Ode to Ukraine: Oksana and the Cow's Head Artwork

The Witch in the Woods

The Witch in the Woods is a family friendly horror podcast. The story follows four children as they seek out the witch in the woods on a dare. They befriend her and her familiars: a fastidious dog named Barnaby and a snarky cat named Grimalkin. To prove to their friends that they’ve visited the witch, Barnaby and Grimalkin tell them supernatural stories and spine-chilling tales. As Season One unfolds, the children find themselves trapped in a scary story of their own when faced with a supernatural threat. Will they be able to count on the witch to help them? Or does she have dangerous motivations of her own?Aimed at a middle grade/young adult audience and featuring classic tales such as The Hook Hand, The Vanishing Hitchhiker and Bloody Mary, this podcast balances laugh out loud humor with gasp out loud spookiness. It will have you and your children wondering: “Am I brave enough to be listening to this?" And "When does the next episode come out?”

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The Witch in the Woods

Ode to Ukraine: Oksana and the Cow's Head

May 05, 2022 • Season 2 • Episode 0

We know you're desperately waiting to hear what's happening to our beloved crew, but after working on a Ukrainian fairy tale for our Patreon members we decided we wanted to share it with a larger audience in an effort to show our support for Ukraine. We'll be back to Season Two next week!!

When Oksana is banished to a cabin in the woods by her wicked stepmother, she is visited by the ghostly head of a cow. I mean... need we say more?

You can show your support to the people of Ukraine in lots of ways, but if you're able to send monetary donations check out this article to find many opportunities to send support:

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/personal-finance/donate-relief-to-ukraine/

Interested in helping refugees in your own community? This is a great place to start:
https://rcusa.org/get-involved/volunteer/#map

Rated PG: light peril and ghostly subjects. More guidance for parents is available on our website. https://www.thewitchinthewoodspodcast.squarespace.com

"Oksana and the Cow's Head" was directed and audio designed by Becky McLaughlin and features the voice talents of:

Caitlin Stafford as Grimalkin the Narrator
Krynn McLaughlin as Oksana
Seph Schonekas as Oksana's Father
Sarah Thompson as the Stepmother
Emily Ultan as the Cow's Head
Becky McLaughlin as Olena

Original music written and performed by Claire Walton and Zac Messick of Bug Street. You can check them out at https://bugstreet.bandcamp.com

We are also now accepting fan art to put on our YouTube channel, and YOUR original scary stories for us to dramatize! See below for links:

Send your fan mail to grimalkinthegreat@gmail.com

Send your fan art to thewitchinthewoodspod@gmail.com

Send your original scary stories to the witchinthewoodspod@gmail.com and visit our website for guidelines!

Follow us on social media @thewitchinthewoodspod

Support us on Patreon to get great perks like extra scary stories and original spooky art in our sticker of the month club! https://www.patreon.com/thewitchinthewoodspod

Episodes will also be available SOON on our YouTube channel with captions and original fan art!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNFDMW4T279qmYLw3u8936g

The Witch in the Woods Podcast is a Zombie Burrito Production and was written and executive produced by Becky McLaughlin.

Theme music by Ken Ashford with sounds from Zapsplat.com.