A gathering of death related links that I have encountered in the past month or so. From somber to hilarious, from informative to creepy, here’s a snippet of things that have been reported on or journaled about in or related to the Death Industry recently.

This time last year: Links of the Dead {April 2018} | {April 2017} | {April 2016} | {April 2014}

💀 When Your Best Friend Dies

💀 What Cancer Takes Away

💀 To Grieve Is to Carry Another Time

💀 Why Pet Sematary refuses to die

💀 Why is death left out of wellness?

💀 When Cemeteries Became Natural Sanctuaries

💀 Suffering Blows: One Woman’s Journey With Grief

💀 6 Bricks Under: Vienna Cemetery Introduces Funeral LEGO Sets

💀 Washington may become first state to legalize human composting

💀 The funeral as we know it is becoming a relic — just in time for a death boom

💀 R.I.P. to a Startling Facebook Feature: Reminders of Dead Friends’ Birthdays

💀 A photo essay from the morgue that works as a description of what death looks like

💀 From Jack the Ripper to Ted Bundy, why are dead women’s bodies still being used as entertainment?

💀 Caregiving can be overwhelming, but there are some ways you can prepare yourself for this new chapter in your life.