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Monstrous Creatures
The World of Lore #1
Del Rey
October 2017
On Sale: October 10, 2017
ISBN: 1524797960
EAN: 9781524797966
Kindle: B0738LH55P
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Horror | Non-Fiction
A fascinating, beautifully illustrated guide to the monsters that are part of our collective psyche, featuring both rare and best-loved stories from the hit podcast Lore, soon to be an online streaming series.
They live in shadowsβdeep in the forest, late in the night, in the dark recesses of our minds. Theyβre spoken of in stories and superstitions, relics of an unenlightened age, old wivesβ tales, passed down through generations. Yet no matter how wary and jaded we have become, as individuals or as a society, a part of us remains vulnerable to them: werewolves and wendigos, poltergeists and vampires, angry elves and vengeful spirits.
In this beautifully illustrated volume, the host of the hit podcast Lore serves as a guide on a fascinating journey through the history of these terrifying creatures, exploring not only the legends but what they tell us about ourselves. Aaron Mahnke invites us to the desolate Pine Barrens of New Jersey, where the notorious winged, red-eyed Jersey Devil dwells. He delves into harrowing accounts of cannibalismβsome officially documented, others the stuff of speculation . . . perhaps. He visits the dimly lit rooms where sΓ©ances take place, the European villages where gremlins make mischief, even Key West, Florida, home of a haunted doll named Robert.
In a world of βemotional vampiresβ and βzombie malls,β the monsters of folklore have become both a part of our language and a part of our collective psyche. Whether these beasts and bogeymen are real or just a reflection of our primal fears, we know, on some level, that not every mystery has been explained and that the unknown still holds the power to strike fear deep in our hearts and souls. As Aaron Mahnke reminds us, sometimes the truth is even scarier than the lore.
Praise for the Lore podcast
βTruth can often be much scarier than fictionβsomething 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.ββEntertainment Weekly
βUnlike so much horror that needs over-the-top viscera to scare you, this podcast leans on historyβfolklore, myth, the stuff people once thought was trueβto tell its tales.ββThe Atlantic
βNarrated by Mahnke in a style that evokes spooky campfire stories, Lore is a history lesson like no other.ββEsquire
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The World of Lore THE WORLD OF LORE
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 THE WORLD OF LORE
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