Lore

Appalachia might be a vast and varied terrain, but one thing about it is incredibly consistent: the presence of dark legends, hidden in the shadows. Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing...

2 Feb 30min

Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (298: Almost Alive) with these three recommendations from further back in the Lore catalog: Episode 25: LorePodcast.com/episodes/25 Episod...

29 Jan 2min

Sometimes the more terrifying creatures we encounter are the ones we created ourselves. Don't let their antiquity fool you, though; artificial life isn't always pleasant. Narrated and produced by Aaro...

26 Jan 33min

Home sweet home. We go there for safety, peace, and hopefully love. But for a very long time in some parts of the world, the home was ruled over by something more supernatural than family bonds. Narra...

19 Jan 26min

Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (297: Bloody) with these three recommendations from further back in the Lore catalog: Episode 11: LorePodcast.com/episodes/11 Episode 83: ...

15 Jan 2min

Much of folklore is fun in a creepy sort of way, something that we often revel in here on Lore. But there are darker, more insidious corners of folklore that have used the power of storytelling for ve...

12 Jan 30min

I'm pleased to announce that my newest book, Exhumed: Unearthing the History of the American Vampire, is scheduled for August 4th, and it's available for pre-order TODAY! Exhumed is a 400-page histori...

9 Jan 4min

We might call them the Great Lakes, but the folklore in and around them is so much greater. And—if the stories are true—much more terrifying as well. Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writin...

5 Jan 27min