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.
389 episodes transcribedStories 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...
We leave our loved ones there after they’ve passed. We treat the space with reverence and solemn deference. Cemeteries are meant to be a final resting...
At the heart of every horror film is an iconic weapon. Often times they are nondescript and ordinary, but in the hands of a killer they become somethi...
People can be a bit possessive. We love our things, and we cling tightly to them. But what happens when the things we own refuse to let go of us? ————...
We don’t like to be alone. We hate it. So we tell stories about others, the things at the edges of society. Things we’re not sure about. But what if t...
Life is a careful journey down a pathway that we’ve set our hearts on. But every now and then we get pulled off the trail. Sometimes that’s a good thi...
History is full of people who took things too far. Humans are gifted at turning on one another, a skill we’ve honed over the millennia. But when a sma...
Humans have a history of making up stories to explain the unexplainable. Sometimes we use those stories to teach our children a moral lesson, or enter...
The well-worn carpets and imperfect walls of an old hotel can often make guests feel as if they are staying in a little slice of the past. In one gran...
Few stories have the endurance to last centuries. Fewer still have a proven track record of documented, authoritative eye witness accounts to back the...
