Old Gods of Appalachia: Episode 0.5: The Witch Queen

They say there's a witch in that valley and you'd do well to stay away from there. Join us as we journey back to the settling of the central plateau and witness the power of mountain women.

CW: Religious fundamentalism, death of parents by illness and implied suicide, child abandonment, offscreen attempted romantic coercion, shapeshifting, description of monstrous animal, discussions of mortality.

Written by Steve Shell

Sound design by Steve Shell

Narrated by Steve Shell

Intro music: "The Land Unknown," written and performed by Landon Blood

Outro music: "I Cannot Escape the Darkness," written and performed by Those Poor Bastards

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Show Notes

{{time}} 2 Queens, the older is the undying The Witch Queen
{{time}} Jacob County, Kentucky
Edith Dooley
- died soon after being driven out of town
- buried
Catherine Dooley
- Wife of Edith. Died soon after Edith. Assumed to have died by suicide
{{time}} Their daughter kept on with the caravan out of town. Her name is unknown.
{{time}} Monroe Company heading to the Cumberland Gap didn't make it. Only the unnamed daughter dooley made it alive.
{{time}} She was left in a shack with her trunks full of books and talismans. Her Magic
{{time}} Mama Eedy (Edith) A shade has come to find her
{{time}} The Dark Stag makes her an offer of immortality for service to "Them"