Le Macabre was a coffee house on Meard Street in London’s Soho area in the 1960s. Coffee houses had been popular places for Britain’s youth to hang out in since the mid-fifties but Le Macabre had the distinction of being the only horror-themed cafe. Located just off Wardour Street – home to the Hammer house of horrors – was a bonus too. It had coffins as tables and bakelite skulls for ashtrays, plus a ghoulish jukebox selection of deathly records. Regulars included legendary local characters such as Iron Foot Jack, who had a genuine iron foot…
George Skeggs, cousin of Hammer’s Roy Skeggs, recalls the 60s Soho scene on this blog
