Trick or Treat 2017 - Set 2
23 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this second Lore Trick or Treat 2017 set of stories, we explore the power of folklore and fate. A...
Episode 71: Silver Lining
16 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We've conquered much of our world, but even with all of our great cities and urban sprawl, there are...
Trick or Treat 2017 - Set 1
09 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The first Trick or Treat Halloween special of 2017 features two tales. The first, A Bridge Too Far, ...
Episode 70: Familiar
02 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
There's a fine line between rationality and madness, but it's not as easy to avoid as you might thin...
Episode 69: Wide Open
18 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The sky is full of mystery. It's big, expansive, and—despite a century of powered human flight—o...
Episode 68: The Tainted Well
04 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The older the country, the deeper the roots of its folklore have grown—roots that are fed by darkn...
Episode 67: The Red Coats
21 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
There are some locations that seem to draw humans closer. Places that are away from the bustle of ev...
Episode 66: Where There's Smoke
07 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Fire is a dangerous tool. Used properly, it can transform a society, but if it isn't respected, it c...
Episode 65: Doing Tricks
24 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
There are very few bits of folklore that haven't spread around the globe over the past few centuries...
Episode 64: Behind Closed Doors
10 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The bigger the city, the easier it is to miss the little details. Stories of loss, tragedy, and horr...
Episode 63: Homecoming
26 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Folklore and popular culture are filled with a type of event that seems both unusual and logical: ti...
Episode 62: Desperate Measures
12 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Folklore and medicine often go hand in hand. In fact, for a long time they were the very same thing....
Episode 61: Labor Pains
29 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
You can tell a lot about a culture by the things it creates. Tools, exploration, weapons; all of it ...
Episode 60: If Walls Could Talk
15 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Humans have an innate desire to fix what's broken, and that's a good thing. We're not the best at it...
Episode 59: A Deep Fear
01 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
H.P. Lovecraft said it best: "…the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown". And ...
Episode 58: The Devil's Beat
17 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Human culture has a different expression no matter where you go. Despite that variety, though, we do...
Episode 57: Quarantine
03 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly four centuries ago, a wave of sickness spread through a community in the French countryside. ...
Episode 56: Going Viral
20 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Fear has a way of spreading. It's contagious, moving from person to person. Given enough time, fear ...
Episode 55: A Way Inside
06 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Folklore is more than just a collection of stories; it's the soul of a culture or location. Without ...
Episode 54: Teacher's Pet
20 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The more crowded our world becomes, the more frequently we are confronted with our commonality. Our ...
Episode 53: Trees and Shadows
06 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Our connection to animals is ancient, intimate, and complex. Humans have worshiped them, sacrificed ...
Episode 52: Negative Consequences
23 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
History is full of criminals. They come in all shapes, sizes, and flavors. Some are cheerful, some a...
Episode 51: Within the Walls
09 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We crave safety. We build rules and systems and even physical barriers in order to create a sense of...
Episode 50: Mary, Mary
23 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Spiritualist movement placed a large focus on reaching beyond the veil, which made us the outsid...
Episode 49: Seeing Double
12 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
It's often said that our real identity is the person we are in private, away from the public eye. Ov...
Episode 48: Downriver
28 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Tragedy is never something we plan for. It sneaks up on us like a bandit in the night, and takes awa...
Episode 47: Missing the Point
14 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Our world is full of mysterious sightings, but most of them can be explained away with cold logic an...
Episode 46: Dark Conclusions
31 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
For almost as long as there have been stories of supernatural beings, there have been tales of those...
Trick or Treat 2016: Set 2
24 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A Halloween treat to add a bit of dark history to your week. Each Lore "Trick or Treat 2016" episode...
Episode 45: First Impressions
17 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We say it all the time. It's a phrase we hang our hopes on. It represents our wants and desires. But...
Trick or Treat 2016: Set 1
10 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A Halloween treat to add a bit of spook to your week. Each Lore "Trick or Treat 2016" episode is a c...
Episode 44: From Within
03 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Civilization was transformed the moment we discovered it. We've built it into our religions and use ...
Episode 43: Supply and Demand
19 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout history, certain individuals have managed to rise to the challenge in the face of difficu...
Episode 42: In the Bag
05 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Most of our fears can be blamed on a deeper, more instinctive anxiety: we hate losing control. And n...
Episode 41: Hole in the Wall
22 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We've been taught since childhood to be honest, because our actions have consequences and our words ...
Episode 40: Everything Floats
08 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The older the city, the more stories there seem to be. Some places are home to tragedy, while others...
Episode 39: Take the Stand
25 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
For as long as humans have lived together in community, there has been the need for crimes and dispu...
Episode 38: The Mountain
11 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Humans have always wandered off into unexplored territory. It's a key part of our identity to leave ...
Episode 37: Passing Notes
27 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
For as crowded as this world has become, most people feel isolated and alone. Perhaps that's why so ...
Episode 36: When the Bow Breaks
13 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The cities and buildings where tragedy has concentrated over the years always seem to hold stories. ...
Episode 35: The King
30 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Popular culture is obsessed with the idea of a lost humanity. Countless films, novels, and televisio...
Episode 34: All the Lovely Ladies
16 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Folklore has often developed as a response to real-world events, but the opposite has also been true...
Episode 33: A Dead End
02 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Folklore can change and evolve over time. But when we uncover the roots of these stories, we often f...
Episode 32: Tampered
18 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Maybe it's human pride, or maybe it's a tendency toward superstition, but humans are very good at ma...
Episode 31: Lost and Found
04 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We spend every waking moment surrounded by people. People who talk to us, who interact with us, and ...
Episode 30: Deep and Twisted Roots
21 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
When two boys discovered a macabre surprise while playing in a Connecticut gravel pit, they uncovere...
Episode 29: The Big Chill
07 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to the writings of Stephen King, the state of Maine has become known as a place of fictional ...
Episode 28: Making a Mark
22 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Stories leave a mark on us. They can act like scars or decoration, always there, always reminding us...
Episode 27: On the Farm
08 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Safety is a basic human need, and we build a lot of our life around achieving it. This is nothing ne...
Episode 26: Brought Back
25 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Humans have been obsessed with escaping the grasp of death for thousands of years. It's impossible, ...
Episode 25: The Cave
11 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Over the centuries, all sorts of methods have been used to govern people. And while some have been j...
Episode 24: A Stranger Among Us
28 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Many family traditions and treasured folktales involve strangers who visit us. What would Christmas ...
Episode 23: Rope and Railing
14 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
There are places in the world that we rarely see. Our busy lives never take us there, and as a resul...
Episode 22: Over the Top
30 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
History is full of examples of moments in time when hysteria and fear ruled common sense. While some...
Episode 21: Adrift
16 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Since the dawn of time, humans have pushed themselves to explore. When that adventure took to the se...
Episode 20: Homestead
02 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Home is where the heart is. It's where we build our lives and celebrate the things we love. But it c...
Episode 19: Bite Marks
26 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Seeing isn't always a prerequisite for belief. In fact, oftentimes the things we believe in the most...
Episode 18: Hunger Pains
19 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
For as advanced and civilized as we are, humans are still led by very basic desires. We are drive by...
Episode 17: Broken Fingernails
12 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We leave our loved ones there after they've passed. We treat the space with reverence and solemn def...
Episode 16: Covered Mirrors
04 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
At the heart of every horror film is an iconic weapon. Often times they are nondescript and ordinary...
Episode 15: Unboxed
20 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
People can be a bit possessive. We love our things, and we cling tightly to them. But what happens w...
Episode 14: The Others
06 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We don't like to be alone. We hate it. So we tell stories about others, the things at the edges of s...
Episode 13: Off the Path
24 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Life is a careful journey down a pathway that we've set our hearts on. But every now and then we get...
Episode 12: Half-Hanged
07 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
History is full of people who took things too far. Humans are gifted at turning on one another, a sk...
Episode 11: Black Stockings
25 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Humans have a history of making up stories to explain the unexplainable. Sometimes we use those stor...
Episode 10: Steam & Gas
12 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The well-worn carpets and imperfect walls of an old hotel can often make guests feel as if they are ...
Episode 9: A Devil on the Roof
28 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Few stories have the endurance to last centuries. Fewer still have a proven track record of document...
Episode 8: The Castle
15 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
When the authorities entered a building in Chicago's south side in 1895, they weren't prepared for w...
Episode 7: In the Woods
01 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Stepping into the woods is like stepping through a doorway to another world. A world that hides dark...
Episode 6: Echoes
18 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Settings are often just as important to a story as the tale itself. The Shining had the Overlook. Th...
Episode 5: Under Construction
04 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Humans have always loved to build things, but we occasionally have to make adjustments to our plans....
Episode 4: Dinner at the Afterglow
20 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Deep in the forest at the northern tip of a small island near Vancouver Island, there is a stone mon...
Episode 3: The Beast Within
06 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In 1582, the German town of Bedburg was ravaged by a violent and mysterious creature. After untold b...
Episode 2: The Bloody Pit
23 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Over 200 lives were lost during the construction of the Hoosac Tunnel in western Massachusetts. Acco...
Episode 1: They Made a Tonic
18 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On the morning of March 17, 1892, a group of townsfolk in rural Rhode Island dug up the graves of th...
Trailer: Introducing Lore
17 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Lore is an award-winning, critically-acclaimed podcast about true life scary stories. Lore exposes t...