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Buried Alive! A short history of premature burial and safety coffins

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ 2 Comments

Taphophobia. The fear of being buried alive. The subject of nightmares since time immemorial. With today’s modern medicine, there’s little chance of these fears becoming reality, however, for many centuries, it was a very real threat.

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