The Lazarus syndrome: Burial alive and other horrors of the undead

by Rodney Davies

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The danger of being buried alive is as old as the human race, yet it is as real today as it ever was. This book examines the tragic circumstances of such errors, revealing that premature burial is not the only possible outcome of such mis-diagnosis.

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TheCelticSelkie 542 reviews

The Lazarus Syndrome explores examples of apparent death syndrome from history, urban legends, & tales of premature burials from the past, as well as how it is still something that occurs even in this day & time.

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