Last October, I released weekly episodes as sort of a Halloween gift to all of you.

It was a blast, but the workload was pretty brutal.

This year, with TV show on my plate, plus a handful of live shows, I just couldn't swing

two more full episodes.

That doesn't mean I'm leaving you empty handed.

To help you get into the Halloween spirit, I've gathered some of my favorite shorter

tales for you to enjoy.

Each of these stories is a personal favorite, and each one cuts right to the chase.

Two chilling tales today, and two more in two weeks.

So settle in.

Turn the lights down low, and the volume up.

Because boy, do I have some stories to tell you?

I'm Aaron Mankey, and this is lore.

In 1758, the northeast corner of North America was at war.

Two years prior, conflict had broken out between British and French colonists.

A French, being vastly outnumbered, leaned heavily on an alliance with the Native American

tribes of the region.

Today, we call the conflict the French and Indian War, but no matter what you call a war,

it's always political, it's always violent, and always has a way of trickling down and

affecting the powerless.

So maybe that's why the young men from Gloucester, on the rocky coast of Massachusetts, went

out and got drunk that night before they were supposed to ship out to the frontlines

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