The Folklore Podcast

The Folklore Podcast


Family Matters Episode 1

April 14, 2020

Welcome to Episode 1 of “Family Matters” - a folk horror roleplaying adventure set in the fictional village of Solemn Vale. Located somewhere in the South West of England, an idyllic facade of rural bliss masks a dark and sinister side of a community riddled with malevolence and corruption.


Solemn Vale is a narrative driven storytelling game where the players tell abhorrent tales of horror and the supernatural, making it a perfect mechanism for us to explore, through storytelling and narrative, ways of incorporating folklore into the everyday. If you want an easy-to-understand hint into the style of the game, think about the classic folk horror stable of films such as The Wicker Man or Blood on Satan’s Claw.


Produced in collaboration with Red Moon Roleplaying


Music by ProtoU, courtesy of CryoChamber


Storyteller: Matthew Dawkins


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Please note that this content is not suitable for children.