Each chapter is well defined, and categorised well, which makes the writing easy to follow and very engaging.
The author does a good job at 'setting the scene' with these creatures. Each chapter presents a specific type of 'creature' for examination, before providing a number of local legends that relate to that creature with beautifully illustrated prints throughout. The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures is a guide to the weird and wonderful bits of folklore and legend that roam our earth surrounding mysterious creatures. I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Whether these beasts and bogeymen are real or just a reflection of our primal fears, we know, on some level, that not every mystery has been explained, and that the unknown still holds the power to strike fear deep in our hearts and souls.Īs Aaron Mahnke reminds us, sometimes the truth is even scarier than the lore. The monsters of folklore have become not only a part of our language but a part of our collective psyche. He visits the dimly lit rooms where séances take place, the European villages where gremlins make mischief, and Key West, Florida, home of a haunted doll named Robert. Mahnke delves into harrowing accounts of cannibalism-some officially documented, others the stuff of speculation. Aaron Mahnke invites us to the desolate Pine Barrens of New Jersey, where the notorious winged, red-eyed Jersey Devil dwells. In this beautifully illustrated volume, the host of the hit podcast Lore serves as a guide on a fascinating journey through the history of these terrifying creatures, and explores not only the legends but what they tell us about ourselves. Werewolves and wendigos, poltergeists and vampires, angry elves and vengeful spirits. And yet, no matter how wary and jaded we have become, as individuals or as a society, a part of us remains vulnerable to them. They're spoken of in stories and superstitions, relics of an unenlightened age, old wives' tales, passed down through generations. They live in shadows - deep in the forest, late in the night, in the dark recesses of our mind. A fascinating, beautifully illustrated collection of stories from the hit podcast Lore - now an online streaming series
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