Viewer Discretion Advised: Working around death, it’s easy for me to forget that what I view as an interesting historical fact is considered grotesque by most accounts. This little fact might fit under that “grotesque” category. In fact, my mother said it made her want to barf. So, fair warning. Don’t proceed IF the morbid […]
Apparently, this is true. She woke up, was surrounded by sobbing friends and relatives, and started screaming because she didn’t want to be buried alive. Some reports state that she died of shock, which is when your body produces a surge of adrenaline that stuns the heart. This type of death-by-intense-fear is sometimes called a […]
These screenshots are captured from a VICE video on a Mexican Forensic Dentist named Dr. Alejandro Hernández Cárdenas. If you want to watch the video, click the link HERE. As a forewarning, some of this photos show photos of an unidentified corpse that’s being revived from near mummification. This post is purely for educational purposes: In […]
By Karen Wyatt MD The email arrived today, just as it always does, 5 days before my mother’s birthday: “It’s time to order flowers for Margaret!” The florist that sends this reminder has been in business in my hometown for over 100 years and has provided flowers for every birthday, wedding and funeral in my […]
I’m giving away TEN signed copies of my book over at my ‘Confessions of a Funeral Director’ Facebook page. Here’s how you can get one. Go to my Facebook page, post a cute photo of your fur child in the comments. The TEN photos that get the MOST LIKES win an autographed copy of my […]