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 transcribedFor as crowded as this world has become, most people feel isolated and alone. Perhaps that’s why so many of us believe that there’s another world, jus...
The cities and buildings where tragedy has concentrated over the years always seem to hold stories. Stories of loss, of pain, and of things that refus...
Popular culture is obsessed with the idea of a lost humanity. Countless films, novels, and television shows all ask the same question: what would happ...
Folklore has often developed as a response to real-world events, but the opposite has also been true. History has, upon occasion, unintentionally conf...
Folklore can change and evolve over time. But when we uncover the roots of these stories, we often find that the real events at their core are the dar...
Maybe it’s human pride, or maybe it’s a tendency toward superstition, but humans are very good at making excuses. When things don’t go our way or when...
We spend every waking moment surrounded by people. People who talk to us, who interact with us, and who are very much alive an breathing. Which is why...
When two boys discovered a macabre surprise while playing in a Connecticut gravel pit, they uncovered more than a piece of the past. Their discovery e...
Thanks to the writings of Stephen King, the state of Maine has become known as a place of fictional horror and tragedy. But it's at the real-life inte...
Stories leave a mark on us. They can act like scars or decoration, always there, always reminding us of things that happened. But in some cases, those...
Safety is a basic human need, and we build a lot of our life around achieving it. This is nothing new, really; humans have always sought safety in a d...
Humans have been obsessed with escaping the grasp of death for thousands of years. It’s impossible, of course, but we dream of it nonetheless. Which m...
Over the centuries, all sorts of methods have been used to govern people. And while some have been just and humane — such as most modern legal systems...
Many family traditions and treasured folktales involve strangers who visit us. What would Christmas be without Santa, after all. But strangers in gene...
There are places in the world that we rarely see. Our busy lives never take us there, and as a result, they don’t come to mind when we think of chilli...
History is full of examples of moments in time when hysteria and fear ruled common sense. While some of these examples were valid reasons to panic and...
Since the dawn of time, humans have pushed themselves to explore. When that adventure took to the seas, however, it was an invitation for tragedy. The...
Home is where the heart is. It’s where we build our lives and celebrate the things we love. But it can also be the center of tragedy and darkness. On...
Seeing isn’t always a prerequisite for belief. In fact, oftentimes the things we believe in the most strongly are invisible to our naked eyes. But whe...
For as advanced and civilized as we are, humans are still led by very basic desires. We are drive by a need for safety and shelter. We long for a comm...
