Skip to content
  • Quackery
  • Object Focus
  • Individuals
  • Mental Health
  • Modern
  • Reviews
  • Contact

Antiquated Antidotes

We will explore the medical mavericks of the past and rediscover the gruesome tales behind our modern field of medicine.

Tag: Death

May 3, 2021

Doctor H.H. Holmes: The Owner of Hell’s Hotel

Nastassia Foose's avatarPosted by Nastassia Foose in Horror, Individuals

“I was born with the devil in me. I could not help the fact that I was a murderer no more than a poet can help the inspiration to sing.”

October 26, 2020

“Can Anyone Hear Me!?”: The Terrifying Reality of Premature Burial

Nastassia Foose's avatarPosted by Nastassia Foose in Horror

Being buried alive is a fate worse than death, and in a time before medical science developed sophisticated methods for testing if someone was actually dead, premature burial was a common occurrence.

September 16, 2020

From Hearse to Hospital: Funeral Homes and Emergency Transportation Services

Nastassia Foose's avatarPosted by Nastassia Foose in Modern

Ambulances did not always look like the ones we see today, large rectangular vehicles with flashing sirens. As with most things, the ambulance changed little by little over the course of many years. Perhaps one of the strangest facts about the history of emergency transportation services was that funeral homes use to be the primary…Read more »

Posts navigation

Newer posts
Blog at WordPress.com.
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Antiquated Antidotes
    • Join 78 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Antiquated Antidotes
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar