Episode 108: The Offering
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What is the opening introduction and how can listeners support the show?
Well hey there, family. If you love old gods of Appalachia. I want to help us keep the home fires burning, but maybe aren't comfortable with the monthly commitment. Well, you can still support us via the ACAS supporter feature. No gift too large, no gift too small. Just click on the link in the show description and you too can toss your tithe in the collection plate. Feel free to go ahead and do that. About about nah.
Old Gods of Appalachia is a horror anthology podcast and therefore may contain material not suitable for all audiences. Today's episode contains explicit depictions of domestic violence, so listener discretion is advised.
When the fire does down. In the woods go quiet. And you think you told every tale you know. No flambo Reshape the darkness. So you lock your eyes on the trembling glow. The faces you find are so familiar they could almost speak. The stories fall where the light won't reach. And you can feed the fire to curse the darkness when the voice is called But in the end long shadow
Why does the episode include a listener‑discretion warning and what content is flagged?
The onset of summer brought heavy rains to Lonely Creek. The sky's leaden and dark as dusk even at noon. and with them came even worse luck for the men who toiled to build Joseph Bland's fine house. Falls were common enough on building sites, and the wet conditions made the situation even more perilous, particularly in the conservatory, with its unforgiving construction of glass and metal. There were twisted ankles, broken bones. One unfortunate worker cracked his skull on the stone tile floor. Both the injuries and the sopping weather exacerbated conditions in the workers' camp. The bitter herbal liquor brewed from the waters of the eponymous creek had taken hold of most of the men, and many of their wives had taken their children and fled.
Only women of iron. Which is to say, those who kept a cast iron pan or a rifle close, ready to give as good as they got to any man who dared lift a hand to 'em. Many of them had taken to the fire water as well, and brawls between them had grown as common as among the men. With extended use. The concoction inspired vision. At first Four. Glimpses of another world, both strange and wondrous, but increasingly. Bright name. Confusing. And why? One man clawed out his own eyes in a futile attempt to escape the horror, only to run blind and screaming over the edge of a ravine to his death. And yet they continued to drink. Unable to help themselves consumed by the visions, they slept little. Spending their days toiling to build the house of the rich man's fevered dreams and their nights consumed by their own.
Many forgot to even eat. And sickness swept through the camp.
How does the summer rain affect the workers and trigger accidents at Joseph Bland’s construction site?
Ravaging their weakened bodies. Yet their employer would accept no excuses for misshifts, nor entertain any further suggestions from the architect about the design of the troublesome conservatory, nor brook any argument from the foreman about the grueling pace he had set. Truth be told, Bland ate and slept as little as the men he employed. As the project dragged on. He had only grown more driven, working in his office at the top of the tower into the wee hours, consumed with his desire to finish the sprawling house that had haunted his every waking thought by day and his dreams by night. He had given up any pretense of going to his bed. Only stretching out on the velvet sofa in his office in the hour or so before dawn, or else dropping unwillingly into sleep at his desk when his body could take no more of the demands he imposed upon it.
He only remembered to eat when the housekeeper, Newcomb, climbed the long winding stair up to the tower to remind him that breakfast or supper were being served. It was not her job, and he felt certain the Dower Woman would not have undertaken the task had not someone of a more meddling nature, the cook, or perhaps his betrothed, pressed her to do so. Bland would either snap at Newcomb for the interruption or else ignore her entirely, and thus his young bride spent many a meal on her own in that narrow, silent room. The mood among the household staff had grown grim.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the opening introduction and how can listeners support the show?
0:01–2:25
2
Why does the episode include a listener‑discretion warning and what content is flagged?
2:25–4:25
3
How does the summer rain affect the workers and trigger accidents at Joseph Bland’s construction site?
4:25–10:05
4
What fears does Lavinia experience about the strange injuries, animal mutilations, and domestic abuse?
10:05–13:52
5
Why does Lavinia seek refuge at Granny Pigeon’s cabin and what does she ask for regarding her cat Asie?
13:52–16:58
6
How does Lavinia’s return to the house lead to a violent confrontation with Joseph Bland?
16:58–22:26
7
What is the nature of the mysterious voice in Joseph’s mind and how does it influence his actions?
22:26–28:16
8
How does the episode climax with the knife scene and what are the immediate consequences for Lavinia and Joseph?
28:16–34:16