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He also acted as [[executive producer]] for the podcast ''12 Ghosts'' written by [[Nicholas Tecosky]], released entirely in December 2022.{{cite news |last=Van Atten |first=Suzanne |date=December 13, 2022 |title='12 Ghosts' revives spirit of spooky tales |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-12-ghosts-rev/195373549/ |work=[[The Atlanta Constitution]] |pages=C1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-12-ghosts-rev/195373570/ C4] |access-date=April 14, 2026}} Mahnke took up the same production role when his 2014 thriller novel ''Consumed'' was turned into a podcast in 2024 in a collaboration with [[iHeartPodcasts]] and Carlos Foglia as the writer.{{cite news |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |date=January 17, 2024 |title=Aaron Mahnke & Carlos Foglia Team On Scripted Audio Thriller ‘Consumed’ From iHeartPodcasts |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/aaron-mahnke-carlos-foglia-podcast-consumed-iheartpodcasts-1235795843/ |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=April 15, 2026}} The third fictional podcast that followed in 2025, ''Havoc Town'', also featured writing by Tecosky and covered a supernatural horror setting and a centuries long vampire and occult problem in a small town in [[New Hampshire]].{{cite news |last=Walker |first=Chloe |date=September 29, 2025 |title=Havoc Town’s Terrifying Tale Is Proof Horror Tropes Can Be Done Right |url=https://podcastreview.org/review/havoc-town/ |work=Podcast Review |publisher=[[Los Angeles Review of Books]] |access-date=April 16, 2026}}
He also acted as [[executive producer]] for the podcast ''12 Ghosts'' written by [[Nicholas Tecosky]], released entirely in December 2022.{{cite news |last=Van Atten |first=Suzanne |date=December 13, 2022 |title='12 Ghosts' revives spirit of spooky tales |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-12-ghosts-rev/195373549/ |work=[[The Atlanta Constitution]] |pages=C1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-12-ghosts-rev/195373570/ C4] |access-date=April 14, 2026}} Mahnke took up the same production role when his 2014 thriller novel ''Consumed'' was turned into a podcast in 2024 in a collaboration with [[iHeartPodcasts]] and Carlos Foglia as the writer.{{cite news |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |date=January 17, 2024 |title=Aaron Mahnke & Carlos Foglia Team On Scripted Audio Thriller ‘Consumed’ From iHeartPodcasts |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/aaron-mahnke-carlos-foglia-podcast-consumed-iheartpodcasts-1235795843/ |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=April 15, 2026}} The third fictional podcast that followed in 2025, ''Havoc Town'', also featured writing by Tecosky and covered a supernatural horror setting and a centuries long vampire and occult problem in a small town in [[New Hampshire]].{{cite news |last=Walker |first=Chloe |date=September 29, 2025 |title=Havoc Town’s Terrifying Tale Is Proof Horror Tropes Can Be Done Right |url=https://podcastreview.org/review/havoc-town/ |work=Podcast Review |publisher=[[Los Angeles Review of Books]] |access-date=April 16, 2026}}


Continuing on from his previous written works, Mahnke published an [[eponymous]] book in 2024 based around the scripts for his ''Cabinet of Curiosities'' podcast.{{cite news |last=Potash |first=Larry |last2=Baumgarten |first2=Robin |date=November 12, 2024 |title=Aaron Mahnke, popular podcaster and founder of Grim & Mild |url=https://wgntv.com/morning-news/morning-news-guests/aaron-mahnke-popular-podcaster-and-founder-of-grim-mild/ |work=[[WGN-TV]] |access-date=April 18, 2026}} This followed with an original written work in 2026 titled ''Exhumed'' that discussed the history and folklore of the [[New England vampire panic]] in the 1890s and how the public understanding of the vampire at the time developed from prior decades to result in the [[Mercy Brown vampire incident]].{{cite news |last=Tagen-Dye |first=Carly |date=January 9, 2026 |title=Lore Podcaster Aaron Mahnke’s Book Exhumed Explores Vampire Panic |url=https://people.com/lore-podcaster-aaron-mahnke-book-exhumed-cover-reveal-exclusive-11882305 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=April 18, 2026}}
Continuing on from his previous written works, Mahnke published an [[eponymous]] book in 2024 based around the scripts for his ''Cabinet of Curiosities'' podcast.{{cite news |last=Potash |first=Larry |last2=Baumgarten |first2=Robin |date=November 12, 2024 |title=Aaron Mahnke, popular podcaster and founder of Grim & Mild |url=https://wgntv.com/morning-news/morning-news-guests/aaron-mahnke-popular-podcaster-and-founder-of-grim-mild/ |work=[[WGN-TV]] |access-date=April 18, 2026}} The title of the book was inspired by the shelves of "oddities" in the Enlightenment Room at the [[British Museum]].{{cite news |last=Schlichenmeyer |first=Terri |date=December 8, 2024 |title=A book of strange and sometimes tall tales |url=https://www.postguam.com/entertainment/lifestyle/a-book-of-strange-and-sometimes-tall-tales/article_dacd1a3a-b4a8-11ef-ad16-b33994854669.html |work=[[The Guam Daily Post]] |access-date=April 23, 2026}} This followed with an original written work in 2026 titled ''Exhumed'' that discussed the history and folklore of the [[New England vampire panic]] in the 1890s and how the public understanding of the vampire at the time developed from prior decades to result in the [[Mercy Brown vampire incident]].{{cite news |last=Tagen-Dye |first=Carly |date=January 9, 2026 |title=Lore Podcaster Aaron Mahnke’s Book Exhumed Explores Vampire Panic |url=https://people.com/lore-podcaster-aaron-mahnke-book-exhumed-cover-reveal-exclusive-11882305 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=April 18, 2026}}


==Awards==
==Awards==