afterlife vs grave

afterlife

noun
  • The place believed to be inhabited by people who have died. 

  • The effects of a person's actions, or their reputation, after death. 

  • A conscious existence after death. 

  • The events or situations that result from a particular event; the later reception, consumption or reworking of a cultural production such as a film, book, etc. 

  • The part of a person's life that follows a particular stage or event; later life. 

grave

noun
  • Deceased people; the dead. 

  • Death, destruction. 

  • Any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher. 

  • An excavation in the earth as a place of burial 

  • A written accent used in French, Italian, and other languages. è is an e with a grave accent (`). 

  • A count, prefect, or person holding office. 

adj
  • Serious, in a negative sense; important, formidable. 

  • Low in pitch, tone etc. 

  • Characterised by a dignified sense of seriousness; not cheerful. 

How often have the words afterlife and grave occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )