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Old Gods of Appalachia

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  • Summary

  • In the mountains of central Appalachia, blood runs as deep as these hollers and just as dark. Since before our kind knew these hills, hearts of unknowable hunger and madness have slumbered beneath them. These are the darkest mountains in the world. How dare we think we can break the skin of a god and dig out its heart without bringing forth blood and darkness? Old Gods of Appalachia is a horror-anthology podcast set in the shadows of an Alternate Appalachia, a place where digging too deep into the mines was just the first mistake.


    To learn more about Old Gods of Appalachia, visit our website at www.oldgodsofappalachia.com, and be sure to complete your social media ritual and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @oldgodsofappalachia, or Twitter and Tumblr @oldgodspod. If you'd like to support the show, you can join or Patreon at www.patreon.com/oldgodsofappalachia, or support us on Acast at supporter.acast.com/old-gods-of-appalachia. You can also find t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, and other Old Gods merch in our shop at www.teepublic.com/stores/oldgodsofappalachia.


    Old Gods of Appalachia is a production of DeepNerd Media and is distributed by Rusty Quill. All rights reserved.

    Get Build Mama a Coffin, Black Mouthed Dog and other exclusive content on Patreon!

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  • Episode 0: Prologue

    Episode 0: Prologue
    Oct 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


    To learn more about Old Gods of Appalachia, visit our website at www.oldgodsofappalachia.com, and be sure to complete your social media ritual and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @oldgodsofappalachia, or Twitter and Tumblr @oldgodspod. If you'd like to support the show, you can join or Patreon at www.patreon.com/oldgodsofappalachia, or support us on Acast at supporter.acast.com/old-gods-of-appalachia. You can also find t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, and other Old Gods merch in our shop at www.teepublic.com/stores/oldgodsofappalachia.


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


    Old Gods of Appalachia is a production of DeepNerd Media. All rights reserved.

    Get Build Mama a Coffin, Black Mouthed Dog and other exclusive content on Patreon!

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


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    10 mins
  • Episode 0.5: The Witch Queen

    Episode 0.5: The Witch Queen
    Nov 6 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

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


    To learn more about Old Gods of Appalachia, visit our website at www.oldgodsofappalachia.com, and be sure to complete your social media ritual and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @oldgodsofappalachia, or Twitter and Tumblr @oldgodspod. If you'd like to support the show, you can join or Patreon at www.patreon.com/oldgodsofappalachia, or support us on Acast at supporter.acast.com/old-gods-of-appalachia. You can also find t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, and other Old Gods merch in our shop at www.teepublic.com/stores/oldgodsofappalachia.


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


    Old Gods of Appalachia is a production of DeepNerd Media. All rights reserved.

    Get Build Mama a Coffin, Black Mouthed Dog and other exclusive content on Patreon!

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


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    23 mins
  • Episode 1: Old Number Seven: Barlo, Kentucky 1917: Part One

    Episode 1: Old Number Seven: Barlo, Kentucky 1917: Part One
    Nov 7 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


    To learn more about Old Gods of Appalachia, visit our website at www.oldgodsofappalachia.com, and be sure to complete your social media ritual and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @oldgodsofappalachia, or Twitter and Tumblr @oldgodspod. If you'd like to support the show, you can join or Patreon at www.patreon.com/oldgodsofappalachia, or support us on Acast at supporter.acast.com/old-gods-of-appalachia. You can also find t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, and other Old Gods merch in our shop at www.teepublic.com/stores/oldgodsofappalachia.


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


    Old Gods of Appalachia is a production of DeepNerd Media. All rights reserved.

    Get Build Mama a Coffin, Black Mouthed Dog and other exclusive content on Patreon!

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


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

Great stories brought to life by the narrator! Living near Western Kentucky myself, these stories are truly haunting!!

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Why isn't this a movie

Great story content. Story teller is excellent in execution. And keeping you listing. Why isn't this a movie

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excellent tone and narration.

like a Dixie version of HP Lovecraft's New England, and just as darkly entertaining

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I love it

The narrator's ability to tell a story is excellent. I save episodes for long drives bc I know I can get lost in the story. Being from Appalachia myself, this series feels like home.

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I'm Going In!

ok ok ok...I'm in! piqued my interest for sure! love the narration and the accompanying music is greatly applicable.

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Lovecraftian feel in a unique wrapper

Love it already, Good ambient audio, amazing narration. you can really feel the level of invested the creators are when it comes to delivering a quality show. The story is engaging and original while not being too far outside the lines. An all around a great show and worth the listen.

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Favorite Horror Anthology Ever

I absolutely love OGOA, I’ve listened to every episode and it is by far the best horror anthology I’ve heard. Engaging, terrifying, intriguing, and unsettling, I cannot emphasize enough how thrilling these twisting and intersecting tales of old Appalachian witchcraft, folklore, and haints and those characters with the (mis)fortune to cross these deep woods’ paths.

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A Masterpiece

The hearts and minds that put this together and execute it so well are some of the real talent out there. One of the most riveting podcasts I've ever heard and now I'm a fan for life.

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Wow, the terror!

I used to listen to this while I was driving around, just absently for fun. Though I believe the dynamic of the voices could be a little more developed, the presentation of the stories, as though it were being preached or told around a campfire really strikes a chord with me.

I love it.

While I was listening to it, back when it first came out on Stitcher, I got spooked because I thought I saw one of the monsters being described. A real hoot and a half, where enough description is given for a general idea, but the REAL WORK falls on the listener to see the story themselves. Truly, a treasure worthy of continued support.

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Amazing stories!!!

Every story gives me goosebumps, and every episode teaches me more about this place I've never seen, with people I'd love to meet, to see things no mortal eye should see. Highly recommend!!!

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