[Publius]

I wouldn’t be surprised to hear about people who are buried wearing the mask.

Read a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne titled, "The Minister's Black Veil." You almost quoted the last line of the story.

[Fungi]

The grass of many years has sprung up and withered on that grave, the burial-stone is moss-grown, and good Mr. Hooper’s face is dust; but awful is still the thought that it mouldered beneath the black veil.