Vampire Enthusiast Drives Her Daughter to School in a Hearse

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December 2, 2002 (ananova.com) - A vampire enthusiast drives her daughter to school in a hearse. Rachel Ellam-Lloyd uses the 23-year-old 19ft-long hearse to take daughter Georgina to school in Northolt, West London.

The six-year-old sits in the back where the coffin should be and waves at passers-by through the purple curtains.

Mrs Ellam-Lloyd's husband D'Wayne bought the hearse for £500 after seeing it for sale in a magazine, says The Sun.

The 37-year-old is a horror film fan who also uses the hearse to go shopping and attend meetings of the Vampire Connections group.

"People think I'm being ghoulish, but I just love driving the hearse. Georgina loves it too. She just sits and waves at passers-by. Nobody can believe their eyes," Mrs Ellam said.

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