A Once-Told Tale: The Wolf Sisters Part One

Old Gods of Appalachia

Eldritch, Horror, Appalachia, Anthology, Fiction, Folk Horror, Science Fiction

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🗓️ 2 April 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

To be a wolf is a thing of spring loaded joy, of black gummed panting death. Of pack and ground. Torn tendon and blood and broken bones in feasting abandon beneath a split and howling sky. But to be a wolf with the mind of mortal man or woman? No-we can’t be trusted with that kind of power without being broken by it. Not even wise women of The Clutch. Not even them.

CW: Frank discussion of historical racism and treatment of migrant workers, depictions of period racism, cult activity, shapeshifting, supernatural animal violence, gore, dismemberment of a dead body, references to the KKK (pejorative), spiritual/demonic possession themed elements, references to historical sex work, references to the death of an adult child.

Written by Steve Shell

Sound design by Steve Shell

Narrated by Steve Shell

The voice of Miss Darla: Stephanie Hickling Beckman

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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0:00.0	Rosti Quill presents
0:09.8	The following is a special presentation of old gods, Vapalaccia, which is a horror anthology
0:16.9	podcast, and therefore may contain material not suitable for all audiences.
0:23.0	So listen to discretion is advised.
0:35.0	The birth of a healthy living child is a cause for celebration in most places.
0:42.8	The birth of a healthy living child to a living and loving mother even more so.
0:50.3	But when it's a child that should have never been born, the narrative shifts.
0:57.4	When a child's very existence threatens the wealth and social standing of a rich and
1:01.8	well-known father because maybe the mother is poor and not the right shade of white,
1:09.2	let it becomes a very different story entirely.
1:14.0	It is important to know, however, before we move into this tale that both the babe and
1:18.6	mother in this scenario lived.
1:22.9	They were never in any real imminent danger and both went on to live long and prosperous
1:27.5	and, frankly, quite boring lives, knowing and loving each other for all their days.
1:33.6	So don't show worry about that, none.
1:38.5	The man they left behind though.
1:41.8	Well, let's talk about him.
1:49.1	Jubal Tucker owned a good stretch of land with a rotten ice house on it out in the country
1:55.3	near a thriving little town in eastern Tennessee.
1:58.4	It wasn't a rich place yet, but the railroad had been carving up the foothills for a better
2:04.9	part of the decade down that way, and buddy, Jubal Tucker had already cashed in.
2:11.2	A bachelor well into his 30s, Jubal had never married.
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