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Hidden under the main floor of a great church is often a large room, often with a tomb as its centerpiece. Many major European churches were built over the remains of a saint—the Vatican's great St. Peter's Basilica is an example—and instead of having the coffin buried, it was often given its spacious room below ground level. In a large aboveground tomb, or mausoleum, there may be several small chambers for individual coffins, also called crypts; when the comic book Tales from the Crypt made its first appearance in 1950, it was this meaning that the authors were referring to.
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Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
His remains are in an urn, in a crypt in the medieval cathedral in the town of Santiago de Compostela.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
In the crypt, things are looking grim for Pope and Sarah, who are trapped below ground with seemingly no way out.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Shortly after, Lightner and Dalia used the amulet to enter a box in the crypt, leading them to discover a script that likely leads to the Blue Crown that the Pogues are hunting for.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Crypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crypt. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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