Episode 95: The Second Death

About this episode

The episode explores themes of death and haunting as the dead make their case amidst familial neglect.

The dead make their case as oblivion lurks in the shadows.  CW: Historical hospital settings, discussion of familial neglect and the death of a child, elements of a haunting., death by monster, evil cat and monster sounds. Written by Steve Shell Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Narrated and performed by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Intro music: “The Land Unknown (The Where the Light Don’t Reach Verses)” written and performed by Landon Blood Outro music: “Black Mouthed Dog” written and performed by Landon Blood Special equipment consideration provided by Lauten Audio. LEARN MORE ABOUT OLD GODS OF APPALACHIA: www.oldgodsofappalachia.com COMPLETE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA RITUAL: Facebook Instagram Bluesky SUPPORT THE SHOW: Join us over at THE HOLLER to enjoy ad-free episodes, access exclusive storylines and more. Buy t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, and other Old Gods merch. CLASSIC MERCH: merch.oldgodsofappalachia.com TOUR MERCH & SPECIALTY ITEMS: oldgodsmerch.com . Transcripts available on our website at www.oldgodsofappalachia.com/episodes . © 2026 DeepNerd Media. All rights reserved. No part of this audio production or its written transcript may be used or…

People in this episode

Hosts: Steve Shell, Cam Collins

Topics covered

• death
• haunting
• familial neglect
• historical hospital
• monsters

Keywords

• death
• haunting
• Appalachia
• familial neglect
• historical hospital
• monsters

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DeepNerd Media, Lauten Audio

Books & works: The Land Unknown (The Where the Light Don’t Reach Verses), Black Mouthed Dog

Places: Appalachia

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