[DeepSix]

I think there are a couple of groups on Flickr that share photos of strange and ornate tombstones. I can't remember the name of the one I found but there were pages upon pages of this kinda stuff, some of it is great inspiration for yard haunts.

 

[Haunter]

Interesting collection of tombstones! I particularly like the last one.

 

[Junit]

Thanks for sharing!! I love the one with the couple. And the scrabble. I always wonder what people were like when I take my cemetery trips, and wonder what types of things they were interested in, that would clear it all up lol Until I put together a sentence like "all lost inside" then i would bawl my eyes out and probably say i prefered plain stones.

 

[MsMeeple]

Cool tombstones! I wonder if the electrician was electrocuted. Oh wait that's a post for random thoughts

MsM

 

[kprimm]

Very cool, never seen any like that before.

 

[Skulkin]

Thanks, Johnny, love the ones with the lifesize people. That might make for an interesting thread, "What would your tombstone look like if you designed it?"

 

[Tumblindice]

Those are cool but I personally want one of these when I go...

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[creepyhomemaker]

I think the scrabble one is cool. Especially the We miss you. The bottom right has an interesting combination of words. I also found my own name.

 

[Terra]

Those are so neat! I really do love the lifelike statues.

 

[Alucard888888]

The last one is really creepy!

 

[Uruk-Hai]

WOW, those are great!

 

[LadyAlthea]

those are amazing!!!! I just love cemeteries and make my guy stop when we travel and pass an interesting looking one.

 

[Gothikren]

I love those they are great.

 

[22606]

The last one is really creepy!

The 'Rolling Stones' lips? Not as creepy as Keith Richards, who, according to my mom, looks like death-warmed-over

 

[Muffy]

I want a tombstone that says something about me being a halloween fanatic!lol

Muf

 

[Tumblindice]

The 'Rolling Stones' lips? Not as creepy as Keith Richards, who, according to my mom, looks like death-warmed-over

Check my avatar.

 

[22606]

Check my avatar.

I noticed that immediately. Perfect fit for here, too

 

[absintheminded]

Taphophilia is the love of cemeteries...the study of everything to do them, like history, symbolism, ect...
I have been collecting symbolism and photos for years...even before I knew there was such a thing. There is a website www.taphophilia.com that has stories, photos, ect..
headstone is the storybook for those buried underneath - stone speak.
Thanatology is the study of death - ways of, causes, history (executions, ect..).
Just a little bit of useless information..