Welcome to Season 3, Family. Join us as we walk in the shadows of the mountains and see a few of those who we might meet in the dark. CW: References to mutilation, occult phenomena, family dysfunction,and being unhoused due to the death of an elder; monster sounds. Written by Steve Shell Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Intro Music: “The Land Unknown (The Pound of Flesh Verses)” written and performed by Landon Blood Outro Musi...
Mar 17, 2022•20 min•Season 3Ep. 31
Valentine’s day is a holiday steeped in blood, sacrifice and violence. Come with us as we show you how bloody it can get. CW: gore, marital infidelity, murder by stabbing, mutilation, murder in romantic situations, implied violent death of a family, mention of animal sacrifice (goat), catholicism, cult practices. Written by Cam Collins Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Additional voice acting: Cam Collins Intro music: "The Bride" by Lando...
Feb 14, 2022•29 min
It's Christmas Eve 1924, and Pretty Polly Barrow has come all the way from the home office in Pennsylvania to deliver a special holiday message from the family to the workers at Barrow Alkali Works in Palmer, Virginia. CW: Discussion of weird breeding habits, environmental disaster, body horror, gore. Written by Cam Collins Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced by Cam Collins and Steve Shell The voice of Pretty Polly Barrow: Tracey Johnston-Crum Intro Music: “Pretty Polly ...
Dec 25, 2021•35 min
Glory Ann Boggs does what she can to help Cowboy, and there are repercussions. CW: mutilation, simulated harm of a child, descriptions of wounds/bleeding, injury via thorns/flora, intense rumbling, sentient plant violence, occult rituals. Written by Steve Shell and Cam Collins Narrated by Steve Shell Produced by Cam Collins and Steve Shell The voice of Glory Ann Boggs: Allison Mullins Intro Music: “Springtime in The Holler” by Landon Blood Outro Music: “Build Mama a Coffin” by Blood on the Harp ...
Dec 23, 2021•36 min
Melvin Blevins and young Cowboy run afoul of the locals. CW: monster violence, mutilation, death by auto accident, earthquake sounds, worms, mucus, endangerment of a child, attempted kidnapping. Written by Steve Shell Narrated by Steve Shell Produced by Cam Collins and Steve Shell The voice of Glory Ann Boggs: Allison Mullins Intro Music: “Springtime in The Holler” by Landon Blood Outro Music: “I Cannot Escape The Darkness” by Those Poor Bastards LEARN MORE ABOUT OLD GODS OF APPALACHIA: www.oldg...
Dec 16, 2021•23 min
Glory Ann Boggs receives unannounced early morning company. CW: Discussion of mortality, aging, death. Written by Steve Shell Narrated by Steve Shell Produced by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Additional audio production by Kris Hayes The voice of Glory Ann Boggs: Allison Mullins Intro Music: “Springtime in The Holler” by Landon Blood Outro Music: “I Cannot Escape The Darkness” by Those Poor Bastards LEARN MORE ABOUT OLD GODS OF APPALACHIA: www.oldgodsofappalachia.com COMPLETE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA RIT...
Dec 09, 2021•22 min
Stuck covering the night shift, Ada Spivey was having a hard time finding her Halloween spirit. It found her instead. A standalone tale set in the world of Old Gods of Appalachia. CW: Horticultural horror. Brief mention of DUI accidents and other holiday injuries. Pet endangerment (he's fine; he lived to a ripe old age and passed peacefully in his sleep). Written by Cam Collins Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Instrumental intro music by...
Oct 31, 2021•35 min
The girl was not meant to be in the woods alone at night. She wasn’t supposed to be in the woods at all. And Maggie Bentley would soon wish she'd listened to her Granny and kept to the road instead. CW: Child endangerment / death, death of a partner / parent via military service, substance abuse, animal sounds, character hunted by an animal, character lost / disoriented in the dark. Written by Cam Collins Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced by Cam Collins and Steve ...
Oct 15, 2021•11 min
Steve and Cam join Yuri Lowenthal and The Buttercream Dream himself, Corey Ryan Forrester to talk about parts of season 2, experiencing the Old Gods while under the influence of the green, strip clubs, comedy clubs and invite you to join them at the cool cousins' table at this particular family reunion. CW: profanity, frank discussion of recreational drug use, discussion of sex work, discussion of the ground becoming snakes, discussion of food poisoning and scatalogical humor. LEARN MORE ABOUT O...
Sep 16, 2021•42 min
Steve and Cam answer your burning questions about Season 2 and more! Hosted by our dear friend Jordan Shiveley of Dread Singles fame (@hottestsingles). LEARN MORE ABOUT OLD GODS OF APPALACHIA: www.oldgodsofappalachia.com COMPLETE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA RITUAL: Facebook Instagram Twitter Bluesky SUPPORT THE SHOW: Join us over at THE HOLLER to enjoy ad-free episodes, access exclusive storylines and more. Find t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, and other Old Gods merch at www.teepublic.com/stores/oldgodsofappalac...
Sep 02, 2021•58 min
A half hour sit down with everyone’s favorite villain in a bespoke charcoal suit — or at least the actor who played him. Yuri Lowenthal talks with Steve about horror podcasts, voice acting, good books, and how we’re do making in this time of the ongoing pancetta. LEARN MORE ABOUT OLD GODS OF APPALACHIA: www.oldgodsofappalachia.com COMPLETE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA RITUAL: Facebook Instagram Twitter Bluesky SUPPORT THE SHOW: Join us over at THE HOLLER to enjoy ad-free episodes, access exclusive storylin...
Aug 19, 2021•34 min
We gather to face the dark. Together. CW: Gore, monster violence, mutilation, frank discussion of historical racism, assault, references to lynching, references to death of a child, descriptions of the desecration of dead bodies and cult activities. Written by Cam Collins & Steve Shell Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Directed by Steve Shell Produced by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Additional character voices by Stephanie Hickling Beckman, Shasparay Irvin, Cam...
Jul 15, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 30
A light walks before darkness falls. CW: Gore, murder, mutilation, frank discussion of historical racism, assault, references to lynching, references to death of a spouse, hornets, description of anyphylactic shock/death, descriptions of the desecration of dead bodies and cult activities. Written by Cam Collins & Steve Shell Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Directed by Steve Shell Produced by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Additional character voices by Stephanie Hickling Beckman...
Jul 01, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Miss Virginia heads west while young Tommy stays behind as Jack’s right hand man and discovers that things are almost never what they seem. CW: Animal carcass eaten by a monster, geese. Written by Cam Collins Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Intro Music: “The Land Unknown (The Hollow Heart Verses)” written and performed by Landon Blood Outro Music: “I Cannot Escape The Darkness” by Those Poor Bastards Today's featured sponsor is Above th...
Jun 17, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 28
In which two ambitious young folks from Esau County come to the city of Paradise, and meet with both misfortune and opportunity. CW: Assault and robbery. Written by Cam Collins Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Intro Music: “The Land Unknown (The Hollow Heart Verses)” written and performed by Landon Blood Outro Music: “I Cannot Escape The Darkness” by Those Poor Bastards LEARN MORE ABOUT OLD GODS OF APPALACHIA: www.oldgodsofap...
Jun 03, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 27
He had always wanted to come here, to this diamond in the rough wedged in-between kissin’ cousins of a state line: Paradise — a city split down the middle between the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of Tennessee — was a bustling town in the early winter of 1928. CW: Discussion of historical slavery and military desertion, human trafficking, assault and robbery. Written by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced by Cam Collins and Steve...
May 20, 2021•21 min•Season 2Ep. 26
The light dies and the darkness comes to the big parlor house out in the gap. There will be blood. There will be death. The conclusion of the The Railroad Man and the Local Magistrate storyline. CW: Discussion of agency and consent, gunfire, body horror, decay, aging, death by magic, death of human appearing monsters, familial stress and conflict. Written by Steve Shell and Cam Collins Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced by Cam Collins and Steve Shell The voice of The Ra...
May 06, 2021•43 min•Season 2Ep. 25
The Railroad man and his new friends follow Vera Blevins to Baker's Gap in 1913, and things will never be the same. CW: Mention of death of a family member by illness, family strife, mention of consentual sex work, verbal threats, discussion of religious issues. Written by Steve Shell and Cam Collins Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced by Cam Collins and Steve Shell The voice of The Railroad Man: Yuri Lowenthal The voice of Jerry Brotherton: Corey Ryan Forrester Intro Mu...
Apr 22, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 24
In 1913, a girl escaped the company-owned parlor house where she'd been kept against her will in possession of company property. She headed south via rail to her family's home in Baker's Gap, TN. She was followed. CW: References to historical racism; references to consensual sex work; descriptions of human trafficking; mention of excrement; non-specific mention of the deaths of children; descriptions of sex work-related (but non-sexual) violence, injuries and death; description of monster-inflic...
Apr 08, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 23
We journey back in time to the end of the 19th Century in Combe County, North Carolina so that we can gain proper perspective on where that incident with the local magistrate and the Railroad Man sprung from. CW: Institutional Racism/Brutality. Violent work related death. Written by Steve Shell Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced by Cam Collins and Steve Shell The voice of Jerry Brotherton: Cory Ryan Forrester The voice of The Railroad Man: Yuri Lowenthal Int...
Mar 24, 2021•25 min•Season 2Ep. 22
The truth comes out about the hard death of Frank Tilley and Sheriff Andy Hodge has a tough choice to make. CW: Descriptions and depictions of physical and emotional domestic violence, monster violence, gore, disfigurement, dismemberment, religious trauma. Written by Cam Collins Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Intro music: "The Land Unknown," written and performed by Landon Blood Outro music: "In the Pines" performed by Steve Shell and ...
Mar 04, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Three months before Frank Tilley met a hard death on the tracks outside Baker's Gap, Esther Campbell moved to Baker's Gap in search of a new life and a new way of worship. CW: Discussion of Domestic Violence, Fundamentalist Religious Themes Written by: Steve Shell Narrated by: Steve Shell Intro music: "The Land Unknown," written and performed by Landon Blood In story song: “Am I Born To Die? (Traditional) performed by Landon Blood Outro music: “I Cannot Escape The Darkness,” written and pe...
Feb 18, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Our holiday trilogy comes to a close as we witness two different joinings of souls for all eternity. Headphones recommended. You are not prepared, Family. CW: Gore, Monster Violence, Desecration Written by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Narrated by Steve Shell Music: "The Bride" by Landon Blood LEARN MORE ABOUT OLD GODS OF APPALACHIA: www.oldgodsofappalachia.com COMPLETE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA RITUAL: Facebook Instagram Twitter Bluesky SUPPORT THE SHOW: Join us over at T...
Feb 14, 2021•42 min•Ep. 3
When the shadows of gods and monsters fall across Baker's Gap, we look across the mountain for help. We look to Family. CW: Descriptions of injuries resulting from domestic violence, discussion of emotional abuse and divorce. Written by Cam Collins Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Intro music: "The Land Unknown," written and performed by Landon Blood Outro music: "I Cannot Escape the Darkness," written and performed by Those Poor Bastard...
Feb 04, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Frank Tilley was not a nice man, nor one beloved by his community. He may even have been a pain in Sheriff Andy Hodge's buttocks. But no man deserved to die like that. Tonight, the dark earth comes for one of its own. CW: Discussion of domestic violence. Written and directed by Cam Collins Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Intro music: "The Land Unknown," written and performed by Landon Blood Outro music: "In the Pines" (traditional), per...
Jan 21, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 18
CW: Frank and intimate out of character discussion about the pandemic, death and suicide. In character mentions of child labor, child and parental death and disfigurement. There is a darkness that can only truly fall in the deep woods. An enveloping shadow of some great beast that is at the same time soothing and terrifying and can only exist in the absence of electric light and full moons. The hours that pass beneath this hallowed veil are usually best spent sleeping so that you do not wit...
Jan 08, 2021•29 min
Set in the year before a certain stock market crash would change American life forever, The Gift of the Lesser Magi is the second chapter of a new trilogy to be released on the hallowed days of the year. Christmas is a time when family can come together, forgive past grievances, and heal old wounds. In Esau County, Virginia, estranged family come looking to make amends with Miss Delia Hubbard, the young midwife and healer who lives in Boggs Holler. Written by Cam Collins Sound design by Steve Sh...
Dec 25, 2020•34 min•Ep. 2
The ties that bind us to this world are usually fragile things, gossamer strands spun on the looms of great, great grandmamas that we will never meet until our thread is snipped clean. Cowboy held no such ties. These were no mere threads binding this precious boy together, but heavy chains forged from the stygian soil of death itself and tempered in the cold river of eternity. CW: Occult ritual, prophecies of death. Written by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Narrated by S...
Dec 03, 2020•37 min•Season 2Ep. 17
She recognized the naked fear and rawness in their respective gazes. Something had happened to these boys. She could see their hearts and minds were pink and pricking red at the edges where their innocence had been torn away with such force they'd not even had a chance to bleed yet. CW: Rain sounds, references to supernatural prophecy by a child, bullying, references to death by firing squad. Written by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Narrated by Steve Shell Intro music: "The Land Unknow...
Nov 19, 2020•37 min•Season 2Ep. 16
The county had taken a narrow little valley and dug themselves a reservoir to provide drinking water for the whole town and then some. As pretty as the lake and the surrounding woods were, it was still something wedged into nature by the hands of men — water stolen from rivers and collected here like a dragon’s hoard, grounds that had lain untouched for centuries carved up and reshaped to serve human desires, seals broken and reset — all to meet the needs of the encroaching horde of townsfolk an...
Nov 05, 2020•29 min•Season 2Ep. 15
