With a PHD in art history from the University of California, Paul Koudounaris has researched and visited charnal houses and European ossuaries. In addition, he has written for popular and academic journals.

On Instagram, he shares his studies with more than 110,000 followers and is a member of the Order of the Good Death.

Books

Memento Mori: The Dead Among Us

Heavenly Bodies: Cult Treasures and Spectacular Saints from the Catacombs

The Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses

A Cat's Tail

Faithful Unto Death: Pet Cemeteries, Animal Graves, and Eternal Devotion