Who created the folklore and history podcast Lore?

Who created the folklore and history podcast Lore? Aaron Mahnke created it. The podcast began in 2015 as a documentary series about folklore, legends, and disturbing historical events, especially stories showing the darker side of human nature.

Mahnke originally developed Lore from research notes and PDF files connected to his earlier thriller novels. Those files became too large and inconvenient to read, so he explored presenting the material as audio instead. The result was a twice-monthly podcast with a deliberately intimate, campfire-storytelling style.

Lore quickly became a major success, earning an iTunes “Best of 2015” honor and the Academy of Podcasters’ Best History Podcast award in 2016. Its popularity also led to books and an Amazon television adaptation in 2017.

A common mix-up is confusing Lore with Mahnke’s other shows. Cabinet of Curiosities is his shorter-form series about strange events, while Unobscured examines one historical subject across an entire season. Mahnke is the creator and host associated with Lore itself.