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Author: Kate Cherrell

I'm Kate, writer, editor, and creator of Burials and Beyond. By trade, I'm a writer and spooky lecturer-for-hire, but can usually be found lurking in cemeteries, archives, haunted houses, darkened rooms, or antiques shops, getting up to no good.

What’s in the Box? Oliver Plunkett’s Head

January 23, 2023 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

It’s about time we revisited some famous severed heads, as I’m sure you’ll agree, its been far too long.

The Alien Grave of Aurora, Texas

January 11, 2023 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

In 1897, 50 years before the Roswell incident, a UFO complete with alien passenger was said to have crashed in Aurora, Texas.

A Day at All Saints, Holton-cum-Beckering

December 21, 2022 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

Holton cum Beckering is a tiny village 6 miles south of Market Rasen with a population of 140 at the 2001 census.

John Higgs, Pig Killer

December 12, 2022 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

"Here lies John Higgs A famous man for killing pigs..."

The Shoe Grave of Buster Brown

December 4, 2022 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

“Hi, I’m Buster Brown; I live in a shoe. This is my dog, he lives there too!”

Cursed Jewels: The Hope Diamond

November 26, 2022 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

If its history and legends are to be believed, the Hope Diamond is not only priceless, but CURSED.

The Whale Graveyard in the Desert

November 20, 2022 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

By the side of the Pan-American Highway is the Atacama desert, a cool and arid region in northern Chile. The nearest water source is nearly half a mile away. So why on earth are there 75 whale skeletons beached in the sand?

Georges Rodenbach: The Grave Escape

November 13, 2022November 13, 2022 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

Coming outta his grave and he's been doin' just fine...

Peter the Wild Boy

November 6, 2022November 8, 2022 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ 1 Comment

In 1725, a group of hunters were making their way through Hertswold Forest in Hanover, Germany. Fighting through the dense woodland, the party came upon the dishevelled figure of a boy.

Walter Summerford: The Unluckiest Man in the World

October 29, 2022 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

Not only was he struck by lightning multiple times in his life, but once more after his death for good measure.

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