Lore

The first Trick or Treat Halloween special of 2017 features two tales. The first, A Bridge Too Far, walks us through a winter train ride that went horribly wrong over a century ago. The second story r...

9 Okt 201717min

There's a fine line between rationality and madness, but it's not as easy to avoid as you might think. Throughout history, our world has played host to people who have taken their superstitions too fa...

2 Okt 201728min

The sky is full of mystery. It's big, expansive, and—despite a century of powered human flight—outside our realm of control. Which is why, for centuries, humans have expected things to come down from ...

18 Sep 201727min

The older the country, the deeper the roots of its folklore have grown—roots that are fed by darkness, fear, and pain. And few countries hold such a variety of frightening tales, both old and modern, ...

4 Sep 201727min

There are some locations that seem to draw humans closer. Places that are away from the bustle of everyday life, that almost seem part of our soul. We go there for solitaire, or for rest, or recreatio...

21 Aug 201726min

Fire is a dangerous tool. Used properly, it can transform a society, but if it isn't respected, it can burn that society to the ground. Which is why we are obsessed with controlling it—and completely,...

7 Aug 201724min

There are very few bits of folklore that haven't spread around the globe over the past few centuries. Yet every now and then, something fresh and distinct pops up. But just because it's relatively new...

24 Jul 201725min

The bigger the city, the easier it is to miss the little details. Stories of loss, tragedy, and horrifying events have a way of vanishing beneath the bustle of everyday life. And no place is better at...

10 Jul 201724min