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My dear friend Charlie died by suicide when he was just 18 years old. He was not the first person […]

Five Mourning Behaviors & Rituals Chimpanzees Similar mourning behaviors to humans have been seen by primate researchers often unintentionally. Both

Have you have ever wondered why the dark and horror literature written or published during the Victorian era is so

In the oldest human stories, the question always arises: who will bury my body? Who will lay me to rest?

The Hanging Coffins of Sagada – The Philippines While this tradition can be seen in a few other areas globally,

The term “bog bodies” sounds like something out of a science-fiction novel where peat submerged bodies emerge from the earth

The Bubonic Plague has been known by a variety of names from the Black Death to the Great Mortality. This

So many horror films and books are dedicated to ghosts, especially when they are rooted to a specific place they

What is the sea but an abyss better left undisturbed? And still, we try to explore the depths of the

Everyone dies, but burials are not standardized and neither are the rituals surrounding them. While many fear death, some cultures