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  • Ghastly News: Thursday 7/17/2025

    Ghastly News for Thursday 7/17/2025: “A Remarkable Funeral” (Source: St. Louis Globe-Democrat (St. Louis, MO), July 17, 1876, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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  • Ghastly News: Thursday 1/23/2025

    Ghastly News for Thursday 1/23/2025: “How James Milburn Was Crushed to Death” (Source: The News Journal (Wilmington, DE), January 23, 1892, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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  • Ghastly News: Tuesday 12/12/2023

    Ghastly News for Tuesday 12/12/2023: “The Vampire of Roumania” (Source: The Tennessean (Nashville, TN), May 6, 1888, Newspapers.com)

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  • Ghastly News: Friday 12/8/2023

    Ghastly News for Friday 12/8/2023: “Sister Screams; Niece Faints; Brother Shakes as ‘Dead’ Woman Visits” (Source: Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA), June 7, 1910, Newspapers.com)

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  • Ghastly News: Friday 11/17/2023

    Ghastly News for Friday 11/17/2023: “Corpse Spoils Wake; Refuses to Stay Dead” (Source: Modesto Morning Herald (Modesto, CA), June 17, 1922 Newspapers.com)

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  • Ghastly News: Monday 11/13/2023

    Ghastly News for Monday 11/13/2023: “Mrs. Martha Smith of Chatham, reports a remarkable case of suspended animation […].” (Source: The Indiana Herald (Huntington, IN), May 26, 1880, Newspapers.com) DISCLAIMER: Some of the text within this article comes from historical documents which use words and express views which may be racist, sexist, homophobic or otherwise offensive.…

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