In this episode I look at the panic over premature burial that inflamed Western culture from the mid-1700s all through the 19th century. We'll look at the waiting mortuaries of the German states, where bodies were sent to wait until putrification set in just in case the revived, the creation of "security coffins" to protect against being buried alive, and how the fear manifested in different ways in different counties.

Our primary source for this episode is "Buried Alive" by Jan Bondeson. The following articles were also used:

https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/153726

http://www.themagicdetective.com/2011/03/strange-life-death-of-washington-irving.html

Music in this episode is courtesy of musopen.org

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