Lore
The award-winning podcast (also a TV show & book series) about dark historical tales. Each episode explores the mysterious creatures, tragic events, and unusual places that fill the pages of history. Because sometimes the truth is more frightening than fiction.
Episodes
Out beyond the edge of the known, where simply existing comes with risk, you will always find stories of threats that defy rational explanation.
Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Alex Robinson and research by Cassandra de Alba.
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Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (295: Making Your Luck) with these three recommendations from further back in the Lore catalog:
- Episode 54: LorePodcast.com/episodes/54
- Episode 74: LorePodcast.com/episodes/74
- Episode 87: LorePodcast.com/episodes/87
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It's all fun and games until someone has a cursed dream. The history behind these risky gambles is almost as fascinating as their eventual outcome.
Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by GennaRose Nethercott, research by Cassandra de Alba, and music by Chad Lawson.
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Legends often contain clues about our greatest fears. Oftentimes they are small and invisible. But as today's collection of stories reveals, they can be much bigger than that.
Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Alex Robinson and research by Jamie Vargas.
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Lore Resources:
- Episode Music: lorepodcast.com/music
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Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (294: Upon Reflection) with these three recommendations from further back in the Lore catalog:
- Episode 34: LorePodcast.com/episodes/34
- Episode 112: LorePodcast.com/episodes/112
- Episode 117: LorePodcast.com/episodes/117
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She's the most famous name in horror, and the theories behind the legend are more frightening than you'd ever expect.
Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by GennaRose Nethercott, research by Cassandra de Alba, and music by Chad Lawson.
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Lore Resources:
- Episode Music: lorepodcast.com/music
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Some stories are fascinating because they go against our expectations. And among them are a few that are absolutely chilling.
Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Alex Robinson and research by Cassandra de Alba.
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Lore Resources:
- Episode Music: lorepodcast.com/music
- Episode Sources: lorepodcast.com/sources
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (293: Mother Knows Best) with these three recommendations from further back in the Lore catalog:
- Episode 84: LorePodcast.com/episodes/84
- Episode 116: LorePodcast.com/episodes/116
- Episode 172: LorePodcast.com/episodes/172
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Figures from folklore are often one-dimensional. But if the popularity of this particular woman tells us anything, it's that legends can sometimes become more powerful than real life people.
Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by GennaRose Nethercott, research by Cassandra de Alba, and music by Chad Lawson.
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The stories of people who cross the line are often the most terrifying. And that fear has turned those tales into weapons of a different kind.
Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Alex Robinson and research by Cassandra de Alba.
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Lore Resources:
- Episode Music: lorepodcast.com/music
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Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (292: Message in a Bottle) with these three recommendations from further back in the Lore catalog:
- Episode 90: LorePodcast.com/episodes/90
- Episode 202: LorePodcast.com/episodes/202
- Episode 229: LorePodcast.com/episodes/229
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Our world can often feel like an open book, with every secret laid bare. But there are still locations that cling tightly to mystery, and the questions they force us to ask are sometimes terrifying.
Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by GennaRose Nethercott, research by Jamie Vargas and Cassandra de Alba, and music by Chad Lawson.
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For the final Trick or Treat episode of the season, we're taking a tour through some of the lesser-known vampire folklore around the world. But just because they don't fit the stereotype we've come to know and love does not mean these stories are any less terrifying.
Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing and research by Alex Robinson, Harry Marks, and Alexandra Steed.
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At the heart of their dual history and shared rivalry, this pair of midwestern cities hides a darker common ground, and the stories that live there are more than a little frightening.
Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Andrew Kelleher and research by Cassandra de Alba.
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Lore Resources:
- Episode Music: lorepodcast.com/music
Humans have reached out to communicate with the dead for millennia, and as this collection of tales will show, that hasn't always gone according to plan.
Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing and research by Alex Robinson.
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Lore Resources:
- Episode Music: lorepodcast.com/music
- Episode Sources: lorepodcast.com/sources<...
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (291: Dream Come True) with these three recommendations from further back in the Lore catalog:
- Episode 111: LorePodcast.com/episodes/111
- Episode 143: LorePodcast.com/episodes/143
- Episode Legends 30: LorePodcast.com/episodes/legends30
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We often use the phrase "dream come true" to describe wonderful things you envision for our lives. But looking at the folklore behind it, there might be a darker, more complicated nightmare at work.
Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by GennaRose Nethercott, research by Cassandra de Alba, and music by Chad Lawson.
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Our passions create powerful bonds. And it turns out that even something as permanent as death can't totally separate us from the people or places we love.
Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing and research by Alex Robinson and GennaRose Nethercott.
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Some graves give us answers to the gaps in our understanding of history. A few, though, fill those gaps with terrifying legends that are still alive today.
Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Alex Robinson and research by Cassandra de Alba.
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Tragic loss is often the catalyst for powerful tales that haunt us for generations. Today's collection of stories gathers some of the most chilling examples of that truth.
Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing and research by Alex Robinson and GennaRose Nethercott.
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- Episode Music: lorepodcast.com/music
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