This bizarre festival honors a cryogenically frozen dead Norwegian, lovingly referred to as "Grandpa". Not too happy about the festivities, his family is fighting to bring him home to Norway so he can one day be thawed out by medical science. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

The family said Chaney was discharged from Harper Hospital in Detroit on New Year's Eve and two days later he was found dead several miles away on Longwood Road near Woodward Avenue wearing a hospital gown and bracelet, a T-shirt and shorts. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

After wandering aghast through installations that featured bloodied toilets and suspended children’s outfits pierced by dried cow tongues or long, knobby rubber penises, viewers wrote things like “It gave me nausea, but it made me think” and “This was very hard; it made me want to cry.” picked by Bornbad 1 year 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 2 years 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

A woman gave birth Wednesday to the first baby conceived in the U.S. by means of frozen sperm and a frozen egg, picked by dork 3 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

FRANKLIN — Neighbors in the Griggstown section were left this weekend shoveling up hundreds of dead birds that apparently had been killed a few days earlier in an attempt by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reduce their numbers. picked by hogstr 10 months ago

A SCRUFFY bitzer dog called Moja was hailed a hero after sticking by his dead master's side for two days and guiding rescuers to the hidden spot where the Sunshine Coast man crashed his car. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

The body of a 76-year-old woman found dead in her Vienna flat was left there for nine days because a doctor who registered the death forgot to notify a removal service. picked by AutumnLotus 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

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

Life goes on around a body, found in a vacant Detroit warehouse at least a month ago. He's encased in ice, except his legs, which are sticking out like Popsicle sticks.

I have no words... picked by tigertony 10 months ago

"I never smelled anything and I still don't smell anything." She was in a back room for three days. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

A 12-year-old girl was beaten with an electrical cord, and her parents left her dead body on the floor of her bedroom for days before they called 911, according to court documents released Tuesday. picked by muppet 2 years ago

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

A 2-year-old boy in Minnesota died after crawling out of bed next to his sleeping mother and wandering outside on a frigid night. picked by mandolinorange 2 years ago

Annnnnd in creepy news today. picked by moe 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

Japanese scientists have cloned mice whose bodies were frozen for as long as 16 years and say it may be possible to use the technique to resurrect mammoths and other extinct species. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago