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Liars & Leeches

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A supernatural horror audio drama created by Hemlock Creek Productions (@hemcreekprod) Get a taste of the show that delves deep into the complicated horrors of grief and trauma, as well as resilience and steadfast human determination to uncover the truth. https://www.liarsandleeches.com/ 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?
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An Update on "Liars & Leeches"

It’s been a while since we released the finale of our show’s first season. Since then, “Liars & Leeches” has been listened to tens of thousands of times in more than 80 countries, and we couldn't be more grateful for the support we’ve received since its initial release. 

Initially, our plan was to begin pre-production and script writing of our second season in the fall of 2023 and release it this year. However, the past year has been a very long one, full of ups, downs, and some big changes in the lives of our cast and crew. Now that the dust has begun to settle, we’ve been digging deep into the pre-production stage of season two, with the writing of the plot nearly complete and work creating the scripts about to begin. We’re very excited to return with new episodes, and we have big plans for this upcoming season, including expanding our season length, as well as the size of our cast.

To help us with our ambitious goals for the second season, we are launching an Indie GoGo campaign. The pre-launch page for the campaign is currently live, and you can sign up there to receive updates when the full campaign launches. There are a host of rewards available for this campaign, including early access to season two episodes, a Q&A form where you can submit questions to both our season one and season two cast and crew, scripts annotated by our creator, scriptwriter, and sound designer, and an original “Liars & Leeches” short story written by our script writer KJ Scott. For more information on the campaign, you can visit the Indie GoGo link above, follow both our blog and and @hemcreekprod, or sign up for the Hemlock Creek Productions newsletter at www.hemlockcreekprod.com/newsletter.  

Thank you again listeners for all of your support, it truly means a lot, and we can’t wait to return with season two in 2025.

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Looking for a new spooky tale to keep you up late this Halloween? Check out our award winning, supernatural horror audio drama Liars & Leeches. Follow the story of Tonya Wright after the tragic murders of her sister and brother-in-law. 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. Available wherever you listen to podcasts.

And keep your eyes peeled for upcoming information about the show. Season two is stirring.

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LIARS & LEECHES - #BIPOCtober Day 2

Your fear. It’s so delicious!
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.

I think the summary on the website does a decent job of describing what the main character Tonya goes through, but she is a black woman who loses her sister and brother in law unexpectedly in a mass shooting. As she struggles to overcome her grief, she discovers someone-or something- is following her.

She really goes through it over the course of the story, but through it all she is incredibly brave, insightful, and curious, and although she knows the importance of relying on her friends (both new and old) through the season, she is also incredibly tough, resilient and can stand up for herself.

The actor playing her (Kendell Byrd) won best leading performance in an audio drama at the New Jersey Web Fest in 2023 for her role as Tonya.

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Grief, trauma, horror, and a protagonist going through it, I know how much many of you love that sort of a story~

Follow Liars and Leeches here on Tumblr and check them out wherever you listen to podcasts! Linking their site in the replies.

Hope you've been enjoying #BIPOCtober so far, show some love to your faves in the tags! We'll be slowly reblogging some posts over the week, but will reblog most of them at the end to give these features more attention.

Cheers!

Thank you so much for featuring us and for hosting such a cool event!

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i love you queer rep in podcasts i love you openly trans and nonbinary characters i love you aro and ace characters i love you explicitly gay and bi characters i love you audio drama

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FAQ #BIPOCtober Week (October 13-20) for Audio Drama

We'll edit this as we get asked more questions!

What will you do during the week?

We'll be doing feature posts! We'll make posts about 1-2 audio dramas per day depending on how many we collect in our list. We'll be mentioning their titles and summaries, where to find them, their creators, etc.
We also plan to do mini-features for BIPOC creators and characters who aren't from BIPOC majority shows.
We'll also be sharing posts from the tag itself by fans spotlighting their own faves :)

What can I do to take part in the event?

If you are a BIPOC creator or BIPOC majority show, feel free to get in touch to get featured or mini-featured. For those who have already reblogged or messaged about your show, we've added you to our list. We'll post our list right before the start of the week so people can see if they aren't there; we can edit and add them. If you are a fan of a BIPOC character, creator, or show, you can make fanart, fanfiction, posts, and other fan creations to celebrate this character. Use the #BIPOCtober hashtag to share it with others on Tumblr. You may even share it on other platforms; however, we'll only be sharing posts on Tumblr. We won't be sharing any posts marked with adult content or warnings; though we welcome their inclusion (as long as they have proper warnings, read mores, and other safety measures!)
Some ideas other than fanart or fanfiction:
  • Sims characters, dressup dolls, or picrews
  • Compilation videos of your favourite moments
  • Memes or silly powerpoint presentations
  • Just a full (positive) rant on why you think xyz show or character or creator deserves more love

Can I take part in the week if I'm not BIPOC?

As a fan, yes :) Make that art, make that fanfic, go wild!

I am a BIPOC creator but work on a White majority show. May I still have a feature?

Yes of course! Our main features will spotlight BIPOC led/majority shows, but we will happily do mini features on specific creators and characters, even if they come from a White majority show.

Can I spotlight BIPOC characters from popular and/or White majority shows?

Absolutely! Give them love, show your appreciation! We just won't feature them since we're mostly trying to spotlight smaller or medium shows that need more appreciation and attention :)

Can I spotlight characters with no established race that I headcanon as BIPOC?

No. We're aiming to spotlight canonically BIPOC characters, shows, creators. However; if the VA is BIPOC or there are evident narrative elements strongly implying / pointing out that the character is BIPOC, feel free to share!

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As we begin preparations for our second season, we are looking to expand the Liars & Leeches crew with an editor that can help us edit our upcoming crowdfund and second season scripts. If you're an editor that loves audio dramas and horror, we'd love to hear from you!

We have some good news! We've decided to extend the application deadline by an extra week. If you are interested in applying, you now have until 11:59 CST on October 4th. We're looking forward to hearing from you!

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Ok, throwing an idea I've had out there a few hours early (or maybe not, depending on your time zone)

Self-promo Saturday

is this anything?

For audio drama Self-promo Saturday (thanks @skyfullofpods!), we wanted to introduce ourselves. We're "Liars & Leeches" a supernatural horror audio drama created by Hemlock Creek Productions (you may have heard Hemlock Creek's editing work if you've listened to White Vault, Transplanar RPG's "The Chaos Protocol" or "The Second Stranger," Dark Dice, Maxine Miles, Dark Sanctum, and more).

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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?

Featuring a twenty person cast, original soundtrack, and a powerhouse audio editing team, Liars & Leeches crafts a visceral horror experience you won't soon forget.

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