Just a reminder: If you come for Dolly, all of Appalachia: high and low, light and dark, green and not-green will rise up against/descend up on you and there won't be enough left of you to remember. Our queen is all. Trust this, if nothing else.
Family, it's been a long road filled with more potholes than the back end of Esau County, but without further ado, we're thrilled to announce that we have partnered with
@MonteCookGames
to produce the OGoA TTRPG! Sign up for Kickstarter notifications:
Hey Family, just letting you all know we are actively removing the descriptor of "Lovecraftian" from all of our promotional material and descriptions of the show. Lovecraft's social legacy is one ultimately of xenophobia and racism that we want no part of.
What has 4 eyes, 4 thumbs & two dark, dark hearts and will be guest writing an episode each of Magnus Archives 2? Mmhmm. That's right y'all. It's officially Family business.
#rustyquill
#deepnerdmedia
When we started this show as a fun project between two old friends, we never thought anyone would pay a million dollars for any part of it. We just set out to create a show that was our love letter to the complicated place we grew up.
Hey there family. Cam&Steve are both safe. All of Western NC is without power and water mostly. Still signal just got back there last night. Our home is hurting so much. Contribute to whatever relief funds you can if you're able. There aren't words to describe this. Love y'all.
Yet another review wherein someone is upset that all men in our world are evil or worthless and that we hate men. Have you met Melvin Blevins? Pinky and Eddie Avery? Junebug, Floyd and Caleb Absher? Archie Stallard and Curtis Kilgore perhaps? The Shepherd Boys? C'mon y'all.
Family, send light Steve's way if you would. His eldest cat-baby crossed the bridge into the Green after 14 years walking among us. May the world beyond bear her reign of terror with grace. Rest in Power Emaline Underfoot Von Kittencouch, Worst of her Name, Queen of the Damned.
Family, what if I told you that Cam and I doing a retrospective podcast on the Magnus Archives with a bunch of exciting guests to revisit that journey through the eyes of these ancient mountains, would that be something that might entice you to support? I think it would?
Our
@Kickstarter
for
#TheMagnusProtocol
is live! This crowdfund for a "sidequel" to the award-winning horror podcast,
#TheMagnusArchives
, features incredible, much-requested rewards and exciting stretch goals. Head over to Kickstarter now to find out more.
Family, if we were to put on live stage shows at a few small colleges in the mountains, would y'all come out for something like that? Like would y'all travel?
We just received a very kind review of our show referring to our show being “bought” by Rusty Quill and “the TMA people taking over it.” To clarify, Old Gods of Appalachia has not been purchased by anyone, and no one else is taking over the show. 1/2
A quiet house, is its own kind of hell and as grateful as you are to have it you would almost burn it down if it could make your sleeping skin feel seen. Make you paint your bare, sweat smeared chest with the ashes and mark yourself for the coming harvest. Keep breathing.
We almost forgot, today is our BIRTHDAY. Three years ago on this very day we slithered out of the coal-dark earth and started telling our stories. 12 MILLION+ downloads later, here we are. Thank y'all for taking this ride with us, we couldn't ask for better kin.
This spring, the darkness comes for you...
Old Gods of Appalachia is hitting the road with a rotating cast of guest actors and your favorite musical artists!
Patreon Presale begins Feb 15 @ 10 AM venue local time. Tickets on sale for the whole family Feb 17 @ 10 AM local time.
To coincide with the premier of Season 2, we have new merch to announce today, Family. This fabulous new tee was designed by
@aleks7even
. You can get it on the object of your choice in our TeePublic merch shop at …. Thanks, Family! We love it.
I don't know who needs to hear this, but OGoA is original fiction. We saw ourselves described again today as "a mix of real history and folk tales." Although sometimes the show is *inspired by* folk tales and we occasionally reference historical events, this isn't accurate.
We realized our return for Act 3 of S2. was set to drop the same day as last Magnus Archives episode ever. So we're gonna release E22 early so that our
@TheRustyQuill
Family can have their day all to themselves.
Live for Patrons on 3/23/21
Live for the whole Family on 3/24/21
It's officially our second birthday. We'd like to celebrate by thanking y'all for carrying us to FIVE MILLION DOWNLOADS since we launched on Halloween of 2019. We see and love all y'all.
Family, we're looking for singer/songwriters from Appalachia (Kentucky/WV esp. ) who might be interested in covering some labor/protest songs in a style suitable for use in Season Three when that particular moon rises.
Old Gods of Appalachia is wholly owned and produced by DeepNerd Media, an Appalachian company, and will continue to be created and produced by Steve Shell and Cam Collins, in NC and TN respectively. RQ handles advertising and distribution for our show, period. 2/2
If we were to produce an actual vinyl LP (with a dl code) with songs from the show as well as new tracks from those artists, and maybe side B is a soundscape/score with secrets in it in a cool sleeve/cover with art from people you love---would y'all be into that?
Family, just heard a draft of the Season 3 version of the theme song and Brother Landon is working that old dark magic again. Y'all should get nervous.
Wow, family. The winners of the 2021
@audioverse
awards have been announced & you have truly humbled us with your support. Original Music Composition, Music Direction, Action Sound Design, Environment Sound Design, Writing, Storyteller, Cover Art AND Storytelling Production. /1
It should go without saying, Family, but in case you're wondering Old Gods of Appalachia and DeepNerd Media stand in solidarity with the WGA in their strike.
Family, if you're looking for gifts to send your loved ones for the holidays, then why not send them the goodest boy there is? Be like Sam, be fearless and good. Now Available on our Teepublic store and on sale!
Family, it is with a heavy heart that we mourn the passing of Rhonda Dooley of Wise County, VA. Our dear friend and the real world surname inspiration for our beloved Witch Queen. This week's new episode will be dedicated to Rhonda and maybe a little bit delayed on Patreon.
If we let y'all pick who produced the Old Gods TTRPG, what gaming group or person do you think would do the best job at bringing our world to life around your table? Tag away in the comments and our DMs are open. Asking for an entire inner-dark of friends and assorted haints.
For the love of every dark thing under the mountains, we've seen the deer with the painted antlers. Someone shared that with us back in Season One. Thank you though, Family.
The Thing Whose Name Sounded like Horned Head is a massive black stag who haunts the hills of our Appalachia, therefore the antlers of said beast would be those of a whitetail buck. Not a moose or a reindeer. More like this guy, but the size of a draft horse.
Family, due to issues related to the current weather & general holiday stress and nonsense, the Old Gods of Appalachia holiday special will drop on New Year's Day instead of Christmas morning. We appreciate your patience, the wait will be worth it. See y’all in the New Year.
We've seen art of that old black stag since we first took our baby steps into the podcast void, Family. The Beast's description is pretty thorough in the first ep it appears in, but we want to clarify something about that old liar's appearance that might be helpful in the future
We would just like to state, for the record, that the earthquake that shook parts of the region this morning was not a promotional event for our upcoming Season Two Announcement. We promise. Sort of. No, really Family. T'wasn't us. Maybe.
Family, we've had a lot of you newer kinfolk asking over and over when the next story is coming. So this is a gentle reminder that we do take a hiatus between seasons to do things like make exclusive Patreon content and plan and go on tours and rest. (1/4)
We stand with our Family at
@TheRustyQuill
. Bullies, bigots and those who would seek to harm our chosen family will find nothing but the outer darkness here.
Hi everyone. Unfortunately, I need to say something important and unpleasant today. I normally wouldn’t use my Twitter for this, but I think you need to know this is coming from me personally as well as Rusty Quill as a company. (1/7)
As we wind down this year, Family, we wanted to thank all y'all for coming with us to our Appalachia. You have opened doors without knowing and closed others that will never open again. At least not for you. You're stuck with us for a long time. Happy New Year Family.
Family, thank y’all for your kind sharings from your Spotify listening. We look forward to another dark and harrowing year together.
In fact, we’ve got an exciting proclamation comin’ up real soon, so keep your ears open and porchlight on.
Family, we’ve had a couple messages from folks saying they’re seeing tickets for our live show at $200, or seeing certain venues sold out. None of our tickets are $200. None of the venues have sold out yet (though we hear Morgantown may be close). Don’t just google tickets.
Being shaped by Appalachia is a beautiful and sometimes terrible thing. It is a place of home and family and sometimes suffocating tradition and patterns of abuse that trace back generations. It, like all places settled by white folks, is stolen and bloodied land.
Now that Season 3 is underway good and proper, we'd like to confirm that live shows in a few select locations are coming this fall. There will be VERY special guest performers and musical family involved. Dates and venues will be announced in the near future.
We are humbled and blown away, Family. Thank y'all for supporting us and helping us bring home six
@audioverseawrds
from 2020. We brought home an award in every category y'all saw fit to nominated us for. So THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH.
Family, this is your periodic reminder that this piece of human garbage is not one of us, never was one of us & has no right to our culture or our name.
"Initially praised for insight into 'hillbilly' culture, especially during an election cycle that national pundits struggled to understand, J.D. Vance's advocacy & identity have been revealed as Astroturfing – neither a hillbilly nor an advocate for us."
Hey family. We had a question today from a Spotify Premium user who was upset because they still hear ads on our show and, in their mind, was "already contributing." To clarify, we receive nothing from Spotify. They do not pay royalties / etc. to podcasts (at least not this one).
Family, you asked... and Those Who Sleep Beneath heard your pleas, and answered. Now available in our TeePublic store, our Eldritch Pride logo now comes your favorite flavor t-shirt.
Earlier this year we officially divested ourselves in the descriptor Lovecraft. We don't feature any of his monsters gods or mythos just the same creeping dread that permeates the genre of cosmic or Eldritch horror. We want no part of that racist piece of trash's name.
Family we here in the darkest mountains in the world are thankful for each and every one of you that spends part of your day in our world, spreads the good news of our stories and especially our congregation tithing on Patreon. Enjoy your cookery today, Family.
For better and worse it is our home. The stories we tell are a mixture of history and fiction, rumors and mysteries. We are not perfect at telling them and we appreciate you letting us grow and staying to hear them.
Family, one of the best things about expanding our stories with amazing voice actors is that we get to work with people we've loved & respected for years right here in these mountains. Recording and dinner last night w/ the voices of Granny Underwood and Polly Barrow was magic.
Family, in these dark and troublesome times, we encourage you to sing our name from your isolation chambers and let others join us in the darkness. The wind compels you.
The river compels you. The soil compels you. The woods. The Woods. The Woods. Stay home.
We received a message today from a listener requesting that we "not allow Exxon Mobile to advertise on [our] show via Spotify." For those who may have missed our previous discussion of this topic, we have no control over Spotify's ads. We receive no income from Spotify.
Hey Family, lots of exciting things being announced today we thought we put together a little film strip to bring some clarity to what this big news means for the old gods family.
Guess whose birthday/debut day it is Family? One year ago we met a young girl abandoned in the wilderness and watched her draw the eyes of this world, and the world beneath.
Happy Day Daughter Dooley!
#longlivethequeen
She has walked these hills like the shadow of a circling buzzard for generations.If good Miss Dooley is overgrowth and the sticky scent of summer, her younger counterpart is the hulk of Black Mtn, laid bare by winter, a naked skull fringed by an army of the life-bereft.
9/24/20
The land the show is recorded on was taken from the Cherokee, as was the land the creators grew up on. The folks who took that land sold it and themselves to the coal, timber and railroad industries. It is a land that people never stopped killing and dying for.
OGOA and a million other creators, have been inspired by the ambiance and creeping dread that HPL infused into his work, but given his repugnant social views and behaviors we no longer want his name associated with our work. Thanks for listening, Family.
Big thanks to all the Family that responded to our queries about what miners in their families brought home and what they left at work. This is one of the 1st graphics we made to tease the debut of S1. Feels appropriate tonight.
Season 3 tomorrow, Family.
We promised you shadows under the tree and coal in your stocking. This year's holiday special is written by Cam Collins and comes from the home office in Barrow, PA. See y'all in the morning, Family.