diff --git a/monster/undead/ghost.arc b/monster/undead/ghost.arc
index d2b6ae744..39f689830 100644
--- a/monster/undead/ghost.arc
+++ b/monster/undead/ghost.arc
@@ -27,4 +27,9 @@ resist_blind 30
 undead 1
 can_see_in_dark 1
 one_hit 1
+lore
+Tormented spirits borne of a violent death, ghosts usually linger near the place their body perished.
+Left to their own devices, ghosts usually seek out a strong enough living spirit to touch -- that contact with life is usually enough to break a spirit free of their endless agony, but not without significant harm to the individual they touched.
+Places of mass death, such as battlefields, are the easiest place to find ghosts, but they are incredibly common from activities as simple as goblin raids as well.
+endlore
 end
diff --git a/monster/undead/zombie.arc b/monster/undead/zombie.arc
index ab9965721..f6db95fea 100644
--- a/monster/undead/zombie.arc
+++ b/monster/undead/zombie.arc
@@ -23,4 +23,10 @@ attacktype 1
 resist_cold 50
 resist_fear 100
 can_see_in_dark 1
+lore
+The basic component of any undead army, zombies are mindless animations of partially-rotted corpses.
+Many are raised by ambitious necromancers, but there are also numerous recorded instances where no known necromancer was behind their animation.
+Contrary to popular belief, a zombie's bite does not turn it's victim into a zombie, it just hurts.
+Holy magics of most dieties make short work of such simple undead.
+endlore
 end