by Poppy Rae Wilson | Jun 4, 2026 | Relics
Sin-eating originates from the 1600s, where someone would eat and drink over a body to cleanse their sins. Now a dormant ritual, what actually is sin-eating, why was it important, and why did it die out? In Shropshire, the grave of Richard Munslow stands in St...
by Poppy Rae Wilson | Jun 1, 2026 | Memento Mainstream
We are live on our Instagram account with mortician Victor M Sweeney! @victor.m.sweeney 💀 Come along and ask some questions! Our Instagram is available on our home page! Or search us @deadcuriousmag...
by Poppy Rae Wilson | Jun 1, 2026 | Dissect, Relics
Gothic literature romanticises the tragic, but nearly an entire family wiped out through illness and poor living conditions inherent to the time might be taking it too far. Add contaminated water into the mix, well… An expected niche I found myself in a few...
by Poppy Rae Wilson | May 28, 2026 | Living Proof
Sometimes, the smallest things become the strongest proof of who someone was. An unassuming book, for an unassuming woman. At least that’s what Laura Williams had thought about her nan, who passed when she was young. Her recipe book, kept in a broken ziplock bag, with...
by Poppy Rae Wilson | May 26, 2026 | Living Proof
We’re all guilty of sleeping in every now and then, and the rush to throw clothes on and get out the door. But what if that simple action was what saved you from certain death? Are you familiar with the concept of the ‘Butterfly Effect’? Clayton James wasn’t. Not...
