Lore 306: Disorienting
5/18/202632 min
Some folklore can be very confusing, which can cause a lot of fear. Which was exactly the point for this specific realm of ancient belief and tradition. Just try not to get lost.
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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First 90 secondsAaron Mahnke· Host0:00
[gentle music] Hey, folks. Aaron here. You've probably heard that I have a new book coming out in August. If not, give me a few seconds to sum it up. And to do that, I need you to think back to the very first episode of this show, an episode called They Made a Tonic. That episode spends a little bit of time on the story of Mercy Brown, a young woman who died in Rhode Island in 1892. And then when her brother became sick with tuberculosis, her community had her body dug up so they could look for proof that she was draining his life from the grave. The book I've written to explore that event is called Exhumed, and it comes out on August 4th. Now, to celebrate the release, I'm gonna be heading to Boston that night to take the stage at the Wilbur Theatre alongside my good pal Alaina Urquhart from Morbid to talk about the book, do a reading from it, some Q&A, and then sign books. It's a ticketed event, but every ticket gets you a seat in the theater and a hardcover copy of Exhumed, and I would really love to see you there. Okay. That was a lot of information, and you're probably driving or doing laundry or walking the dog, so just do this for me. When you have a moment, tap the link that's in this episode's description to head over to aaronmancke.com/exhumed and click on the big green button for the Boston release event. I can't think of a better way to kick off my Exhumed book tour than by spending the evening with 1,000 of you in my favorite theater. It's going to be a blast, so grab your tickets now