Episode 32: Runs in the Family

[@OldGodsofAppalachia]

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[@kazune414]

I've already listened to this over at patreon but I just wanted to comment here to boost it in the algorithm. The voice actress who plays Polly is fantastic! I really can't wait to hear more of what she brings to the table 😊

[@christopherfain8736]

A Lovecraftian introduction straight from the bloody entrails of the mountains. Well done!

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

It’s always a good day when I see you in my notifications. You’re the only one I stop everything for, and just sit down and listen. I have never been disappointed.🐝🤗❤️

[@ayabokti161]

I know exactly what's in those ancient mountains....I was born & raised at the foothills of the Appalachian mtns, as was my Great great grandparents. I left decades ago & now when I go back I feel it pulling me like vines around my limbs & neck, trying to choke me. I can't breathe. All the while, the hairs on the back of your neck crawl. There's places in those mountains that you will disappear & know one will ever lay eyes on you again. Not even government men will go there. If the woods go silent, leave. If someone calls you by name, turn & leave. If you hear whistling leave & get out & never look back. They will mess with your mind & make you complacent & lethargic & have you going in circles just a few steps from help, until you just stay in the woods & die. Beware. Go at your own risk.

[@Floyd_McGerkin]

Is any of that stuff real? I know this is gonna sound foolish, but I kind of want to go and see if I can meet feral people. I heard there were some down there... Suggestions?

[@courtneyheverling4610]

Polly.?..it is the same Polly oh my Goodness.

[@adampettyjohn9024]

It’s great to hear the back story of the other side of the coin!

[@eddieromanov]

I learned to drive on PA-26 from Huntingdon to Pine Grove Mills. Lol There is a Pine Grove a couple hours East of here.

[@schube9891]

Not me living in the Appalachians in Pennsylvania, right down the road from both Coal Hill and Pinegrove lol,…

[@BlertaPupu]

What is it like, living there?

[@GraveGifts]

Isn't it appropriate that these dark dealings crack the foundation of the Barrow home

[@blackthornsloe8049]

You know , the Barrow family reminds me of another family I know of 😂.

[@isabelvalentine]

It is very good to be home😎🖤🤟

[@dreamway9]

Wonderful work

[@coreypriest9933]

Right?!

[@thefisherking78]

How do you not have more subs

[@OldGodsofAppalachia]

As we've explained before, we are an audio podcast. We average about 600,000 downloads a month on services like Apple Podcasts and Spotify. We are not a KZbin channel. We only keep a KZbin channel for the occasional live stream or to make sure no one has snagged our name or branding on here. This just simply isn't our main platform.

[@Crimm323]

@@OldGodsofAppalachia if yall weren't on KZbin I wouldn't be able to listen. So I'm glad you guys are here as well

[@Pitboolia59]

@@OldGodsofAppalachia thank you for putting your work on KZbin. I don't have access to other streaming services. You are a blessing.

[@petloves1]

Why don't they make this a movie 🤔

[@OldGodsofAppalachia]

The short answer is, we don’t have millions of dollars lying around to make a movie, and no one has approached us about making one that we felt comfortable working with or thought was serious. Making movies, tv shows, etc. is a complicated process, and so many adaptations are bad. We’re not going to let just anyone play in our sandbox.

[@jeffanon1772]

Because there's no way a movie could express the absolutely amazing moods & poetry that this narrator conveys