The award-winning podcast (also a TV show & book series) about dark historical tales. Each episode e
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In this second Lore Trick or Treat 2017 set of stories, we explore the power of folklore and fate. A
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The older the country, the deeper the roots of its folklore have grown—roots that are fed by darknes
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Nearly four centuries ago, a wave of sickness spread through a community in the French countryside.
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