In 19th-century Paris, death became a public spectacle. The city’s morgue drew massive crowds—not for mourning, but for curiosity. Behind glass walls, the unclaimed dead were displayed like exhibits, turning tragedy into entertainment. In this episode of The House Red, we step inside the Paris Morgue to uncover how it became one of the city’s strangest and most haunting attractions.
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In 19th-century Paris, death became a public spectacle. The city’s morgue drew massive crowds—not for mourning, but for curiosity. Behind glass walls, the unclaimed dead were displayed like exhibits, turning tragedy into entertainment. In this episode of The House Red, we step inside the Paris Morgue to uncover how it became one of the city’s strangest and most haunting attractions.
In August 1945, two cities burned under the blinding light of atomic fire. Most who saw it never lived to tell the tale. But one man—Tsutomu Yamaguchi—witnessed both Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and somehow survived them both. This is his story: of luck, loss, and the human will to endure the impossible.
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In 19th-century Paris, death became a public spectacle. The city’s morgue drew massive crowds—not for mourning, but for curiosity. Behind glass walls, the unclaimed dead were displayed like exhibits, turning tragedy into entertainment. In this episode of The House Red, we step inside the Paris Morgue to uncover how it became one of the city’s strangest and most haunting attractions.
