Fantasy Coffin (The Wonderful World of Body Disposal)

The Creepover

Ready to dig up some facts? Corpse facts, that is. Join us for another patron-suggested topic as we talk all things body disposal! GHOST STORIES: Listener Iona shares the tale of a joint-smoking grandpa ghost. CREEPED OUT: A bloody urban legend come true. STRANGER THAN FICTION: Kathryn takes Alli on a wondrous journey across the globe as they discuss funerary customs throughout the world AND the possible future (and present!) of body disposal. BUMP IN THE NIGHT: Pizza for Three. BONUS: Mayonnaise tubes, Zombie Brood X, weed bodies, and ant farm organs.

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This Week’s Sources:

CREEPED OUT:

‘Blood Is Falling on Me': Woman Wakes Up to Blood Dripping From Apartment Ceiling https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/blood-was-falling-over-me-woman-wakes-up-to-blood-dripping-from-apartment-ceiling/2632698/

“Brood X cicadas threatened by 'death-zombie fungus' that rots half their bodies away” by Jon Webb via USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/05/14/brood-x-zombie-fungus-psychedelic-drugs-plague-cicadas/5090055001/

STRANGER THAN FICTION:

Caitlin Doughty – Ask A Mortician YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/OrderoftheGoodDeath

Wikipedia entry on Burial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burial

Wikipedia entry on Burial at sea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burial_at_sea

Wikipedia entry on Sky burial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_burial

Wikipedia entry on Hanging coffins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging_coffins

Wikipedia entry on Recompose https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recompose

“Recompose, the first human-composting funeral home in the U.S., is now open for business” by Brendan Kiley via The Seattle Times https://www.seattletimes.com/life/recompose-the-first-human-compositing-funeral-home-in-the-u-s-is-now-open-for-business/

“Maine Lawmakers Consider 'Viking Funeral' Bill” by Mal Leary via Maine Public https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2021-04-08/maine-lawmakers-consider-viking-funeral-bill

“Proposal would allow Viking-style funeral pyres in Maine” by Gabrielle Mannino via News Center Maine https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/state/proposal-would-allow-viking-style-funeral-pyres-in-maine/97-736af899-9606-4951-940e-1b4ee0ea187d

“Poignant pictures of death rituals” by Becky Little via National Geographic https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/160314-pictures-death-ritual-funeral-burial-ceremony-people-culture

“Funeral and Burial Rituals From Around The World” via Everplans https://www.everplans.com/articles/funeral-burial-rituals-from-around-the-world

“7 Unique Burial Rituals Across the World” via Brittanica https://www.britannica.com/list/7-unique-burial-rituals-across-the-world

“Funeral Traditions in Tana Toraja” by Janet Kim via Anthropological Perspectives on Death https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/gravematters/2018/02/07/funeral-traditions-in-tana-toraja/

“29 Insanely Elaborate Custom Coffins From Ghana” by Katie Notopoulos via BuzzFeed https://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/29-amazing-custom-coffins-from-ghana