I’m now going to share with you something I hate. I hate when people are REALLY SUPER PROUD of themselves for doing something sort- of- mildly “quirky” with cremated ashes. Now, by…
March 30, 2011 | Experimental Death
One Track Baby, Born to Decay
This post features the lyrical stylings of Shannon Cwikla, valiant comrade of the Order, who you may know from her portrayal of the grotesque corpse in our most recent Ecstasy of…
March 7, 2011 | Experimental Death
Requiem for a Body Van
Deathlings, I am despondent to report that after five months and over 20,000 miles of corpse driving, I am no longer a body van driver. The Man took my beloved Mercedes Sprinter…
March 4, 2011 | Illustrious Corpses
Eros & Thanatos in the Age of The Bachelor
Unbeknownst to me, this season of The Bachelor had its very own mortician bachelorette! I admit I have never actually seen an episode of this show- though lord knows I shun you…
February 25, 2011 | Eros & Thanatos
The Obscene Genius of Dr. Chan
A few weeks ago your Mortician put out a call to some associates, asking them to imagine what they would do with a small portion of my cremated ashes to them in…
February 21, 2011 | Experimental Death
Eros & Thanatos in the Age of Bieber
Happy St. Valentine’s Day Massacre to all you lonelyhearts! This post is about Justin Bieber. Also Hitler. But first it’s about Freud. Sigmund Freud, or Dr. Siggy, as his friends called him,…
February 14, 2011 | Eros & Thanatos
Country Music Death Propaganda
Driving the body van hither and thither through the wilds of Southern California, I have come to appreciate music I wouldn’t normally listen to. By the time I get out into the…
February 7, 2011 | Illustrious Corpses
Friends, Romans, Lend me your hair…
My grandfather was a bit of what is colloquially called a badass. Grampa led a group of tank destroyers during the Korean War. Admittedly, I am almost totally unclear as to what…
February 4, 2011 | Experimental Death