Jonah Hellbender and friends set out to find someone who can help him learn the truth about his origins. CW: Gunshot sound effect, gun violence, death of a caretaker / parent, grief, family-related trauma, discussion of abandonment and betrayal by a loved one, monster violence, kidnapping. Written by Cam Collins Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell The voice of Rachel: Sara Doreen MacPhee The voice of Polly Barrow: Tracey...

Plans are made. Things are sought and found. CW: Death of a caretaker/parent, grief, gore, monster related violence, child endangerment/death via religious themed cult/occult activity, high pitched monster noises. Written by Cam Collins Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell The voice of Rachel: Sara Doreen MacPhee Intro music: “The Land Unknown (The Pound of Flesh Verses)” written and performed by Landon Blood Outro music:...

Three children flee from the husk of the place that used to be their home in search of answers they were never meant to find. CW: Death of a caretaker, grief, lizards. Written by Steve Shell Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell The voice of Rachel: Sara Doreen MacPhee Intro music: “The Land Unknown (The Pound of Flesh Verses)” written and performed by Landon Blood Outro music: “Panthers on The Mountainside” written and...

It is the summer of 1941. There is a boy looking for answers in the deep woods of Kentucky. You should pray to the god that made you that he doesn't find them.  CW: Death of a caretaker, financial distress, eviction/foreclosure, child endangerment.  Written by Steve Shell Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell The voice of Rachel: Sara Doreen MacPhee Intro music: “The Land Unknown (The Pound of Flesh Verses)” written and...

Beasts will only bear burdens for so long.  CW: Discussion of death by burning, abandonment trauma, mild profanity, monster violence.   Written by Steve Shell Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Intro music: “The Land Unknown (The Pound of Flesh Verses)” written and performed by Landon Blood Outro music: "I Cannot Escape the Darkness" written and performed by Those Poor Bastards Special equipment consideration provided by...

An old man with a second chance. A darkness that will not stay buried. New places, new faces, same dark mountains. CW: Description of scars and bodily trauma, historical reference to military violence, mild description of physical intimacy, supernaturally induced pain, singing of a hymn. Written by Steve Shell Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell The voice of Audry Webb: Keena Graham Intro music: “The Land Unknown (The Pound of...

Tommy puts Jack’s plan into action and journeys into darkness with a little help from an old friend. CW: Train sounds, train disaster, explosions, stabbing, references/depictions of intoxication. Written by Cam Collins Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell The voice of the Railroad Man: Yuri Lowenthal Intro music: “The Land Unknown (The Pound of Flesh Verses)” written and performed by Landon Blood Outro music: "I Cannot Escape...

Mr. J.T. Fields of Paradise prepares to offer a very specific form of assistance to young Tommy Adkins. CW: Depictions/discussion of poverty and financial stress, alcohol, workplace related supernatural death, light dismemberment, and an industrial disaster. Written by Cam Collins Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Intro music: “The Land Unknown (The Pound of Flesh Verses)” written and performed by Landon Blood Outro music:...

We find ourselves in familiar company as we rejoin Mr. J.T. Fields, otherwise known as Jack, and his young charges in Paradise. CW: Depictions/discussion of poverty and financial stress, alcohol, workplace coercion, jealousy, and relational stress. Written by Cam Collins Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Intro Music: “The Land Unknown (The Pound of Flesh Verses)” written and performed by Landon Blood Outro Music: "I cannot...

Act II of Season Three comes to an end. CW: depiction/discussion of religious fundamentalism, gore, reference to death by monster, frank discussion of historical sex work, bodily injury and disability, apparent death by hanging, emotional trauma, endangerment of a child, historical depiction of disability used in a deceptive manner, death of family members. Written by Steve Shell and Cam Collins Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve...

Sheila Walker’s diary comes to a close, but Miss Belle’s story is far from over. CW: depiction/discussion of religious fundamentalism, gore, reference to death by monster, frank discussion of historical sex work, bodily injury and disability, emotional trauma, endangerment of a child, historical depiction of disability used in a deceptive manner. Written by Steve Shell and Cam Collins Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Intro...

Miss Belle discovers more about her mamaw Sheila in the pages of her diary.  CW: depiction/discussion of religious fundamentalism, gore, reference to death by monster, frank discussion of historical sex work, bodily injury and disability, emotional trauma, endangerment of a child, historical depiction of disability used in a deceptive manner. Written by Steve Shell and Cam Collins Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Intro...

Miss Belle discovers her roots in another dead town. CW: references to deaths of parents and siblings, reference to death by monster, frank discussion of historical sex work, bodily injury and disability, emotional trauma, minor self-injury, blood. Written by Steve Shell Edited by Cam Collins Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Intro music: “The Land Unknown (The Pound of Flesh Verses)” written and performed by Landon Blood Outro music:...

A voice from the past calls a family to go back home one last time. CW: Loud telephone ring, references to deaths of parents and siblings, death of a mother and child in childbrith, death by monster, death by pollution-induced illness, frank discussion of historical sex work, bodily injury and disability, emotional trauma.   Written by Steve Shell Edited by Cam Collins Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Intro Music: “The Land Unknown...

The people of Bower County have had just about enough of Polly Barrow and the boys, and decide to do something about it. CW: An armed mob, references to witchcraft practices, fire, house fire, burns / injuries incurred from those fires, non-graphic mention of a gunshot wound, strangulation, smothering / difficulty breathing, death by blunt force, explosions,body horror, ghosts, supernatural attack on a woman by a man, monster violence, ageist language (used by a villain), death, sounds of a...

Polly Barrow and her boys make another special delivery, this time to the Underwoods of Oak Mountain. Discoveries are made. CW: References to historical racism and law enforcement, happy baby sounds, blended Appalachian witchcraft and Christian practices, supernatural manifestations centered around a baby. Written by Cam Collins Special script consultant: DJ Rogers Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell The voice of Granny...

Polly Barrow and her Hollow Men, Mr. Crain and Mr. Churchman, venture into the heart of coal country to make special deliveries to those who deserve them. CW: References to occult phenomena, unnatural means of reproduction, sounds of a woman in psychic pain, a baby fussing and crying, massacre of a family, monster noises, appearance of (but not actual) child endangerment. Written by Cam Collins Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve...

In the early decades of the 20th century, unions are on the rise in coal country. Those who toil beneath the dark earth balk under the yoke of the Barrow family’s rule, and something must be done. CW: References to occult phenomena, unnatural means of reproduction, human sacrifice, ghosts, mutilation, beheading and maiming human beings, monster sounds. Written by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve...

Welcome to Season 3, Family. Join us as we walk in the shadows of the mountains and see a few of those who we might meet in the dark. CW: References to mutilation, occult phenomena, family dysfunction,and being unhoused due to the death of an elder; monster sounds. Written by Steve Shell Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Intro Music: “The Land Unknown (The Pound of Flesh Verses)” written and performed by Landon Blood Outro...