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finnthehuman217's review against another edition
5.0
Love this but lacked the creepy music that I enjoy from the podcast. Someone should’ve just scored the entire audiobook
bosslern's review against another edition
5.0
As someone who has never actively sought out horror movies/books I surprised myself in wanting to read this book. While never actively seeking out this genre, I still love a good, old-fashioned ghost story--contradicting, I know. I definitely needed to take a break after a couple of chapters, but on the whole, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's refreshing to find an informational text that contains stories I haven't heard before (looking at you Bigfoot). It's a lot of information in one book, but that just gives me an excuse to read it again.
stabaquail's review against another edition
4.0
I love the Lore podcast. I fall asleep to it almost every night - it is a reliable friend. And when I can't fall asleep, I always enjoy the fascinating stories and the wonderful writing. I find the transitions from story to story so clever. Sometimes I can't remember where we started and how got to the end. It's such a well done work!
For some reason, I thought two things: 1) there was only one Lore book and 2) I had already read it. According to Goodreads, neither of these things are true. So, with spooky season here, I decided to dig in!
I will agree with other reviewers that this book is, at times, podcast episodes verbatim. I didn't mind because, if I like listening to the podcast anyway, it's nice to get some credit toward my reading challenge while I'm doing it. (I listened to the audiobook. It's basically the podcast minus the music.) There are some stories from the podcast which I remembered, but they had some details included which I don't think were in the podcast, probably due to time constraints. It is nice to get a little more in-depth information on familiar stories.
If you like the podcast and can get these books from the library, just go ahead and enjoy this little nugget. I am on to the next one while I answer emails on this Halloween!
For some reason, I thought two things: 1) there was only one Lore book and 2) I had already read it. According to Goodreads, neither of these things are true. So, with spooky season here, I decided to dig in!
I will agree with other reviewers that this book is, at times, podcast episodes verbatim. I didn't mind because, if I like listening to the podcast anyway, it's nice to get some credit toward my reading challenge while I'm doing it. (I listened to the audiobook. It's basically the podcast minus the music.) There are some stories from the podcast which I remembered, but they had some details included which I don't think were in the podcast, probably due to time constraints. It is nice to get a little more in-depth information on familiar stories.
If you like the podcast and can get these books from the library, just go ahead and enjoy this little nugget. I am on to the next one while I answer emails on this Halloween!
cwalsh's review against another edition
4.0
I love the fact that these are actual transcripts of the podcast. I ended up finishing the book before I finished listening to all of the episodes and I really feel like I was able to pick up on a few details of certain episodes that I would have easily missed.
embalmedghost2005's review against another edition
5.0
I started this book back in 2020, however time got the best of me and I couldn’t read it. Now that I picked it back up however I remember why I couldn’t put it back down.
Do you like mystery? Do you like spooks and scares? Do you like history? This book is for you! Not only does the author provide his sources in the back, he goes into wonderful {and comedic} detail about the topic he is talking about. From the origins of Vampires, zombies and mothman, to ghost tales that will leave you a tad bit uneasy.
I loved this book from the moment I picked it up and I HIGHLY recommend anyone who is interested in learning a thing or two about the world of lore !
Do you like mystery? Do you like spooks and scares? Do you like history? This book is for you! Not only does the author provide his sources in the back, he goes into wonderful {and comedic} detail about the topic he is talking about. From the origins of Vampires, zombies and mothman, to ghost tales that will leave you a tad bit uneasy.
I loved this book from the moment I picked it up and I HIGHLY recommend anyone who is interested in learning a thing or two about the world of lore !
trisha_thomas's review against another edition
3.0
"life is one long journey down a road, and we walk until it’s over. Some think they see light at the end of it all, while others hope for darkness. And that’s where the mystery of it all comes in. No one knows what’s on the other side; we just know that the proverbial walk ends at some point.”
This was a wonderful but dense book about creatures (especially for being so short!) Some of the stories were about the possible origins of some of our greatest horror stories like Dracula. Others were accounts of things seen in the night (like the white thing with the big head?) or possible origins of urban legends. All in all the stories were fascinating and frightening. I'd heard some of the podcasts so it was great to actually get to read the stories I'd already heard - I definitely think I got more out of them by reading than by listening - but that's not to say the podcast isn't great - It IS great! I just think I tend to absorb more when I read it.
I liked that the stories were broken into sections and each section tended to tell the story of a certain type of creature or event. I loved the drawings and added creativity of each section and the visuals in-between.
Whether you've already heard all the podcasts or never even heard of them, I'd recommend both the Podcast AND the book. There's only a little overlap and the add visuals in the book really add to the experience of the Podcast.
This was a wonderful but dense book about creatures (especially for being so short!) Some of the stories were about the possible origins of some of our greatest horror stories like Dracula. Others were accounts of things seen in the night (like the white thing with the big head?) or possible origins of urban legends. All in all the stories were fascinating and frightening. I'd heard some of the podcasts so it was great to actually get to read the stories I'd already heard - I definitely think I got more out of them by reading than by listening - but that's not to say the podcast isn't great - It IS great! I just think I tend to absorb more when I read it.
I liked that the stories were broken into sections and each section tended to tell the story of a certain type of creature or event. I loved the drawings and added creativity of each section and the visuals in-between.
Whether you've already heard all the podcasts or never even heard of them, I'd recommend both the Podcast AND the book. There's only a little overlap and the add visuals in the book really add to the experience of the Podcast.