title: The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures
author:  Aaron Mahnke 
description: <b>Praise for the Lore podcast</b><br /><br />Truth can often be much scarier than fictionsomething [Aaron]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.<b><i>Entertainment Weekly</i></b><br /><br />Unlike so much horror that needs over-the-top viscera to scare you, this podcast leans on historyfolklore, myth, the stuff people once thought was trueto tell its tales.<b><i>The Atlantic</i></b><br /><br />Narrated by Mahnke in a style that evokes spooky campfire stories, Lore is a history lesson like no other.<b><i>Esquire</i></b>
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  An alien invasion comes to one man’s doorstep in the form of a story-creature,
  followed by death and rebirth in a transformed Earth.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  _I Did Not Recognize What Sought Me_
  
  
  The story that meant the end arrived late one night. A tiny story, covered in
  green fur or lichen, shaky on its legs. It fit in the palm of my hand. I
  stared at the story for a long time, trying to understand. The story had large
  eyes that could see in the dark, and sharp teeth. It purred, and the purr grew
  louder and louder: a beautiful flower bud opening and opening until I was
  filled up. I heard the thrush and pull of the darkness, grown so mighty inside
  my head.
  
  
  I grew weary.
  
  
  I grew weary and I fell asleep on the couch holding the story, wondering what
  it might be and who had delivered it to me. But there was no time left 