In 1913, a girl escaped the company-owned parlor house where she'd been kept against her will in possession of company property. She headed south via rail to her family's home in Baker's Gap, TN. She was followed.CW: References to historical racism; references to consensual sex work; descriptions of human trafficking; mention of excrement; non-specific mention of the deaths of children; descriptions of sex work-related (but non-sexual) violence, injuries and death; description of monster-inflicted dismemberment and death; consumption of a human corpse by a monster; gore; sounds of a pig-themed monster in distress; mention of death of a parent by illness; body horror. All pig-related sounds are taken from samples of pigs being fed and pigs just being pigs. No pigs were harmed in any media related to or sampled by this podcast.Written by Steve Shell Narrated by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Produced by Cam Collins and Steve Shell The voice of The Railroad Man: Yuri Lowenthal Intro Music: "The Land Unknown (The Hollow Heart Verses)" written and performed by Landon Blood Outro Music: "I Cannot Escape The Darkness" written and performed by Those Poor BastardsLEARN MORE ABOUT OLD GODS OF APPALACHIA: www.oldgodsofappalachia.comCOMPLETE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA RITUAL:FacebookInstagramTwitterBlueskySUPPORT THE SHOW:Join us over at THE HOLLER to enjoy ad-free episodes, access exclusive storylines and more.Find t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, and other Old Gods merch at www.teepublic.com/stores/oldgodsofappalachia.Transcripts available on our website at www.oldgodsofappalachia.com/episodes.Old Gods of Appalachia is a production of DeepNerd Media. All rights reserved.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/old-gods-of-appalachia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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