Morbid Curiosities: Collections of the Uncommon and the Bizarre (Skulls, Mummified Body Parts, Taxidermy and more, remarkable, curious, macabre collections)

Morbid Curiosities is an insight into the strange world of collectors of the macabre. Centred on 15 collections, with extensive interviews with each collector and specially shot imagery detailing their objects, this is a fascinating showcase of bizarre and intriguing objects.

Included are collections of skulls, mummified body parts, occultic objects, and various carnival, side-show and criminal ephemera. Detailed captions tell the curious stories behind each object, many of which are being shown outside the private world of their collections for the first time.

• The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black
• Beyond the Dark Veil: Post Mortem & Mourning Photography from The Thanatos Archive
• The Victorian Book of the Dead
• Mütter Museum Historic Medical Photographs
• The Sick Rose: Disease and the Art of Medical Illustration
• Dr. Mutter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine
• Understanding Cemetery Symbols: A Field Guide for Historic Graveyards (Messages from the Dead)
• Heavenly Bodies: Cult Treasures and Spectacular Saints from the Catacombs
• The Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses
• Death: A Graveside Companion