EPISODE
SEASON
Lore - Season 1
Based on the thoughts of the creative writer, Aaron Mahnke, this horrifying documentary series presents a chain of terrifying stories that happened in the real life. These stories are about zombies, vampires, werewolves and other forms of horror. It also shows how the media deal with these events.
10 June 1941, Berlin, Germany
19 December 1963, Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
January 9, 1957 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
1980, Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK
25 October 1970, Santa Monica, California, USA
January 16, 1996 in Olomouc, Czech Republic
31 January 1979, Dublin, Ireland
July 24, 1997 in Prague, Czech Republic
October 16, 2017
For the most part, the stories never stand entirely on their own. They never stray far enough from Mahnke's steady narration to become an absorbing episode of television on their own.
October 14, 2017
Lore is great viewing for people who like to mesmerize (or alienate) people at cocktail parties with sinister chatter about weird happenings, even if drags at some points.
December 29, 2017
The idea behind this anthology series is so good, it's a shame the result is this dull.
November 02, 2017
Cate Shortland's survival story is like a pastoral Come And See, capturing the refugee experience as a haunted memory through rich, impressionistic visuals.
October 13, 2017
Such effective audio storytelling already left its mark on the podcast world, and the Amazon adaptation doesn't elevate things at all. If anything, it's less effective because you can't watch it in your car or while out for a jog.
October 14, 2017
Adapting podcasts for TV is an admittedly new and difficult challenge, but hopefully the next show to attempt it takes advantage of the lack of precedent and tries something a little more novel.
October 23, 2017
An interesting but unspectacular addition to the horror genre, Lore, perhaps, works best in its original form.
February 27, 2018
If you like your terror TV served up with some dark and disturbing flourishes, "Lore" will leave you screaming for more.
October 19, 2017
Adapted for television from a popular podcast - the first time I've written those words; no doubt, not the last - Aaron Mahnke's Lore is worth a look.
December 19, 2017
Lore almost plays like an educational program - and that's what makes it so terrifying.