Lore

Some stories have been around for a very long time, and others are fairly new. One thing is certain, though: the tales w... Read more

Settings are often just as important to a story as the tale itself. The Shining had the Overlook. The Legend of Hell Hou... Read more

The human tendency to study the unknown—to dig deep and search for the bedrock of truth at the bottom of the mystery—is ... Read more

Humanity has always been very good at making the best of a bad situation. Either by burying the past, or at least by bui... Read more

We all love a good hiding place. Whether it’s the child who tucks the key to their diary under their pillow, or the pare... Read more

We leave our loved ones there after they’ve passed. We treat the space with reverence and solemn deference. Cemeteries a... Read more

Most of our life is spent looking for things. Companionship, security, even our lost keys. But above all of that is our ... Read more

We don’t like to be alone. We hate it. So we tell stories about others, the things at the edges of society. Things we’re... Read more

At the heart of every horror film is an iconic weapon. Often times they are nondescript and ordinary, but in the hands o... Read more

Life is a careful journey down a pathway that we’ve set our hearts on. But every now and then we get pulled off the trai... Read more

Since the dawn of time, humans have pushed themselves to explore. When that adventure took to the seas, however, it was ... Read more

We often speak in lofty terms about all that humans are capable of achieving, and much of that is true. But looking back... Read more

Few stories have the endurance to last centuries. Fewer still have a proven track record of documented, authoritative ey... Read more

Our connection to animals is ancient, intimate, and complex. Humans have worshiped them, sacrificed them, lived with the... Read more

Every movement has a seed, that spark that sets the fire ablaze. But this spark is more than just a murder mystery, or a... Read more

There are places in the world that we rarely see. Our busy lives never take us there, and as a result, they don’t come t... Read more

Humans have a history of making up stories to explain the unexplainable. Sometimes we use those stories to teach our chi... Read more

There’s a fine line between rationality and madness, but it’s not as easy to avoid as you might think. Throughout histor... Read more

Everyone wants to look good. And while there’s nothing wrong with beauty, sometimes people have made sacrifices—both wil... Read more

The well-worn carpets and imperfect walls of an old hotel can often make guests feel as if they are staying in a little ... Read more