RELICSWhat the past leaves behind. Histories shaped by death, memory and remembrance.
Why British death superstitions still linger today
Folklore expert Amelia Roberts answers Dead Curious reader's questions about historical British death customs.
Sin-eaters: absolution, with a side of bread
Sin-eating offered the dead one final act of cleansing. A person would eat and drink over the dead, symbolically taking on their sins. Why did this ritual matter, and why did it disappear?
From spooky to silly: why skeletons don’t scare us like they used to
Skeletons were once a medieval warning to fear incoming death. These days our deadly depictions serve us comically. This shift didn't happen overnight.
Walking with the witches: The Pendle Witch Trials
The Pendle Witch trials carry a dark history, where people were executed for being different. Hundreds of years later, people reflect on the legend, and the very real tragedy.
Corpse water may have killed the Brontës
An unexpected niche: the death of Emily, Anne, and Elizabeth Brontë, and how it could be linked to poisoned corpse water.
Why public execution was used as entertainment
Executions were a grisly spectacle, but people once flocked to see them up close and in person. We ask: what drew people in, and why were they stopped?
A timeline of taxidermy: from curiosity to conservation
Tracing the evolution of taxidermy, this piece explores how shifting ethics, materials, and attitudes have reshaped the entire purpose of the timeless craft.
The curious link between ghosts, vampires, zombies and survival
An interview with Deborah Hyde divulges into the interesting link between the paranormal and a wish for longevity.
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