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Old Gods of Appalachia

Episode 90: When the Darkness Comes

Old Gods of Appalachia

Old Gods of Appalachia

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

4.94.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

All paths converge in a night of terror as season five comes to a close. 


CW: Sounds of: a loud rock concert, a fire alarm, a chainsaw, physical combat and injury by knives; contemplation of being LGBTQ+ in rural Appalachia, discussion of death of a partner, gore, multiple decapitations, impending death by vampires, death by chainsaw, so much vampire violence.


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 Denise Ramey: Autumn Boegeman

The voice of Micah Ramey: Aaron Bentley

The voice of Miranda Coffey: Andi Marie Tillman

The voice of Jessamine Rogers: Cam Collins

The voice of Hummingbird Bouknight: NitaJade

The voice of Troy: Adam Kampouris

The voice of Cancer Vamp: Jared Leonard 

The voice of Annabelle Moss: Stephanie Hickling Beckman

The voice of Cosom Òde: DJ Rogers

The voice of Miss Rosalee: Karen Stobbe

Intro music: “The Land Unknown (The Home is Nowhere Verses)” written and performed by Landon Blood

Outro music: “Neon Dracula" by Violent Fear (a.k.a. Jacob Danielsen-Moore. Available for download on Bandcamp


Special equipment consideration provided by Lauten Audio.


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1:20.0

So listener discretion is advised.

1:37.3

Inside Inside a darkened music hall in Knoxville, Tennessee, bass throbbed and bodies swayed as a band from about an hour and a half east of the city poured their hearts into a set that they

1:42.4

knew could land them bigger and better shows

1:44.5

outside their small town home.

1:46.7

If they played their best, if the right people just happened to be in the crowd that night,

1:51.1

who knew what could happen?

1:54.0

The night was young and the crowd was hot and anything seemed possible to both the talent

1:58.5

on stage and the young folks dancing to their tune.

2:02.4

Down in the pit, Denise Ramey closed her eyes and allowed herself to drift, lost in the music,

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