First Impressions - 'Lore'

Written by Scott Edwards

As some of you may or may not know, I am fascinated by really only two things, History and Ghost Stories and when they are combined, I am in heaven, especially when it involves a show or a movie.  Back in the late 90’s a show hit the airwaves on the History Channel that really captured my heart and imagination when Haunted History came on every Thursday night.

​While most of the time I was not able to catch that airing, I did find myself catching up on the early Saturday morning showings and was blown away by the stories. Learning more about what happened in our great country’s past, I was extremely saddened when the show was dropped, but a couple years ago I was introduced to Lore on the internet and got to hear unique stories again. 

When Lore was brought to my attention, I was looking for a spooky podcast or show to listen to in the background and my friends and the internet all pointed to this show. Giving a couple shows a listen, I started hearing everything that I learned while watching Haunted History on the History Channel. I gave it a try for a couple weeks, but it seemed like it was lacking something for me. I still get cc’ed on this podcast to this day with stories that are great, but I have heard them before which is keeping me from liking this show as much as everybody else,

Amazon Prime has taken a shot on this podcast to bring something special to the streaming masses and while I know that the people that like the podcast are loving it, it seems to be one thing, a podcast. I was hoping for something a little bit different and with all of the great stars and animators that have been included in this series, nothing has changed in the storytelling. Being paced and read just like the podcast has left me longing for so much more than is being delivered. It is just the narrator’s show with brief interruptions of people acting out the scenes to move the story forward.

Making it through the six episode first season was a little difficult for me as the format in which the stories are being told is not a style that I like, but the stories as a whole are great if you have not heard them before. With stories about Mercy Brown, the first American Vampire, to one of the most haunted dolls in the states, Robert the Doll, I like how the history is brought back to life in these stories. Like I said, if you have not heard them before and like to listen to things that are a little unsettling from our past, you should give it a watch. A huge congrats to the Lore team for opening up the podcast community to so much more than they could have ever imagined. Stay Scared.

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