Poisoned Appalachia
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Poisoned Appalachia podcast | Whispers in the pines. Screams in the hollers.
Ghosts, true crime, disasters, and forgotten folklore from the shadowed heart of the mountains.
Truth is darker than legend here.
Ghosts, true crime, disasters, and forgotten folklore from the shadowed heart of the mountains.
Truth is darker than legend here.
Bitter plants carried the strongest magic.
Episode 2 — Boneset
#HerbsOfAppalachia
#GrannyWitch
#FolkHealing
#MountainMagic
#AppalachianRoots
Episode 2 — Boneset
#HerbsOfAppalachia
#GrannyWitch
#FolkHealing
#MountainMagic
#AppalachianRoots
December 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Bitter plants carried the strongest magic.
Episode 2 — Boneset
#HerbsOfAppalachia
#GrannyWitch
#FolkHealing
#MountainMagic
#AppalachianRoots
Episode 2 — Boneset
#HerbsOfAppalachia
#GrannyWitch
#FolkHealing
#MountainMagic
#AppalachianRoots
Some voices want company.
#DarkAppalachia #SnowWraiths #WinterGhosts #MountainWarnings #HauntedWinter
#DarkAppalachia #SnowWraiths #WinterGhosts #MountainWarnings #HauntedWinter
December 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Some voices want company.
#DarkAppalachia #SnowWraiths #WinterGhosts #MountainWarnings #HauntedWinter
#DarkAppalachia #SnowWraiths #WinterGhosts #MountainWarnings #HauntedWinter
December 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
“When your ears ring, someone might be speaking your name… somewhere you can’t see. #DarkAppalachia #AppalachianSuperstition #MountainLore #OldBeliefs #HauntedAppalachia SundaySuperstition
December 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“When your ears ring, someone might be speaking your name… somewhere you can’t see. #DarkAppalachia #AppalachianSuperstition #MountainLore #OldBeliefs #HauntedAppalachia SundaySuperstition
Even the longest night must end.
#WinterSolstice #DarkAppalachia #AppalachianLore
#LongestNight #MountainFolklore
#WinterSolstice #DarkAppalachia #AppalachianLore
#LongestNight #MountainFolklore
December 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Even the longest night must end.
#WinterSolstice #DarkAppalachia #AppalachianLore
#LongestNight #MountainFolklore
#WinterSolstice #DarkAppalachia #AppalachianLore
#LongestNight #MountainFolklore
A Christmas photograph. A hollow full of silence. A mystery that never left the mountains.
#LawsonFamilyMurders #AppalachianTrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast
#DarkAppalachia #UnsolvedHistory
#LawsonFamilyMurders #AppalachianTrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast
#DarkAppalachia #UnsolvedHistory
December 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A Christmas photograph. A hollow full of silence. A mystery that never left the mountains.
#LawsonFamilyMurders #AppalachianTrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast
#DarkAppalachia #UnsolvedHistory
#LawsonFamilyMurders #AppalachianTrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast
#DarkAppalachia #UnsolvedHistory
Something I didn’t mention is most of these men were African American men. It was a tragic disaster that could have been prevented. #DarkAppalachia #Appalachia #hawksnestdisaster #wvhistory
December 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Something I didn’t mention is most of these men were African American men. It was a tragic disaster that could have been prevented. #DarkAppalachia #Appalachia #hawksnestdisaster #wvhistory
He froze watchin’ the house. Now he watches yours.
#AppalachianGhostStory
#WinterHorror
#FrozenWatcher
#DarkAppalachia
#AppalachianGhostStory
#WinterHorror
#FrozenWatcher
#DarkAppalachia
December 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
He froze watchin’ the house. Now he watches yours.
#AppalachianGhostStory
#WinterHorror
#FrozenWatcher
#DarkAppalachia
#AppalachianGhostStory
#WinterHorror
#FrozenWatcher
#DarkAppalachia
In the mountains, holly doesn’t welcome — it warns. #DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #HollyLore #WinterProtection #MountainMagic
December 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
In the mountains, holly doesn’t welcome — it warns. #DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #HollyLore #WinterProtection #MountainMagic
That candle wasn’t for the living.
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #WinterSpirits #CandleLore #HauntedHolidays
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #WinterSpirits #CandleLore #HauntedHolidays
December 19, 2025 at 1:02 AM
That candle wasn’t for the living.
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #WinterSpirits #CandleLore #HauntedHolidays
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #WinterSpirits #CandleLore #HauntedHolidays
episode 69 out now on all major podcast platforms: the silver bridge collapse #SilverBridge
#PointPleasantWV
#GallipolisOH
#AppalachianHistory
#PointPleasantWV
#GallipolisOH
#AppalachianHistory
December 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
episode 69 out now on all major podcast platforms: the silver bridge collapse #SilverBridge
#PointPleasantWV
#GallipolisOH
#AppalachianHistory
#PointPleasantWV
#GallipolisOH
#AppalachianHistory
In Appalachia, frost can be a fingerprint.
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #WitchStar #WinterLore #MountainMagic
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #WitchStar #WinterLore #MountainMagic
December 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
In Appalachia, frost can be a fingerprint.
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #WitchStar #WinterLore #MountainMagic
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #WitchStar #WinterLore #MountainMagic
In the mountains, the woods don’t forget — and they always collect #DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #ForestLore #MountainBeliefs #WinterHunting
December 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
In the mountains, the woods don’t forget — and they always collect #DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #ForestLore #MountainBeliefs #WinterHunting
The mountains taught their witches well.
Episode 1 — Mullein 🌿
#HerbsOfAppalachia
#GrannyWitch
#MountainMagic
#FolkWitch
#AppalachianFolklore
Episode 1 — Mullein 🌿
#HerbsOfAppalachia
#GrannyWitch
#MountainMagic
#FolkWitch
#AppalachianFolklore
December 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The mountains taught their witches well.
Episode 1 — Mullein 🌿
#HerbsOfAppalachia
#GrannyWitch
#MountainMagic
#FolkWitch
#AppalachianFolklore
Episode 1 — Mullein 🌿
#HerbsOfAppalachia
#GrannyWitch
#MountainMagic
#FolkWitch
#AppalachianFolklore
New episode out now on all major podcast platforms. The silver bridge disaster. On this episode I cover what happened and what investigators found to be the cause, but also a bit of the metaphysical side of it all. This is poisoned Appalachia after all. #AppalachianHistory #darkappalachia
December 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
New episode out now on all major podcast platforms. The silver bridge disaster. On this episode I cover what happened and what investigators found to be the cause, but also a bit of the metaphysical side of it all. This is poisoned Appalachia after all. #AppalachianHistory #darkappalachia
The tracks are gone… but the train still runs
December 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The tracks are gone… but the train still runs
In the mountains, a blue flame means you’re not sitting by the fire alone.
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #BlueFireOmen #WinterSpirits #MountainMagic
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #BlueFireOmen #WinterSpirits #MountainMagic
December 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
In the mountains, a blue flame means you’re not sitting by the fire alone.
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #BlueFireOmen #WinterSpirits #MountainMagic
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #BlueFireOmen #WinterSpirits #MountainMagic
An empty rocking cradle can invite what you don’t want
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianSuperstition #HauntedAppalachia #MountainBeliefs #SundaySuperstition
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianSuperstition #HauntedAppalachia #MountainBeliefs #SundaySuperstition
December 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
An empty rocking cradle can invite what you don’t want
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianSuperstition #HauntedAppalachia #MountainBeliefs #SundaySuperstition
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianSuperstition #HauntedAppalachia #MountainBeliefs #SundaySuperstition
Tell a true ghost story in the mountains… and something might answer.
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #StorytellersNight #GhostStories #WinterHauntings
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #StorytellersNight #GhostStories #WinterHauntings
December 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Tell a true ghost story in the mountains… and something might answer.
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #StorytellersNight #GhostStories #WinterHauntings
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #StorytellersNight #GhostStories #WinterHauntings
In the mountains, holly doesn’t just decorate — it defends
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #WinterDevils #MountainMagic #HollyAndPine
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #WinterDevils #MountainMagic #HollyAndPine
December 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
In the mountains, holly doesn’t just decorate — it defends
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #WinterDevils #MountainMagic #HollyAndPine
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #WinterDevils #MountainMagic #HollyAndPine
“In the mountains, owls don’t bring warnings… they bring revelations.
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #MountainOmen #OwlSigns #SpookyTikTok
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #MountainOmen #OwlSigns #SpookyTikTok
December 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
“In the mountains, owls don’t bring warnings… they bring revelations.
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #MountainOmen #OwlSigns #SpookyTikTok
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #MountainOmen #OwlSigns #SpookyTikTok
In the mountains, even the wood remembers the dead.
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #HauntedCabins #SettlingBoards #MountainLore
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #HauntedCabins #SettlingBoards #MountainLore
December 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
In the mountains, even the wood remembers the dead.
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #HauntedCabins #SettlingBoards #MountainLore
#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #HauntedCabins #SettlingBoards #MountainLore
“The grandmother of labor — and the coal barons’ worst nightmare.”
#FamousAppalachians #MotherJones #LaborHistory #CoalCountry #Appalachia
#FamousAppalachians #MotherJones #LaborHistory #CoalCountry #Appalachia
December 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“The grandmother of labor — and the coal barons’ worst nightmare.”
#FamousAppalachians #MotherJones #LaborHistory #CoalCountry #Appalachia
#FamousAppalachians #MotherJones #LaborHistory #CoalCountry #Appalachia
In the mountains, even the decorations were made to fight the dark.#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #WitchesBall #WinterLore #HauntedHollows
December 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
In the mountains, even the decorations were made to fight the dark.#DarkAppalachia #AppalachianFolklore #WitchesBall #WinterLore #HauntedHollows
In the mountains, even a bird can carry a warning.
#AppalachianHistory #MountainOmen #DeathCrow #DarkFolklore #Superstitions
#AppalachianHistory #MountainOmen #DeathCrow #DarkFolklore #Superstitions
December 8, 2025 at 9:39 PM
In the mountains, even a bird can carry a warning.
#AppalachianHistory #MountainOmen #DeathCrow #DarkFolklore #Superstitions
#AppalachianHistory #MountainOmen #DeathCrow #DarkFolklore #Superstitions