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Buried Alive

"Life preserving coffin in doubtful cases of actual dead," a safety-coffin model by Christian Eisenbrandt.

History's Best Strategies for Avoiding Being Buried Alive

These ingenious 19th-century techniques aimed to make sure dead really meant dead.

Ashawnta Jackson October 23, 2018

A Thief's Severed Arm and a Count Buried Alive, All in One Prague Church

Elizabeth Harper October 15, 2013

31 days of halloween

The Horror of Premature Burial

Bess Lovejoy October 11, 2013

Halloween Day 16: Buried Alive

Dylan Thuras October 16, 2011