Dark tourism taps into a mix of morbid curiosity, voyeurism and pilgrimage. But is it ethical?
Morbid curiosity, therefore, refers to an intense interest in or fascination with subjects that are typically considered disturbing, gruesome
A recent addition to Listopia on Goodreads. It seems that a gruesome pun is almost obligatory for a book's title in this area. I am
Why are we so interested in true crime? Learn the reason behind our morbid curiosity followed by a list of history's 7 most flagrant, blatant, serial killers.
Magnus Muhr, like many little boys, probably played with dead insects as a child. The problem is, he grew up and never stopped. Now, he pairs his...
Strike up a death positive conversation with a loved one or have some morbid laughs with friends with the Morbid Curiosity game.
The ploy would go something like this: A San Franciscan, bent on a morbid curiosity,...
This Graph Tells You What's Most Likely To Kill You, Based On Your Life
Strike up a death positive conversation with a loved one or have some morbid laughs with friends with the Morbid Curiosity game.
When my Dad was visiting with my stepmother at Thanksgiving, he helped me fine-tune the organization of books in my "museum library." Most ...
The title of this blog is a reference to the 1982 Burt Reynolds & Dolly Parton movie The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. I won’t get into the plot , since it…
It’s that special time of the year when everyone leaves their everyday activities on the side to get together with family in the spirit of sharing and giving.
Wednesday Addams, a character celebrated for her macabre charm and sharp wit, has left an indelible mark on pop culture. This article dives into the world of
This new death positive card game promises to turn morbid curiosity into a delightful group discussion about human mortality.
Explore 21 horrifying post-apocalyptic novels that'll have you rethinking your emergency preparedness. If you're anything like me—an avid lover of horror books with a morbid curiosity for the macabre—then you're in for a treat. Ready or not, the apocalypse awaits.
Strike up a death positive conversation with a loved one or have some morbid laughs with friends with the Morbid Curiosity game.
The world can be a scary place. That’s why learning more about the darker side of humanity and history can be educational. Other times, it can satisfy our (in some cases morbid) curiosity. So if you're a fan of mysteries and the unknown, you've come to the right place.
This poster was commissioned by Ye Olde Curiosity Shop Poster in Seattle, and is being sold at Ye Olde Curiosity Shop Poster or through Madame Talbot stores ONLY. This poster is a combination of Ye Olde Curiosity Shop Poster's most popular exhibits: First and foremost, Sylvester the world-famous Mummy 6 real human Shrunken Heads Medical Ed Native American Totem Poles Quiver for Poison Arrows The gaping jaws of Tobaco Bill, the most Feared Shark in the World Star Fish and Sea Shells Native American Indian Beads The Mermaids Gloria the Mummy Native American Baskets Large Geoduck in a Jar Whale Jawbones The ever popular Billiken Real Human Skull Spears Large Eyeglasses Old Bird Cage Giant Clamshell Eskimo Snow Shoes Two-Headed Pig in a Jar and Jolly Jack the scary laughing sailor! This poster is 17 inches wide by 22 inches high, generous black ink lushly printed on parchment stock. PLEASE NOTE: This poster image was hand drawn by Madame Talbot using nothing more than pen and ink on illustration board. After the poster was completed, it was taken to a real printer and printed on an offset printing press. Absolutely no computers were used in the making of this poster, all of it was drawn entirely by hand. The copyright notice is on the website image only and not on the printed poster. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Welcome to My Little Shop of Nightmares: http://www.etsy.com/shop/VictorianLowbrow ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A death mask of Napoleon; life-size pregnant women, body cavities open and displaying the miracle of life; body parts afflicted with symptoms of syphilis and leprosy — these are just a few of the wax wonders currently on view at Brooklyn’s Morbid Anatomy Museum.
It’s not that psychopaths don’t have feelings, it’s just that they don’t know how to use them. So can they be taught?
People naturally have a morbid curiosity about the Titanic disaster, wondering about every little detail of that fateful April night in 1912, and slowly but surely virtually every detail has been revealed since.As you may be aware there were three classes of passengers on board, and each class was treated quite differently during the voyage, but how differently is best illustrated by the three different class menus.The First Class menu is suitably posh and pretentious, with consomme fermier instead of ri...
There's a darkness that lives deep within all of our psyches, and that darkness often manifests as a certain kind of morbid curiosity that spurs us to binge watch every single true crime documentary on Netflix. It’s the thing that makes us slow down…
There are so many arresting wonders to be found on the Science Museum of London's newly launched (as of today!) web exhibit "Brought to Life: Exploring the History of Medicine" that I hardly know where to begin (and don't want to tear myself away for too long to write this post.) Suffice it to say, this easy-to-navigate, attractive, crammed-with-amazing-images website could easily occupy you for hours, if not weeks. Each of the 2,500 objects is interpreted with thorough-yet-concise text entries, and a handy feature suggests like-spirited images. You can peruse by material or technology, chronology, people, or theme or use the search function if you are seeking a particular kind of object. Above are just a very few of my hasty-first-perusal favorites. Many more to come (I have just barely begun to explore), but I HIGHLY suggest you visit the website yourself and do some perusing of your own! But maybe not if you have anything else you need to accomplish today.... Click here to visit the "Brought to Life" website. Click here (1, 2) for recent posts on the same topic. For more on the fascinating Henry Wellcome and his collection (which is featured in "Brought to Life"), see this recent post. All images © The Science Museum; Click on images to see larger versions.
Every royal family has its ostentatious burial chamber, from Basilique Saint-Denis in France to the Hapsburg Imperial Crypt in Austria. In Spain, 26 gold and...
What were they thinking?
It’s written into human nature to be at least slightly curious about all sorts of morbid things. Now, when said morbid things are connected in any way with famous people, the curiosity is suddenly amped up, and we’re all just dying (pardon the pun) to learn about such things as their deaths - how, when, and what exactly happened. However, this need to know might also be associated with the fact that those certain celebrities meant a lot to us, and we just need to know what exactly happened to feel if not in control of the situation, then at least in the know. Anyway, the reasons for this inquiry may be known to you, but do read on to find our list of celebrity deaths and the stories behind them.
These people went out like champs.
The world can be a scary place. That’s why learning more about the darker side of humanity and history can be educational. Other times, it can satisfy our (in some cases morbid) curiosity. So if you're a fan of mysteries and the unknown, you've come to the right place.
It’s often seen as a romantic idea for a loving couple to run away and disappear, leaving everything behind in order to start a new life together. However, in real life, it rarely ever works that way. Whenever you hear a story about a couple disappearing together, it usually happens under very sinister, mysterious circumstances
In today’s world, “Victorian” refers (by most accounts) to a certain highly ornate style of architecture, furnishings, and fashion. To some extent, this is also the lovely style with which ma…
A few months back I did a contest to give away free tickets for the two new exhibits, “Bodies, The Exhibition” and “Titanic, the Experience.” I am sure many of you may have…
