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Rust in Peace: What Happens to Hearses When They Retire?

Rust in Peace: What Happens to Hearses When They Retire?

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...
Book Review:  Smoke Gets in Your Eyes… And Other Lessons from the Crematory

Book Review: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes… And Other Lessons from the Crematory

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...
The Short Life, Tragic Death, and Busy Afterlife of Rudolph Valentino

The Short Life, Tragic Death, and Busy Afterlife of Rudolph Valentino

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...
Death by Fashion: How Victorian Mourning Veils Could Kill You

Death by Fashion: How Victorian Mourning Veils Could Kill You

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...

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