Deep-dive articles on burial history, funerary traditions, and death curiosity. These stories are published by Weird Burial Stories, a Taciturn Studios LLC publication.
Burial insurance scams cost American seniors over $1 billion annually. Learn the 7 most common schemes, real warning signs, and how to protect your family from predatory funeral pre-planning fraud.
Home burial is legal in most US states but heavily regulated. This guide covers home burial laws by state, permit requirements, property deed restrictions, and what actually happens to your property value.
Victorian post-mortem photography was a thriving commercial industry from 1840 to 1910. Discover how photographers marketed death portraits, the posing techniques they used, and why these images are now worth thousands at auction.
The FTC Funeral Rule has been law since 1984. It requires funeral homes to give you an itemized price list on demand. Thousands of funeral homes still don't comply — and the FTC rarely enforces it.
There are at least 10 body farms operating in the United States. They are legal. They are scientifically essential. And the laws governing what happens to donated bodies once they arrive are surprisingly thin.
Green burial is marketed as a return to simplicity — no embalming, no concrete vault, no metal casket. It's also a $340 million industry growing at 17% annually, with its own premium pricing, certification schemes, and marketing mythology.