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http://www.snopes.com/fact-check/victorian-grave-cage-mortsafe/(permalink)

Author: snopescom

Factors

veracity

language

English

Date published

2021-10-29

Entities

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Claims (1)

People in Victorian England were so afraid of zombies and vampires that they built cages to trap the undead in their graves in case the corpse reanimated.

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