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May 20, 2012

cemeteries (one who loves . . . ) n.: taphophile

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[Before] he died in 1994, [horror movie star Peter] Cushing, fearing that any tangible memorial would become a shrine for cinematic taphophiles, arranged for [his remains to be buried] at an undisclosed location. (Matthew Sweet, Film: “Why Do the Press Only Call Me a Horror Actor?” Independent [London], 2/25/2001.)

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