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A Taphophilia Thank You...Taphophilia (dot) Com would not be possible without the knowledge, experience and talent of DarkestWeb. Fromits conception and early development, DarkestWeb was faced with many challenges; from inspiring and motivating, to providing guidance and direction. The continued dedication and support has produced results greater than ever expected, and for this, I owe a huge debt of gratitude.  Cemetery Snapshot AnnouncementsMen of Mortuaries CalendarTo purchase your 2008 calendar, learn more about the KAMMCARES Foundation, or to be featured in the 2009 calendar, please visit Men of Mortuaries. Epitaphs: The Magazine for Cemetery Lovers By Cemetery Lovers For information regarding subscriptions, single issues, submission guidelines, deadlines, classifieds or advertising for future issues, please visit The Cemetery Club. Guardians of the Soul: Angels and Innocents, Mourners and Saints, Indiana's remarkable cemetery sculpture with photography by John Bower and foreword by Claude Cookman is now available. Please visit Studio Indiana for more information. West Springfield Massachusetts: Stories Carved in Stone by Rusty Clark features information on early New England gravestone carvers with more than two hundred photos and illustrations. Please visit the Dog Pond Press website. |
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Taphophilia?taphophilia (taf′ō-fil′ē-ă)ORIGIN: From the Greek words taphos, meaning "tomb" or "sepulcher" and philia, meaning "attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something" DEFINITION: 1. An excessive interest in graves and cemeteries. 2. A love or fondness for funerals, graves, and cemeteries. 3. In psychiatry, a morbid attraction to graves and cemeteries Taphophiles SpeakQuote Repository“The irony of man's condition is that the deepest need is to be free of the anxiety of death and annihilation; but it is life itself which awakens it, and so we must shrink from being fully alive.” Deadgirl's FavoritesRecently ExhumedShirtless and SculptedThe Men of Mortuaries 2008 Calendar is now available! All sale proceeds benefit KAMMCARES, a breast cancer foundation.
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