Drew Sinton

About me:

"Drew Sinton has a CV in the dark arts to die for ..."
- James Button, Melbourne Age

"Australia's leading authority on the occult & paranormal ..."
- City Of Melbourne, Melbourne News

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Business CV

Recipient Lord Mayor’s Small Business Proprietor Commendation (2008) "for significant contribution to the prosperity & vitality of Melbourne for over 10 years."

Creator/owner The Haunted Bookshop (est. 1997), Australia's leading occult bookshop & voted one of Melbourne's top shops (1998) by The Australian.

Creator/owner The Haunted Melbourne Ghost Tour (est. 1997), described as "a world class ghost tour" (2001) by TV's Great Outdoors & "Melbourne's best walking tour" (2009) by The Sunday Age.

Consultant/sponsor "Spooks: Stories of Haunted Melbourne" (2007), Australia's first ghost exhibition at Melbourne's City Museum at Old Treasury.

Vampire spokesperson Vivendi Universal Van Helsing movie/computer game 2004 Australian media launch.

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Occult CV

Australian Ambassador of the Transylvanian Society of Dracula (1996+), Church of Satan member (1998+) & former Church of Satan Grotto Master (2002-3).

Described as a "spiritual leader" (2001) by Melbourne Express, "guiding light of the spirit world" (1998) by Leader Newspapers & "vampire" (2008) by Who Magazine.

Recognised as "legal vampire" in Melbourne Magistrates Court (2009) as "integral part of Melbourne gothic/fetish scene". R Lawrence/Grigor Lawyers representing.

Former Vampire Legion member (1993+), founded 1992 by Baroness Lisa Morgan-Marshall.

Studied formal Theology & Demonology at Tabor College Melbourne (1993-4). Travelled extensively through Israel (1994) & Romania (1996).

Author of The Antichrist's Bible (published 2001) & Lecturer in Magick, Satanism, Aleister Crowley, Vampires, Hauntings & Seances (1997+).

Professional Tarot reader, former Spiritualist, "Victoria's Ghostbuster" (1998), Melbourne's "Spectre Inspector" (1998) & former Australian Institute of Parapsychological Research investigator (1980s-90s).

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Television CV

Appeared on Tokyo Broadcasting System's Sekai Fushigi Hakken "Amazing World Discoveries" (2009). Sponsored by Hitachi & Tourism Australia.

Co-writer/series presenter Haunted Australia TV - (10 episodes aired 2007-8) Channel 31 Melbourne, Brisbane & Adelaide. Directed by Stelios Kokotos.

Appeared on Australian TV's Today Show (Vampires, 2009), Sunrise (Halloween, 2008) & A Current Affair (Electronic Voice Phenomena, 2006).

Appeared also on Coxy's Big Break (Ghosts, 2005), Love Me Love Me Not (Ghosts, 2002), Great Outdoors (Ghosts, 2001), Postcards (Ghosts, 1999) & Denise Show (Ghosts, 1998).

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Theatre CV

Writer/actor Petite Mort Dark Cabaret - performed (2008) at Melbourne's La Mama, Glasshouse, Cabaret Voltaire, Dante's & Czech Club. Directed by Emily Nisman.

Emcee/performer Melbourne's inaugural Bizarre Music Halloween Festival (2008) & inaugural Euchronia NYE Neo-Victorian ball (2008).

Studied theatre at Peter Sardi Acting School, Richmond, & Australian Centre Of Performing Arts, North Melbourne.

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Advertising CV

Senior writer/associate creative director at Young & Rubicam Mattingly Melbourne (1995-6) before swapping "vampire career" for "vampire life".

Freelance writer at J Walter Thompson Melbourne (1994-5), freelance/fulltime writer at Young & Rubicam/Wunderman Cato Johnson Melbourne (1992-4).

Fulltime writer at George Patterson Melbourne (1988-91), Ogilvy & Mather Adelaide (1987-8), D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles Adelaide (1985-6).

Fulltime writer at McCann-Erickson Perth (1985) after spending three years as fulltime writer at Young & Rubicam Adelaide (1982-5).

Commenced copywriting career at Foote Cone Belding/Hocking Adelaide (1981-2) after writing freelance for Adelaide radio station 5AA (1980-1).

Won Ted Bates Australian TV Commercial of Year Award (1991) for writing Richmond Football Club Endangered Species television commercial (George Patterson Melbourne).

Won Gold in Radio Category of Adelaide Art Directors Club Awards (1986) for writing Medibank Private Surgeon radio commercial (DMB&B Adelaide).

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Haunted Australia DVD

Haunted Australia DVD available from The Haunted Bookshop, selected retailers or Haunted Australia website - RRP $29.95 (2 DVD set).



Video, above: Excerpt from Haunted Australia TV show ©Mystical Guides 2007; Slideshow pictures, above: for individual copyright credits, click View My Pics link, above left, or peruse the Haunted Bookshop Archives. ......