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Our fears have roots. Lore exposes the darker side of history, exploring the creatures, people, and places of our wildest nightmares. Because sometimes the truth is more frightening than fic...
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (305: Botched) with these three recommendations from further back in the Lore c...
If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, then our journey toward a more human method of execution is a bloody highway. Narrated an...
Folklore tells us that ghosts can be many things, but the most common view is that they are echoes of the past that are still present today....
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (304: Cult Hero) with these three recommendations from further back in the Lore...
Few groups leave a society unsettled more than the ones that buck the system and reject the mainstream path. But a few have even managed to...
When you build a community on breaking the rules, it shouldn't be a surprise that the laws of death itself get violated. Narrated and produc...
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (303: Shoot for the Stars) with these three recommendations from further back i...
Most of the folklore that connects us is beneath our feet. But if history is any indication, there's more than enough to be afraid of above...
Moving from the familiar to the unknown comes with a lot of risk. And if the stories about one family are true, that risk can involve a terr...
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (302: Bedside Manner) with these three recommendations from further back in the...
It takes a lot of compassion to care for the sick and nurse them back to health. And it takes a lot of trust to allow your well-being to res...
Chasing treasure has always had an allure. But while legends of lost treasures and those who seek them are often entertaining, they also hid...
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (301: Lost at Sea) with these three recommendations from further back in the Lo...
For as much of the world as it covers, we know very little about the sea. And where there are unanswered questions, there can always be foun...
Trust holds much of the world together. When it's broken, it can lead to unspeakable crimes, which can often result in frightening legends....
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (300: Board Stiff) with these three recommendations from further back in the Lo...
Few objects from popular culture have been as divisive and mysterious as these simple games. But before you dismiss their sensational reputa...
We tend to see weddings as the beginning of something grand. A new start with joy and happiness as a destination. But if these popular legen...
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (299: Unsinkable) with these three recommendations from further back in the Lor...
Some legends spend a bit of time among us and then drift out of popularity. A few, though, stay afloat even when the world they come from sl...
Appalachia might be a vast and varied terrain, but one thing about it is incredibly consistent: the presence of dark legends, hidden in the...
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (298: Almost Alive) with these three recommendations from further back in the L...
Sometimes the more terrifying creatures we encounter are the ones we created ourselves. Don't let their antiquity fool you, though; artifici...
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...
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (297: Bloody) with these three recommendations from further back in the Lore ca...
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...
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...
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...
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode—which was a rerun of Episode 12: Half-Hanged—with these three recommendations f...
This week, as the holidays draw near, the Lore team takes a well-earned break to relax with their loved ones. To give them that break, we're...
Out beyond the edge of the known, where simply existing comes with risk, you will always find stories of threats that defy rational explanat...
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (295: Making Your Luck) with these three recommendations from further back in t...
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 o...
Legends often contain clues about our greatest fears. Oftentimes they are small and invisible. But as today's collection of stories reveals,...
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (294: Upon Reflection) with these three recommendations from further back in th...
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...
Some stories are fascinating because they go against our expectations. And among them are a few that are absolutely chilling. Narrated and p...
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (293: Mother Knows Best) with these three recommendations from further back in...
Figures from folklore are often one-dimensional. But if the popularity of this particular woman tells us anything, it's that legends can som...
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 kin...
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (292: Message in a Bottle) with these three recommendations from further back i...
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 th...
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....
At the heart of their dual history and shared rivalry, this pair of midwestern cities hides a darker common ground, and the stories that liv...
Humans have reached out to communicate with the dead for millennia, and as this collection of tales will show, that hasn't always gone accor...
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (291: Dream Come True) with these three recommendations from further back in th...
We often use the phrase "dream come true" to describe wonderful things you envision for our lives. But looking at the folklore behind it, th...
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...
Some graves give us answers to the gaps in our understanding of history. A few, though, fill those gaps with terrifying legends that are sti...
Tragic loss is often the catalyst for powerful tales that haunt us for generations. Today's collection of stories gathers some of the most c...