''Buried Alive'' Creepy Legend

There is an old cemetery in my city full of legends, and stories, one I find creepy is people being buried alive; back in the day there were many buried prematurely, according to tales, once there was an earthquake and caskets; were discovered with scratch marks on the inside of the lids. There were even stories of people waking up during embalming, I guess the determination of death back then was questionable. The fear was so real for the wealthy and paranoid, they purchased "safety caskets" so just in case they could signal; from the inside to the outside world by ringing a bell, or raising a flag to say, I'm alive here six feet down, please hurry! So the legend says. ________________________ April 5, 2017 Narrative/"Buried Alive" Creepy Legend Copyright Protected, ID 890129 Written for the contest, Urban Legends Sponsor, Nayda Yvette Negron