The Business of Death

Now, when someone dies, we depend on the local mortuary to care for and, for a lack of a better term, dispose of the body. It's very cli...

Funeral for Edgar

To celebrate the bicentennial of Edgar Allan Poe's birth, the city of Baltimore had several events to honor the macabre poet. Events inc...

You can buy anything at Wal-Mart

Well, it's official.. Now you can buy anything at Wal-Mart. The popular department store now is selling caskets.. Yeah, you read that ri...

Waverly Hills Sanatorium

The white plague.. it was and still is responsible for many deaths, and early 20th century Kentucky was not immune. Enter Waverly Hills Sana...

Canadian's Epitaphs

Traditional epitaphs rest in peace By Stefanie KranjecFri Nov 9, 8:16 AM ET Canadians are becoming wordier, particularly when it comes to t...

Winchester Mystery House

It certainly looks out of place surrounded by modern buildings and parking lots. It certainly is big, almost unbelievably large. It certain...

Medgar Evers

In July of 1963 civil rights activist Medgar Evers was shot in the back while exiting his car in the drive way of his Mississippi home. Iro...