Welcome to Litsy!

Admittedly, I am late to The World of Lore by Aaron Mahnke. I really don‘t even have a good excuse, especially since I love stories about unexplained things that go bump in the night. Well, at least I finally entered this strange world of creepy creatures, objects, and events. And I‘m so glad I made it. See https://abookandadog.com where I share my related experiences with some of the stories. #MountTBR

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I love it!! Although I don‘t know who sent it? I think you forgot to identify yourself! That mug is everything, I am going to use it immediately! Looking forward to the treats, and the books! Ironically, I also sent one of these books to my swap partner! The socks are adorable, I will probably lose them to Maya, she steals from my sock drawer all the time. 😜

Thank you so much! #allhallowsreadswap

H.P. Lovecraft: "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown."
#wisewords #hewasontosomething

Darn gremlins ....

Great way to pass a few idle work minutes

I love this title page illustration

Starting this one during a lull at work tonight
#librarian #sneakingpages

I‘ve been enjoying the podcast so much that I got the book on audible.

Reading in the rain is a terrific luxury

I apparently just stopped listening to this podcast in the summer of 2018 (who knows why), but that means I have many episodes to get caught up on while packing today!

Scary weather is perfect for listening to creepy stories. 😥😬 #lore #rain #aaronmahnke #spooky

Just finished this audio book. Big fan of the podcast, so Zi loved it! Basically just monster-related stories from earlier seasons of the Lore podcast....but was fun to hear them again!

Listening to the audio book version today while cleaning the house, doing laundry, etc. I love Aaron Manhke's Lore podcast...so fun to revisit some of the stories he told in the past.

There‘s a skeleton breaking out of its #coffin on the cover of this Lore book! I read this one last year because Lore is seriously my favorite podcast of all time and I‘m hoping to read the other two in the series this month! #scarathon #chillingphotochallenge #teamstoker @TheReadingMermaid

Book swirl! These are all books on my TBR list. Have any of you read any of these?

Here‘s the thing: this is the podcast in written form. Obviously I would say listen to Mahnke tell the stories because he‘s amazing. But if you do like I did, and caught up on 100+ episodes really quickly, reading them again is nice. Quick horror stories covering vampires, werewolves, hauntings, creatures such as Mothman, and even Annabelle... what‘s not to love?

Only downside? I wish there were more drawings, because they are gorgeous.
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Vampire hunters in Bulgaria are born into the tradition, but only on specific days. Sometimes superstition and lore make sense... sometimes they seem too random. 😳 #currentlyreading

Picking up this book today! I love Mahnke‘s podcasts (one of the same name) and this book is gorgeous inside!

Also, unplanned matching with book 😉

I would not have picked this up if not for the #Booked2019 #relatedtoapodcast prompt but I'm glad I did! Very fascinating background on how urban legends came to be. The stories towards the end really gave me the chills so I ended up finishing this in broad daylight. 😅

I really enjoyed this book. I love folklore and monsters. Some of the stories I was familiar with but a lot them I hadn't heard of. I admit I still haven't heard the podcast this book was written from, but I did watch the Amazon series. As usual the book was better. The series was entertaining though 👹
#booked2019 #relatedtoapodcast @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

This was good. Very well researched, but the writing was a bit dry and disjointed. Not bad, but I‘m not rushing to get the next book. #booked2019 #basedonapodcast

I enjoyed this transcript of some of the podcasts. I love urban legends and paranormal everything. Not that I‘m a believer... #horror #podcast

Good morning fellow readathoners! Working to finish my #audiobook Rose Daughter and switching off to the print transcript of a Lore podcast. On the path to maybe getting there today! #24in48 #24B4Monday
@24in48 @TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65

Pretty interesting listen! We‘ll have to see what sort of dreams this conjures up over the next few days! 🧛🏻‍♂️👺☠️ It‘s very telling how much fear and the unknown drive a lot of our folklore & lead us to do some crazy things! Dun, dun, dun...

#readharder #readharder2019 #task15 #booked2019 #relatedtoapodcast

I‘ve been a fan of Aaron Mahnke‘s podcast Lore for a long time. Though some of these chapters seem to be word for word from the podcast, I did enjoy reading them. The illustrations by M.S. Corley also add something special.

My fiancé knew just what I wanted for Christmas. Any man who will buy you books is a man to keep. I love the Lore Podcast and TV show. Now I am the owner of the beautiful books! Can't wait to get into these. #theworldoflore #fact #fiction #monstrouscreatures #wickedmortals #dreadfulplaces #bookmas

This was a fun book. Shortish anecdotes and stories much like the podcast (which I love). If you enjoy spooky stories, even if you know these stories, this is a fun read

Dun dun DUN!

A pick, but I would have been just as happy to have found this series in the library. I'm not jiving with the conversational tone of the writing, which I understand replicates the tone of the original podcast.

This one was a neat read, but I cut my eyeteeth on those dusty old Enchanted World volumes and they're still tops to me.

Aaahh this whole trilogy has had a price cut to $2 each AND I had wanted to read it! #buy #pricedrop

Love the podcast? Then you‘ll love the audiobook! But you‘ll be missing out on all the wonderful illustrations in the print version. Buy the book and read it (with Mahnke‘s voice in your head).

The art in this book is super fun and quirky - perfect for the tone of this book!
#lore #theworldoflore #monstrouscreatures #funart

That is insane!!! #lore

Aaron Mahnke has the best turn of phrase #lore

That art though ❤️❤️❤️❤️

I‘m so excited to be finally reading these.
I adore Lore, and I am already reading these in the glorious Aaron Mahnke‘s voice, with beautiful music playin in my head 🎧 🎵

Thank you so much @BlameJennyJane I love everything so much. I can't waite to read the books. I love Pinhead he so cute. The socks look really cozy. I love all the candy. And Carrie is going to look great next to Pennywise and Jack Torrence. Also love the packaging 🧡🎃🧡🎃🧡🎃🧡
#HalloweenHorrorSwap @TheReadingMermaid

Penguin Random House is giving out their free monthly audiobook! Available for free download from today until October 31. This one is on my TBR, so I'm definitely going to get it, plus it's perfect for the Halloween season.

Here's the link to download: http://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/blog/free-download-lore-monstrous-creatur...

#HappyListening #freebie

Here‘s a good freebie available on the Volumes app thru Halloween. 🖤 Aaron Mahnke

Free right now on the Volumes app. Not quite sure how much longer ... so grab it if you like scary things!

This was soooooo interesting! Mahnke did an amazing job narrating the book, and I couldn‘t stop listening to all these weird, creepy, out-of-this-world stories! Now I just need to listen to the rest of the books 📚

Great book, perfect for the Halloween season. Goes through various classic creatures such as vampires, elves, wendigo, werewolves, and many more. Presenting their history and cultural significance through the world. There‘s also apparently a podcast and an amazon series if anyone is interested.

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First book for #readathon #deweysreadathon #24hourreadathon

I struggle with short stories and podcasts. It‘s a failing, I know. But, I switched from print to audio for this one, and it‘s narrated by the author. I‘ve heard that most of the stories in the book can be heard on his podcast, but I enjoyed this collection. It was an easy listen with just the right level of spooky for me. I will probably listen to the other two books as well, because the audiobook format works for me with this one.

“We can play armchair Exorcist all we want, but we can‘t change their decisions.” 😂 I play armchair exorcist often.

This is such a perfect book for the Halloween season! And even the inside cover is creepy!

Enjoyed this. If you subscribe to@the podcast,you‘ll enjoy it, too. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

1. This is Bud. He came for a visit. He does not like his photo taken. Looks like a cross between an alien & a gremlin.
2. Sitting in my office waiting for Hurricane Michael to make his arrival.
3. The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke
4. Cat litter. Isn‘t that the most important hurricane supply? 🤪
5. Asian

I bought this book last year and never got around to reading it. I figured this would be a good time of year to read it. It sounds like it's a bit of a #monstermash

#octoberxfiles @Robothugs @Cinfhen