Also describes a selection of attempted fairy exorcisms, including the burning of Bridget Cleary in Ballyvadlea, County Tipperary, Ireland, in 1895.Įxplores the methods in which people attempted to detect and destroy people suspected of witchcraft in the New England Colonies, including the attempted hanging of Mary Webster in Hadley, Massachusetts, in 1685.Įxplores a selection of legends involving curses, including the story of the werewolves of Ossory, in which Saint Patrick cursed the Ossory clan of the former kingdom of Osraige, near modern-day County Meath, Ireland.Ĭontinues the exploration of various cultures’ legends of little people, including the reported sightings of the Dover Demon in Dover, Massachusetts, in 1977.
The history and ghost stories of the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, including the stories surrounding Room 217.Įxplores the folklore surrounding fairy changelings.
Holmes, a serial killer who committed most of his murders in his home in Englewood, Chicago, Illinois, during the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893.Įxplores the folklore and legends surrounding the Jersey Devil of the Pine Barrens in South New Jersey, including the string of sightings that allegedly occurred throughout the region in 1909. The history of the Danvers State Hospital, a former psychiatric hospital in Danvers, Massachusetts.Įxplores the folklore surrounding the Bridgewater Triangle – an area of land between the towns of Abington, Rehoboth, and Freetown in Massachusetts – including the story of the creatures that Bill Russo allegedly encountered while walking his dog through the Hockomock Swamp near Raynham, Massachusetts, in 1995.Įxplores the life and crimes of H. McMillin and his family – in the town of Roche Harbor, Washington.Įxplores the folklore and legends surrounding elves and other elf-like beings, including the huldufólk of Iceland, as well as the makiawisug of the Mohegan Tribe in Montville, Connecticut. The history and ghost stories of the Hotel de Haro and the nearby Afterglow Vista – a mausoleum for the remains of John S. Each episode is a retelling of urban legends, myths, and documented tragic events.Įxplores folklore and legends involving vampires, including the Mercy Brown vampire incident, which occurred in Exeter, Rhode Island, in 1892.ĭescribes the history of the Hoosac Tunnel, a train tunnel constructed in the Berkshires between the towns of Florida and North Adams, Massachusetts, for the Troy and Greenfield Railroad, and the ghost stories associated with the tunnel.Įxplores the folklore and legends surrounding werewolves, including the murders perpetrated by Peter Stumpp in Bedburg, Germany, between the years of 15. Mahnke uploaded the first episode of the podcast in early 2015. Lore is a podcast created by Aaron Mahnke.