Lore is a bi-weekly podcast (now also a TV show and 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.
378 episodes transcribedSome of the most frightening kinds of folklore are the ones with a familiar element. Details that sit a bit too close to home. Qualities that resonate...
Our classic exploration of everyone's favorite hairy beast, freshly re-recorded and produced from scratch with music by Chad Lawson. And don't miss th...
We’ve all been told to beware things that seem too good to be true, and for good reason. But beyond the world of hucksters and frauds, one special gro...
It's our classic visit to the Hoosac Tunnel, reputed to be one of New England's most haunted locations. Freshly-recorded, newly produced, and scored w...
Hope is a powerful emotion, and it has driven humans to do great things over the centuries. It’s also a key element of folklore, but the stories it gi...
The episode that started it all, freshly narrated, newly produced, and scored with Chad Lawson's haunting music. And don't miss the brand new story af...
Death is one of life’s certainties, and the final chapter in each of our stories. And yet throughout history, there have been reports of those who hav...
For thousands of years, humans have used a tool of violence to control their enemies, advance their careers, and remove their problems. And the only t...
Some places seem to straddle the boundary between one world and another. It’s a feature than can often generate charm and beauty, but sometimes it cre...
While animals have been our constant companions for thousands of years, one chapter of our long history together led to much more terrifying results....
It should come as no surprise that one of humanity’s greatest qualities is also the tool with which it has committed much darker tragedies. Even far f...
In a world obsessed with fairytale endings, the most iconic type of setting for those stories turns out to also be home to some of the darkest histori...
Folklore is often born in moments were answers and hope seem lost, and few situations like that have generated more stories than the crucible of human...
One of the oldest beliefs in human history is also the root of countless stories in our collective folklore. But to understand the power of those tale...
Episode 159: Close By Whether intentionally or by accident, the past has a way of slipping away, slowly vanishing beneath our feet. That doesn’t mean...
Oftentimes, the truth is right in front of us, made as plain as day and easy to access. But sometimes it’s lost, and the only way to track it down is...
One of the most common features of our legends and folklore is our dreams. And one of the most common dreams, across all the pages of history, is a de...
Humans are very good at making assumptions. But if we look a little deeper, our preconceived ideas about some of the most common bits of folklore won’...
Some stories are very familiar to us, but our understanding of them is only the tip of the iceberg. Even one of folklore’s most legendary creatures ha...
Everywhere you go these days, there are superstitions. Many are modern, and not much more than clever word games or rhymes designed to help us remembe...
