As reportedly said by playwright Tom Stopppard:
“I have a spasm of envy for the person that was killed by a falling bookcase, as long as it doesn’t happen prematurely. [It] would be a good way to go. You went when you were in a good frame of mind and you were doing something pleasant and interesting. A lot of people would say, ‘I would rather have a heart attack at the height of sexual passion.’ On the whole, I would prefer to be killed by a bookcase.”
Presumably, the case is full of books. Death By Empty Bookcase would seem to be pointless.
Can’t help but wonder what books Mr. Stoppard would prefer fill the homicidal shelves prior to their collapse.