Isn’t that basically the plot of a season in the adventure zone?
There’s a Cypher System RPG called Old Gods of Appalachia that’s pretty neat too.
also a horror podcast
Old Gods of Appalachia
https://rss.acast.com/old-gods-of-appalachia
Also thematically related is The Twisted Ones by T Kingfisher, which itself is a reinterpretation of The White Ones by Arthur Machen (written in the late 1890s). Appalachia has been creeping people out for a long time!
Most of the Appalachians is now located within the eastern part of the United States as runoff. Imagine how long it took for huge mountains to erode down and wash outwards into the ocean that distance.
And the Appalachians are still young compared to a few other mountain areas around the world.
The Appalachian Mountains and the Scottish Highlands are the same mountain range, because it is older than the continents moving apart.
I do regard them with terror, but this isn’t the reason why.
Am I the only one who the image is not loading for?
Edit: It’s working now.
the appalachian mountains are older than saturn’s rings. the appalachian mountains are older than dinosaurs. the appalachian mountains are older than trees. the appalachian mountains are literally older than BONES. the appalachian mountains should be regarded with pure terror.
