The World of Lore Dreadful Places, Aaron Mahnke
The World of Lore Dreadful Places, Aaron Mahnke
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The World of Lore: Dreadful Places

Author: Aaron Mahnke

Narrator: Aaron Mahnke

Unabridged: 10 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/09/2018


Synopsis

Captivating stories of the places where human evil has left a nefarious mark, featuring stories from the podcast Lore—now a streaming television series—including “Echoes,” “Withering Heights,” and “Behind Closed Doors” as well as rare material.
 
Sometimes you walk into a room, a building, or even a town, and you feel it. Something seems off—an atmosphere that leaves you oddly unsettled, with a sense of lingering darkness. Join Aaron Mahnke, the host of the popular podcast Lore, as he explores some of these dreadful places and the history that haunts them.
 
Mahnke takes us to Colorado and the palatial Stanley Hotel, where wealthy guests enjoyed views of the Rocky Mountains at the turn of the twentieth century—and where, decades later, a restless author would awaken from a nightmare, inspired to write one of the most revered horror novels of all time. Mahnke also crosses land and sea to visit frightful sites—from New Orleans to Richmond, Virginia, to the brooding, ancient castles of England—each with its own echoes of dark deeds, horrible tragedies, and shocking evil still resounding.
 
Filled with evocative illustrations, this eerie tour of lurid landmarks and doomed destinations is just the ticket to take armchair travelers with a taste for the macabre to places they never thought they’d visit in their wildest, scariest dreams.

The World of Lore series includes:
MONSTROUS CREATURES • WICKED MORTALS • DREADFUL PLACES

Praise for World of Lore: Dreadful Places

“Well-written, rooted in deep historical research, and ridiculously entertaining . . . Each chapter brings a creepy story from folklore to life. . . . Hair-raising stuff.”—SyFy Wire
 
“Fans of the Lore podcast won’t want to miss this latest volume in the creator’s series, a collection of illustrated versions of both rare and well-known stories about ‘lurid landmarks and doomed destinations.’”—io9
 
“Dreadful Places is a delight for Lore fans and newbies alike. In the book, [Aaron] Mahnke visits places around the world that are steeped in a supernatural legacy.”—Refinery29

About The Author

AARON MAHNKE is the writer, host, and producer of Lore, as well as the author of a number of supernatural thrillers. He has a deep love of the mysterious and frightening that began with Unsolved Mysteries and The X-Files--a love that continues to this day. Basically, he's a nerd for anything unexplainable or supernatural. Mahnke lives with his family in the historic North Shore area of Boston, the very heart of Lovecraft Country and the epicenter of the Salem witch trials.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sara on October 06, 2018

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. The latest instalment in the ‘Lore’ series, this follows the stories that surround the dark and sinister places in our lore. As usual it’s easy to read, with a friendly and familiar writing style that lends itself well to these types o......more

Goodreads review by spillingthematcha on January 23, 2022

Kolekcjonuję mroczne historie. Te pełne tajemnic. Te, w których pełno grozy. Spędzając zimne wieczory w wielkiej bibliotece, czytam o legendach oraz nawiedzonych domach. Jestem jak ten duch z opowieści. Przechadzający się między drewnianymi regałami, przepełnionymi zakurzonymi książkami. Jestem star......more

Goodreads review by Katherine on May 26, 2023

Delving into the dreadful places of the world, well-researched and scary and tongue-in-cheek, this book explores some infamous and not-so-notorious sites of tragedy and terror, where disappearances, murders, and bizarre accidents have occurred. New Orleans, Peoria, cemeteries, castles, lighthouses,......more

Goodreads review by Kirsti on February 01, 2019

The third book in the series, and it's still going strong. I still haven't listened to any of the podcasts, but with these books I feel like I can hear Aaron's voice anyway. All the stories are well researched and interesting, some of which are more well known but others were fresh to me. This book......more

Goodreads review by Robert on January 15, 2020

Meh. A lot of it I had read before . 2.5 rounded up.......more


Quotes

“Well-written, rooted in deep historical research, and ridiculously entertaining . . . Each chapter brings a creepy story from folklore to life. . . . Hair-raising stuff.”SyFy Wire

“Fans of the Lore podcast won’t want to miss this latest volume in the creator’s series, a collection of illustrated versions of both rare and well-known stories about ‘lurid landmarks and doomed destinations.’”io9

Dreadful Places is a delight for Lore fans and newbies alike. In the book, [Aaron] Mahnke visits places around the world that are steeped in a supernatural legacy.”Refinery29

Praise for the Lore podcast
 
“Truth can often be much scarier than fiction—something [Aaron] Mahnke proves as he dives deep into the world of folklore and the darker side of history in a quest to root out the fragment of truth at the bottom of our fears.”—Entertainment Weekly
 
“Unlike so much horror that needs over-the-top viscera to scare you, this podcast leans on history—folklore, myth, the stuff people once thought was true—to tell its tales.”—The Atlantic
 
“Narrated by Mahnke in a style that evokes spooky campfire stories, Lore is a history lesson like no other.”Esquire