Episode 89: Lost in the Shadows
Old Gods of Appalachia
Old Gods of Appalachia
4.9 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 4 September 2025
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
In the penultimate episode of season five, all roads lead to a sanctuary for music and those who worship at its altar.
CW: Gore, trauma related flashbacks, group vocalizations of pain related to ritual practices, awkward teenage romance, lots of vampire violence. Description of stress induced vomiting (no sounds), and ritualized vampire self-harm. Discussion of complicated family relationships,sexuality and high school bullshit.
Written by Steve Shell, Cam Collins and special guest NitaJade
Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell
Narrated and performed by Steve Shell
Sound design by Steve Shell
The voice of Hummingbird Bouknight: NitaJade
Voices of the hunters: Jay Cash, Jamie Eva, Jack Flanary, Chad Rogers, DJ Rogers
The voice of Troy: Adam Kampouris
The voice of Lori Powers: Allison Mullins
The voice of Miranda Coffey: Andi Marie Tillman
The voice of Denise Ramey: Autumn Boegeman
The voice of Micah Ramey: Aaron Bentley
The voice of Brendan McDaniels: Craig Rice
The voice of Jessamine Rogers: Cam Collins
The voice of Vamp #2: Jared Leonard
Intro music: “The Land Unknown (The Home is Nowhere Verses)” written and performed by Landon Blood
Outro music: “Last Night” by Foxhole Atheist (a.k.a. Steve Shell and Jason Sturgill, with production by Jason Sturgill) and “Far Away” by No More Light (a.k.a. Steve Shell and Matt Evans, with production by Kris Hayes; available on our bandcamp at oldgodsofappalachia.bandcamp.com)
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| 1:06.6 | Old Gods of Appalachia is a horror anthology podcast |
| 1:11.5 | and therefore may contain material not suitable for all audiences. |
| 1:19.5 | So listener discretion is advised. The only good thing bird saw on I-40 was the great smoky mountains it wound through, |
| 1:39.7 | granting her solid protection on either side. |
| 1:43.6 | Two crows played on the wind, |
| 1:47.4 | showing off their feathers against the emerald trees |
| 1:49.9 | and the gray overcast sky. |
| 1:53.0 | They'd been flying with her for a while. |
| 1:56.9 | It was here, |
| 1:58.8 | wrapped in these hills flanked by her black-wwinged guides that she felt safe enough to breathe deeply. |
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