Lore 318: Pack Mentality
Europe didn't spend all of its time hunting witches in its darkest past, and a great example of their other obsession can be found in the fo...
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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...
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Lore Alive 5: In the Next Room
Welcome to Lore Alive , a special Halloween bonus series that brings dark tales from history to life with immersive sound design and voice a...
Legends 91: Landslide
Humans have a special ability to create a lot of tragedy, and history is marked with many examples. But the natural world has always done it...
Lore Alive 4: Peg & Button
Welcome to Lore Alive , a special Halloween bonus series that brings dark tales from history to life with immersive sound design and voice a...
Deeper Lore: 317 (84, 111, & 215)
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (317: Smoke and Mirrors) with these three recommendations from further back in...
Lore 317: Smoke and Mirrors
Stage magic as we know it today is very different from how it began. The consequences of those early days, though, are all around us. Narrat...
Lore Alive 3: Under the Rug
Welcome to Lore Alive , a special Halloween bonus series that brings dark tales from history to life with immersive sound design and voice a...
Legends 90: Set Aside
For a very long time, stories were fragile artifacts, passed along on the tenuous thread of oral tradition. And many of the relics that have...
Lore Alive 2: In Dreams
Welcome to Lore Alive , a special Halloween bonus series that brings dark tales from history to life with immersive sound design and voice a...
Deeper Lore: 316 (118, 166, & 212)
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (316: A Spoonful of Sugar) with these three recommendations from further back i...
Lore 316: A Spoonful of Sugar
Sometimes the most frightening stories involve things we consider safe retreats or mindless pleasures. If that sounds tasty, today's explora...
Lore Alive 1: The Sleep
Welcome to Lore Alive , a special Halloween bonus series that brings dark tales from history to life with immersive sound design and voice a...
Legends 89: Mother Dearest
Folklore is often about powerful beings that deserve our fear and respect. Which is why one big category of legends around the globe is abou...
Deeper Lore: 315 (32, 196, & 204)
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (Lore 315: All Shook Up) with these three recommendations from further back in...
Lore 315: All Shook Up
Folklore usually depends on the little things. The daily struggle to survive, the terror of a new location, or even violence and crime. But...
Legends 88: Tell-Tale Heartland
The American heartland might not be as ancient as New England, but it can hold its own when it comes to dark history and terrifying tales. N...
Deeper Lore: 314 (166, 186, & 212)
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (Lore 314: Hive Mind) with these three recommendations from further back in the...
Lore 314: Hive Mind
Not all big stories are about equally large characters. In the world of folklore, sometimes even the littlest players have a massive stage t...
Legends 87: Cursive
Everyone loves a good ghost story, but literature and spirits have a relationship that is older than some might think. Narrated and produced...
Deeper Lore: 313 (7, 67, & 101)
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (Lore 313: Tall, Tall Tales) with these three recommendations from further back...