The Battle of Blythe Road

Yates used some of croley's hair to perform an exorcism at the request of poet and artist althea giles. Crowley biographer richard kazinski describes crowley determining he was under a magical attack during all this, as street lamps and hearth fires behaved strangely when he passed by. His raincoat is said to have spontaneously combusted. This piece describes the exorcism as causing a vampire to torment crowley in the night,. Another experienced magician had to help him get rid of this vampire.