Aaron Mahnke Książki

Fascynująca podr�ż po świecie pełnym przerażających monstr�wz legend i? rzeczywistościMieszkają w cieniu - w głębi lasu, w mroku nocy, w ciemnych zakamarkach naszych umysł�w. M�wią o nich legendy i przesądy, średniowieczne zabobony i bajania przekazywane z pokolenia na pokolenie: o wilkołakach i wendigo, poltergeistach i wampirach, goblinach i mściwych duchach.W tej pięknie ilustrowanej książce gospodarz bestsellerowego podcastu ?Lore? i serialu jest naszym przewodnikiem w fascynującej podr�ży po historii tych przerażających stwor�w, badającym nie tylko legendy, ale także to, co one m�wią o nas samych.Aaron Mahnke prowadzi nas na odludne tereny Pine Barrens w New Jersey, zamieszkiwane przez osławionego diabła o czerwonych ślepiach. Pokazuje potworne przypadki kanibalizmu - niekt�re oficjalnie udokumentowane, inne będące jedynie wytworem wyobraźni... być może. Odwiedza słabo oświetlone pokoje, w kt�rych odbywają się seanse spirytystyczne, europejskie wioski nękane przez gremliny, a nawet Key West na Florydzie, siedzibę demonicznej lalki imieniem Robert.W swojej książce Aaaron Mahnke uświadamia nam, że czasem prawda jest bardziej przerażająca niż najbardziej wyszukane fantazje.

"Some monsters are figments of our imagination. Others are as real as flesh and blood: humans who may look like us, who may walk among us, often unnoticed, occasionally even admired—but whose evil deeds and secret lives, once revealed, mark them as something utterly wicked. In this illustrated volume from the host of the hit podcast Lore, you'll find tales of infamous characters whose veins ran with ice water and whose crimes remind us that truth can be more terrifying than fiction. Aaron Mahnke introduces us to William Brodie, a renowned Scottish cabinetmaker who used his professional expertise to prey on the citizens of Edinburgh and whose rampant criminality behind a veneer of social respectability inspired Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Then there’s H. H. Holmes, a relentless and elusive con artist who became best known as the terror of Chicago's 1893 World's Fair when unwitting guests were welcomed into his 'hotel' of horrors...never to be seen again. And no rogues' gallery could leave out Bela Kiss, the Hungarian tinsmith with a taste for the occult and a collection of gasoline drums with women's bodies inside. Brimming with accounts of history's most heinous real-life fiends, this riveting best-of-the-worst roundup will haunt your thoughts, chill your bones, and leave you wondering if there are mortal monsters lurking even closer than you think"--Dust jacket flap.

"Sometimes you walk into a room, a building, or even a town, and you feel it. Something seems off--an atmosphere that leaves you oddly unsettled, with a sense of lingering darkness. Join Aaron Mahnke, the host of the popular podcast Lore, as he explores some of these dreadful places and the history that haunts them. Mahnke takes us to Colorado and the palatial Stanley Hotel, where wealthy guests enjoyed views of the Rocky Mountains at the turn of the twentieth century--and where, decades later, a restless author would awaken from a nightmare, inspired to write one of the most revered horror novels of all time. Mahnke also crosses land and sea to visit frightful sites--from New Orleans to Richmond, Virginia, to the brooding, ancient castles of England--each with its own echoes of dark deeds, horrible tragedies, and shocking evil still resounding. Filled with evocative illustrations, this eerie tour of lurid landmarks and doomed destinations is just the ticket to take armchair travelers with a taste for the macabre to places they never thought they'd visit in their wildest, scariest dreams. This volume includes some of the best stories from the Lore podcast, such as "Echoes," "Withering Heights," and "Behind Closed Doors" as well as rare material"--Amazon.