Death and Candy: A Special Halloween Edition of Ask a Mortician

Happy Halloween! Our favorite mortician, Caitlin Doughty, would like to talk to you about the morbid origins of the holiday. As you munch on peanut butter cups, consider death, Samhain and bonfires. And follow Caitlin on Twitter!

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