Explore the transformation of Victorian cemeteries, grave-robbing, and the fear of premature burial, all of which left a lasting mark on horror literature.
Hi, A.B.! 👋 Ok, so I loved every word of this!! Fascinating to read about the rise of garden cemeteries and the railway for the dead. 👀
And I know I already pestered you about this before but I love cemeteries. ✨ There are some wonderful old cemeteries around here in New England. And Boston has some famous ones that used to serve as places to relax and hold poignant celebrations in addition to serving as an active cemetery. The Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge is my favorite. https://www.mountauburn.org/about/ But the really famous one in Boston is the Forest Hills Cemetery. https://www.foresthillscemetery.com/about-us/
I've got my fingers crossed that this year the Mount Auburn Cemetery will host "Cemetery Cinema" - their outdoor movie screening event where they show a double feature, and both movies are about death and/or dying! Happy Macabre Monday, again!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it, I enjoyed writing it 😁
I love the idea of a screening at a cemetery, such a cool idea 💡 I'll have to check out those cemeteries. There's a cemetery in Manchester where I'm from called Southern Cemetery where some famous people are buried - famous criminals, the artist LS Lowery, Jerome Caminada the real life Sherlock Holmes!
I would say that with the amount of bodies, lack of medical knowledge and without the technology to keep the bodies cool enough to preserve for very long, they had to Bury them sooner than later
Shiver! Thanks for reposting! And happy Throwback Thursday!
Thank you!
Hi, A.B.! 👋 Ok, so I loved every word of this!! Fascinating to read about the rise of garden cemeteries and the railway for the dead. 👀
And I know I already pestered you about this before but I love cemeteries. ✨ There are some wonderful old cemeteries around here in New England. And Boston has some famous ones that used to serve as places to relax and hold poignant celebrations in addition to serving as an active cemetery. The Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge is my favorite. https://www.mountauburn.org/about/ But the really famous one in Boston is the Forest Hills Cemetery. https://www.foresthillscemetery.com/about-us/
I've got my fingers crossed that this year the Mount Auburn Cemetery will host "Cemetery Cinema" - their outdoor movie screening event where they show a double feature, and both movies are about death and/or dying! Happy Macabre Monday, again!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it, I enjoyed writing it 😁
I love the idea of a screening at a cemetery, such a cool idea 💡 I'll have to check out those cemeteries. There's a cemetery in Manchester where I'm from called Southern Cemetery where some famous people are buried - famous criminals, the artist LS Lowery, Jerome Caminada the real life Sherlock Holmes!
Wowee! "It is the largest municipal cemetery in the United Kingdom and the second largest in Europe." Amazing. 😀
And what an interesting character that Caminada. That was very cool to look up, thank you!
Yeah I read a Book about Caminada and some of his cases, really interesting guy. I want to visit Southern Cemetery and try to find his grave!
Oooo write about that! Write about that! 😃🙏🏼✨
I would say that with the amount of bodies, lack of medical knowledge and without the technology to keep the bodies cool enough to preserve for very long, they had to Bury them sooner than later