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The World of Lore: Wicked Mortals
The World of Lore: Wicked Mortals | Aaron Mahnke
A chilling, lavishly illustrated Who's Who of the most despicable people ever to walk the earth, featuring both rare and best-loved stories from the hit podcast Lore, soon to be an online streaming series. Here are the incredible true stories of some of the mortals who achieved notoriety in history and folklore through horrible means. Monsters of this sort--serial killers, desperate criminals, and socially mobile people with a much darker double-life--are, in fact, quite real, including H. H. Holmes, the infamous Chicago serial killer; William Brodie, the Edinburgh criminal mastermind who inspired The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; and Bela Kiss, a Hungarian tinsmith with a most disturbing hobby: collecting women in gasoline drums.
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Fortifiedbybooks
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Aaron Mahnke's Lore podcast and books never disappoint! And I racked up another 135 points for #Scarathlon #TeamWhoYaGonnaCall

FlynnDewey Rack 'em up!! 5mo
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Ephemera
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Pickpick

There are several Lore books out and I‘ve read one other prior to this one. This particular book is about evil people such as murderers. However, the entire book isn‘t entirely focused on killers, it‘s more about bad human behavior and the consequences of that. All these stories are true and had previously been told on the author‘s podcast. Very quirky and full of coincidences, and very enjoyable. Five stars.

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BookishMadHatter
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Just a lil late night corpse stealin'

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BookishMadHatter
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A little truth bomb for the day

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BookishMadHatter
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The illustrations in this book hit all the right marks

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PirateJenny
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Pickpick

I love the podcast and I enjoy the books. Fun little snippets about creepy people. Also if you ever get a chance to see the Lore podcast live, go! It's so much more fun than even the podcast.

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Beck9lol
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This is my first experience with Lore and the author. I‘m listening to the author read this and his voice just isn‘t working. I need creepier and he sounds cheerful even. I‘m still enjoying the stories even with some of his cheesy lines at the ends. I‘ll read the other book in the series, but probably in his voice now. It‘s gonna haunt me 😂

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StellaDz
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This is similar in style and layout to the first book in the trilogy: Monstrous Creatures. It is still the podcast, but once again, having listened through it so fast, it‘s a nice refresh. Plus this one is about horrible people: serial killers, con artists, you name it. Just the scum of the earth. And that‘s my jam. First story was about H.H. Holmes (who has a few in this book), and I immediately squeeed in excitement.

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StellaDz
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Starting the next Lore book in the series! I‘m excited for this one! Also, perfect summer drinking glass 😂😉

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tjwill
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It might be weird that I enjoy wrapping books so much, but there we are. #Litsyloveslibraries

LibrarianRyan No i get that. It's just one of those relaxing repetitive work that you can get lost in. I too love it. Even though we dont do it at this library. 5y
zembla GORGEOUS endpapers. 5y
BooknerdsLife Awww 😱😍 I used to volunteer at my girls school library just to wrap books! 😆It‘s so relaxing. But we use something called contact which is a clear plastic sheet with a sticky side https://youtu.be/pYOVVuO3vRs 5y
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HLouiseM
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When your nerdisms cross, the effect is often a bad pun. Sorry, not sorry. #LorePodcast #PokemonGo

TobeyTheScavengerMonk This is some AP level nerdery right here. 5y
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DebbieGrillo @TobeyTheScavengerMonk I added you! I'm a newbie. 5y
DebbieGrillo @TobeyTheScavengerMonk Thanks for the add and the gift! 5y
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Jadams89
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When you pick up a book by a favorite author/podcaster and the first story is about H. H. Holmes! This is one of those stories that I find fascinating for some reason. And may I just mention how much I LOVE these illustrations by M. S. Corley!

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Craftylikefox
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Happy Saturday! Quiet reading time this morning, before the pup and the man wake up. Have a lovely Saturday 🖤

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kaykay521
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I‘ve thoroughly enjoyed all three of these lore books, started listening to the podcasts and plan to check out the amazon series. Anyone who has a love for the strange and spooky would enjoy it.

Patchshank I listen to the podcast. I've been curious about the books. How closely related are they to the podcast? Is he just retelling the same stories? 5y
kaykay521 @Patchshank I‘ve only listened to a handful of podcast episodes so far, so I personally haven‘t read any stories I‘d already heard. The book does say it features stories from the podcast, so I imagine it‘s stories he‘s already told with some bonus material thrown in. 5y
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Craftylikefox
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Starting Volume 2 of Lore. A sweet dedication, before the creepy.

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Hornsby78
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Moving onto the next #Booked2019 choice on my list for the Related to a Podcast prompt. I love the green argyle printed paper inside the book. I hope this is as good as the podcast! @cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @barbarathebibliophage

Cinfhen I‘m soooooooo curious about this book. Hope it doesn‘t disappoint. I‘ve seen only positive reviews 5y
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SHursman
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Hoping to finish this! #24in48

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Pogue
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Mehso-so

I listened to this book and it is just like listening to his podcast.

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FlowerFairy
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Love the art in this series. Have them on Kindle but may have to get physical copies as well just so I can fawn over the art #art #booklove

Beatlefan129 @FlowerFairy Do you listen to the Lore podcast? It‘s quite good 5y
PathfinderNicole I love Lore!!! The books, the podcast, and the show 😂 5y
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DGRachel
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People are the scariest creatures out there and this sequel to The World of Lore shares some of those dark tales of evil people. Fans of the podcast will definitely enjoy it and I find Aaron Mahnke‘s narration really grows on me. I probably won‘t get through the third book this year, but I‘ll save it for next October. 🎃🎃🎃🎃
#screamathon

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DGRachel
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We had a team building function today that was right across the street from my local #indie bookstore #ParkRoadBooks. I HAD to stop before heading home. #bookhaul. I think I did a good job of controlling myself since I just bought these two. Excited to add to my stack for the October #Screamathon. 😂

Joy0201 ❤️the Lore books 6y
BookNAround I was at Park Road yesterday. Glad I left a few books on the shelf for you. (The amount I took home is fairly appalling.) 😂 6y
alisiakae Park Road Books is the best!! And yay for #screamathon book shopping! 👻 🦇 🎃 6y
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DGRachel @BookNAround I rarely leave PRB with such a small stack. 😂 6y
DGRachel @Joy0201 I got the first one for Christmas and have been waiting for October to read it! 6y
DGRachel @4thhouseontheleft I love PRB, just not crazy about the parking lot. 😱 6y
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maddireads
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"Sometimes the truth is scarier than fiction" Aaron Mahnke, Lore

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JimBeau
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The 2nd book of Lore reads as well as the first. The short story setup makes them easy to read in short bursts. Which was something I needed with Wicked Mortals. If true crime is not your genre (it's not mine) the section covering notorious murderers and serial killers might take a few breaks to get through. Outside of that it remains an entertaining read. I'm googling the release of the 3rd installment now.
#lore #worldoflore #spookyfun

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JimBeau
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1. Stampede by Alexander Jean/Lindsey Stirling

2. Lindsey Stirling

3. I lean towards Rock

4. Does iTunes count?

5. @Colly_Beau

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ElyssaReads
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Bailedbailed

Checked this out from our elibrary after seeing a publisher post about it. The stories are gripping but also super dark and frightening. I got about a third of the way through today before I decided finishing it was probably not the best thing for my brain and anxiety. Praying none of the stories find their way into my dreams tonight! 😳😫

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Craftylikefox
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I had to pick this up today!!! I love the podcast and the first book is great and I have to keep the collection going! I love folklore, and myths. They are so interesting!

JoScho 💚💚💚 6y
knittedgnome Did you make that rug? 6y
Craftylikefox @JoScho 😊 @knittedgnome yes! I made the t-shirt yarn then crocheted the rug. It‘s Nigel‘s safe rug on that slippery floor! 6y
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knittedgnome It's amazing!!! I have only made small baskets with t-shirt yarn. You have inspired me!! 6y
Craftylikefox @knittedgnome yay! It was just freeform, I‘m happy to inspire 😀 6y
Gaylagal2 I've started watching it on Amazon Prime Video and it's really, really good! 6y
Craftylikefox @Gaylagal2 the podcast is a pretty quick 30 minutes and there are so many now! The second season should be on amazon in fall I think 6y
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eirracm
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Went to book signing for Wicked Mirtals today. Love the Podcast amd excited to get started in this book. !!!

vivastory I forgot about this one. I'll have to pick it up tomorrow! 6y
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Christine11
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I absolutely loved this book which I received from netgalley in exchange for an honest review. It is full of such fascinating tales of the darker side of human nature. Every story is intense and witty, plus the illustrations are great! My full review is up on my blog now and I would be so grateful if you gave it a read!
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https://lifewithallthebooks.com/2018/05/06/the-world-of-lore-volume-2-wicked-mor...

JoScho Lovely picture 💕 6y
Christine11 @JoScho Thank you! 😊💕⭐️ 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty!!! 6y
Christine11 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you ! 😘😘 6y
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