July Bonus Episode: Digging Into Exhumed with Aaron Mahnke
Morbid
For this month's bonus episode, we are joined by one of our favorite storytellers, Aaron Mahnke of Lore Podcast, to discuss his upcoming book Exhumed: Unearthing the History of the American Vampire**.** We discuss this fascinating book which dives into one of history's strangest rabbit holes: the New England vampire panic. We touch on the tragic story of Mercy Brown, corpse medicine, pseudoscience, folklore, and the very real fears that led ordinary people to do some truly diabolical things! Aaron shares the inspiration for the book, some unconventional home theft deterrents, and talks about his favorite moments from his incredible podcast!
Preorder Exhumed: Unearthing the History of the American Vampire
Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)
Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)
Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley
Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally
Listener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Raw Description
<p>For this month's bonus episode, we are joined by one of our favorite storytellers, Aaron Mahnke of <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lore/id978052928" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lore</a> Podcast, to discuss his upcoming book <i><strong>Exhumed: Unearthing the History of the American Vampire</strong></i><strong>. </strong>We discuss this fascinating book which dives into one of history's strangest rabbit holes: the New England vampire panic. We touch on the tragic story of Mercy Brown, corpse medicine, pseudoscience, folklore, and the very real fears that led ordinary people to do some truly diabolical things! Aaron shares the inspiration for the book, some unconventional home theft deterrents, and talks about his favorite moments from his incredible podcast!</p> <p><a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/aaron-mahnke/exhumed/9798894141817/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Preorder <i><strong>Exhumed: Unearthing the History of the American Vampire</strong></i></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0100649ED92AC40C" rel="noopener noreferrer">Purchase tickets to see Aaron Mahnke in conversation with Alaina Urquhart at the Wilbur in Boston on 8/4/26!</a></p> <p> </p> <p><p>Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)</p><p>Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)</p><p>Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley</p><p>Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally</p><p>Listener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
Show Notes
For this month's bonus episode, we are joined by one of our favorite storytellers, Aaron Mahnke of Lore Podcast, to discuss his upcoming book Exhumed: Unearthing the History of the American Vampire**.** We discuss this fascinating book which dives into one of history's strangest rabbit holes: the New England vampire panic. We touch on the tragic story of Mercy Brown, corpse medicine, pseudoscience, folklore, and the very real fears that led ordinary people to do some truly diabolical things! Aaron shares the inspiration for the book, some unconventional home theft deterrents, and talks about his favorite moments from his incredible podcast!
Preorder Exhumed: Unearthing the History of the American Vampire
Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)
Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)
Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley
Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally
Listener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Raw Description
<p>For this month's bonus episode, we are joined by one of our favorite storytellers, Aaron Mahnke of <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lore/id978052928" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lore</a> Podcast, to discuss his upcoming book <i><strong>Exhumed: Unearthing the History of the American Vampire</strong></i><strong>. </strong>We discuss this fascinating book which dives into one of history's strangest rabbit holes: the New England vampire panic. We touch on the tragic story of Mercy Brown, corpse medicine, pseudoscience, folklore, and the very real fears that led ordinary people to do some truly diabolical things! Aaron shares the inspiration for the book, some unconventional home theft deterrents, and talks about his favorite moments from his incredible podcast!</p> <p><a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/aaron-mahnke/exhumed/9798894141817/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Preorder <i><strong>Exhumed: Unearthing the History of the American Vampire</strong></i></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0100649ED92AC40C" rel="noopener noreferrer">Purchase tickets to see Aaron Mahnke in conversation with Alaina Urquhart at the Wilbur in Boston on 8/4/26!</a></p> <p> </p> <p><p>Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)</p><p>Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)</p><p>Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley</p><p>Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally</p><p>Listener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>