For many, a modest gravestone is all that’s requested for their burial site. Others choose to have their ashes scattered at sea. But for John S. McMillin, neither of those options would do. Before the successful businessman, mason, and devoted Methodist passed, he had a burial ground built for his family that is rich with […]
So hip, they’re actually underground. Paul Koudounaris previously published a book in which he shared extraordinary photos of the world’s most lavishly decorated skeletons. Paul Koudounaris buzzfeed.com The following excerpts are from his newest book, titled Memento Mori: The Dead Among Us, which takes readers to the most macabre sites in the world. 1. […]