Mahnke unearthed (pun alert!) a story of active vampirism from 2003. In addition to the typical stake through the heart, it was believed if you removed the heart, burned it, and made a tonic out of it, the afflicted could be healed. But he goes beyond that, tracing the draugr from Norse myth, Empusa from Greek myth, zombie from Haitian lore, revenants, and how to combat each of these, and showing how collectively, they helped to create The Vampire. Not just the typical vampire lore, although there is certainly that, Mahnke reconstructs how this lore developed. But it is a bit dark.įirst up, the dead walk again. I would never make that judgment call, and my own parents did not care what we were reading, as long as we were reading. But whereas that series was geared towards children, this is a bit darker. There is something akin to Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark in this series. And that is this week’s book of the week. At the time, one was what I could afford. I’m not much of a podcast listener, preferring books (obviously).īut I did enjoy the show on Amazon, so when I was browsing through my local bookstore and I saw that Aaron Mahnke had written a series of books based on his show, I bought one. He researches the creepy Lore of the World, and then tells us the story. This is a podcast, turned in to an Amazon show, by Aaron Mahnke. If you have not yet discovered Lore, I highly recommend it.
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