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A review by trisha_thomas
The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke
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.