Old Gods of Appalachia (2025)

Episode 5: The Boy: Barlo, Kentucky 1917: Part Five

Released on 12/19/2019

Who speaks for the young dead lost beneath the fair earth? The Boy comes to Barlo.

CW: Frank discussion of historical child labor and depictions of injuries/death as a result of child labor and intentional harm, death by industrial fire, traumatic memories, references to a period psychiatric hospital, explosions.

Written by Steve Shell

Sound design by Steve Shell

Narrated by 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 Bastards

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Episode 4.5: The Bad Death and Resurrection of Annie Messer

Released on 12/13/2019

An interlude.

CW: Religious themes, gore, eye mutilation/blinding/death/ facial mutilation/resurrection by monsters/supernatural means.

Written by Steve Shell

Sound design by Steve Shell

Narrated by Steve Shell

Intro music: "The Land Unknown," written and performed by Landon Blood

Outro music: "God's Dark Heaven," written and performed by Those Poor Bastards

Additional vocal work by Allison Mullins

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Episode 4: The Sacrifice: Barlo, Kentucky 1917: Part Four

Released on 12/05/2019

In the wake of the Old Number Seven Disaster, the Tabernacle of the Elder Covenant does what it can to save their own. Choices are made that cannot be unmade.

CW: Frank discussion of religious fundamentalism and depiction of an altered worship service, church related horror/cult activity, non-pet animal deaths (a family dog is mentioned in this context but is not harmed), blood, parental reaction to the death of an adult child.

Written by Cam Collins

Sound design by Steve Shell

Narrated by 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 Bastards

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Episode 3: The Covenant: Barlo, Kentucky 1917: Part Three

Released on 11/28/2019

Cletus Garvin should have died in 1910 but instead has been the pastor of The Tabernacle of the Elder Covenant for the past seven years. Debts are called to account in the shadow of the Old Number Seven Disaster.

CW: Frank discussion of religious fundamentalism, religious horror/cult activity, discussion of death by disease, thoughts of self harm/suicide.

Written by Cam Collins

Sound design by Steve Shell

Narrated by 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 Bastards

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Episode 2.5: Let There Be Green

Released on 11/21/2019

An interlude.

CW: Supernatural events involving a child.

Written by Steve Shell

Sound design by Steve Shell

Narrated by Steve Shell

Intro music: "The Land Unknown," written and performed by Landon Blood

Outro music: "God's Dark Heaven," written and performed by Those Poor Bastards

Additional vocal work by Veronica Limeberry

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Episode 2: The Schoolhouse: Barlo Kentucky 1917: Part Two

Released on 11/14/2019

Ten year old Sarah Avery continues to deal with the fallout of the elders of Barlo's choices. A promise is made.

CW: Frank discussion of historical racism, explicit gore, death by industrial disaster, desecration of dead bodies, reanimated dead, discovery of a body dead by hanging, endangerment of a child by monsters, bear attack with animal sounds.

Written by Steve Shell

Sound design by Steve Shell

Narrated by 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

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Episode 1: Old Number Seven: Barlo, Kentucky 1917: Part One

Released on 11/07/2019

Darkness comes to the tiny town of Barlo in the form of the worst mining disaster in Kentucky history. Young Sarah Avery runs.

CW: Frank discussion of historical racism, explicit gore including facial and eye mutilation, death by industrial disaster, desecration of dead bodies, reanimated dead, discovery of a body dead by hanging, endangerment of a child by monsters.

Written by Steve Shell

Sound design by Steve Shell

Narrated by 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 Bastards

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Episode 0.5: The Witch Queen

Released on 11/06/2019

They say there's a witch in that valley and you'd do well to stay away from there. Join us as we journey back to the settling of the central plateau and witness the power of mountain women.

CW: Religious fundamentalism, death of parents by illness and implied suicide, child abandonment, offscreen attempted romantic coercion, shapeshifting, description of monstrous animal, discussions of mortality.

Written by Steve Shell

Sound design by Steve Shell

Narrated by Steve Shell

Intro music: "The Land Unknown," written and performed by Landon Blood

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Episode 0: Prologue

Released on 10/31/2019

Welcome to our Appalachia, where hearts are good, hands are strong and no one wants to talk about what sleeps beneath us. First come, first served.

Written by Steve Shell

Sound design by Steve Shell

Narrated by 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 Bastards

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Episode 22: Paper, Ink and Sorrow

Released on 03/24/2021

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

Intro Music: “The Land Unknown” (The Hollow Heart Verses) written and performed by Landon Blood

Outro Music: “I Cannot Escape The Darkness” written and performed by Those Poor Bastards

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