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Europe didn't spend all of its time hunting witches in its darkest past, and a great example of their other obsession can be found in the forests of France.
Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by GennaRose Nethercott, research by Cassandra de Alba, and music by Chad Lawson.
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Welcome to Lore Alive, a special Halloween bonus series that brings dark tales from history to life with immersive sound design and voice actors. 
For today's final Halloween bonus of the year, we have the sort of story that captured my heart as a kid. On the surface, it's the story of a woman grieving the departure of a dear friend. But there's something much more frightening beneath the surface.
Lore Alive was created by Aaron Mahnke, with writing and direction by Nicolas Tecosky, audio production and sound design by Brandon Grugle. This week's episode starred Amanda Cucher as Marion Bargrave, and Sarah Palmm as Lavinia Veal and Helen.
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Humans have a special ability to create a lot of tragedy, and history is marked with many examples. But the natural world has always done its best to keep up, as these stories show.
Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Molly Quinlan Artwick and research by Jamie Vargas.
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Welcome to Lore Alive, a special Halloween bonus series that brings dark tales from history to life with immersive sound design and voice actors. 
For today's spooky tale, we meet a group of mischievous young men who pick on the wrong woman before heading off to war in the far north. Their decision, it turns out, became something that haunted them forevermore.
Lore Alive was created by Aaron Mahnke, with writing and direction by Nicolas Tecosky, audio production and sound design by Brandon Grugle. This week's episode starred Nicholas Tecosky as Jack, J. Garrett Mitchell as Tom, and Amanda Cucher as Peg.
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Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (317: Smoke and Mirrors) with these three recommendations from further back in the Lore catalog:
Episode 84: LorePodcast.com/episodes/84
Episode 111: LorePodcast.com/episodes/111
Episode 215: LorePodcast.com/episodes/215
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