Photographer Sarah Sudhoff has, with her latest series of photographs, captured body fluid stains created by the passing of human life.The stained fabrics which she has photographed include bedding, carpet and upholstery. The causes of death and ages of the deceased vary substantially, and include a 60 year old woman who died form a heart… Continue reading At The Hour Of Our Death
Under the city of Paris, hundreds of miles of tunnels and rooms - many of them unmapped - contain the bones of millions of Parisians. In the 18th century, bones were exhumed from overcrowded cemeteries and dropped into old quarry tunnels. Some of the bones are said to date back more than a thousand years.… Continue reading Footage Found In The Paris Catacombs
Have you ever wondered what bone cancer looks like? I have, and I was not expecting this. Source.
The stark yet beautiful photographs you see in this post were taken by Danish photographer Cathrine Ertmann and are part of a series entitled About Dying. The series documents the journey that the human body takes from death to burial. There's a fascinating piece about Ertmann's work here.
The Science of Human Decay is an absolutely fascinating insight into the world's largest body farm.
Do you ever find Etsy stores which have so much stuff that you feel overwhelmed, yet simultaneously eager to discover everything they have to offer? Well, that's how I felt when I encountered Crimson Hollow. Mum and daughter team Shelly and Emily make up Crimson Hollow and provide beautiful, unique and very affordable hand stamped… Continue reading Crimson Hollow
I first stumbled upon The Order Of The Good Death when I was creating the first issue of Wyrd Words & Effigies Magazine earlier on in the year, and I've been popping back ever since. To discover that its founder the wonderful and beautiful and funny Caitlin Doughty had published a book was extremely exciting,… Continue reading Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Have you ever wondered about the process of cremating a body? Well, wonder no longer because you can watch how it's done here.
It's Halloween every day ay Bedlam Supply Co. This store sells unique, obscure, 'must have' knick knacks, from macabre note paper to grave dirt. I'm particularly taken with the 1692 Witch Trial Notice, the Krampus Christmas gift tags and the Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark hand held mirror.
Thoroughly enjoyed Death Googles Himself by Cirocco Dunlap. Well worth a read if you want to stay morbid but fancy a giggle.
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 