Spooky graveyards

In the not-too-distant past, death was commonplace. So commonplace that it was really treated as part of life (which it is, just the part we don't like to think about). In Victorian times (a little more than 100 years ago, for those of you who didn't memorize your history dates), many people carried or wore mementos of a dead relative. The hair of that person woven into a brooch was typical.
Another historical reaction to death is the memento mori. This was the ubiquitous reminder that we are all mortal, frequently manifest in art depicting skulls.
An offshoot of this is the poetic grave markers in cemeteries. I'm not sure how many of these epitaphs are real, but some are quite creative and a few are truly funny.

The creepy mummies and skeletons that populate our front lawns and window panes at this time of year were just average stuff to the kiddies in previous centuries. But the glowing pumpkins, now those were terrifying.