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Lovecraft in Brooklyn: A Reading by Candlelight in Green-Wood Cemetery

Allison Meier July 23, 2014
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Modern Mortality: A Q&A with "American Afterlife" Author Kate Sweeney

Allison Meier July 16, 2014
Brooklyn, New York

Most Holy Trinity Cemetery

A burial ground of rusting metal grave markers.
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Forgotten Monuments of the American Revolution

Allison Meier July 4, 2014
pet cemeteries

Photographing Pet Cemeteries, A Dignified Death for Our Departed Pets

Allison Meier July 1, 2014
The "Soul Consoling Tower"
Inyo County, California

Manzanar National Historic Site

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."
A shrine to Baron Kriminel
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The Modern and Macabre Vodou of Haiti

Darmon Richter June 27, 2014
Pet headstone.
pet cemeteries

Left No Ball Unchased: Endearing Epitaphs in America's Oldest Pet Cemetery

Allison Meier June 16, 2014
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Bats and Vampiric Lore in Père Lachaise Cemetery

Allison Meier May 27, 2014
Hi Jolly Monument
Quartzsite, Arizona

Hi Jolly Monument

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.
Fortingall, Scotland

The Fortingall Yew

Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.
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What Happens to a Cemetery After Foreclosure?

Allison Meier May 6, 2014
Bachelor's Grove Cemetery
Midlothian, Illinois

Bachelor's Grove Cemetery

A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.
Tulcán Municipal Cemetery
Tulcan, Ecuador

Tulcán Municipal Cemetery

This Ecuadorian cemetery is home to a jaw-dropping topiary wonderland.
The Grave of Harry L. Collins
Louisville, Kentucky

The Grave of Harry L. Collins

A life-sized memorial to Harry L. Collins, the official corporate magician of Frito-Lay.
Louisville, Kentucky

Colonel Sanders' Grave

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.
Jack O'Landia
Lucerne Valley, California

Jack O'Landia

This strangely vacant Western amusement seems to be an empty tribute to residents of Lucerne Valley.
The New Lucky Restaurant
Ahmedabad, India

Lucky Restaurant

This restaurant is proud to be built atop a burial ground.