In my current manuscript I have a caretaker of a property who died (or was murdered, I haven't decided which) in bed in the 1960's. He becomes a ghost, and keeps mice and critters out of the property. Bugs have free reign, though.
From watching "Bones" I'm pretty positive that the bugs would have cleaned the bones off pretty well after 40 years. Hair and clothing would most likely still remain. What would have happened to the bed, though? Wouldn't the ... um... liquidification of the body seep into the mattress and cause it to rot?
Any help you might have would be appreciated. I'd like the room to be livable after the bed/carpet is removed. The corpse can be as disgusting as it needs to be. Past that, my plot is pretty flexible on the details. In fact, if it's better for him to die at the kitchen table, that's fine too.
From watching "Bones" I'm pretty positive that the bugs would have cleaned the bones off pretty well after 40 years. Hair and clothing would most likely still remain. What would have happened to the bed, though? Wouldn't the ... um... liquidification of the body seep into the mattress and cause it to rot?
Any help you might have would be appreciated. I'd like the room to be livable after the bed/carpet is removed. The corpse can be as disgusting as it needs to be. Past that, my plot is pretty flexible on the details. In fact, if it's better for him to die at the kitchen table, that's fine too.
