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02-12 Dead Ringer: The Horror of Catalepsy
Today on Ghost Bites, Mike brings the chilling medical and historical facts about catalepsy, a state of suspended animation so profound it often led to burial while still alive. Mike details the panic that swept 19th-century Europe and the desperate, often absurd, measures taken to prevent premature burial—including the invention of the infamous safety coffin.
Meanwhile, JT grapples with the sheer terror of waking up underground, questions the structural integrity of a coffin alarm system, and offers a highly practical review of the worst ways to spend eternity. It’s a macabre episode that proves sometimes, the only thing worse than death is a really long nap.
Sources
● Bondeson, J. (2001). Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear. W. W. Norton & Company.
● History.com Editors. (2019, August 28). Mary Ann Webster and the Safety Coffin. History.com.
● Mikkelson, D. (2001, February 25). Saved by the Bell. Snopes. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/saved-by-the-bell/
● Poe, E. A. (1844). The Premature Burial. The Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper.
● Quigley, C. (1996). The Corpse: A History. McFarland.
● Tebbe, K. (2014, October 30). The Victorian Fear of Being Buried Alive. The medical, legal, and social history of taphophobia. The Chirurgeon's Apprentice.
Intro Music by - Jayme McDonald (Chatterless) Spotify, Linktree
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By Brew CrimeToday on Ghost Bites, Mike brings the chilling medical and historical facts about catalepsy, a state of suspended animation so profound it often led to burial while still alive. Mike details the panic that swept 19th-century Europe and the desperate, often absurd, measures taken to prevent premature burial—including the invention of the infamous safety coffin.
Meanwhile, JT grapples with the sheer terror of waking up underground, questions the structural integrity of a coffin alarm system, and offers a highly practical review of the worst ways to spend eternity. It’s a macabre episode that proves sometimes, the only thing worse than death is a really long nap.
Sources
● Bondeson, J. (2001). Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear. W. W. Norton & Company.
● History.com Editors. (2019, August 28). Mary Ann Webster and the Safety Coffin. History.com.
● Mikkelson, D. (2001, February 25). Saved by the Bell. Snopes. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/saved-by-the-bell/
● Poe, E. A. (1844). The Premature Burial. The Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper.
● Quigley, C. (1996). The Corpse: A History. McFarland.
● Tebbe, K. (2014, October 30). The Victorian Fear of Being Buried Alive. The medical, legal, and social history of taphophobia. The Chirurgeon's Apprentice.
Intro Music by - Jayme McDonald (Chatterless) Spotify, Linktree
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices