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.
518 episodes transcribedFor 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 found folklore...
Trust holds much of the world together. When it's broken, it can lead to unspeakable crimes, which can often result in frightening legends. Narrated a...
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (300: Board Stiff) with these three recommendations from further back in the Lore catalog...
Few objects from popular culture have been as divisive and mysterious as these simple games. But before you dismiss their sensational reputation, it's...
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 legends are any...
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 slips beneat...
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (299: Unsinkable) with these three recommendations from further back in the Lore catalog:...
Appalachia might be a vast and varied terrain, but one thing about it is incredibly consistent: the presence of dark legends, hidden in the shadows. N...
Sometimes the more terrifying creatures we encounter are the ones we created ourselves. Don't let their antiquity fool you, though; artificial life is...
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (298: Almost Alive) with these three recommendations from further back in the Lore catalo...
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 over by so...
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (297: Bloody) with these three recommendations from further back in the Lore catalog: Ep...
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 of folklo...
Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode—which was a rerun of Episode 12: Half-Hanged—with these three recommendations from furthe...
Legends often contain clues about our greatest fears. Oftentimes they are small and invisible. But as today's collection of stories reveals, they can...
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...
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 c...
Some stories are fascinating because they go against our expectations. And among them are a few that are absolutely chilling. Narrated and produced by...
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. Narrate...
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 ca...
