I need help with my rear

I took the car for a ride, and did the driving in circles thing. It was quiet at first, but then it started making a groaning noise, then the clicking noise, then it shuddered, and I didn't think it would make it home. Then, driving normally, it quieted down. When I got home, turning into the yard, and shop, it sounded like it was going to self destruct. So, I guess it's dead.