The stories are interesting and not at all scary. But, the narrator is horrible, why wouldn't they hire a professional narrator for the stories? The guy who created the podcast does the narration and he doesn't seem to know what he's doing. He pauses every few sentences and it comes off very unprofessional. This is suppose to be a horror show and the narrator sounds like he's fifteen years old. If you want this show to be successful, get a new narrator for next season.

Really interesting, but my God the narration is awful. So robotic and emotionless. the show could be made 100% better with a new narrator. Reading through everyone else reviews, it appears I'm not the only one who thinks this. I hope the producers read these too and make any future episodes with a new/guest narrators.

I was reading the reviews and found it bizarre how people were attacking the narrator Aaron Mahnke's voice. This is the only time I've ever heard his voice and I didn't find anything unpleasant about it. The guy has a hit podcast using this same voice - which doesn't add up with reviews of people not liking his voice. I really didn't put any thought behind the talking. I just listened and watched the stories.I've never listened to the 'Lore Podcast', but I'm certainly going to. This is a wonderful idea, it plays out very well and held my interest (which isn't easy). I will mention that I preferred the first three episodes, but the last three I already knew too much about. I'd like to have more obscure tales; I don't know how easy that would be, but I think it's necessary for this format.My favorite episode was the 3rd one called 'Black Stockings'. I think Ireland has our most famous folklore, but I'd probably look for folk tales originating in countries that Americans have very little knowledge of. There's unheard of myths & legends from places such as Africa that most people have never heard of. There's also several unique tales within the Middle East. Japan has a gigantic collection of legends, although they've become popularized through films. Maybe consider folklore from places that haven't culturally melded with the United States?Great job so far. Looking forward to more.

The show has so much potential, but that gd narrator is god awful. Awkward cadence, mechanical voice, totally takes away from the show. Is he really the podcast narrator? I can't imagine listening to only that without the somewhat saving grace of the re-enactments. I'd love to see more but for the love of god get a new narrator