What is Feretrophobia

The meaning of feretrophobia comes from the greek words feretro which means coffin and phobos which in ancient greek:During the cholera epidemics of the 18th and 19th centuries it was so common to accidentally inter a loved one.It is the fear of caskets, coffins, and being buried alive.This fear, up until the advent of modern science, wasn't actually as unlikely as you'd think.It is the fear of caskets, coffins, and being buried alive.

You may have seen it on american horror story: