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S2: In the Pines – Episode 14: On Death Island

Give a group of boys from anywhere a backyard, a stretch of woods,  hell, a vacant lot even — and you can watch it rise to a place of  hallowed glory. A patch of trees in between houses becomes an ancient  battlefield where two sides of some long-remembered, or forgotten,  conflict plays out again and again after school hours. An empty, fallow  field becomes an arena or tournament ground where rasslin, foot racin  and some form of ball-related sport are contest...

#AnotherWorldOctober Day 20: Hands

#AnotherWorldOctober Day 18: Rest / Heal / Balance

Balance is always important. All work and no play is good for no one. See also: Sunday Funday!

#AnotherWorldOctober Day 17: Familiar / Beast

This is Merlin, my beloved familiar cat. He’s been with me a little over five years. Just a couple weeks before Halloween of 2015, I got up early and took my dog Loki to the park for a short hike. While we were crossing the bridge over the creek that runs through the park toward the lake, I noticed this little ball of void running full-tilt toward me along the waterbank.

I stopped and waited for him, and this little guy ran right up, stopped dead at my feet, and meowed up at me. I pet...

#AnotherWorldOctober Day 16: Surreal

This day. This day has been surreal, to me. I planned on getting a tattoo (early, actually; my original appointment was on the 29th but my guy had a cancellation). I did that, and yes, it was just as painful as you're guessing.

Mid-tattoo, I get a call letting me know the car I'd requested transferred to my local Carmax was here... a full ten days sooner than expected. So I had to hop on that unexpectedly. It's actually really great for me because I'm going out of town on Monday, and th...

#AnotherWorldOctober Day 15: Still Life

#AnotherWorldOctober Day 14: Upcycle

So today’s prompt is “upcycle”... and I got nothing, y’all. That sort of  thing is just... not my skill. Feel free to comment with your  suggestions, though! Teach me something new. In the meantime, here’s a link with some ideas.

COVENANT SHIRT SHIPPING UPDATE

THESE SHIRTS HAVE BEEN PACKED AND MAILED:

George Colquhoun

Rebecca Handcock

Patrick Sweeney

Bethany Bowen

Kurtis “Cheshire” O’Connor

Tory Wengert

Leigh Turland

Preston Vaughn

Craig Stokes

Marcel Vandam

Xander Stanley

Gerry Angelo

Rachel Unger

Matthew Warby

Wyatt Wilfong

Audrey Prothero

Justice Germany

Ciaran Logue

Anna Sekimura

Michael Tate

Megan...

SHOW GRANNY WHITE HOW MUCH YOU LOVE HER

Y'all, the voice of Granny White from Build Mama a Coffin needs your help. Yes she do.  Help get one of the creepiest characters we've ever written into the finals of this year's Audioverse awards. https://audioverseawards.net/vote/

We know this voting process is....a lot and we suggest doing it from your laptop/desktop or else scroll forever and be damned on your phone. You have to vote in every category and cho...

#AnotherWorldOctober Day 13: Craggy / Coil

Here's my little coil, my long boi, Logan. He's a pastel enchi ball python, and very friendly. He loves to coil around your wrists and hands.

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#AnotherWorldOctober Day 12: Change / Another World

Today’s theme is change, which got me thinking about the changing leaves  of autumn, and about death, specifically about the Death card in Tarot,  which sometimes spooks folks, but usually represents change. It’s the death of something, for sure, but typically not of the querent. And of course, the change  we see all around us in the northern hemisphere right now is a death of something, but as we know, new life follows that. Change isn’t always...

#AnotherWorldOctober Day 11: Bibliomancy / Reading list

Every October I re-read Dracula. It's one of my favorites. Unfortunately, I haven't dragged my battered old copy out of storage yet this month, so I can't show you a photo, but I assure you it is much loved. 

What are your favorite Halloween reads, Family?

(And yes, I'm a day behind again, so there will be two posts today. –Cam)

ETA: Updated to include a photo. This isn't my copy, but I have the same edition with its fun and very pulpy cover.

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#AnotherWorldOctober Day 10: Hidden talent / Something others may not know about you

This was it. Writing. Not much left to hide anymore. 🤷🏼‍♀️

#AnotherWorldOctober Day 9: Sounds / Sing / Whisper / Scream

We are often asked about the music we listen to when we're writing. King Dude is one of my favorite artists, and I listen to his music a lot when I'm writing OGoA. And this is the song that inspired Cletus' storyline in season one.

#AnotherWorldOctober Day 8: A place you miss / A favorite place

Bristol's historic and beautiful East Hill Cemetery is one of my favorite places.

Sorry, Family, I know I'm a day behind on this! You’ll get two today.  – Cam

#AnotherWorldOctober Day 7: Icon

Just a little design I’ve been working on for those who love beneath... –Cam

S2: In the Pines – Episode 13: The Dark Earth at Night

"Ricky held his pistol at the ready, fully prepared to act as the  angel of mercy, but then the thing stepped fully into the moonlight, and  all thoughts of heaven fled Ricky Lee Gibson." The Gibson family meets their fate.

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<...

#AnotherWorldOctober Day 6: Tools

Just some tools of the trade. Nothing actually going on here, just arranged for a glamour shot.

#AnotherWorldAppalachia Day 5: Words / Poetry / Message

A poem I wrote a couple years ago, whose title is in keeping with the season. –Cam

a haunting 

Our house is not so much haunted
as haunting:
the ghost of our home looming behind me,
settled heavy on my shoulders,
not a presence but an absence,
a lack like a missing limb.
I moved into the other room,
put away our photographs —
I need to change our passwords, I need to do
so much —
a million things to avoid the flin...

#AnotherWorldOctober Day 4: Door / Dwelling / Portal

Evening, Family. This one comes a bit late and is just a little snippet of something I've been working on that fits today's theme. - Cam

There was a door in the cellar of Merrilee Cook’s mamaw’s house that none of the cousins — or, so far as Merrilee knew, even any of their parents — were ever allowed to open. It was painted a blue that had once been bright, now cracked and peeling and covered in dust, but stout as an oak all the same, and anytime Mamaw sent one of...

#AnotherWorldOctober Day 3: Favorite Films of the Season

I'm taking a slightly different approach to this question. Over on the Fellowship Hall, I had posted a poll asking for input on the best movies to watch this year for #31NightsofHalloween. I've combined input from that list, as well as my own personal preferences, to offer you instead my planned schedule* of events. Movies marked with 🖤 are in fact personal favorites. Movies marked with * are ones I haven't seen before. (I've included what I've already watched on the 1st and 2nd.)

1....

#AnotherWorldOctober Day 2: Vintage Halloween

My apologies, Family. I forgot to cross-post this here for you yesterday. Here it is, a little late, and in a little while, you'll get Day 3: Favorite Films of the Season. –Cam

Today’s offering is vintage photos from the days when Halloween costumes were creepy — no, like really creepy.

#AnotherWorldOctober Day 1: Full Moon Vibes

The spooky season is upon us, and as you may have seen announced elsewhere, throughout the month of October, I (Cam) will be participating in the #AnotherWorldOctober creative challenge. I'll be posting my work daily for the world on our Tumblr at oldgodspod.tumblr.com, but of course, Family comes first: our patrons g...

REMINDER: Live QA event today at 2 pm ET

Friendly reminder about our live QA event coming up on the Discord server in just about an hour. Get your questions in to Shannon (@Ylarya#2181) ASAP!

S2: In the Pines – Episode 12: The Other Queen

These yarns were spun to teach you to stay safe and mind common sense and most importantly your mama. The stories that get lost though — the ones hardly nobody ever lived to tell — were often just blunt and simple warnings:  There is darkness here: fear it. Trust those who can see through it and you might live to see the dawn. Or then again… maybe not.

Written by Steve Shell
Sound design by Steve Shell
Narrated by Steve Shell
Intro m...