Since scientists originally believed Loch Ness was a saltwater lake, speculations of whales and sharks abounded. Some claim that it is some kind of killer whale or ocean sunfish or anaconda. People have come up with all kinds of explanations for the Loch Ness monster. What could the monster be? Was it an ancient, prehistoric being? Was it a hitherto undiscovered species? While many skeptics questioned the monster’s existence, others set out to discover what exactly people were seeing. What is the Loch Ness Monster? Is Nessie a Dinosaur?
What is the Loch Ness Monster? Is Nessie a Dinosaur?. But I am very much enjoying The World of Lore. I am keeping my reviews necessarily brief on this, mostly because the stories have been very well intertwined, and frankly, Mahnke tells the story very well in his own voice, on his podcast. Too many people become consumed with the power, turning in to the very evil they hope to combat. And with this comes the typical caution of watch what you hunt, lest you become the monster. Discussed too are the witch hunters of the 16th and 17th centuries. This section does not just focus on the vampires, but also on the hunters. 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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