Premature burial can lead to death through the following: asphyxiation, dehydration, starvation, or (in cold climates) hypothermia. A person trapped with fresh air to … See more

St. Oran was a druid living on the island of Iona in Scotland's Inner Hebrides. He became a follower of St. Columba, who brought Christianity to Iona from Ireland in 563 AD. When St. Columba had repeated problems building the original Iona Abbey, citing interference … See more

• Edgar Allan Poe returned to the topic of being buried alive repeatedly in his writing. Stories that include the trope are "The Premature Burial", "The Fall of the House of Usher", "Berenice", and "The Cask of Amontillado".
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• Gracey, James (August 2004). "Your Place And Mine – The Living Dead in Lurgan". BBC Online.
• William Tebb. Premature Burial and How it may be Prevented at Project Gutenberg See more

Unintentional
Accidental burial
According to a popular legend recorded by Joannes Zonaras and George Kedrenos, two 11th-century and 12th-century Byzantine Greek historians, the 5th century See more

The 1980 Italian horror film City of the Living Dead features a woman who is buried alive after being mistaken for dead. She panics and a man hears her cries—he uses a See more

Books
• Alighieri, Dante; O'Donnell, E. (1852). Translation of the Divina Commedia. London: Thomas … See more