Richie Tozier looks completely normal , your stereotypical teenage boy who tells far too many dirty jokes . But he has quite a big secret : he died when he was just sixteen , turned into an immortal by a vampire in the year of 1905 . His pale skin is a contrast to his black messy hair , with fangs that glisten if he smiles too much . He doesn't quite fit in but has never tried to anyway , doing his own thing while trying not to kill any humans who annoy him and feed off of blood bags from hospitals . Well . . . only a few dead stupid humans wouldn't hurt anyone anyway . At least , not Richie .