A pious Catholic in Vienna was killed by a 400-kg (860 lb) gravestone that fell on him when he prayed in the yard of a local church. picked by kakana 3 months ago

The new version of Dead.net, the fan site for Dead Heads, which is soon to be released, will be a full blown social network similar to Myspace.

Mershaullk, don't leave us!!! picked by suebe 3 years ago

May be NSFW. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

They're All Dead: Christopher Keeley posts lots of photos of and commentary about the many friends he has made and lost during his years in the intervention business. Everyone pictured is dead and includes the reasons they died. Some of the pictures contain nudity and are NSFW. picked by doggylives 2 years ago

A new trend to harvest transplant organs from people whose hearts have just stopped - but may not be yet brain dead - has underlined the "pressing need" for federal legislation to define exactly when someone has perished, a leading medical ethicist argues. picked by Bingo 5 months ago

At 10.30pm, George gave his mother, Jane, a goodnight kiss and headed for bed.
Three hours later, she was woken by George calling out that he couldn't breathe. They were his last words. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

An 8-year-old boy lived for more than a week with the body of his dead mother before telling a concerned shopkeeper his mom was “in a better place,” police said. picked by dollyllama 10 months ago

The ferry, carrying more than 100 passengers, capsized Thursday after hitting a cargo vessel on the Buriganga River in Bangladesh. Most of the 39 dead were women and children who were traveling on the lower deck of the boat. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

A Lee County woman pleaded not guilty to 10 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty and not caring for her pets, four days after authorities found more than 200 dead animals scattered on her property, stuffed in the refrigerator, strewn across floors and packed into barrels. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The living dead aren't just characters in low-budget horror movies, according to a new book that details the history of premature burial and the technology used to detect death. picked by suebe 3 years ago

Awesome flash animations for Worth1000.com's Battle of the Animators. Seven episodes in all! picked by capriccio 3 years ago

Here's where to find out. The Dead People Server is a database of interesting celebrities who are long dead or newly dead. picked by suebe 3 years ago

A Florida woman has been charged with fraud and theft after she kept her dead mother's body in a bedroom for six years while collecting more than $200,000 in pension benefits. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Design student Anna Schwamborn has created a range of jewellery made with the hair and cremated ashes of a dead loved ones.

What better way to mourn the loss of a loved one than to wear their hair around your neck? I'll tell you a better way, don't wear their hair around your neck, that's how. picked by Doggylives 5 months ago

An elderly woman who had been missing for seven years was found dead in her own home!

The remains, nothing more than a skeleton at this point, appear to have lain undisturbed in her apartment since the day she had been reported missing. picked by funkfrost 8 months ago

Hundreds of penguins swept from the icy shores of Antarctica and Patagonia are washing up dead on Rio de Janeiro's tropical beaches. More than 400 penguins, most of them young, have been found dead on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro state over the past two months. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Earth's oceans currently have more than 400 dead zones, oxygen-starved areas that are hundreds or thousands of square miles and virtually devoid of life during summer months. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

No he isn't, but that was the headline that appeared on a South African television station's rolling news banner.

The headline was a test and a technician made it live by accident. I'd guess that the reaction South African's had was similar to the one you just had when you saw this article. picked by pocksucket 10 months ago

Tomi Ungerer’s ample pink tombstone, a tribute to a long-time friend, was rejected for being too 'slutty' picked by theshizknitt725 5 months ago

Yup, short news. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago