Old Gods of Appalachia (2025)

The Holiest Days of Bone and Shadow, Chapter One: Blood is Blood

Released on 10/31/2020

Set in the years between Season One and Season Two, Blood is Blood is the first chapter of a new trilogy to be released on the hallowed days of the year. Nadine Rigg was born to a life of privilege and comfort. What happens though, when an inheritance brings its own dark gifts to your door?

CW: Death of parents, death by train, verbal assault, relational violence, train sounds, apparent murder by knife, gore.

Written by Steve Shell and Cam Collins

Sound design by Steve Shell

Narrated by Steve Shell

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

LEARN MORE ABOUT OLD GODS OF APPALACHIA: www.oldgodsofappalachia.com

COMPLETE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA RITUAL:

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/oldgodsofappalachia.

Transcripts available on our website at www.oldgodsofappalachia.com/episodes.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/old-gods-of-appalachia.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 14: On Death Island

Released on 10/22/2020

Give a group of boys from anywhere a backyard, a stretch of woods, hell, a vacant lot even — and you can watch it rise to a place of hallowed glory. A patch of trees in between houses becomes an ancient battlefield where two sides of some long-remembered, or forgotten, conflict plays out again and again after school hours. An empty, fallow field becomes an arena or tournament ground where rasslin, foot racin and some form of ball-related sport are contested and pushed to the highest form of the game. Friendships and rivalries will rise, fall and be remembered in legend forever and ever. You give a group of boys not yet concerned with matters of what's in their britches just yet a place of their own, and it will outshine Rome in the eyes of its citizens.

CW: Child abandonment, adoption, death of a parent.

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

LEARN MORE ABOUT OLD GODS OF APPALACHIA: www.oldgodsofappalachia.com

COMPLETE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA RITUAL:

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/oldgodsofappalachia.

Transcripts available on our website at www.oldgodsofappalachia.com/episodes.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/old-gods-of-appalachia.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 13: The Dark Earth at Night

Released on 10/08/2020

The Gibson family meets their fate.

CW: Gunshots, dog/monster sounds, references to murder, death by structural collapse, earthquake 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 Bastards

LEARN MORE ABOUT OLD GODS OF APPALACHIA: www.oldgodsofappalachia.com

COMPLETE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA RITUAL:

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/oldgodsofappalachia.

Transcripts available on our website at www.oldgodsofappalachia.com/episodes.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/old-gods-of-appalachia.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 23: A Bad Night for Hollow Men

Released on 04/08/2021

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-inflicted dismemberment and death; consumption of a human corpse by a monster; gore; sounds of a pig-themed monster in distress; mention of death of a parent by illness; body horror. All pig-related sounds are taken from samples of pigs being fed and pigs just being pigs. No pigs were harmed in any media related to or sampled by this podcast.

Written by Steve Shell

Narrated by Steve Shell

Sound design by Steve Shell

Produced by Cam Collins and Steve Shell

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

LEARN MORE ABOUT OLD GODS OF APPALACHIA: www.oldgodsofappalachia.com

COMPLETE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA RITUAL:

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/oldgodsofappalachia.

Transcripts available on our website at www.oldgodsofappalachia.com/episodes.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/old-gods-of-appalachia.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meet Our Cousins: Malevolent

Released on 05/30/2022

Arkham Private Investigator Arthur Lester wakes up with no memory of who he is or what has happened, only a nameless, eerie voice guiding him through the darkness.

Blind, terrified, and confused, his journey will lead him towards a series of mysteries in the hopes of understanding the truth of what has transpired.

As cosmic horrors seep into the world around, Arthur must ask himself whether this entity truly seeks to help him, or are its intentions more… Malevolent.

Old Gods of Appalachia is pleased to introduce you to this exciting podcast from creator Harlan Guthrie.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/old-gods-of-appalachia.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Season 4 Official Trailer

Released on 08/12/2023

See you soon, family. See you real soon.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OLD GODS OF APPALACHIA: www.oldgodsofappalachia.com

COMPLETE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA RITUAL:

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/oldgodsofappalachia.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/old-gods-of-appalachia.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 36: Eminent Domain

Released on 06/09/2022

A voice from the past calls a family to go back home one last time.

CW: Loud telephone ring, references to deaths of parents and siblings, death of a mother and child in childbrith, death by monster, death by pollution-induced illness, frank discussion of historical sex work, bodily injury and disability, emotional trauma.

Written by Steve Shell

Edited 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 Pound of Flesh Verses)” written and performed by Landon Blood

Outro Music: "I cannot Escape the Darkness" written and performed by Landon Blood

New Sponsor: Christophe Maso’s new novella: The Scream of the Butterfly

Season Sponsor: Sucrebeillle – Visit sucreabeille.com/products/i-come-from-a-long-line-of-terrifying-women and use the code LOVEGODS. Spend $25 anywhere in the store and add a dram of I'm Too Old For This Shit to your cart and get that dram free.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OLD GODS OF APPALACHIA: www.oldgodsofappalachia.com

COMPLETE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA RITUAL:

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/oldgodsofappalachia.

Transcripts available on our website at www.oldgodsofappalachia.com/episodes.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/old-gods-of-appalachia.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meet Our Cousins: Afflicted

Released on 06/16/2022

Afflicted is a horror thriller audio drama best described as Lovecraft Country meets True Blood, told in an anthology format like American Horror Story.

All seasons will feature characters who use the hoodoo belief system, and a demonic book bound in human flesh that wreaks havoc wherever it goes. Season 1 focuses on a small, East Texas town that suffers impossible natural disasters, and only the town's shunned hoodoo queen can save the town and its citizens, but will the fearful, overly religious citizens ensure their own demise?

Afflicted's creators plan to premiere on Halloween 2022, but only if they can pay everyone a fair wage.

So please support the show! Check them out on Indiegogo at www.indiegogo.com/projects/afflicted-a-horror-thriller-audio-drama and pledge to help make the next great audio drama a reality.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/old-gods-of-appalachia.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 37: The Other Walker House

Released on 06/23/2022

Miss Belle discovers her roots in another dead town.

CW: references to deaths of parents and siblings, reference to death by monster, frank discussion of historical sex work, bodily injury and disability, emotional trauma, minor self-injury, blood.

Written by Steve Shell

Edited 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 Pound of Flesh Verses)” written and performed by Landon Blood

Outro music: "I Cannot Escape the Darkness" written and performed by Landon Blood

Season Sponsor: Sucrebeillle – Visit sucreabeille.com/products/nightshade and use the code LOVEGODS. Spend $25 anywhere in the store and add a dram of Nightshade to your cart and get that dram free.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OLD GODS OF APPALACHIA: www.oldgodsofappalachia.com

COMPLETE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA RITUAL:

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/oldgodsofappalachia.

Transcripts available on our website at www.oldgodsofappalachia.com/episodes.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/old-gods-of-appalachia.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 38: Diary of a Preacher's Daughter

Released on 07/07/2022

Miss Belle discovers more about her mamaw Sheila in the pages of her diary.

CW: depiction/discussion of religious fundamentalism, gore, reference to death by monster, frank discussion of historical sex work, bodily injury and disability, emotional trauma, endangerment of a child, historical depiction of disability used in a deceptive manner.

Written by Steve Shell and Cam Collins

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 music: "I Cannot Escape the Darkness" written and performed by Those Poor Bastards

Season Sponsor: Sucrebeillle – Visit sucreabeille.com and use the code LOVEGODS. Spend $25 anywhere in the store and add a dram of "I'm Too Old For This Shit" to your cart and get that dram free.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OLD GODS OF APPALACHIA: www.oldgodsofappalachia.com

COMPLETE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA RITUAL:

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/oldgodsofappalachia.

Transcripts available on our website at www.oldgodsofappalachia.com/episodes.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/old-gods-of-appalachia.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.