Most people have heard of the movie the Corpse Bride, created by Tim Burton, but do you know what the story is based on? Or that there was a very dark tale of a true-life corpse bride?

Sources:

https://www.kqed.org/pop/106807/meet-carl-von-cosel-the-man-who-slept-next-to-his-crushs-corpse-for-7-years

https://allthatsinteresting.com/carl-tanzler

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