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OMG... For some reason this just freaked me right out. It's one of those horror scenarios that I have a fear of. I think it's because I remember my grandmother who was born in 1902 telling a tale about someone she knew who was nearly buried alive! She's been gone for a long time now so I don't know if it was an urban myth or not! And the author did manage to capture the fear of poor Bobbi and the other victims in the book as well.
It was an emotional scene. I didn't think it was too graphic, but it did scare me. I kept hoping someone was going to save her while I knew no one was going to get to her. Lisa, My grandmother told me a story about her uncle. Back at that time they had the viewing in the house of a relative instead of funeral homes. She said she hated when they had dead bodies in the house. It gave her nightmares. The first night that they put her uncle out, she came down the stairs to get a drink and her uncle sat up in the coffin. She started screaming so loud the neighbors came to the house.
Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: " She's been gone for a long time now so I don't know if it was an urban myth or not! ."Edgar Allen Poe was very afraid of being buried alive and it is a trope in many of his stories.
This was a real fear in the 19th century and people were often buried with a string attaching their finger to a bell on the outside of the grave. A relative would sit through the night and listen for the bell.
Sharon wrote: "It was an emotional scene. I didn't think it was too graphic, but it did scare me. I kept hoping someone was going to save her while I knew no one was going to get to her. Lisa, My grandmother to..."
Oh my, Sharon. Was he not dead or some biological result from the body? Super creepy.
And yes, Lauren I've heard that thing about the bell as well.
I love the macabre (yes, I am weird), so this didn't bother me all that much. It is not that uncommon of a trope in thrillers and it set the tone for the book. It had me engaged from the first, which was good after the debacle of the previous book.
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FYI, centuries ago, they didn’t have exacting methods to ensure someone was really dead so they used a number of manual techniques. Another was placing a mirror under the persons nose to see if it rigged up from breathing. In many cultures, they have the body lay in repose for a week prior to burial. If they didn’t decompose, they weren’t dead. Beats being buried alive.
Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Sharon wrote: "It was an emotional scene. I didn't think it was too graphic, but it did scare me. I kept hoping someone was going to save her while I knew no one was going to get to her. Lisa, My..."
He wasn't dead at that time. Apparently his heart beat was very light. He died a week later (really). My grandmother refused to go in her home, She stayed with a friend for a week.
I would think this is most people worst fear. Like when you have a nightmare and you are trapped. Your mind is working but you cant get your body to move. In this case your body cant move because you are in an enclosed space. But then if that's not the worst of it the author gives you another nightmare by putting you in with a dead person, one that has already decayed. Brilliant in that regard for horror.
Sharon wrote: "Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Sharon wrote: "It was an emotional scene. I didn't think it was too graphic, but it did scare me. I kept hoping someone was going to save her while I knew no one was go..."Oh my. What a story. 6 Generations of my husband's family are buried in the same Cemetery so I guess we'll be there as well when the time comes. After reading this I've said to my kids, "Just make sure I'm really dead..."
Susan wrote: "I would think this is most people worst fear. Like when you have a nightmare and you are trapped. Your mind is working but you cant get your body to move. ."This is terrifying. I remember after waking up from a general anesthetic and not being able to move for a couple of seconds. It was the worst experience of my life.
Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "After reading this I've said to my kids, "Just make sure I'm really dead...""Yikes!
Lauren wrote: "Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "After reading this I've said to my kids, "Just make sure I'm really dead...""Yikes!"
I should have said my adult kids. All 30+. I wouldn't scare little ones, LOL.
Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "I should have said my adult kids. All 30+. I wouldn't scare little ones, LOL.."Lol! Yes, I assumed there were adults 😉
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Same thing happened to me. Apparently, you wake up with whatever anxiety you went under with and mine was high. It was awful.
That is a common side effect of anesthesia. Years ago I worked for the direction of the ICU units. Many times when I walked through to get notes, etc. patients panicked because they couldn't more for a time. Nurses would attempt to let them know it would wear off, but you could hear the fear in their voices.
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