Bizarre thread claims vampires draining rats’ blood in Watford

It is unclear how much alcohol has or hasn’t been consumed by those involved in #WatfordVampire.

Alarmingly, some appear to be (sort of) serious.

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The earliest report, posted on Nextdoor, alleges that a “local vampire hunter” had seen an increase in activity in Watford.

It claimed a closed-down town centre cafe was the site of suspicious activity at night, although others pointed out people may just live above it.

A friend of the would-be Van Helsing told the Watford Observer the rise in activity is “pretty typical for this time of year because of the longer nights”.

The (alleged) Watford Vampire (Image: Rob Marriner-Dodds)He relayed what the supposed vampire hunter had said: “Apparently there's been a lot of sightings of rats drained of blood near Watford Junction, a local vet told him there's been attacks on small animals and that type of thing.

“He said there's been sightings in Cassiobury Park of a grey figure at night as well.”

It was not long before images of the beast emerged.

Nextdoor comments (Image: Nextdoor)He is described as six foot four and in his 30s, with long white hair, and the ability to curse, cause electronic equipment to malfunction, and wield evil magicks.

Among a number of unconfirmed sightings, a woman reported seeing him on the way home after a concert and a man noticed the same figure in a graveyard after he “finished a pint or three”.

Nextdoor comments (Image: Nextdoor)

When the question arose as to why the vampire was frequenting a cemetery in the first place, it was claimed the hunters “are still trying to gather information at this stage”.

One local man suspected a reclusive neighbour.

He said: “Could HE be the Watford Vampire? Anyone know where I can buy a good stake or a silver bullet?”

Reddit comments (Image: Reddit)This individual was cautioned to leave the actual hunting “to the professionals”.

Despite the number of people commenting and posting about the sightings, most seem to fall on the side of the doubters.

The reports were widely described as “absolute tosh”, “ridiculous”, and a “wind-up”.

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