Lore is an American horror anthology television documentary series developed by the creator of the podcast of the same name, Aaron Mahnke, with Valhalla Entertainment and Propagate Content. The series airs through Amazon Prime Video and follows the podcast's anthology format with each episode featuring a new story. The show combines documentary footage and cinematic scenes to tell horror stories and their origins, and features Robert Patrick, Holland Roden, Colm Feore, Adam Goldberg, Doug Bradley, Maimie McCoy, Jürgen Prochnow, Steven Berkoff, Paula Malcomson, and Josh Bowman. The series premiered on October 13, 2017.
On February 26, 2018, Amazon renewed the series for a second season. The second season premiered on October 19, 2018. On July 27, 2019, the series was cancelled.
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Cast and characters
Aaron Mahnke as Narrator
Campbell Scott as George Brown
Colm Feore as Dr. Walter Freeman
Kristen Cloke as Dr. Marjorie Freeman
Holland Roden as Bridget Cleary
Cathal Pendred as Michael Cleary
John Byner as Patrick Boland
Robert Patrick as Reverend Eliakim Phelps
Bethany Anne Lind as Sarah Nicholson Phelps
Daniel Thomas May as Austin Phelps
Adam Goldberg as Peter Stumpp
Kristin Bauer van Straten as Minnie Otto
Sandra Ellis Lafferty as Aunt Bridget
Emmett J. Scanlan as William Burke
Emmet Byrne as William Hare
Nadine Lewington as Johanna Kennedy Burke
Doug Bradley as Dr. Robert Knox
Maimie McCoy as Elizabeth Báthory
Rosalind Eleazar as Ava
Ella Hunt as Lady Margit
Jürgen Prochnow as Andreas Gruber
Susanne Wuest as Viktoria Gabriel
Thomas Kretschmann as Inspector Georg Reingruber
Vladimir Burlakov as Officer Johann Anneser
Numan Acar as Dirvick Mirandesh
Steven Berkoff as Dr. Kristoff Brehovy
Paula Malcomson as Mary Webster
Paul Rhys as Phillip Smith
Josh Bowman as Jack Parsons
Alicia Witt as Marjorie Cameron
Ryan Sampson as Edward Forman
Ian Gelder as Aleister Crowley
Broadcast
Lore debuted on Amazon Prime Video on October 13, 2017.
Reception
Initial critical reception was mixed. As of August 15, 2019, Season 1 had earned an aggregate rating of 68% "fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 25 critic ratings. Dread Central praised the series awarding it five out of five stars and saying "The only negative I can find is that there aren't more episodes. It's just that good." IGN gave it 9.0 and said "It is a wonderful piece of entertainment for horror fans and casual viewers alike to learn more about the monsters we thought we knew so well." Nerdist gave it 4 out of 5 burned heart burritos.
