October 9, 2023 - Tour leader, historian, and educator Anna Foll tells the stories of these two deaths of Charles and William, as well as many others, during her cemetery tour entitled "Strange Deaths." Little William VanValkenberg rests in his family's plot in the southern portion of the Erie Cemetery.

April 7, 2017 - Smack dab in the middle of Erie, Pennsylvania are 75 acres dedicated to its dead. The 167 year old cemetery is treasured by its community for its beautiful setting and historical markers while others whisper of its darker side.

May 13, 2025 - Feel the past come alive on a ghost tour that winds through Philadelphia’s haunted alleyways and graveyards. There are eerie legends of vampires in Pennsylvania, and one of the most chilling is tied to the mysterious Vampire Crypt in Erie.

October 29, 2024 - Millcreek PD provides Halloween safety tips for trick-or-treaters, drivers · One urban legend tells the story of the vampire crypt, where a vampire was laid to rest and now haunts the cemetery after sucking the blood of several victims.

October 28, 2024 - Join us on this walk through the Erie Cemetery and learn ghostly stories of those long deceased. What mausoleum has been opened unlawfully, and by whom? Is t…

December 16, 2021 - The mausoleum is dark and appears to have been on fire at some point. It is apparently very haunted and people have heard strange noises coming from inside the structure. There have also been reports of a black spectral dog wandering the cemetery ...

Our Ghosts and Legends Tours at the Erie Cemetery took guests on a spine-chilling walk through the historic grounds, uncovering eerie tales of those long departed. Attendees explored the mysteries of unlawfully opened mausoleums, whispered legends of a lurking vampire, and other chilling stories from the vaults. A special highlight of this event was being lantern led and held at 6 p.m., where visitors experienced the cemetery’s haunting beauty by lantern light.​

August 3, 2021 - The Old Covered Bridge towards the back of Waterford is supposedly Haunted. Lots of weird stuff has happened around there. There’s also the Vampire Tomb in the Erie Cemetery, Waterford Hotel, and I’m not sure how accessible it is, but the Erieebyss Factor of Terror haunted house is legit haunted, but to my knowledge that was shut down years ago.

October 26, 2024 - Join the Erie Cemetery on a walk through the cemetery and learn ghostly stories of those long deceased.

The Erie Cemetery is hosting a Ghosts and Legends tour.

The Erie Cemetery is conducting walking tours highlighting some of the spookiest places on the grounds. We have a sneak peek.

September 24, 2018 - Castalia Cemetery – It is said that if you drive your vehicle through the cemetery at night, the vehicle will stall and you will hear yelling and screaming coming from the center of the cemetery.

October 9, 2024 - Perhaps the most frightening part of the trek was Erie Street Cemetery. The nine-acre cemetery that dates back to 1827 is full of trees that block and/or dapple both the moon and the city lights. A dark cemetery is enough to spark the heebie-jeebies.

Erie Street Cemetery in Cleveland has a host of ghosts including a Native Indian by the name of Jac o Sot

June 17, 2016 - According to the legend, an abandoned mausoleum in the Erie Cemetery off Cherry Street, was the resting place of a vampire who arrived from Romania in the 1880s and then died from consumption.

November 7, 2018 - Nestled in the shade of the oak trees of Erie Cemetery--the very same cemetery that is home to the Vampire's Crypt--lies a circle of limestone graves at the base of a looming tree.

September 7, 2025 - The Brewerie offers haunted tours throughout April and October. According to legend, there is a mysterious vampire crypt in Erie Cemetery, marked only with an engraved “V” above the doors.

October 27, 2022 - But to the naked eye, there are ... that haunt its citizens. There are three urban legends that I have looked into to find crucial evidence to support the paranormal activities that have been proven to be true and things that make you second guess what truly does bump in the night. The first area I went to take a look at in the Erie Cemetery was the witches’ ...

The lore of the crypt is that it was built into the side of the hill by a reclusive Romanian business man who made a deal with the darkest of spirits for eternal life. That deal, was a Faustian bargain, in which.

👀 After citizens petitioned and collected funds to purchase the land, the Erie Cemetery was established in 1850 and has been serving the town of Erie, Pennsylvania for the past 174 years!