Lore is an American horror anthology television documentary series developed by the creator of the podcast of the same name, Aaron Mahnke, with Valhalla Entertainment and Propagate Content. The series airs through Amazon Prime Video and follows the podcast's anthology format with each episode featuring a new story. The show combines documentary footage and cinematic scenes to tell horror stories and their origins, and features Robert Patrick, Holland Roden, Colm Feore, Adam Goldberg, Doug Bradley, Maimie McCoy, Jürgen Prochnow, Steven Berkoff, Paula Malcomson, and Josh Bowman. The series premiered on October 13, 2017.
On February 26, 2018, Amazon renewed the series for a second season. The second season premiered on October 19, 2018. On July 27, 2019, the series was cancelled.
Cast and characters Aaron Mahnke as Narrator Campbell Scott as George Brown Colm Feore as Dr. Walter Freeman Kristen Cloke as Dr. Marjorie Freeman Holland Roden as Bridget Cleary Cathal Pendred as Michael Cleary John Byner as Patrick Boland Robert Patrick as Reverend Eliakim Phelps Bethany Anne Lind as Sarah Nicholson Phelps Daniel Thomas May as Austin Phelps Adam Goldberg as Peter Stumpp Kristin Bauer van Straten as Minnie Otto Sandra Ellis Lafferty as Aunt Bridget Emmett J. Scanlan as William Burke Emmet Byrne as William Hare Nadine Lewington as Johanna Kennedy Burke Doug Bradley as Dr. Robert Knox Maimie McCoy as Elizabeth Báthory Rosalind Eleazar as Ava Ella Hunt as Lady Margit Jürgen Prochnow as Andreas Gruber Susanne Wuest as Viktoria Gabriel Thomas Kretschmann as Inspector Georg Reingruber Vladimir Burlakov as Officer Johann Anneser Numan Acar as Dirvick Mirandesh Steven Berkoff as Dr. Kristoff Brehovy Paula Malcomson as Mary Webster Paul Rhys as Phillip Smith Josh Bowman as Jack Parsons Alicia Witt as Marjorie Cameron Ryan Sampson as Edward Forman Ian Gelder as Aleister Crowley
Broadcast Lore debuted on Amazon Prime Video on October 13, 2017.
Reception Initial critical reception was mixed. As of August 15, 2019, Season 1 had earned an aggregate rating of 68% "fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 25 critic ratings. Dread Central praised the series awarding it five out of five stars and saying "The only negative I can find is that there aren't more episodes. It's just that good." IGN gave it 9.0 and said "It is a wonderful piece of entertainment for horror fans and casual viewers alike to learn more about the monsters we thought we knew so well." Nerdist gave it 4 out of 5 burned heart burritos.
Episodes
Season 1 (2017)
Season 2 (2018)
See also List of podcast adaptations
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