The White Feather Hex

Don Peterson's The White Feather Hex lures listeners into a rural Pennsylvania Dutch landscape where old‑world superstition and hexerei turn everyday life into chilling dread. Centering on stoic farmer Peter Scheinberger, this short fiction piece unspools as a compact horror/ghost story steeped in folk belief: a simple feather becomes an omen, neighborly tensions ripple into accusation, and the boundary between faith and fear blurs under a hard sun. Peterson's prose evokes the cracked skin, callused hands, and wind‑scoured fields of mid‑century rural America while drawing on Pennsylvania Dutch folklore to build mounting unease rather than cheap shocks. Themes of tradition versus change, communal suspicion, and the corrosive power of rumor give the tale psychological depth, even as supernatural hints suggest darker forces at work. The story’s roots in pulp‑era horror shine through in its tight pacing and atmospheric detail, making the uncanny feel inevitable and unavoidable. Ideal for listeners who love short stories, folk horror, and classic ghost tales, The White Feather Hex is a compact, atmospheric listen for fans of eerie Americana and suspenseful, character‑driven fiction.