by Maledicta | Feb 21, 2019 | Halloween 365
Once upon a time, when you died, your simple pine coffin was carried to the graveyard on a basic no-frills horse-drawn cart. But as the American funeral industry evolved, so did the art of corpse transportation. Changing attitudes toward death in the Victorian...
by Maledicta | Nov 19, 2018 | Books, Macabre Amusements
“A girl always remembers the first corpse she shaves.” – author Caitlin Doughty What if I told you that you don’t think enough about your own death? Or the deaths of the people you care about? You’d probably be shocked, or maybe even offended. The...
by Maledicta | Aug 27, 2018 | Interesting People
Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926) was indisputably one of the greatest stars of Hollywood’s Silent Era. The wildly popular “Latin Lover” was without a doubt the greatest sex symbol of early Hollywood, but his career was a short one: Valentino died...
by Maledicta | Aug 20, 2018 | Oddities and Curiosities
Grieving for a loved one sometimes caused rashes, irritation… or perhaps one’s own demise. In 19th-century America, mourning the death of a family member or friend was a highly structured ritual. Following strict rules of mourning dress and...
