Lore 247: Subterranean

So much for folklore is hiding just beauty the surface of seemingly normal places. The process of digging, though, isn’t without risk.

Written and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with research by Cassandra de Alba and music by Chad Lawson.


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Legends 20: Food & Folklore

Food and folklore. They go together like peanut butter and chocolate, or arsenic and lace. Throughout history, cultures around the world have paired the favorite meals with specific rituals, cooking up some amazing stories in the process.

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


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Lore 246: The Greatest Show

Few examples of folklore are as well-traveled as this one, complete with painful tragedy and dark echos of the past. Grab your ticket and step inside.

Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke and written by GennaRose Nethercott, with research by Cassandra de Alba and music by Chad Lawson.


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Legends 19: The Casket Girls

The connection between one of Europes oldest monster legends and the streets of New Orleans is very strange, but has provided a powerful springboard for some very dark stories.

Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Harry Marks and Aaron Mahnke, and research by Sam Alberty.


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Lore 245: Evasive

Human remains are a touchy subject. But over the centuries, one specific type of folklore has turned them into something greater in death than they were in life.

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Legends 18: Magical Objects

The folklore and legends tied to physical objects can be fascinating, frightening, or both.

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



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Lore 244: Stolen

Human remains are a touchy subject. But over the centuries, one specific type of folklore has turned them into something greater in death than they were in life.

Produced by Aaron Mahnke, with research and writing by GennaRose Nethercott, and music by Chad Lawson.



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Legends 17: Haunted Bridges

Bridges help us span uncrossable gaps in our world. But according to legend, a few go further, helping connect the living to the dead.

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



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Lore 243: Surprise

The court of public opinion has always been a place where lives can be boosted or ruined. But centuries ago, it could also lead to darker results—even death.

Written and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with research by Allie Steed and music by Chad Lawson.



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Legends 16: Unusual Graves

Burial seems like a certainty for most people. But according to the legends that are whispered in graveyards around America, not all burials are created equal.

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Lore 242: From the Ashes

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, one American city has climbed out of a dark and painful past. But the shadows of those early tragedies have proven to be impossible to leave behind

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Legends 15: Bonaventure Cemetery

Like all cemeteries, Savannah’s Bonaventure is the resting place to many people. But as time has proven, it’s also home to some dark legends.

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Episode 241: Evergreen

There are few locations in our world as loaded with mystery and dripping with folklore as the woods. Let’s step onto the path and see what frightening places it might take us.

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Legends 14: Scared Straight

Love has always been a sort of the type of pain and heartbreak that leaves a mark after death, even when those romances don’t quite fit the expectations of the world around them.

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Episode 240: Brick by Brick

People have a lot of fears. From spiders to the open sea, lots of things put us on edge. But few things are as downright terrifying as this particular circumstance…and it has for thousands or years.

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Legends 13: Hometown Legends

A collection of the most beloved and haunting tales from the hometowns of our amazing research and writing team.

Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Harry Marks and research by the entire Grim & Mild team.



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Lore 239: Head to Head

Some rivalries play out on the big screen in a way everyone can cheer along with. But some have had a very different, and much more frightening, tone.

Written and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with research by Cassandra de Alba and music by Chad Lawson.



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Legends 12: Clinton Road

Some of the darkest local legends grow alongside the roads we take for granted. An no stretch of pavement in New Jersey has more to be afraid of than Clinton Road.

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Lore 238: Rumors

Rumors might not always represent the truth, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have the power to change the world around us. Or—in some cases—give birth to frightening stories.

Written and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with research by Cassandra de Alba and Taylor Hagerdorn, and music by Chad Lawson.



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Legends 11: Dark Watchers

The feeling of being watched is a common strand that runs through many legends around the world. Pulling on that thread, however, might take us to very dark places.

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