Understanding why the popularity of organized events steeped in themes of death, disaster and suffering, such as the well-known Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), Jack the Ripper Walking Tours and ...

I started fantasizing about my death when I was a kid. My childhood finale fantasy included no cause, only hordes of mourners weeping in unison, practically raising the roof of the world with their ...

There’s no question that Americans have a disturbing fascination with death. Why do we die? Is there an afterlife? These are some of the great mysteries of life. The quandary is that we cannot fully ...

Selena may be long gone from this earth, but in 2025, she is far from absent. Her face and signature appear on countless products, ranging from dolls and makeup to an ethically murky AI-powered album.

Tony Todd in his final film appearance, portraying recurring Final Destination character William Bludworth. After a fourteen year hiatus, the looming specter of death returns to kill off unsuspecting ...

When JD Healy and Cathee Shultz opened the Museum of Death in San Diego 30 years ago, it was out of necessity. Their passion for the concept of death resulted in an eclectic collection of items that ...

When National Museum of Funeral History CEO and president Genevieve Kenney was seven years old, her neighbor in Greeley, Colo. found a dead baby in a trashcan while out collecting soda cans for money.

Every now and again, my 3-year-old daughter asks me how old I am. “Forty-three,” I say, smiling, already anticipating her next question. “Is that old?” I know why she asks. My daughter has come to ...