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Morbid Pleasures - Strange Stories About Death

Weird News on Life Support

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Mystery Man Makes Annual Visit to Poe's Grave

Every year, three red roses and half a bottle of cognac are left at the grave of America's most ghoulish writer.

Austrian Woman Lived for Months With Dead Partner

Even a hopeless romantic admits that a time comes when you have to give up on your boyfriend -- and that time is when his body starts to decompose.

Indian Eatery Features Graveyard Seating

In India, death is part of life, and at this restaurant, it's also part of lunch.

Widow Takes Husband's Ashes to NFL Game

At least when he was alive, Richard Desrosiers never made it to Heinz Field to watch the Pittsburgh Steelers. Finally, the cremated football fan got to watch his beloved team, at least from his urn.

Death TV: All Death, All the Time

Etos-TV, backed by the German Undertakers' Association, is hitting the air. Wake your kids up early for their Saturday "mourning" cartoons!

Coffin Calendar: A Great Undertaking

What better way is there to greet each day than with a model in skimpy outfits relaxing on a funeral casket? You've got to love those calendar ghouls.

Woman Writes 500 Letters to Dead Husband

Over the last 14 years, Wan Fngxia, a 75-year-old woman from China, has written more than 500 letter to her dead husband, according to the Beijing Morning Post. She recently gave him updates on the Beijing Olympics. Wan says she started writing the letters because she didn't want to bore her friends, and has recently donated a collection of the letters to a museum.

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