Date Night

Date Night

Author: DeepNerd Media February 14, 2022 Duration: 29:27

Valentine’s day is a holiday steeped in blood, sacrifice and violence. Come with us as we show you how bloody it can get.


CW: gore, marital infidelity, murder by stabbing, mutilation, murder in romantic situations, implied violent death of a family, mention of animal sacrifice (goat), catholicism, cult practices.


Written by Cam Collins

Narrated by Steve Shell

Sound design by Steve Shell

Produced by Cam Collins and Steve Shell

Additional voice acting: Cam Collins

Intro music: "The Bride" by Landon Blood

Outro music: "The Bride" by Landon Blood


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Deep within the ancient hills and mist-shrouded hollows, a different kind of history waits. Old Gods of Appalachia, crafted by DeepNerd Media, is not merely a story but an excavation of the land's old, grim bones. This narrative podcast weaves together elements of folk horror and cosmic dread, rooted in the very soil of the mountains. It explores a world where the coal in the dark seams and the gnarled roots of the trees hold memories far older and more malevolent than any human settlement. Each episode feels like a found artifact, a tale passed down in whispers, warning of what stirs when the skin of the world is cut open. Listeners will hear interconnected stories of communities grappling with forces they cannot comprehend-forces that were here long before the first roads were carved and that will remain long after. The anthology format allows these chilling tales to unfold across different times and perspectives, all bound by the shared, haunted geography of central Appalachia. It’s a place where the price of progress is often measured in blood and darkness, and where the natural world itself holds a terrifying, sentient science. To tune into this podcast is to walk a forgotten path, to feel the weight of the mountains, and to understand that some legends are not just stories, but living, breathing warnings.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

Old Gods of Appalachia
Podcast Episodes
Episode 82: Cold Call [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:31
A stranger looking to make a deal comes calling. CW: Discussion of exploitation of elders, threatened wildlife, animals reacting to a threat.Written by Cam Collins Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Narra…
Episode 81: Gone Fishing [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:37
In the spring of 1983, two men share battle scars and brotherhood in the little town of Mavisdale, VA.CW: Discussion of war, divorce, marital strife, alcohol addiction, references to domestic violence, social work issues…
Episode 80: Change of Plans [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:24
Henricus Crane confronts the ghosts of his past.CW: Family strife, death of a sibling, monster violence,train sounds. Written by Steve ShellProduced and Edited by Cam Collins and Steve ShellNarrated and Performed by Stev…
Episode 79: Portrait of Authority [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:27
Pretty Polly Barrow faces shadows of the past while upholding her end of a bargain.CW: Family strife, description of a horror/monster themed kink club, death of a child, mutilation, sounds of a building being destroyed,…
Episode 78: The Horror of Babylon [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:16
On a mission, Polly Barrow finds an unexpected ally in the dead streets of Tourniquet.CW: Family strife, discussion of monster based kinks and the unnatural conception of a child, risk of harm by weather related motor ac…
Episode 77: Brothers in Arms [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:46
The second arc of Season Five begins. In the winter of 1944, sibling rivalry runs rampant in the house that Barrow built.CW: Family strife, discussion of the unnatural conception of a child, occult rituals, gore. Written…
Episode 76: The Good Son [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:07
The first story arc of season five comes to its inevitable conclusion.CW: Gunfire, kidnapping, fist fighting, gore, body horror, desecration of corpses, monster noises, howls, animal sounds, death of a child, ritual muti…
Episode 75: Logistics and Provisions [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:14
Each side prepares for the oncoming night.CW: Discussion of suicide, dementia, depression, death of parents via auto accident, and smoking; kidnapping, occult/religious practices, religious trauma, threat of harm to an e…
Episode 74: The Good Shepherd [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:51
The days grow darker in Baker’s Gap as allies from different generations meet face to face.CW: Gunfire, profanity, mentions of ritual sex magic, marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms, cult activity, kidnapping, hobbits, threa…
Episode 73: The Blood of Wolves [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:11
Old enemies rise as older friends try to make peace.CW: Gore, mutilation (facial, bodily, and eye), desecration of corpses, human sacrifice, cult activities, religious overtones, quasi-church service, vomit, discussion o…