Welcome to Lore Legends, a subset of lore episodes that explore the strange tales we whisper in the dark,

even if they can't always be proven by the history books.

So if you're ready, let's begin.

Fear is powerful. It can paralyze us both physically and emotionally or it can inspire

us to accomplish things we never thought we could. For example in 1982 a Georgia

mother miraculously saved her son's life. He'd been working in the driveway

under his 1964 Chevy when the Jack gave out pinning him beneath the car.

His mother ran outside and fueled by adrenaline and terror lifted the car off of him

with her bare hands.

Her son was a little shaken up, but otherwise fine.

But fear also has a darker side.

When we're afraid we can feel alone, or trapped, or threatened by some real or imagine danger.

Some fears can be overcome like that of snakes or spiders, but others can be harder to shake like the fear of death, especially of dying alone.

Of course most of the time our fears lack teeth.

After all, how often will we actually encounter a deadly cobra or a man-eating shark?

We're statistically more likely to be struck by lightning.

At least that's what the experts say.

But of course that doesn't stop us from lying awake each night trying to escape those fears.

Every once in a while though, the thing that haunts our dreams actually becomes reality.

So what do we do when the unthinkable happens? How do we handle our fear in the face of certain death?

Do we fight to survive? Or do we accept our fate?

These questions aren't so easy to answer, but while everyone has their own

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