Episode 97: Excursus II

About this episode

This episode serves as a palate cleanser before the second course of season two begins.

A little palate cleanser before the second course of season two begins in earnest. CW: Monster sounds; holiday party sounds; mention of a dead parent. Written by Cam Collins 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: “Panthers on the Mountainside (Live)” written and performed by Jon Charles Dwyer ft. the Jon Charles Choir ( download here ) The new Those Poor Bastards record, "Black Tongue" ( download here ) 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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Steve Shell, Cam Collins

Topics covered

• fiction
• monsters
• holiday
• sound design
• storytelling

Keywords

• Appalachia
• monsters
• holiday party
• sound design
• storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DeepNerd Media, Lauten Audio

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