“Rumors of a vampire lurking in the shadows of Hollywood Cemetery have circulated since the 1920s. The mythical figure is described by locals as a ghastly creature — dripping blood and flesh — who slumbers in a tomb on the site’s hallowed grounds.
The urban legend, which had its first known print appearance in The Commonwealth Times, alleges that the vampire escaped during the deadly Church Hill train tunnel collapse of 1925. After the collapse killed and buried several railway workers, the first fanged-creature sighting was reported near bookkeeper William Wortham Pool’s grave.
“Mr. [Pool] is alleged to be a vampire,” former CT staff writer Garry Curtis wrote in The CT’s 1976 article. “There seems to be a cult in Richmond that has grown up around him.”
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Richmond Vampire: Cemetery houses urban legend born from historic tragedy
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By Mix 98.1Oct 30, 2023Oct 30, 2023 02:36 PM
