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Legends 47: Darkness Rising

The cool waters of the ponds and lakes that dot our landscape are often seen as safe retreats for recreation and rest. But if these legends have anything to teach us, it’s that there is always a bit of darkness beneath the surface.

Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Alex Robinson and research by Jamie Vargas.


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Legends 46: Landslide

History is often a discipline focused on looking backward. But scattered within those dusty pages are stories of those who seemed to be able to look ahead…with terrifying results.

Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Alex Robinson and research by Cassandra de Alba.

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Legends 45: The Only Thing to Fear

The legends that fill our world often give us good reasons to be afraid. But there’s one thing most of us fear above all else, and when it succeeds in defeating us, the results can be terrifying.

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Legends 44: For Whom the Bell Tolls

Folklore has a way of ringing down through the centuries, calling out to be heard. And for this particular set of legends, that couldn’t be more literal—or terrifying.

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Legends 43: Yule Regret It

The most wonderful time of the year has a few secrets. According to legend, there are a few holiday characters that often get ignored—and that could be dangerous.

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Legends 42: Written in Stone

Stone is a powerful tool for recording history. But if the stories are true, the tales it tells can also hide dark and menacing secrets.

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Legends 41: Monastic Memories

Some locations in the world have a reputation for being peaceful sanctuaries. Which makes the legends told about them all the more terrifying.

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Legends 40: Skin & Bones

The world around us shapes the stories we tell, even in the harshest conditions. So it’s no wonder these legends from Greenland have the power to give us chills.

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Legends 39: Have Love Will Travel

History has left us with countless stories of ghosts that stay in one place. But every now and then, our spectral neighbors uproot themselves and do a bit of traveling, leaving us with stories that are much more frightening than the rest.

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Legends 38: Fife & Drum

We’ve all heard that war often leaves a few ghost stories in its wake. As proof, we offer a key territory in America’s most formative conflict…and all the terrifying stories that still linger there as a result.

Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Harry Marks, and research by Jamie Vargas.


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Legends 37: An Apple a Day

Folklore grows. It has roots that run deep and branches that stretch out far and wide. The stories we pluck from it are fruit, in more ways than one—and that’s not necessarily a safe thing.

Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Alex Robinson, and research by GennaRose Nethercott.


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Legends 36: Strike it Rich

Few human characteristics generate more legends than our greed and corruption. So it should be no surprise that entire towns built on those principles are often filled with ghosts.

Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Alex Robinson, and research by Alex Robinson and Cassandra de Alba.


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Legends 35: A Clean Death

Some of the most terrifying legends in history come from one place: beneath the shadow of an executioner.

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Legends 34: All American

The legends that are unique to America might be newer than some, but they still pack a powerful punch. But however familiar they might be, there’s always a darker side that needs to be explored.

Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Harry Marks and Aaron Mahnke, editing by Alex Robinson, and research by Alexandra Steed.


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Legends 33: More Pirate Legends

Because the seas have been deep and dangerous for such a long time, it’s no surprise that they hold far more pirate legends than one episode can contain.

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Legends 32: Dark New England

The older the place, the deeper the legends seem to run. And in New England, that means there’s a treasure trove of dark tales just waiting to be explored.

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Legends 31: Slither

Few things are as terrifying as the mystery of our own deaths. Thankfully, folklore has stepped in with legends that hint at early answers, giving hope and chills in equal measure.

Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Harry Marks and research by Cassandra de Alba.


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Legends 30: Death Omens

Few things are as terrifying as the mystery of our own deaths. Thankfully, folklore has stepped in with legends that hint at early answers, giving hope and chills in equal measure.

Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Harry Marks and research by Cassandra de Alba.


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Legends 29: Ghost Towns

One of our biggest obsessions as a culture is abandoned places. But once you dig into the legends about these locations, it’s clear that something still lives inside them.

Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Harry Marks and research by Cassandra de Alba and editing by Alex Robinson.


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Legends 28: Lizard People

Snakes and lizards have frightened people around the world for thousands of years. But the truly terrifying stories of scaley beings exist in the legends we whisper around campfires.

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