November 7, 2020 • 18 mins
The dead house was a common occurrence in the days before refrigerated mortuaries.
People stored bodies at the graveyard in the dead house prior to a regular burial, and the authorities kept the dead in them until the bodies could be claimed.
But are these spaces likely to be haunted - or just eerie?
Find out in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore!
See the images or get the blog post transcript here: [https://www.icysedgwick.com/dead-house/](https://www.icysedgwick.com/dead-house/)
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Get your free guide to protecting your house with folklore here: [https://www.icysedgwick.com/fab-folklore/](https://www.icysedgwick.com/fab-folklore/)
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People stored bodies at the graveyard in the dead house prior to a regular burial, and the authorities kept the dead in them until the bodies could be claimed.
But are these spaces likely to be haunted - or just eerie?
Find out in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore!
See the images or get the blog post transcript here: [https://www.icysedgwick.com/dead-house/](https://www.icysedgwick.com/dead-house/)
Vote for the winner of the 'Name the Plague Doctor!' competition: [https://icy8.typeform.com/to/xHwqBboo](https://icy8.typeform.com/to/xHwqBboo)
Sign up for the Rural Gothic 2: Women in Horror event: [http://bit.ly/ruralgothic2](http://bit.ly/ruralgothic2)
Get your free guide to protecting your house with folklore here: [https://www.icysedgwick.com/fab-folklore/](https://www.icysedgwick.com/fab-folklore/)
Become a Patron for bonus content at [https://patreon.com/bePatron?u=2380595](https://patreon.com/bePatron?u=2380595)
Enjoyed this episode? Buy Icy a coffee at: [https://ko-fi.com/icysedgwick](https://ko-fi.com/icysedgwick)
Tweet Icy at [https://twitter.com/IcySedgwick](https://twitter.com/IcySedgwick)
Follow Icy on Instagram at [https://instagram.com/icysedgwick](https://instagram.com/icysedgwick)
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