Welcome to Night Vale

178 - Rattlesnake Rest

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Nov 15, 2020
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Origin of Rattlesnake Rest

  • Rattlesnake Rest, Night Vale's cemetery, began at a collapsed mine shaft.
  • Seventeen headless miners were buried there after their skulls, inhabited by hermit crabs, were found.
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The Town Crier's Epitaph

  • The town crier's grave has a Latin inscription with a questionable translation.
  • It's supposed to mean 'crying is living, living is crying', but might be 'cry creature is living out cry'.
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The Mahalia Family Legacy

  • The Mahalia family owned a video store and displayed a melted 'Powder' VHS.
  • This served as a warning against leaving tapes in hot cars.
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