Old Gods of Appalachia
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...
The Price of Progress: A Live Theatrical Experience
This spring, the darkness comes for you.Welp. You invited us in. You only have yourselves to blame. Old Gods of Appalachia is pleased to announce our 2023 national tour. This spring, we are hitting the road with a rotating cast of guest actors and your favorite musical artists!Visit oldgodsofappalachia.com/tour to get your tickets now. 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...
Meet Our Cousins: Gundog
From the writer of The Book of Eli and co-writer of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story comes an all-new sci-fi epic starring Shannon Woodward (Westworld) and Troy Baker (The Last of Us).In the near future, Earth has been conquered by a race of brutal alien machines known as the Mek. When a young woman stumbles across a mysterious map that may hold the secret to humanity’s liberation, she embarks on a dangerous odyssey that leads her to an amazing …
Episode 50: The Horns of the Altar
Blood is spilled, good-byes are said. Season three comes to a close.CW: Car accident sounds including screeching brakes and impact, gunshot sound effects, gun violence, death of a caretaker / parent, grief, family-related trauma, discussion of abandonment and betrayal by a loved one, monster violence, kidnapping, gore.Written by Cam Collins and Steve ShellNarrated by Steve ShellSound design by Steve ShellProduced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve ShellThe voice of Rachel: Sara Doreen MacPheeThe voice of Polly...
Episode 49: Sackcloth and Ashes
Jonah Hellbender and friends set out to find someone who can help him learn the truth about his origins.CW: Gunshot sound effect, gun violence, death of a caretaker / parent, grief, family-related trauma, discussion of abandonment and betrayal by a loved one, monster violence, kidnapping.Written by Cam CollinsNarrated by Steve ShellSound design by Steve ShellProduced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve ShellThe voice of Rachel: Sara Doreen MacPheeThe voice of Polly Barrow: Tracey Johnston-Crum...
School Spirit
Two boys struggle to make it through a weekend of community service in the corpse of their old southwest Virginia high school in the winter of 1983.CW: Loud / percussive noises, gore, body horror, religious trauma, fundamentalist religious practices, themes relating to the satanic panic, possession, monster violence, bullying, mutilation, monster noises, sounds of monster-related automotive destruction, family endangerment, vice-principals, high school.Written by Steve Shell and Cam CollinsNarrated by Steve ShellSound design by Steve ShellProduced and edited by Cam Collins …
Episode 48: By Reason of Mine Affliction
Plans are made. Things are sought and found.CW: Death of a caretaker/parent, grief, gore, monster related violence, child endangerment/death via religious themed cult/occult activity, high pitched monster noises.Written by Cam CollinsNarrated by Steve ShellSound design by Steve ShellProduced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve ShellThe voice of Rachel: Sara Doreen MacPheeIntro music: “The Land Unknown (The Pound of Flesh Verses)” written and performed by Landon BloodOutro music: “Panthers on The Mo...
Episode 47: Cast Me Forth Unto the Sea
Three children flee from the husk of the place that used to be their home in search of answers they were never meant to find.CW: Death of a caretaker, grief, lizards.Written by Steve ShellNarrated by Steve ShellSound design by Steve ShellProduced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve ShellThe voice of Rachel: Sara Doreen MacPheeIntro music: “The Land Unknown (The Pound of Flesh Verses)” written and performed by Landon BloodOutro music: “Panthers on The Mo...
Episode 46: Lay Not Upon Us Innocent Blood
It is the summer of 1941. There is a boy looking for answers in the deep woods of Kentucky. You should pray to the god that made you that he doesn't find them. CW: Death of a caretaker, financial distress, eviction/foreclosure, child endangerment. Written by Steve ShellNarrated by Steve ShellSound design by Steve ShellProduced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve ShellThe voice of Rachel: Sara Doreen MacPheeIntro music: “The Land Unknown (The Pound of Flesh Verses)” written and perf...
Cheap Meat
On October 31st, 1972, an old pick up truck carried an even older man down the mountain to do his tradin' at the Cas Walker's in Stonega, VA. He never asked for no trouble. Y'all just remember that. CW: Sound of screeching breaks/ sudden car horn with no impact, discussion of butchery of meat in a grocery store, mutilation, gore, physical assault (non sexual), disfigurement, death(s) by exsanguination.Written by Steve Shell and Cam CollinsNarrated by Steve ShellSound design by Steve …
For Your Consideration, Kaiju: Battlefield Surgeon
For your consideration, family, we present the first two chapters from our friends at Kaiju: Battlefield Surgeon.An artist, still broken from a horrific family tragedy, takes on a commission that seems too good to be true: $15,000 to paint a mural. But there’s a catch. He has to first enter the deep-dive, VR videogame, Kaiju: Battlefield Surgeon in order to see what the client wants him to paint.Trapped in a bloody, merciless nightmare, Duke only has one goal — to …