What is Culture Crypt?

While major studio releases are covered, Culture Crypt concentrates on independent genre films. Not limited strictly to horror or to films, Culture Crypt also offers episode guides and reviews of television shows along with photo galleries of notable filming locations and events.

What is a crypt in a church?

A crypt (from Greek κρύπτη (krypte) crypta " vault ") is a stone chamber beneath the floor of a church or other building. It typically contains coffins, sarcophagi, or religious relics .

What is a crypt used for?

In more modern terms, a crypt is most often a stone chambered burial vault used to store the deceased. Placing a corpse into a crypt can be called immurement, and is a method of final disposition, as an alternative to, for example, cremation.

What is a crypt & crypta?

The word "crypt" developed as an alternative form of the Latin "vault" as it was carried over into Late Latin, and came to refer to the ritual rooms found underneath church buildings. It also served as a vault for storing important and/or sacred items. The word "crypta", however, is also the female form of crypto "hidden".