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Sarah Avery

## Background

Daughter of Carol Anne Avery and Pinky Avery. After her father's death in the Number 7 mine explosion, her mother sensed that danger was coming and sent Sarah to stay with her friend Daniel Calloway for the night. Sarah returned to find her mother's corpse hanged from the tree in their front yard and got lost in the weeds surrounding her house following her mother’s death. She was then rescued from the re-animated corpses of her father (Pinky) and great uncle (Edgar) by the giant spectral bear Bartholomew.

After defeating Annie Messer and the other Burned Ones by calling upon The Green to "take it back", unintentionally summoning a rainstorm, Sarah slept deeply in the Barlo schoolhouse. She awoke the next morning ready to fulfill her promise to The Green.

Sarah Avery went to live at the Home run by the Blessed Folk of His Unending and Undying Gracious Love, and was rescued from there by her aunts Ellie and Marcie.

Sarah Avery moved to Baker's Gap, taking on the name Annabelle Calloway, to become a schoolteacher there. She stayed in touch with the Walkers and uses her Gift when necessary. One night, she came across several boys from her class hiding out in her schoolhouse from a storm. The children admitted that Cowboy Absher was killed by a fall, though he appears at the schoolhouse shortly after, alive and well.

Sarah sensed that something was wrong with Cowboy and convinced him to come with her to The Walker House.

## Appearances

* Episode 1: The Path To The World of Men
* Episode 2: The Schoolhouse
* Episode 2.5: Let There Be Green
* Episode 9: You Ready to Go Home?
* Episode 16: Between the Unburied and Miss Belle
* Episode 17: The Boy Who Could Not Die
The Hounds

## Description

Similar to a dog or a wolf except hairless. Pale blue soft skin and six legs ending in thick black retractable claws. Each of its limbs were covered in bloodshot sightless eyes that seem to pant like mouths. Its body is thick and broad like a boar. It's head, wolf-like, had nightmarishly long tusks that grew out of the underside of its mouth. Its ears are wide and bat-like. It has three eyes, two black and empty, and one burning gold in the center of its forehead. Steam rises from its mouth filled with sharp teeth and a long black tongue.

## Background

Servants of Ignatius Coombs sent to the home of Carol Anne Avery and eventually responsible for the blinding and death of Annie Messer.

## Appearances

* Episode 4.5: The Bad Death and Resurrection of Annie Messer
* Episode 7: Afterbirth
Good Mother Ministries

### Relatives

Evelyn-Timothy Burgess, Georgie Triplett, Brother Luther, Esther Campbell, Cora Lee Tilley

### Affiliation

The Good Mother

Good Mother Ministries is a group from Season Two of Old Gods of Appalachia that worships the Good Mother as a vengeful and loving patron. They are comprised primarily of impoverished and disenfranchised people that live in a Tent City outside of Baker's Gap, TN. Much of their Ministry can easily be mistaken for Christianity as they use much of the same language and even Hymns with slightly different lyrics.

## In the Series

We are introduced to Good Mother Ministries in the second part of Season Two pertaining to the murder of Frank Tilley.
The Railroad Man

## Description

A tall elegant man in a double-breasted hand-tailored suit that fit him so well, it looked like he was born in it. His teeth are even and perfect and he sports a thin salt and pepper beard.

The Railroad Man speaks somewhat slowly, drawling out words with confidence, and has a habit of saying "ever onward, ever forward." and ending his sentences by saying "yes?".

He is voiced by Yuri Lowenthal.

## Background

The Railroad Man is a representative from Locke Railroad and a powerful representative of The Inner Dark.

He had a meeting with Jerry Brotherton to inspect the railroad being built in Combe County, NC. He immediately intimidated Jerry by listing the number of men and boys killed in the process of digging the tunnel. He was delighted by the amount of blood spilled by the building process. He brought Jerry into the tunnel and saved his life from a falling rock leading Jerry to owe The Railroad Man a debt.

Later, The Railroad Man offered to assist Hollow Men, Mr. Erskine and Mr. White, in retrieving a stolen B&L pocket watch from Vera Blevins. He took the Hollow Men to Pleasant Evenings with the help of a retired Jerry Brotherton. When Marcie Walker refused to let them in or hand over Vera, he left to prepare for a full-scale siege of the house. He returned with an army made from transient and poor folk, he commanded them to throw themselves at the wards one by one, killing them. Their blood fueled The Railroad Man's power, but before he became strong enough to cross the wards, Marcie threw the pocket watch at him which distracted him long enough for Ellie Walker to slit his throat.

## Appearances

* Episode 22: Paper, Ink and Sorrow
* Episode 23: A Bad Night for Hollow Men
* Episode 24: Charcoal Suit and All
* Episode 25: The Siege of Pleasant Evenings
Archie Stallard

## Background

Archie is a young boy living in the town of Baker's Gap. He was the leader of his friend group of Floyd Absher, Curtis Kilgore, Dallas Shepherd, Shane Shepherd and Cowboy Absher.

Archie remembers seeing the ghost of Curtis's father while over at Curt's house. He saw Curt follow his father's ghost into the woods, though Curt didn't remember the interaction.

The friend group went to visit Death Island to show Cowboy Absher. There they saw something taking the form of the ghost of Curtis Kilgore's father. Cowboy tried to defend Curt and was killed in the process. The ghost was defeated by a wolf that sprung up from the earth.

When Cowboy came back to life and was moved to The Walker House, Archie and friends visited to say goodbye and thank Cowboy for destroying the ghost.

## Appearances

* Episode 14: On Death Island
* Episode 15: A Funeral in Pine
* Episode 16: Between the Unburied and Miss Belle
* Episode 17: The Boy Who Could Not Die
Episode 39: The Blood of the Mountain

## Blurb

Sheila Walker’s diary comes to a close, but Miss Belle’s story is far from over.

## Content Warnings

* 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.
Dallas Shepherd

## Background

Dallas Shepherd is the son of a deacon, the only boy in a family of seven children. Shane Shepherd is his cousin.

The friend group went to visit Death Island to show Cowboy Absher. There they saw something taking the form of the ghost of Curtis Kilgore's father. Cowboy tried to defend Curt and was killed in the process. The ghost was defeated by a wolf that sprung up from the earth.

When Cowboy came back to life and was moved to The Walker House, Dallas and friends visited to say goodbye and thank Cowboy for destroying the ghost.

## Appearances

* Episode 14: On Death Island
* Episode 15: A Funeral in Pine
* Episode 16: Between the Unburied and Miss Belle
* Episode 17: The Boy Who Could Not Die
Larry Sizemore

## Background

Larry was well known for abusing his wife, Sadie, and child, Dennis. In The Wolf Sisters arc, Melvin Blevins intentionally started a bar fight with Larry to serve as a distraction while Ellie and Marcie Walker investigated The Clutch. Larry arrived at the bar bloody with his throat torn out and was being used as bait for Melvin Blevins.

## Appearances

* The Wolf Sisters Part Two
* The Wolf Sisters Part Three
Episode 4.5: The Bad Death and Resurrection of Annie Messer

## Content Warnings

"Religious themes, gore, eye mutilation/blinding/death, facial mutilation/resurrection by monsters/supernatural means."

## Plot Synopsis

Cletus Garvin and Annie Messer travel to the Avery home to check on the family. The trip is slow due to Annie’s easy distraction. They begin to feel they’re being observed and tracked by something that cannot see, but can hear. The Voices remind Cletus that they will keep his family safe if he brings them Sarah Avery.

Arriving at the Avery home, they discover that Carol Anne Avery hangs from the tree in the yard, with everything around them ransacked. The earth is dug up, the windows are broken, the furniture destroyed, and evil-looking black sludge covers everything. Puddles of ichor dot the yard and large white worms are scattered about. Cletus surmises it was done by Things searching for Sarah. Annie is completely distraught. Sarah is nowhere to be found.

Annie falls silent; she and Cletus see something massive but that can’t be fully seen by their eyes. Something falls from a tree and lunges at Cletus, but a Voice in his head commands the creature to stop. Cletus then becomes able to see the creature.

The creature is in some ways like a dog or a wolf, with soft, blue, hairless skin, huge black claws, and eyes all over its many limbs. It has three eyes on its wolflike head, wide, bat-like ears, and tusks. It possesses a long, black, forked tongue.

The Voice commands The Hounds to leave Cletus alone once again, and the creature becomes invisible again.

Annie Messer, meanwhile, staring in the opposite direction, twitches and seizes as another, larger creature latches its forked tongue onto her face and cauterizes her eyes, turning her into a smoldering Burned Thing. Annie falls face-first to the ground as Cletus commands The Hound to leave her alone using a word he does not understand. The Hound disappears into the woods.

Cletus begins to think of himself as one of the “dogs,” and resolves not to help the Voices anymore. He lifts Annie onto the cart and takes her into Barlo, praying Sarah Avery remains safe.

Cletus arrives at the schoolhouse and discovers immense bear tracks in the yard, but the bear is nowhere to be seen. He takes Annie Messer’s body inside the schoolhouse, where the Voices repeat the message, “First you rise, then you clean her; prepare her for the fire.” Cletus laughs at the Voices and tells them to clean her themselves, and winces in fear that he will be killed, but nothing happens.

He does not notice Sarah sleeping in the schoolhouse, and departs to go to his family.

Annie, however, was the target of the message and begins to bathe Sarah Avery, humming to her while doing so as Sarah stirs gently.

## Relevant Characters

* Annie Messer
* Cletus Garvin
* The Hounds
* Sarah Avery
Episode 2: The Schoolhouse

## Content Warnings

"Frank discussion of historical racism, explicit gore, death by industrial disaster, desecration of dead bodies, reanimated dead, discovery of a body dead by hanging, endangerment of a child by monsters, bear attack with animal sounds."

## Blurb

Ten year old Sarah Avery continues to deal with the fallout of the elders of Barlo's choices. A promise is made.

## Plot Synopsis

The Narrator picks up with young Sarah Avery being lunged at by her father Pinky Avery's animated, yet smoldering, corpse following the events of The Path To The World of Men. She dodged his attack, and began to run, falling down a hill on the roadside, finding herself in a waist-deep swamp full of weeds. She pushed through it, and found her uncle Edgar Avery as he rose from a strand of cattails, in much the same condition as her father; he asked her to come with him, in the same way The Thing That Was Not... her father had, before seeming to regain control of his body, telling her to run, that "they" had her scent and had him, and that "they" would not rest until they had her, too. Immediately after, Ed lost control again, and the Thing That Was Not him advanced towards Sarah, but was killed by a bear (presumably Bartholomew) who jumped out of the woods, before vaguely acknowledging Sarah, and vanishing; at this, Sarah fainted.

She woke in the schoolhouse, with Miss Annie Messer stroking her hair and humming to herself. The sound of screaming, breaking glass, and fire; and the smell of sulfur and fire quickly reach Sarah, and she sees the fifty-one scabs destroying Barlo, their corpses just like Ed and Pinky's, before realizing Miss Annie is a Burned Thing, herself. As she tried to hide from Miss Annie, she saw The Green, and reached out a prayer--to who, she was not sure--telling them to "take it back." It soon begins to rain, and then storm, putting out the fire animating the Burned Things. Through the rain, she can see the shadows of great black birds trying to take flight, but quickly falling back to the ground and dissipating into smoke.

The next morning, only the schoolhouse remains of Barlo, Kentucky, and Sarah intends to set off into the Green to give thanks and fulfill her promise.

## Relevant Characters

* Sarah Avery
* Pinky Avery
* Edgar Avery
* Annie Messer
Mr. White

## Description

He has hardened rock-like skin. His narrow eyes glowed orange and he sported thick horns.

## Background

Mr. White is a Hollow Man who was tasked with retrieving a pocket watch stolen by Vera Blevins. During the hunt, they came across The Railroad Man who helped them track down Vera. He was killed by Melvin Blevins with a shotgun shot to the head.

## Appearances

* Episode 23: A Bad Night for Hollow Men
* Episode 24: Charcoal Suit and All
* Episode 25: The Siege of Pleasant Evenings
Ep 2: Mama's Dead & Gone

## Blurb

"Mama stops by to visit for just a minute."

## Plot Synopsis

In 1927 in Easu County, VA, Glory Ann's obituary sings her praises for her kindness and charity. It briefly mentions she had no affiliation to a church so "may God save her soul".

Glory Ann Boggs reflect on her obituary, noting that it's mostly accurate. She talks about the power of women in the family and how some women are made different, made to serve The Green and learn from its workings. These witches are chided for having no affiliation to god and the church, but Glory Ann exclaims how witches deserve better treatment for what they have to do for their families. Glory Ann references that her husband's "disappearance" was actually a mother doing what she needed to do to protect her children from a violent, alcoholic man who was threatening their lives. She killed and dismembered him, burying what was left under the smokehouse. Glory Ann Boggs is officially dead, but she isn't done working yet.
Inez Rigg

## Background

Inez Riggs nee' Inez Teasley of Hogskin, Tennessee was the mother of Nadine Rigg and wife of Benji Rigg.

Sibling of Glory Ann Boggs, Verna Sargent, and Dorothy Sargent.

Inez often used a ring carved from the antlers of The Thing Whose Name Sounds Like Horned Head, But Is Not to increase her sight and senses.

Inez became suddenly ill and died, leaving the ring, which was passed through the daughters of her family, to her daughter Nadine.
Nina Jennings

## Background

Nina Jennings is the youngest daughter of Marigold Underwood and Doc Underwood. She posses The Gift as both her parents do.

When Melvin Blevins came to pick her and her mother up for the binding ritual of The Dead Queen, Nina speaks to the ghost of Vera Blevins to prove his identity. Nina joins her mother to the Walker House but does not join them for the ritual.

She is voiced by Shasparay Irvin.

## Appearances

* Episode 29: A Friend of the Family
* Episode 30: The Dead Queen
Ep 8: Mercy's Visitation

## Blurb

"Mercy takes the first steps on her path toward her destiny on shaky legs in this midnight encounter."

## Plot Synopsis

Mercy Boggs-Carter wakes suddenly when she hears a loud noise. A moment later she hears scratching on her front porch and heads outside to see what was happening. She is shocked to see sigils carved into every inch of her front porch; they came alight with a blue glow when she steps on them. She suddenly realizes she's not wearing any clothes so starts running to her lawn to get away from the sigils and see a chalk-white man with dark eyes approaching her. Mercy realizes that he's naked too. He hands her a scrap of paper and says "Granny says bring the girl".

Mercy wakes up in her own bed clutching a small scrap of paper. Written on it is directions from her family home in Boggs Holler to the home of Granny White.
Kenneth Carter

## Background

Kenneth Carter was the second husband of Mercy Boggs-Carter and stepfather of Delia Hubbard. When Craig Hubbard died in the army, Mercy remarried Kenneth, who mostly left Mercy and Deeley alone as he traveled for work. Though, sometimes when he was home, he'd become violent when drunk and Mercy is reminded of her father Wayland Boggs.

Kenneth's house was filled with ghosts, which Deeley can see. Deeley developed a tenuous relationship with the ghost of Kenneth's first wife who seemed to have died in childbirth with the child dying too.

In 1928, Kenneth visited Deeley on Christmas, the last time they saw each other was arguing over Mercy's will. He offered her a gift, a comb made of The Thing Whose Name Sounds Like Horned Head, But Is Not's antler and it is surrounded by a dark aura. Deeley refused the gift and sends him on his way.

Kenneth was trying to persuade Deeley to leave Boggs Holler using the comb as a lure so that his contact Amon Finley could acquire the land on behalf of Barrow & Locke Mining Combine. It is revealed that this is why Kenneth married Mercy to begin with, to acquire Boggs Holler for B&L.

Angry that Deeley didn't go with him, Kenneth left to meet with Amon. Some cars arrived behind him and attempted to run him off the road. When he made it to the meeting point he encountered The Gray Ladies who demanded the comb. Kenneth refused and they killed him.

## Mentions

* Ep 5: Mama's Mercy
* Ep 10: Deeley
* Chapter Two: The Gift of the Lesser Magi
Episode 0: Prologue

> "Appalachia. A word stolen from more than one language, it conjures images of the beauty of God's Creation, and the darkness of man's various poverties"
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### Blurb

Welcome to our Appalachia, where hearts are good, hands are strong, and no one wants to talk about what sleeps beneath us. First come, first served.

### Synopsis

The Narrator, portrayed by Steve Shell, outlines the background of this alternate Appalachia.

While this version of Appalachia closely shares its history with our own, there are several mystical elements that makes this land more dangerous than even the deepest coal mines. Appalachia is a prison for something dark and dangerous under layers of coal and rock. It is a restless cage, a dangerous place marked by natural barriers surrounded by mountains that had been erected with darkness buried under them that over years, had been weathered down. The early men knew better and did not settle on this cursed ground, but those who came after were not wise enough to avoid heeding the calls of those dark woods. Though our Mamaw's and Papaw's dug into this land and claimed root and blood, man was not meant to settle here and have since had to rely on those gifted with the mystical abilities of The Green in order to survive the things that lurk in the darkness.
Bogg's Holler

## Bogg's Holler, Kentucky

Bogg's Holler lay to the northwest of town, right between Glamorgan town proper and the South Form community, right on the Kentucky/Virginia line. The holler had been populated by the Bogg's family as long as anyone could remember. The patriarchs of the family, being known to be self sufficent and sometimes self-righteous, would have rather dies than give up their land. Glory Ann, being the talented worker of the Green that she was, followed the advice of her late mother-in-law to "set your lines and mind your wards". There was not an inch of Bogg's Holler that was not connected to Glory Ann in her old age.

## Notable Residents

* Waylon Boggs
* Louis Boggs
* Batch Boggs
* Glory Ann Boggs
* Verna Teasley
* Delia Hubbard
* Indiana Boggs
* Kyle Teasley
Robert Gibson

## Background

Robert Gibson is the father of Ricky Lee and Jimmy "Big Jim" Gibson, and the grandfather of Caleb Gibson. Robert grew up hearing that the Gibson family was cursed since his grandfather and father were both hung for murders.

Robert had a career as a moonshiner. He was responsible for the accidental death of a girl who found his moonshine stash, whose body he buried under his still. When the still was discovered, Big Jim dismantled it and took the blame, resulting in Big Jim going to prison and the girl's body never being found. Robert Gibson apparently knew something about the Dead Queen, and was aware of the risk when the Gibsons settled in Craw. When Caleb disappeared, he instructed Big Jim and Ricky Lee to join him in search of Caleb. Ricky Lee and Big Jim both died to The Dead Queen and her servants.

Robert returned to the home and held his daughter-in-law, Brunetta Gibson, and reflected on his guilt and mistakes, as the ground swallowed up all of Craw.
Ep 10: Deeley

## Blurb

"Haunted houses ain't no place for a little girl to grow up, but sometimes you play the hand you're dealt, just like young Deeley Hubbard."

## Plot Synopsis

Delia "Deeley" Hubbard grew up in a haunted house. She has The Gift and could see all sorts of ghosts and creatures. She grew up with her grandparents ghosts watching over her. Now she lives in her stepfather's house when her mother Mercy Boggs-Carter remarried. The spirits of the house were not pleased with all of Mercy's redecorating, Deeley attempted to soothe the upset spirits; this worked for all but one spirit. Deeley suspects the ghost of her stepfather's first wife is very unhappy with the arrangement, due to the damage and destruction she's causing.

One night Deeley decides to speak to this ghost. She finds her in the attic where Mercy had moved an antique crib that the dead woman seems very attached to. Deeley laid out some small offerings and introduces herself to the spirit. The spirit confirmes that she was the first wife of her new stepfather who died in childbirth, with the child passing away too. The spirit becomes more and more agitated and begins to chase her, but is stopped by a line of salt Deeley left in the doorway.

Deeley continues to sit and chat with this spirit and while moments of agitation were common, they found a common ground. Mercy never notices any of this, and seems completely unaware that the house is haunted. One day, however, many years later, Mercy tells Deeley about a spiritual encounter she had experienced.

Mercy tells Deeley that they need to go home to Boggs Holler to see a woman named Granny White. Deeley laments that she never got to meet her grandma Glory Ann Boggs, and seems distrustful about this whole situation.
Catherine "Katie" Dooley

## Background

Katie Dooley was a midwife and witch. Emigrated from Ireland to Williamsburg, Virginia. After a scandal in which she and Edie Dooley succeeded where physicians failed, joined a group called the Monroe Company traveling West to the Cumberland Gap. Went missing while traveling following Edith’s death. Presumed suicide.
Granny White

## Description

Extremely pale skin and blind eyes hidden behind rose colored glasses (Her Albinism is mentioned a few times). She is often seen rocking in a chair on the porch or inside. After she feeds, she is seen with a massive belly, almost as if she is pregnant.

## Background

Not much is known about Granny White's background. She lived in Esau County and owns the White Property, a farm that grows all sorts of things, though what things exactly is unclear. Many people from Esau County would go to work on Granny's farm, only to stay there forever. They were seen sometimes about town with pale skin and a glassy expression, while they are on the farm however, they are exuberant and joyful.

Every month on the new moon, there is a harvest celebration on Granny's farm. The workers dance and celebrate and at the end Granny is given a gift (usually someone's heart, often a child's heart) which Granny eats.

Mercy Boggs-Carter was visited in a dream by one of Granny's servants. He indicates that they must go to her farm and to bring her daughter Delia Hubbard. Mercy brought her and Granny kidnapped Deeley and threatened Mercy to bring the eyes, heart, and hands of her dead mother Glory Ann Boggs.

When Mercy returned, Granny quickly extinguished her and Glory Ann's trap but was severely weakened by all the angry souls Deeley set free in the fight allowing Glory Ann to use her Gift to destroy Granny once and for all.

## Appearances

* Ep 9: Granny White
* Ep 11: The Harvest
* Ep 16: A Mama's Heart
* Ep 17: The Finale
Easu County, Kentucky

## Esau County, Virginia

Set cradled in the Southern Appalachian Mountains and is home to some of the best-known workers of the Green. It said that the Green up in Esau County on the VA/KY state line had its own feeling and smell like fresh split pine and coal smoke, that tended to flavor the magic of the workers who lived there.

### Significant Residents

* Ellie Walker
* Glory Ann Boggs
* Indiana Boggs
* Deely Hubbard
Jubal Tucker

## Background

Jubal Tucker lived in a nice house in Baker's Gap, Tennessee. He never married, though he had one love that was taken by the flu when he was young. He hired women to tend to his house, one of which was Dolores Jiminez. He fell in love with her and she moved in with him and quickly became pregnant. He promised her that they'd marry, that is until his mother Mavis Tucker arrives and threatens Dolores and her baby, angry that he would consider marrying someone non-white. Dolores fled to The Clutch and the two never saw each other again.

Jubal went to stay in Georgia for a little bit before returning to Tennessee. He dreamed of his life with Dolores and their child for three nights, then he dreamt of wolves. He woke and wandered to his porch where he found himself surrounded by two dozen naked women who transformed into wolves and slowly killed him.
Episode 27: Strangers in Paradise

## Blurb

In which two ambitious young folks from Esau County come to the city of Paradise, and meet with both misfortune and opportunity.

## Plot Synopsis

Tommy Adkins is trying to do more for himself beyond working in the B&L Mines like his father. Whenever he was down in the mines, he always felt like someone or something was watching him. Instead he works on his mother's farm in Esau County, VA and does odd jobs.

He and Ginny Estep are smitten with each other. Ginny is a natural performer and held dreams of moving to Hollywood and becoming a movie star. Tommy is the only one who supports Ginny's dreams. She tells Tommy that once she becomes famous, she would send for him. With this goal in mind, Tommy takes Ginny to Paradise to send her off on a train to LA. Their car breaks down before they can make it to the train station. While walking, they're interrupted by two men who attacked Tommy and robbed them of their luggage, including Ginny's train ticket and money.

Jack witnesses this from his office window and rushes out to offer help. He offers to take them out to eat as well as provide them a place to stay for the night. Tommy hesitantly accepted this kindness. At dinner, they tell Jack their original plans and Jack makes them an offer. He'll send Ginny to LA with some money and a letter of recommendation in exchange for Tommy staying in Paradise to work for Jack. Once the debt is worked off, Jack will introduce Tommy to someone from the railroad to help him get to LA. Tommy hesitantly accepts, moved by Ginny's excitement at the proposal.

## Relevant Characters

* Jack
* Tommy Adkins
* Ginny Estep
Vera Blevins

## Background

Vera Blevins was the daughter of Melvin Blevins. She ran away from home and ended up working at a parlor house in West Virginia called Milton's, but was later moved to McQueen's for attempting to run away. She was sent to service a recurring client from Barrow & Locke and came across a large man with the face of a pig spooning the corpse of the last girl. Vera stole his wallet and pocket watch and ran.

She ran to find her friend Aggie Norris and found her husband Kevin who informed her that Aggie had died and with some persuading, allowed her to stay the night.

She fled to Pleasant Evenings, run by Marcie and Ellie Walker, to hide. She was found and killed anyway, which led Melvin Blevins to the Walker Sisters. Marcie paid for Vera's funeral and offered more money to Melvin and his wife, but they declined. Melvin, feeling indebted to Marcie, took a job as the doorman for Pleasant Evenings, hoping to spare other girls from Vera's fate.

She is briefly brought back from the afterlife to speak with Marigold Underwood and vouch for her father's identity.

## Appearances

* Episode 23: A Bad Night for Hollow Men
* Episode 24: Charcoal Suit and All
* Episode 25: The Siege of Pleasant Evenings
* Episode 30: The Dead Queen
Ep 1: Mama Tried

## Content Warnings

"Death of an elder parent, discussion of mortality."

## Plot Synopsis

Barrow & Locke Mining Combine has a hold on almost all of almost all of Esau County, though there are a few holdouts who haven't sold their land, namely the Boggs family from Boggs Holler near Glamorgan, VA. When Wayland Boggs disappeared in 1905, B&L intends to approach his widowed wife, Glory Ann Boggs in an attempt to capitalize on the tragedy and acquire the land. Glory Ann is the epitome of an independent Appalachian woman with a strong touch of The Gift as well. Glory Ann posses a sight for Haints and creatures of The Inner Dark and spends her life defending those she loves from their influence. Glory Ann has no intention to sell her land as Boggs Holler sits on a particularly potent patch of The Green that had been inherited through the women of her family. Though Glory Ann doesn't believe her daughter Mercy Carter-Boggs will manifest the gift, she hopes to leave the land to someone who can use it well.

Mercy resents her mother for making Wayland leave, and while that's true, it's not true in the way Mercy believes. Mercy is married and living in Pineville with a daughter of her own, her first husband Craig was killed in the war, but her second husband Carter supports her while traveling for work. Glory Ann has two other children, Vernard who's working in North Carolina and Dale who's running a lumber business one county over.

A week before Glory Ann died, the dreams start. The first dream shows Vernard, the oldest, standing in front of a temple holding a spade above her grave. The sky becomes black and laughter and screams ring out as fire erupts and tendrils shoot out of the ruined temple. The second dream shows Dale struggling to build a wooden box while a shiny, black, wet noose tied to a tree rests around his neck pulls tighter. Dale overcomes the noose, sending the person pulling on it into the box and successfully shuts Glory Ann's crumpled body into the coffin. The final dream shows Mercy and her daughter Delia tossing rancid meat to some mangy white dogs off Glory Ann's back porch. Mercy started to take on some of the mannerisms of the dogs as Delia changed her shape violently into the largest dog in the pack. Mercy continued to feed what is revealed to be scraps of Glory Ann's corpse to Delia.

Glory Ann wakes up and realizes that The Things of The Inner Dark had already begun to take hold of her children. She discovers she only has three days until her death. She creates a charm that will give her three additional days after her death and gets to work.
Old Copperhead

## Background

Old Copperhead is a creature of The Inner Dark. Details of its existence as well as its dangers and summoning practice were written in a special book owned by Glory Ann Boggs. When she died, her grandson Daniel Boggs found the book and in order to prove to his family that he was worth something, summoned Old Copperhead.

After a few conversations, Old Copperhead demanded that Daniel bring it the body of Glory Ann, cut up into small pieces. In an attempt to appease Old Copperhead, Daniel, when asked by his father Dale Boggs to bring him Glory Ann's body for burial, brought a decoy coffin instead. In order to summon the strength to drag the coffin, Daniel had Old Copperhead bite and hang on to his neck. When Dale realized Daniel brought the wrong coffin, a fight ensued ending with Daniel killing Dale with a hatchet. Glory Ann witnessed this and pulled Old Copperhead off of Daniels neck, killing him, and destroyed Old Copperhead seemingly for good.

## Appearances

* Ep 7: Daniel
* Ep 15: The Mouth
Pinky Avery

## Description

Reanimated Form: Covered in soot and ash and partly on fire. Black smoke wheezing out of the various holes in his body.

## Background

Pinkerton "Pinky" Avery is the nephew of Edgar Avery, husband of Carol Anne Avery, and the father of Sarah Avery. He has a stutter. Pinky and Carol Anne met through Pinky's uncle Edgar and Carol Anne's mother, Sheila Walker, who had a close professional relationship with Edgar.

Resident of Goshun Crick or The Crick, located in Barlo, KY. Miner assigned to the Old Number 7 mine with his uncle Edgar; both were on strike on the day of the collapse. Pinky and Eddy went back into the the mine after the first explosion to look for survivors, but were killed in the second explosion. Their burned, reanimated corpses tried to capture Sarah.
List of Episodes

## Season One

* Episode 0: Prologue
* Episode 0.5: The Witch Queen
* Episode 1: The Path To The World of Men
* Episode 2: The Schoolhouse
* Episode 2.5: Let There Be Green
* Episode 3: The Covenant
* Episode 4: The Sacrifice
* Episode 4.5: The Bad Death and Resurrection of Annie Messer
* Episode 5: The Boy
* Episode 6: The Witch Queen Chapter II: Doubt
* Episode 7: Afterbirth
* Episode 8: Homecoming
* Episode 9: You Ready to Go Home?
* Episode 10: The Witch Queen Chapter III: Last Harbor

## Season Two: In the Pines

* Episode 11: Season Two Prologue
* Episode 12: The Other Queen
* Episode 13: The Dark Earth at Night
* Episode 14: On Death Island
* Episode 15: A Funeral in Pine
* Episode 16: Between the Unburied and Miss Belle
* Episode 17: The Boy Who Could Not Die
* An Interlude: The Scenic Route
* Episode 18: Where the Cold Wind Blows
* Episode 19: Where the Sun Never Shines
* Episode 20: Am I Born to Die?
* Episode 21: A Worthy Grave
* Episode 22: Paper, Ink and Sorrow
* Episode 23: A Bad Night for Hollow Men
* Episode 24: Charcoal Suit and All
* Episode 25: The Siege of Pleasant Evenings
* Episode 26: Welcome to Paradise
* Episode 27: Strangers in Paradise
* Episode 28: Paradise Lost
* Episode 29: A Friend of the Family
* Episode 30: The Dead Queen

## Season Three: As Above, So Below

* Episode 31: Season Three Prologue
* Episode 32: Runs in the Family
* Episode 33: Special Delivery
* Episode 34: On Oak Mountain
* Episode 35: More Harm Than Good
* Episode 36: Eminent Domain
* Episode 37: The Other Walker House
* Episode 38: Diary of a Preacher’s Daughter
* Episode 39: The Blood of the Mountain
* Episode 40: The Well of Remembrance
* Episode 41: Return to Paradise
* Episode 42: A Fool’s Paradise
* Episode 43: Escape From Paradise
* Episode 44: A Brace of Kinsman
* Episode 45: Hallowed Be Thy Name
* Episode 46: Lay Not Upon Us Innocent Blood
* Episode 47: Cast Me Forth Unto the Sea
* Episode 48: By Reason of Mine Affliction

## Standalones and Mini-Series

### Build Mama A Coffin

* Ep 1: Mama Tried
* Ep 2: Mama's Dead & Gone
* Ep 3: Mama's Boys Part I - Vernard
* Ep 4: Mama's Boys Part II - Dale
* Ep 5: Mama's Mercy
* Ep 6: Mercy's Reply
* Ep 7: Daniel
* Ep 8: Mercy's Visitation
* Ep 9: Granny White
* Ep 10: Deeley
* Ep 11: The Harvest
* Ep 12: Mr. J.T. Fields (of Dorchester)
* Ep 13: Dale's Other Plan
* Ep 14: The Golden Shovel
* Ep 15: The Mouth
* Bonus: A Few More Minutes With Mama
* Ep 16: A Mama's Heart
* Ep 17: The Finale

### A Once-Told Tale: The Wolf Sisters

* The Wolf Sisters Part One
* The Wolf Sisters Part Two
* The Wolf Sisters Part Three

### The Holiest Days of Bone and Shadow

* Chapter One: Blood is Blood
* Chapter Two: The Gift of the Lesser Magi
* Chapter Three: Something Old, Something New

### The Door Under the Floor

* Door Under the Floor: Part 1
* Door Under the Floor: Part 2

### Springtime in Boggs Holler

* Chapter One: A Cowboy Calls
* Chapter Two: Hunger Pains
* Chapter Three: Briar Vine

### Tales for the Season

* Salt of the Earth
* Date Night
Indiana Boggs

## Background

Indiana Boggs is the son of Vernard Boggs and the grandson of Glory Ann Boggs. He was named after Vernard's favorite state name. Indiana is described as a burly jock. He's strong, but not much of a thinker.

When Vernard died in the process of unknowingly working for The Inner Dark at the hands of J.T. Fields of Dorchester (Jack), Glory Ann invited Indy back to Boggs Holler and allowed him to beat Jack to death with a rune-covered club. Once Vernard was properly avenged, Indy settled in Boggs Holler with his cousin Delia Hubbard, the only other living member of the Boggs family after the events of Build Mama a Coffin.

In 1928, Indy and Deeley live together in Boggs Holler. Indy tended to the land while Deeley acted as county witch. Indy was also trying to court Helen Cantrell. Later in 1928, Indiana brought Deeley to The Walker House after she was summoned for the binding of The Dead Queen, while there he bonded with Melvin Blevins.

## Appearances

* Chapter Two: The Gift of the Lesser Magi
* Episode 30: The Dead Queen
Windigo pack

## History

The Windigo pack started with Lake and Ghost. Their pups stayed with them (except for Pond and Pool) to continue raising future pups. Pond went off to start his own legacy, while Pool continued the Windigo Pack's Legacy. Pond had pups of his own, and Pool also has pups

## Wolves Of The Pack

### Founders

Lake and Ghost met on Amethyst mountain, and became mates while staying there for a while afterwards. they traveled to Slough Creek a month later, and had six pups: Phantom, Pool, Pond, Spirit (WP), Tide Pool, Bone. They had a hard time but eventually made it.

### Second-Generation:

Pool left soon after Pond and traveled to Amethyst Mountain, where she met Everest. Everest had been a part of the Cinnabar Pack and had traveled with his brother for a while until he met Pool. They became mates and he traveled to Slough Creek with her. Soon they claimed territory and started to continue the Windigo Pack's Legacy. They had six pups: Maple, Flame, Boulder, River, Oak, and Fox.
Mr. Erskine

## Description

His skin was an unnatural black. He is 9ft and emaciated. His fingers split to reveal straight razors where there should be bone. His face an undistinguished mass of shadow.

## Background

Mr. Erskin is a Hollow Man who was tasked with retrieving a pocket watch stolen by Vera Blevins. During the hunt, they came across The Railroad Man who helped them track down Vera. He was killed by Marcie Walker after getting trapped in a ward woven into a rug in Pleasant Evenings.

## Appearances

* Episode 23: A Bad Night for Hollow Men
* Episode 24: Charcoal Suit and All
* Episode 25: The Siege of Pleasant Evenings
Ep 12: Mr. J.T. Fields (of Dorchester)

## Blurb

"Before the Old Gods came, there were Gods already here, even if they didn't wanna be. Get some insight on what Vernard Michael Boggs has done gotten himself into."

## Plot Synopsis

Dorchester was not a very impressive place, however it was the home of J.T. Fields of Dorchester who was known throughout the world by many names, one being Jack.

Jack is very, very, very old. He remembers the burying of Those Who Sleep Beneath and was even asked by a voice above to be their guard. He fled the request as he wasn't one to take sides.

One day, Jack sees a family of deer. Among the family is a large, magnificent buck. Jack suddenly gets an idea to make a deal with the buck for his antlers. Jack waited for it to return, but instead he was met with The Thing Whose Name Sounds Like Horned Head, But Is Not. Jack attempts to continues his con, but Horned Head sees right through it. He then asks Jack why he turned away from the power of being their guardians. Jack claims that he was not interested in responsibility. Horned Head claims that Jack owes him two favors for calling on him and attempting to trick him.

Time passed and now Jack is old and sick. He checks his appointment book and sees his next one is with Vernard Boggs. Jack is aware of who Vernard's mother was and it's implied that the many creatures of The Inner Dark are looking for her remains and Jack is going to have to help them.

## Relevant Characters

* J.T. Fields of Dorchester
* The Thing Whose Name Sounds Like Horned Head, But Is Not
The Wolf Sisters Part Two

## Content Warnings

"Frank discussion of historical racism and treatment of migrant workers, depictions of period racism, cult activity, shapeshifting, supernatural animal violence, gore, dismemberment of a dead body, references to the KKK (pejorative), spiritual/demonic possession themed elements, references to historical sex work, references to the death of an adult child."

## Blurb

In which we properly meet The Walker Sisters and their man Melvin.

## Plot Synopsis

Ellie Walker scouts the area around The Clutch. Using the subtlety of her Gift, she feels for what happened. She feels the gifts as well as the fear and rage of the women who lived there, and tastes the blood of the slaughtered. Returning to the main road, she goes back to Melvin Blevins and the cart.

Melvin, a former doorman of Pleasant Evenings, is a loyal friend to Marcie and Ellie.

Ellie notices three women watching them, shapeshifters who rely on the Gift of another to transform. The women seem to consider attacking, especially Melvin, but Ellie draws her hunting knife, and they flee.

Ellie and Marcie Walker discuss the situation over dinner. They discuss that someone from The Clutch holds a deep grudge from Dolores’ wronging. Ellie states that something dark (she refers to as "Them") has crept into The Clutch and poisoned the soil as all their food and herbs are tainted. This is compounding the women's rage towards the men who treated them poorly.

Ellie and Marcie go to the empty Clutch. Limbs and skeletons are strewn about the yard and the air carries the scent of wild animals. Meanwhile, Melvin has started a bar fight with Larry Sizemore in order to draw the attention of the pack of women.

In the garden of The Clutch, Ellie draws her knife, which acts as her focus. The knife has a handle of bone and a thin blade that never dulls. Her mama called it “Moonbone” and her daddy called it “Welling Wound.” She can barely keep herself from gagging as she smells the rot revealed by the light reflecting from the blade.

The sisters suddenly see a woman, halfway transformed into a wolf, who speaks a warning to them. The sisters hear distant howling wolves grow closer.

## Relevant Characters

* Ellie Walker
* Melvin Blevins
* Marcie Walker
Naisme Jiminez

## Background

Naisme Jiminez lived in Lover's Clutch and heard the voices of the ghosts that resided there as she had a touch of The Gift. This was not new to Naisme, but when her "cousin", Dolores Jiminez, moved in and had her unfortunate run-in with Jubal Tucker and his mother, darker influences started to reach Naisme.

When confronted by the Walker Sisters, Naisme reveals that Dolores was her daughter and she believed her to be dead as that was what the voices told her. Naisme was possessed by the ghosts of Judith and Juanita and while Ellie was able to free her, she was too consumed by her hate and betrayal that she was killed in the process.
J.T. Fields of Dorchester

## Background

beJ.T. Fields, or Jack, is very very old. He was around before Those Who Sleep Beneath were buried beneath the Appalachian Mountains. In fact, when they were buried, a voice from above asked Jack if he would be their guard. Instead of answering, Jack ran away. Jack spent most of his life being a trickster and cultivating fame through cultural storytelling. Every culture has a name for Jack, as he appears in all their folk tales and fables.

One day, Jack saw a family of deer pass through a field and into the woods. Jack was taken by the antlers of the buck and hatched a plan to trick the buck, pretending to be trapped and claiming to be a prince of the woods in order to steal its antlers. Jack took a place in the woods and waited for the buck to return, he was instead met with a different buck, The Thing Whose Name Sounds Like Horned Head, But Is Not. Jack continued his trick, but Horned Head is not fooled. In exchange for Jack calling on him and for attempting to trick him, Horned Head declared that Jack owes him two favors.

One of the favors was used and Jack began to age.

Much time passes and Jack is old and sick and Horned Head called on his second favor. He partnered with Vernard Boggs to help him realize his vision to build a cemetery with a tomb to bury his mama, Glory Ann Boggs. He sells Vernard a piece of land, but before they can break ground, Glory Ann stops him and demands he protect Vernard from the influence of The Inner Dark and insure that she never gets buried in that tomb. In exchange, Glory Ann says she'll free him from his prison of an aging body. Jack agrees and fulfills his end of the promise by hitting Vernard in the back of the head with a golden shovel, killing him. Glory Ann fulfills her end of the bargain, claiming his body must be killed without cutting the flesh to free him, by handing Vernard's son Indiana Boggs rune-covered club and leaving the room.

Not long after, Jack, with a whole new body, decided to settle in Paradise. On his way out of Dorchester he encountered some folks whose fathers got the bad end of a deal with him. Jack explained the truth of the deal, that the beans he gave can only be planted successfully with good intentions, which they were not. He added that the deal was made in exchange for his first three sons, who Jack transferred ownership of to the dark powers beneath.

In Paradise, Jack witnessed Tommy Adkins and Ginny Estep get robbed and attacked. He approached them proposed a deal to the young couple. He'll send Ginny to LA as originally planned, in exchange for Tommy staying in Paradise to work for him. They accept. Tommy does odd jobs ranging from mundane to outright strange for Jack and when his debt is paid, Jack passes a deeply reluctant Tommy off to Nathaniel Locke to act as a spy on Jack's behalf.

## Appearances

* Episode 26: Welcome to Paradise
* Episode 27: Strangers in Paradise
* Episode 28: Paradise Lost

### Build Mama a Coffin

* Ep 12: Mr. J.T. Fields (of Dorchester)
* Ep 13: Dale's Other Plan
* Ep 14: The Golden Shovel
* Ep 17: The Finale
Jimmy McQueen

## Background

Jimmy McQueen was the owner of a parlor house in Switchbend, WV that catered exclusively to the rich and white. He was threatened and later killed by Mr. Erskine and Mr. White of Barrow & Locke Mining Combine for allowing one of his girls to kill their client and escape with an item that they referred to "Company Property"
Ep 5: Mama's Mercy

## Blurb

"Meet Glory Ann's only daughter in this wee's first installment."

## Plot Synopsis

Mercy Boggs-Carter sees the value in living well off. She and her family grew up poor despite the fact that Barrow & Locke Mining Combine made several lucrative offers for the land. When Mercy was 18, she met Craig Hubbard at a church picnic. He began courting her through letters before asking Glory Ann Boggs for Mercy's hand in marriage. Glory Ann was disappointed that Craig didn't ask Mercy directly, but nevertheless responded in the affirmative.

The couple moved to Kentucky and had their daughter Delia Hubbard. Mercy realized immediately that Deeley had a heavy touch of The Gift, and when Deeley learns to speak she said she can see people that were not there and is able sense when someone is pregnant.

In the summer of 1917, Craig is drafted into the army, Deeley throws a tantrum which worries Mercy since Deeley doesn't often throw tantrums. Craig dismisses her fears, but one year after his departure, Craig is reported missing, presumed dead.

Mercy remarries Kenneth Carter who is able to support the two girls, since Mercy was not okay with living poor, she tolerates his bad temper when he drinks (though not in front of Deeley). Mercy realizes that she's more similar to Glory Ann than she wants to be and thinks back to the rumors about her father Wayland Boggs having a poor temper as well.

Mercy feels she didn't give her mama what she deserved in life, so she swears to honor her in death. After laughing off Vernard Boggs' idea for a graveyard and tomb, Mercy goes to sleep and has her first spiritual visitation.

## Relevant Characters

* Mercy Boggs-Carter
* Delia Hubbard