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4th Dimension Film Fest.com Interview
James Wosochlo is a passionate historian from Pennsylvania. He has a love for all things outdoors and now resides in Colorado. James has added local historical facts into each chapter of Appalachian. He has authored the book “Appalachian: Schaumboch’s Tavern”, a novel based on America’s first Undocumented Serial Killer. The film Appalachian is based on…
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Appalachian Awards
Honorable MentionPhiladelphia International Film Festival[September 24, 2021] Semi Finals and Best Male DirectorLondon Indie Short Film Festival[November 25, 2021] Shockfest International Film FestivalSilver Bullet Award Official Selection 2021[December 4, 2021] Semi finalistFlorida Shorts Film Festival[December 20, 2021] Semi FinalsNiagara International Shorts Film Festival[December 24, 2021] FinalistParis International Short Festival[January 5, 2022] Vancouver Independent Film FestivalQuarter-Finalist[January…
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APPALACHIAN Schaumboch’s Tavern Book Short
The Appalachian Mountains have always been full of mystery, abounding in legends and bloodshed during the French Indian War and the Revolutionary War. However, from 1850 to 1889, a new menace haunted these lands. Secrets of devious deeds that were carefully hidden behind the walls of a tavern owned by Matthias Schaumboch. Matthias confessed on…
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WPPA 1360AM Radio Interview: Wosochlo talks about “Appalachian”
Last Tuesday, January 12, the author James Wosochlo Jr. was talking about his novel based on true events “Appalachian” and local history. Learn about the events that inspired this thriller novel and more! The interview was at WPPA 1360 AM and Online at wpparadio.com at 10AM Pottsville.
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Table read for the teaser trailer for the novel “Appalachian” by James Wosochlo Jr.
Shot the table read for the teaser trailer for the novel “Appalachian” by James Wosochlo Jr. Teaser Trailer coming soon! During the years 1850–1889, there was a kept secret about atrocities that wasn’t proved until after the death of Matthias Schaumboch. This story is based on true events about one of the first cunning serial…
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Gun Stock Club used in one of the chapters of “Appalachian”
For those that have read the novel, James Wosochlo Jr. is getting questions on the Gun Stock Club used in one of the chapters. 1700 and 1800 century weapons were used in the novel. Enjoy.
APPALACHIAN SCHAUMBOCH’S TAVERN
Matthias looks at the ceiling, “Rumors are true. I have killed in my days here. I have killed eleven—no, fourteen—people before I lost count
with this sickness. Some of their heads are in the wells, I believe. What is left of them, unwanted peddlers, I placed in the forest for the animals
to pick apart, and a good job they have done.” Matthias smiles, even though he is in pain. “I just wanted to let someone know.” His eyes strain to focus. “How about that, the pain has finally stopped. I cannot see.” At this point, he seems to be talking to himself. “I am not mad!” He looks into an empty area of the room. “God, wife! You could cook so well. No one knew or cared about them.”
The Appalachian Mountains have always been full of mystery, abounding in legends and bloodshed during the French-Indian War and the Revolutionary War. However, from 1850 to 1889, a new menace haunted these lands. Secrets of devious deeds that were carefully hidden behind the walls of a tavern owned by Matthias Schaumboch.
In his two-room tavern, Matthias confessed on his deathbed to murdering eleven to fourteen people before he lost count. Rumors had already abounded as locals whispered about Matthias killing lonely travelers for valuables and then dismembering the bodies. There
were even rumors of Matthias feeding his victims to unknowing guests at Schaumboch’s Tavern.
Only later were the atrocities confirmed when the property was purchased after Matthias’s death by William and Anne
Turner. They began to find human skulls in the water wells and human bones on the property. Based on true events and local history, this is the story of America’s first serial killer. Even today, curious visitors can drive the lonely road to Hawk Mountain Sanctuary and view the tavern
just off the road—at their own peril.