Students volunteer to act as pallbearers for military members, end-of-life visits from formerly passed loved ones, the history of death midwives, a backyard visit from a coffin, and a good spirited funeral for a friend lost to a girlfriend.
Search Results for: Halloween (30 Found)
New Orleans Death Talk: Decatur Street Artist Blue Fletcher
New Orleans street artist Blue Fletcher has experienced a lot of loss. She generously opened up to our Justin Nobel to tell her story.
Nola Death Tête-à-tête – Pirate’s Alley Artist Nathan Durapau
I was born and raised in Mexico. My parents were missionaries and I spent the first 12 years of my life there. We lived in a lot of areas. I was born in Matamoros, which is in the state of Tamaulipas, in the northeast. It’s on the border, a pretty big city. My birthday is Halloween...
Artist James Gurney Issues A Grave Challenge
Dinotopia artist, James Gurney, is challenging artists to get outside and into the graveyard. Participants will submit their entries on the event Facebook page with a winner announced on October 31st.
Weekly News 9/18/2015: Suicide Prevention Month.
September is Suicide Prevention Month. If you are troubled, speak up. If you know of someone who is suffering and may be contemplating suicide, start a conversation with them. It could mean the difference between life and death.
Weekly News 7/17/2015: Funeral home weddings and unique ceremonies
Among last week's top news stories: A British grandmother was laid to rest in a Halloween-themed funeral and the funeral industry explores unique ways to expand its services such as hosting weddings and other events. Satoru Iwata was laid to rest and a brave teen completed her bucket list by saving a friend's life.
Piping New Orleans’ Dead into Heaven – Interview with a funeral bagpipe player and hospice musician
New Orleans is a small town, everyone has their favorite local cobbler or po-boy shop and when it comes to funeral bagpipes the go-to woman is a music therapist named Marta Vincent.
6 Spooky Cemeteries
With Halloween just around the corner, it’s a great time to pass along a story about 6 of the spookiest cemeteries in the world.
National Museum of Funeral History Breathes Life into Death
Houston's National Museum of Funeral History is one of those rare hidden treasures. There's lots to please even the most picky visitors with a good balance of historical displays and unique funeral-themed exhibits. You might expect this museum to be dark and creepy, it's quite the opposite. Come along with us as we explore the NMFH.
The Spectacular Death Rituals of the Philippines
Hanging coffins, kitchen burials, blindfolded corpses, tree trunk burials and coffin hexes, oh my. Tourists flock to the Philippines for the beaches, the food and the cheap medical care...
How Do You Clean a Skull? – Interview with Son of a Skeleton Tycoon
Not only is there a company called Skulls Unlimited International, they even have their own museum!
Death and Dying in Chalmette – Touring the Battle of New Orleans
A major American battle occurred just a mile from my home, earlier this week I visited the old battlefield.
The Country’s Top Haunted Houses: Ghosts of Murdered School Children, Haunted Corn Fields and Zombie Clowns
There was a time when haunted houses were simple; slap some fake blood on a freaky looking guy, paint a few spooky cardboard dioramas and throw it all inside...
Eating Nachos in a Morgue: The World’s Creepiest Restaurants
Inside the main entrance to Times Scare is a coffin decorated with skulls and the skeleton of an angel with its tongue sticking out.
Dying wishes of the rich and misogynistic
David Morales Colon was murdered last month in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was 22 and loved motorcycles.
