Podcast: Lore (LS 85 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)
Episode: Episode 30: Deep and Twisted Roots
Pub date: 2016-03-21

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Spooky retelling of the folklore surrounding vampirism. The fear of the dead rising has historic connections to the misunderstanding of real illnesses, the host argues, as well as being a way of characterising and demonising outsiders. Or, perhaps it was all real? "Maybe something evil and contagious has survived for centuries after all, spreading across borders and oceans. It’s certainly left a trail of horrific events in its wake, and its influenced countless tales and superstitions, all of which seem to point to a real-life cause"

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When two boys discovered a macabre surprise while playing in a Connecticut gravel pit, they uncovered more than a piece of the past. Their discovery echoes stories that are much older, stories with roots that reach far deeper than anyone might imagine.

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