#liars and leeches

[strongbranchpro]

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[chainofbeing]

So! This Audio Drama Sunday I'd like to talk about a show I've been listening to in between doing Crowdfunding stuff to- well not to relax but to think about something else. That show is @liarsandleechespod by @hemcreekprod and man this one is a great listen...

Right off the bat the opening and closing music really hits, It's moody and ominous and just texturally is the kind of sound I love. It also intersects really well with the sound design of Tonya when she sees the mysterious man and is generally panicking. I'm not sure how meta I should go with interpreting this but I'm gonna wait and see before I go all pepe silvia.

Writing and performances are good, enjoying the fact that Tonya has this amazing support network but is still going through it, like how trauma and grief are, it helps but it doesn't fix the problem and I really like the demonstration of that.

I definitely feel like an outsider as this is an exploration of a very unique kind of violence that you find in America, not just in terms of the fact that it happens but just how prevalent it is and specifically how that country deals with it. But even though I feel like there are some facets of this story I'm sure wont resonate with me as much the character and emotion and point of the whole thing still shine through reaaaally well.

I'm not super far in but I'm really excited to see some more of the "supernatural" in the "supernatural horror" and how its going to use it as a way to explore Tonya trauma (that's currently where I feel like it's going but I may of course be totally wrong)

Anyway, I really really recommend you check this one out! Feels very grounded in an excellent way.

[booksbykjscott]

For horror fans and audio drama fans alike - last year, I had the privilege of writing the first season of the upcoming podcast Liars and Leeches alongside the incomparable Marisa Ewing. The series is set to debut in March, and I'm so excited for you all to hear it!

The plot summary is as follows:

Grief. Anxiety. Terror. Tonya Wright felt it all after the tragic murders of her sister and brother-in-law in a random act of gun violence. Struggling to travel outside of her home, she now lives constantly on edge about perceived threats that seem to surround her.

Retreating to the house her sister and brother-in-law once shared to process her grief, Tonya soon discovers that someone — or something — has followed her there. With the help of her best friend Natalie, and others she meets along the way, can Tonya overcome her fears before they completely consume her?

The first original audio drama from Hemlock Creek Productions, “Liars and Leeches” delves deep into the complicated horrors of grief, trauma, resilience, and steadfast human determination to uncover the truth.

For more information, please visit the Hemlock Creek Productions website, and stay tuned here or to the series' Twitter for more updates as we get closer to the release!

[moonlit-midnight]

TWST incorrect quotes

Y/N, dressed formally: Do I look too dressed up?

Floyd: Are you sure you’re going to cheer up for a team?

Y/N: I had to attend some business today. That’s why I’m dressed like this

Y/N: What about you? 

Floyd, also dressed formally: I just wanted to make a good impression on you 

[liarsandleechespod]

Today is Bandcamp Friday, where Bandcamp waives their revenue share fees, giving that money directly back to artists!

Music from "Liars & Leeches" is now available for purchase on Bandcamp, and money raised from sales will go directly into funding season 2!

[wisted-twonderland]

yeah

[hemcreekprod]

The first original audio drama from Hemlock Creek Productions, “Liars & Leeches” delves deep into the complicated horrors of grief, trauma, resilience, and steadfast human determination to uncover the truth.

Grief. Anxiety. Terror. Tonya Wright felt it all after the tragic murders of her sister and brother-in-law in a random act of gun violence. Struggling to travel outside of her home, she now lives constantly on edge about perceived threats that seem to surround her.

Retreating to the house her sister and brother-in-law once shared to process her grief, Tonya soon discovers that someone — or something — has followed her there. With the help of her best friend Natalie, and others she meets along the way, can Tonya overcome her fears before they completely consume her?

To learn more about the show, as well as the cast and crew, you can visit our website. The show is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart, and Stitcher.

If you'd like to see transcripts or closed captioning while you listen, we have a transcripts archive available here and a video version with closed captions here. New episodes will be released each Friday.

[fiction-pod-recs]

For this weeks fiction podcast rec thursday:

Liars & Leeches

[ID/  The cover art of Liars & Leeches. It shows an illustrated white hand with red nail polish reaching in from the top left corner, ending about in the middle of the cover. On a black background it is framed by many textured gold painted rings. On the right side of the cover there are various translucent red splotches, mimicking blood. In white text in the bottom forth of the canvas it reads “Liars & Leeches” in all caps. Below that, in smaller text it reads “A Hemlock Creek Productions Original Audio Drama”./End ID]

Summary as given, “Grief. Anxiety. Terror. Tonya Wright felt it all after the tragic murders of her sister and brother-in-law in a random act of gun violence. Struggling to travel outside of her home, she now lives constantly on edge about perceived threats that seem to surround her.

Retreating to the house her sister and brother-in-law once shared to process her grief, Tonya soon discovers that someone — or something — has followed her there. With the help of her best friend Natalie, and others she meets along the way, can Tonya overcome her fears before they completely consume her?

The first original audio drama from Hemlock Creek Productions, “Liars & Leeches” delves deep into the complicated horrors of grief, trauma, resilience, and steadfast human determination to uncover the truth. ”

The first season has been completed with 10 episodes and the second season is currently in production! The episode lengths average around 25 minutes each.

Transcripts are available and can be found here : https://www.liarsandleeches.com/transcripts Content warnings are also available, they are broken down by episode and general content warnings are also given at the start of each episode. Those can be found here: https://www.liarsandleeches.com/listen

Now for my gushing:

I love Liars & Leeches so much! The voice acting and sound design is incredible! And it is Heavy in the best way possible. Like wow. It portrays so many things and it is just amazing. Also, the idea of the [Redacted for spoiler reasons] feeding is my favorite kind of [Redacted for spoiler reasons]. It is times like this when I wish I knew more words because I can't find the ones to express how I feel about this podcast.

You can find them @liarsandleechespod

And that concludes this installment of FPRT! As always you can ask any questions or offer up advice, I’m always ready to learn. I hope the rest of your day/night is above average!

@the-sassy-composer

[the-sassy-composer]

Coffee Shop Chats!

Thank you @podcast-bookclub for inviting me to be a guest on Coffee Shop Chats. Coffee Shop Chats is an indie podcast that interviews other indie podcast creators. Once the episode is released, you can hear me talk about sound design, burn out, my process for creating the horror audio drama @liarsandleechespod, and how characters from “Liars & Leeches” would play Minecraft.

All questions from my episode were submitted by members of the @podcast-bookclub discord server. If you’re looking to participate in a book club for podcasts, you should check them out and join the discord!

[thefringespod]

1, 4, and 8 for the creator questions!

1. What stage of production is the most fun for you?

I love doing vocal cuts! Getting to listen to my phenomenal cast and all of the takes they provided and then stitch those pieces together into actual conversations is so fun for me. I also just adore my cast so getting to hear them is always going to be my favorite part :D

4. Is there a specific episode that was especially fun to work on?

I talked about episode 23 when this was asked originally but the other one that was really fun to work on is episode 12. I love getting to be angry into a mic and channeling that rage and fear and sadness. Purely from a voice acting standpoint, 12 was probably the most fun

8. Pick a character from your show and put together an outfit you think they’d wear.

This is so hard for me because I have such a hard time picturing characters in my mind. Silver in my mind dresses very similar to me so I've picked some of the pictures I have of me in clothes I think he'd wear

[Image description: for pictures of Pine, a fat light skined latino/asian person with shoulder length brown hair. In the first picture they are wearing a yellow button down with short sleeves and a black skirt with a yellow bee pattern on it. In the second picture they are wearing a green shirt with Snoopy comics printed on it and a tan skirt with purple flowers along the bottom. In the third picture they are wearing a blue and white striped short sleeve button down with pink flowers on it and a dark blue skirt that has crystal daggers along the bottom. In the last picture they are wearing a pink shirt with a stylized M on it in the colors of the bi flag and a teal skirt with cherry blossoms along the bottom. All four pictures are taken in front of a mirror. /end ID]

[darabeatha]

Sometimes, it's u and ur useless c.unty fae king against the world

[skyfullofpods]

L is for @liarsandleechespod!

Supernatural horror. Tonya moves into her sister and brother-in-law’s house, after they’re both killed by gun violence. Struggling to leave the house and living in fear, she begins to realise that something has followed her to her new home.

[spotlightstudios]

P101 oc lore ramble beneath the cut!

Sooo Corwin, right?

He was born a pirate, but escaped to Krokotopia after his parents were found doing magic by the Armada and killed. He's been in Krokotopia learning fighting and magic, but I like to think that he was one of the few students of the Balance school who managed to study there, even before the yw recovered the school for Ravenwood.

Leech chose to spread his balance knowledge with the rest of the Spiral, hense why he was caught and imprisoned by the Armada, but after that point he wants nothing to do with them. He just wants to go back home. To Krokotopia.

He studies under Madam Vadima for a few years (he's lurking around when Ryan and Griffin bring in the Wizard they found) but ultimately he realizes he never wanted to be a Witchdoctor. He was a balance wizard.

So, when Ryan and Griffin have hold of Blueflower, the yw, he insists on trailing them in the shadows, and when the yw returns home, he's left to ponder if he should follow them or not.

For now Leech is remaining as a pirate, his ship is pretty well cloaked and he usually only steps in when he needs to, but his plan is to simply find a way to Wizard City and return to his Balance Studies. Unfortunately, the Armada is always in the way of that progress.

[c-e-n-t-i]

I'm not really sure about this guys,,,, buut I think I might like Riddle a little bit too much

Welp, if you're in need for friends you can add me :D

And here's my japanese one too if ya need one (I swear I'm not a Floyd simp I swear I'm not a Floyd simp-)

[liarsandleechespod]

It's Our Anniversary!

One year ago today, we released the first episode of "Liars & Leeches," a supernatural horror audio drama about grief, terror, and the overwhelming power of both.

Since then, we've had thousands of listeners in 72 countries, participated in web festivals across the globe, and won multiple awards. We are truly humbled by the love our show has received, and ever grateful to the amazing cast and crew who poured so much time and love into production.

To celebrate, between now a June 16th (the anniversary of season 1's finale), we will be sharing memorable moments from season 1, releasing new merch and behind the scenes goodies, as well as making some exciting announcements about season 2's production.

And to those of you who may not have heard our show, there's no time like the present to have a little taste. We're available wherever you listen to podcasts.