Texting the Dead is Definitely a Thing…From Sick Pranks to Griefbots
Efforts to communicate with the dead is a phenomenon first documented in the Bible with the Witch of Endor, who Saul seeks out to help him make contact...
The Sad, Sordid Saga of Criminal Cremator David Sconce
On so many levels, David Sconce’s story is one that deathcare professionals don’t like to hear. His tale of deception, greed, and complete disregard for tradition, decency, and...
Who Should Have Called Foul When Cryonics Lab Took a Swing at Ted Williams’ Frozen Head?
Ted Williams was a baseball legend. During his 21-year career with the Boston Red Sox, he won six batting titles, led the American League in home runs and...
Dead People Suck: Why It’s OK to Be the Kind of Guy Who Laughs at a Funeral
If you remember the band Barenaked Ladies, you’ll probably recognize that part of the title of this article is a line from the chorus of their 1998 song...
Fashion Designer Creates Dissolvable “Garments for the Grave”
Like many of our readers, Dr. Pia Interlandi’s fascination with death care was sparked at an early age. For Interlandi, it started when she and her aunt were...
Digital Urns: The Latest Innovation From The Guys Who Brought You The Virtual Cemetery
We know that there are at least 23 things families can do with their loved one’s ashes, including spreading them, sending them to the moon, or turning them...
See Lindner’s Racy Coffin Calendars that Use Sex to Sell Death
“ For a decade, it has become our hallmark to combine opposites: beautiful, naked body of man with the perfect matter of exclusive coffins. Eros with Tanatos.” ~...
Alabama’s State Mortuary Operations Response Team Helps Out in Latest Disaster
Tornadoes are commonplace here in Alabama. Since 2008 we’ve averaged 60 tornadoes each year--that’s up significantly from the 50-year average of 38. But that doesn’t mean we don’t...
Cremation of Radioactive Cancer Patient is a Cautionary Tale for Directors
Articles in medical journals don’t often make the news. But within hours of the February 26, 2019 release of a research letter in the prestigious Journal of the...
Should You Show Up Baked at the Wake?
In an archived Reddit thread entitled “Today, I was high at my gramma’s funeral,” a Redditer confesses to delivering a eulogy at the wake and reading from the...