Episode 50: The Horns of the Altar
Old Gods of Appalachia
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The Struggles of the Barrow Family
Bali Barrow began to roll her shoulders, joints popping under the skin. She stretched her neck and Jonah watched in terrified fascination. Her arms and legs lengthened as spurs a bone punched to the skin of her fingertips. Her fingers seemed to acquire more joints as they grew, forming reticulated spikes. The men who came to do violence on behalf of Mr. Fields were impressed with Miss Barrow's transformation but their hands didn't waver. Their eyes remained fixed on the thugs that had accompanied her with a single minded purpose. No one would ever be able to say who fired the first shot, or who threw the first punch,. But a trigger was pulled, and a
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