When ships full of pale women and their caskets arrived in New Orleans, vampiric suspicions began to arise... but what was the real story behind these "Casket Girls"? Instagram: www.instagram.com/thetaphophilediaries Website and blog: www.thetaphophilediaries.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?viewas=100000686899395&id=6155671404283…

Kells Irish Restaurant and Pub in Seattle sees it's fair share of patrons, but many might not know of this buildings pivotal roll in the creation of the modern-day funeral home, AND that it is reportedly haunted... Instagram: www.instagram.com/thetaphophilediaries Website and blog: www.thetaphophilediaries.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pro…

This incredibly well-preserved, 100+ year old corpse of a little girl has gone on to be known as "Sleeping Beauty", but some believe there is an eerie, paranormal side to her... Instagram: www.instagram.com/thetaphophilediaries Website and blog: www.thetaphophilediaries.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?viewas=100000686899395&id=61…

The "Deaths Head" symbol, featuring a skull with feathered wings, is an iconic and classic example of New England funerary art. But did you know that we have still not identified who the prolific craftsman is who created this beloved piece of headstone imagery? Instagram: www.instagram.com/thetaphophilediaries Website and blog: www.thetaphophiledia…

It is said that premature burial was so prolific in the medieval and early modern period that bells (attached to the body buried below via a string) were used to alert someone that the recently buried were still alive. Some claim that this is where the terms "saved by the bell" and "dead ringer" came from...but is this true? What other means did we…

Vampire burials are a common enough discovery that we've been able to study what may have been inflicting the suspected vampire, and learn more about the anti-vampire burial methods deployed that are still present in their graves today... Instagram: www.instagram.com/thetaphophilediaries Website and blog: www.thetaphophilediaries.com This podcast i…