richard several times. Their last altercation took place at the colliery itself. Cobb tried to escape from the Invisible Man by climbing atop a coal car as it was moving up an external escalator. The two men fought and Geoffrey was injured by a lucky gunshot from a Scotland Yard inspector's revolver. Richard however, was unable to extricate himself from the coal car before it was dumped onto the ground several feet below. Before dying from the fall, Richard confessed to murdering Michael Radcliffe.

Radcliffe Manor

Radcliffe Manor was the family estate of the Radcliffe family. In the 1930s and 1940s, the estate was run by the brothers Geoffrey and Michael, as well as cousin Richard Cobb. The manor was located very close to the Radcliffe Colliery, which was a coal mining operation owned by the family. Richard Cobb wanted control of the manor and the business, so he murdered Michael Radcliffe in a mine shaft and convinced a worker named Willie Spears to blame it on Geoffrey. Geoffrey went to prison, giving Richard control of the estate. Geoffrey later escaped prison with the aid of a man named Frank Griffin, who made him invisible. Seeking to clear his name, he terrorized Richard at Radcliffe Manor, forcing Cobb to summon Scotland Yard to put him into protective custody. Inspector Sampson of Scotland Yard ordered his men to spray all of the halls of the manor with fog machines to route the invisible man out. Radcliffe escaped, but later proved his innocence.

River Thames

The River Thames flows through southern England. It is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom. A woman named Miss Ettie Coombes owned a large estate that was on the bank of the River Thames. She commented about how she loved smelling the breeze coming off the river and that it helped her to sleep at night.

Soho

Soho is a neighborhood located in the West End of the borough of Westminster in the Greater London area in England. Although it does not have an formally recognized borders, it occupies an area approximately one square mile in the center of the city, south of Oxford Street and east of Regent Street and north of Leicester Square. Historically, Soho has been known for its venues in the sex industry, including night clubs and other such enterprises. Soho played a key role in the 1931 horror film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. A locale featured in the movie is Diadem Court, which includes a music hall and a boarding house. The boarding house was run by an elderly woman named Mrs. Hawkins and one of her tenants, Ivy Pearson, worked at the music hall. This became the preferred territory of the evil Mister Hyde, who would patron the music hall and terrorize Ivy Pearson.

St. Bartolph's Church

St. Bartolph's Church was a deconsecrated church located in London, England. It has been around since at least the late 19th century and has a cemetery located on the church grounds. Lawrence van Helsing was buried in the cemetery of the church in September, 1872. The remains of Van Helsing's nemesis, the vampire known as Dracula were also buried in an unmarked grave in the cemetery. One-hundred years later, in September, 1972, an occultist named Johnny Alucard convinced a group of hippies to participate in a midnight black mass inside the church. The hippies didn't really believe in black magic, but thought it would be a fun and weird way to spend the evening.

St. Mary's Hospital

St. Mary's Hospital was a general medical center located in London that operated during the 1930s. Psychiatrist Jeffrey Garth maintained an office there with his assistant, Janet Blake. One of the nurses who worked there was a woman named Miss Peabody. In 1936, the body of a man was admitted to the hospital where it was discovered that he had died due to an extreme loss of blood. Two puncture wounds were discovered on the side of his neck. Later, a woman named Lili was admitted, who had fallen unconscious after exhibiting similar symptoms. She later died as a result of blood loss combined with hysteria.

Films that take place in London

28 Days Later 28 Weeks Later An American Werewolf in London Black Sleep, The Broken, The Conjuring 2, The Corridors of Blood Curse of the Demon Curse of the Mummy's Tomb Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Dorian Gray Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors Dracula (1931) Dracula (1992) Dracula's Daughter (1936) Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary Eye of the Devil (Partially) Frankenstein: The True Story From Hell Hands of the Ripper Haunted Strangler, The Haunting of Julia, The Horrors of the Black Museum Howl (Beginning only) Human Centipede 2, The Invisible Man Returns, The (1940) Konga Last Night in Soho Mary Reilly Mother Riley Meets the Vampire Mummy (1932) Mummy (1959)

Mummy (1999) Mutations, The Mystery of the Wax Museum Old Dark House, The (1963) Paranoiac Phantom of the Opera (1962) Phantom of the Opera (1989) (Partially) Premature Burial (1962) Psychosis Quatermass II Quatermass and the Pit Raw Meat Satan's Slave She-Wolf of London Shaun of the Dead Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) Tower of London Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll, The Van Helsing: The London Assignment Venom Werewolf of London

TV shows that take place in London

• Jekyll
• Penny Dreadful
• She-Wolf of London

Comics that take place in London

• Angel & Faith Vol 1

Characters from London

Alex Price Arthur Holmwood Basil Humphrey Benjamin Barker Beverly Grable Brona Croft Chas Chandler Chin Yang Claire Jackman Colin Weasler Cookie Danvers Carew Daphne von Wilkinson David Eschol Dorian Gray Eddie Jackman Edith Harker Edward Hyde Edwina Hyde Elizabeth Harker Elizabeth Matheson Esme Hammond Eric Brooks Ernst Litauer Ettie Coombes Fenton Frank Griffin (I) Frank North Geoffrey Radcliffe Granworthy Gwen Cox Harry Jackman Hastie Lanyon Helen Manson Henry Jekyll Henry Matheson Hugh Renwick Ian Matheson Ivy Pearson J.S. Hirsch Jack Seward Jacob Eschol Jane Janet Blake Jeffrey Garth John Brenner Johnny Alucard Jonathan Harker Julian Matheson Kitty Jekyll Lisa Glendon Laura Bellows Lavinia Putney Lawrence Van Helsing Lorrimer Van Helsing Lucy Westenra Mad Hettie Mary Reilly Matthews Michael Radcliffe Mina Murray Mina Murray Harker Mister Cotton Mister Proteus Mrs. Hawkins Muriel Carew Octavia Putney Oscar Putney Pam De Beaufort Pansy Faye Paul Allen Paul Ames Peter Syme Poole Quincy Harker Rachel van Helsing Ray Monde Renfield Richard Cobb Rupert Giles Shaun Squires Thomas Forsythe Tom Jackman Vincent Brand Weller Willie Spears Wilfred Glendon

People who were born in London

A. Edward Sutherland Adrian Cairns Aida Young Alan Hume Alan Rickman Alex Garland Alfred Hitchcock André Morell Andrew Lincoln Anthony Hickox Anthony Nelson Keys Anthony Stewart Head Bernard Rose Bill Lenny Boris Karloff Brenda Cowling Bruce Payne Cary Elwes Catherine Lacey Charles Saunders Chris Claremont Chris Ryman Christopher Lee Claude Rains Colin Bucksey Cyril Delevanti Daniel Sharman Danny Sapani Dave Davies David Kossoff David Bowie David Schneider Denholm Elliott Dinah Sheridan Dolly Wells Don Leaver Eddie Powell Edgar Norton Eleanor Summerfield Elizabeth Bradley Elsa Lanchester Ernest Thesiger Finola Hughes Freddie Francis Freddie Highmore Frederick Kerr Gerald Savory Geoffrey Burridge George Innes Gloria Holden Gwen Watford Harry Bromley Davenport Harry Fielder Helen McCrory Helena Bonham Carter Idris Elba Imogen Poots Jack Asher Jack Huston Jake Weber Jan Francis Joan Collins John Bolton John Boorman John Gilling

John Hough John Salthouse John Temple-Smith Jon Pertwee Joseph Morgan Kate Beckinsale Keir Gilchrist Kevin Connor Kevin Stoney Kiefer Sutherland Kim Thomson Lenora Crichlow Leslie Norman Lionel Atwill Louis Mansi Lucy Gutteridge Luke Mably Lysette Anthony Mark A. Sheppard Mark Frankel Martin Benson Mary Shelley Michael Carreras Michael Coles Monty Norman Naomie Harris Natasha Richardson Oliver Reed Paterson Joseph Patrick Macnee Peter Safran Piers Haggard Rachel Sutherland Rachel Weisz Ray Panthaki Rhona Mitra Richard Coleman Richard Dwyer Robert Fuest Robert Paynter Robin Vidgeon Robin Sachs Roger Delgado Rory Kinnear Roy Ward Baker Samantha Eggar Scott Speedman Sean Pertwee Sophie Ward Stephen Norrington Sydney Bromley Terence Fisher Timothy Spall Val Guest William M. Morgan Wolf Mankowitz Yvonne Romain

People who passed away in London

Aida Young Alan Gibson Albert Finney André Morell Ben Cross Bram Stoker Brian Glover Catherine Lacey Cavada Humphrey Christine Hargreaves Christopher Lee Dawn Addams Eleanor Summerfield Ernest Thesiger Frank Singuineau Frederick Kerr Garfield Morgan Geoffrey Burridge Gwen Watford Hamilton Deane Humphrey Searle Ian Holm

James Bernard Jimmy Sangster John Hollingsworth Kevin Stoney Leslie Norman Mark Frankel Mark Robson Michael Carreras Michael Gough Michael Ripper Richard Marden Ralph Bates Robert Paynter Roy Ward Baker Roy William Neill Terence Fisher Valerie Hobson

Appearances

• Jekyll: 1.1 - Main setting.

External Links

• London at Wikipedia
• London at the Holosuite
• London at the TV Database

References

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