With your support, Folklore Americana is growing into something truly special. And now we’re closing in on our next major milestone: at $35,000, we unlock the Backroads Almanac — a beautifully illustrated, complete adventure supplement featuring five full-length scenarios, each set in one of the distinct and haunted regions of our America.
This isn’t just a book of encounters or random seeds. The Backroads Almanac is a complete companion volume designed to take your game deeper into the forgotten corners of the country — the places where the land remembers, and the people do their best to forget.
What’s Inside?
Each of the five adventures is set in a different region of Folklore Americana, tailored to the unique folklore, horror, and cultural tensions of the area:
New England – Misty coastal towns and colonial guilt run deep.
Appalachia – Hollowed hills echo with hymns and heresies.
The Deep South – Southern Gothic horror where faith curdles into fanaticism.
The Dust Bowl – Starvation, storms, and ancient things buried beneath the cracked earth.
Out West – Endless skies, dying legends, and blood on the frontier.
Each scenario features:
A complete three-act structure with optional and mandatory scenes
A rich cast of NPCs and region-specific threats
Guidance on expanding the one-shot into a full regional campaign
Hooks for connecting the adventure to the broader journey of your characters
If you’ve read A Little Darkness (our Sleepy Hollow adventure collection), you know the format: cinematic horror stories with multiple paths through, grounded characters, and thematic resonance. But where A Little Darkness stayed in one haunted town, the Backroads Almanac opens the whole country up.
Why This Book Matters
The core rulebook gives you the rules, the tools, and the world. But the Backroads Almanac gives you the stories. It shows how to bring Folklore Americana to life across the map — not just by region, but by tone, theme, and local flavor.
Each adventure can be used as:
A standalone horror tale
A regional prologue for a full-length campaign
A spark for larger myth arcs that unfold across state lines
It’s also ideal for GMs looking for plug-and-play content that still drips with dread, atmosphere, and narrative potential. No filler, no fluff — just five unforgettable journeys into the dark soul of America.
Share the campaign, spread the word, and let’s unlock this next chapter together.
The backroads are calling — and they know your name.
