Being Buried Alive - Fears, Facts and Fun

Halloween is here again and while some things are fascinations, most of Halloween's popular subjects arise from the deepest human fears.

Being buried alive or premature burial, is one of the top fears of most people. This website is intended to be informative and fun and hopefully will keep you occupied for a while. You may want to read about being buried alive, peruse authentic quotes from people who have experienced it somehow in their life, or watch a movie or two on the subject.

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Live burial is supposed to be one of the biggest human fears. The biggest fear is speaking in front of people. That one even is bigger than death. This subject has been the fascination of many throughout time and although it probably didn't happen as often as you might think, it did occur. Sometimes it was done accidentally, sometimes it happened intentionally. Intentional burials were part of torture, murder or execution. Although some movies and depictions show someone buried for hours at a time, they actually wouldn't live that long. You wouldn't be able to remain concsious for more than 1-2 hours due to lack of oxygen. One you used up all of your air, you would pass out in 2-4 minutes and then would die between 5-15 minutes later. None of these are pleasant thoughts to anyone. One case of a person being buried alive by accident was recorded in the 13th Century but no doubt occurred prior to that era. Part of George Washington's last words were to ensure that he did not get bured for 12 days following his death. Many contraptions were built for requestors to let people know that they were alive. These ranged from little bells that would ring to a periscope that could be raised and moved around. Wouldn't that be fun to see today in a cemetary. "Hey Margaret, was that your cell phone?" In any event, this is a horrific subject but since it exists as a fear in many people, what better subject to explore during this Halloween Season!

This legendary story by Edgar Allen Poe is the predecessor of most buried alive in a casket movies. The spooktacular Director Roger Corman made this adaptation of the Poe novel. Vincent Price and Ray Milland add a scary twist to this movie, a must see. If you cannot afford this version, try to Tevo it around the Halloween season.

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Everyone liked Kill Bill Volume 1, with it's spectacular soundtrack and special effects. Now follow Uma as she has more adventures and ends up buried alive and making things worse, is seriously injured at the same time.

An American version of the 1988 French film in which a man's wife is missing and it turns out she was kidnapped and buried alive. The man ends up experiencing his wife's fate, not knowing what that is until he is in over his head!

Not a true story, but has great special effects and a very chilly plot! A man's wife and daughter are trapped in a ski lodge by being buried during an avalanche. If we all breathe some hot air, they may escape!

This is what happens when you live near a live volcano. Forever buried and frozen in time, this documentary explains the eerie reality of what happened at this event where people were actually buried alive and preserved! This is a true event!