Hey folks, Aaron here.

Welcome to deeper lore, a bonus episode designed to be a topical guide to the most recent episode of lore.

Now, some folks have favorites they like to revisit over and over again.

Others enjoy listening to certain topics.

They hear a new episode on one subject and it sparks an interest in other stories on the

same topic.

The trouble is, with more than 300 episodes to pick from,

it's hard to track down specific ones. So this little bonus episode is here to help

offering a guide to folks who want to go a bit deeper into the lore, thus the name

deeper lore. This week for episode 265, friend or foe, we get a little bit

creepy with a discussion of something many of us have experience with, imaginary friends.

And contrary to the perception that this is limited to the vivid imaginations of little

school kids, the truth sends us down some terrifying roads. Invisible visitors and unseen

observers though are common elements in folklore and we've covered similar

tales in the past. So here are three more episodes that resonate well with that particular theme.

First up, episode 82, forgotten. This is the first episode I ever made about ghost towns,

and one of the common themes that comes up in ghost town stories time and time again

is this notion that visitors to those sorts of places often report the feeling that

they're being watched come for the dusty abandoned towns and stay for that spine-tingling thrill.

Next, download episode 131 Sea of Change.

Everyone loves a good nautical tale and those spooky ghost ship stories are always a hit. But hidden

within many of them is the notion that people who step foot on a ghost ship often feel like

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