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 | Oct 7, 2018 | In the News, Oddities and Curiosities
Fatal Selfies in 2015 accounted for more deaths worldwide than shark attacks… (though in this guy’s case, they may have occurred simultaneously) The never-ending pursuit of the ultimate shot for social media sharing has reached a startling...
by Maledicta | Jun 11, 2018 | Art, Books, Halloween 365
Until the 20th century in America, death was much more a part of everyday life. When death came, people usually died in their own beds, surrounded by their loved ones, and their bodies were cared for and displayed in their own homes. Infant and child mortality...
by Maledicta | Dec 9, 2017 | Halloween 365, Oddities and Curiosities
For dedicated mountain climbers, making the trek to the summit of Mt. Everest is the ultimate challenge. It could be the adventure of a lifetime… or the end of it. The grim truth is that for every ten climbers who go up the world’s tallest mountain, there’s one...
by Maledicta | Oct 31, 2017 | Weird Tourism
Tourists seem to be increasingly drawn to places linked to death, disaster, atrocity, or ongoing socio-political conflict. Visitors are flocking to sites like the 911 Memorial, concentration camp museums, cemeteries and battlefields – and many other...
