History Podcast / Lore

* AnAxeToGrind: “Covered Mirrors” presents some of the stories that gave rise to the concept of the Axe-Murderer.

In mid-2018, it spawned a spinoff podcast called the ''Cabinet of Curiousities'', which contains stories deemed too short or otherwise inappropriate for the main ''Lore'' feed. [[{{Feghoot}} Each episode also invariably ends in a bad pun]].

* BedlamHouse: "Echoes" discusses the history of Danvers State Hospital and its failed attempt to subvert this trope.
* CreepyCave: "The Cave" discusses a cult on the island of Chiloe and the rumors that circulated about a cave where the cult leaders kept their most precious objects, as well as chimeric beasts and deliberately disfigured humans.

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: This message is usually coupled with DoingInTheWizard episodes, where supernatural elements are throw out to show that humans are usually to blame for the horrific things that happen in life rather than supernatural things. Episodes such as "The Castle", "Covered Mirrors", "Lost and Found", "All the Lovely Ladies", and "On the Farm", which cover real-life crimes, examine this trope as well.
** This becomes especially prominent in any episode that features accusations of witchcraft and witch trials, with Mahnke’s monologue often going on at length about the superstitious and uninformed nature of such accusations, to the point of possibly being downright {{Anvilicious}} at times.

* SeaMonster: "Debris" is about sightings of sea monsters over the years.

Lore is a bi-weekly nonfiction {{podcast}} narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke. It premiered on March 9, 2015.

Lore is a bi-weekly Podcast narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke. It premiered on March 9, 2015.

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: This message is usually coupled with DoingInTheWizard episodes, where supernatural elements are throw out to show that humans are usually to blame for the horrific things that happen in life rather than supernatural things. Episodes such as "The Castle", "Covered Mirrors", "Lost and Found", and "On the Farm", which cover real-life crimes, examine this trope as well.

Lore is a bi-weekly Podcast narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke. It premiered on March 9, 2015 with an episode about vampires.

Each installment details the often-horrific history behind folklore. In 2017, it was adapted into a television series through Amazon Video, which follows a similar format to the Podcast, but with the addition of dramatic re-enactments and animations.

* DoingInTheWizard: Some episodes go out of their way to show that the horrific events of the story [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters are actually human caused]] or build up to a supernatural conclusion only to subvert it at the last minute with an explanation based in reality. This is seen in "Black Stockings" when examining the death of Bridget Cleary, an Irish woman whose husband set her on fire [[ChangelingTale after he thought fairies had replaced her with a changeling.]] Unlike most episodes, this one doesn't end on the conclusion that Bridget was a changeling, but rather that her husband was delusional and she was just a poor victim of his psychosis.

!!''Sometimes the tropes are more frightening than fiction.'':

* DoingInTheWizard: Some episodes go out of their way to show that the horrific events of the story [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters are actually human caused]] or build up to a supernatural conclusion only to subvert it at the last minute with an explanation based in reality. This is seen in ''Black Stockings'' when examining the death of Bridget Cleary, an Irish woman whose husband set her on fire [[ChangelingTale after he thought fairies had replaced her with a changeling.]] Unlike most episodes, this one doesn't end on the conclusion that Bridget was a changeling, but rather that her husband was delusional and she was just a poor victim of his psychosis.
* BedlamHouse: ''Echoes'' discusses the history of Danvers State Hospital and its failed attempt to subvert this trope.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: This message is usually coupled with DoingInTheWizard episodes, where supernatural elements are throw out to show that humans are usually to blame for the horrific things that happen in life rather than supernatural things. Episodes such as ''The Castle'', ''Covered Mirrors'', ''Lost and Found'', and ''On the Farm'', which cover real-life crimes, examine this trope as well.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Episodes often end on a note of ambiguity within the stories presented, which leaves viewers wondering whether the events were [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters caused by humans]] or if supernatural elements are really at work. Seen most notably in ''Brought Back'', ''Rope and Railing'', and ''The Bloody Pit''.

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: This message is usually coupled with DoingInTheWizard episodes, where supernatural elements are throw out to show that humans are usually to blame for the horrific things that happen in life rather than supernatural things. Episodes such as ''The Castle'', ''Covered Mirrors'', and ''On the Farm'', which cover real-life crimes, examine this trope as well.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Episodes often end on a note of ambiguity within the stories presented, which leaves viewers wondering whether the events were [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters caused by humans]] or if supernatural elements are really at work. Seen most notably in ''

->''"Because sometimes the truth is more frightening than fiction."''

Lore is a bi-weekly Podcast narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke. Each episode details the often-horrific history behind folklore. In 2017, it was adapted into a television series through Amazon Video, which follows a similar format to the Podcast, but with the addition of dramatic re-enactments and animations.

!!Tropes:
* BedlamHouse: Discusses the history of Danvers State Hospital and its failed attempt to subvert this trope.
* Dracula: The history of the character and subsequent appearances in popular fiction are mentioned in multiple episodes.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Seems to be the thesis of the show.

Lore is a bi-weekly Podcast narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke. Each episode details the often-horrific history behind folklore.

->''"Because sometimes the truth is more frightening that fiction."''

!!Tropes: