Liars & Leeches
Liars & Leeches

Liars & Leeches

Hemlock Creek Productions

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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?


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


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Recent Episodes

Introducing: Shadows at the Door
APR 17, 2025
Introducing: Shadows at the Door

While we're on break between seasons, we wanted to take time to introduce you to another horror audio drama, "Shadows at the Door." Shadows at the Door is a series of standalone full-cast Audio Drama productions plunging you into the most pleasing of terrors. Each production is a journey into a new nightmare where atmosphere is in the very bones of the story. The anthology format allows Shadows at the Door to dive into the lives of new characters, new locations and new ways of telling these tales From a sapphic dark fairytale in the woodlands of Russia, to a modern new twist on a Victorian terror — Shadows at the Door will make it almost impossible to choose your favorite. If you're looking for a horror experience that lingers, that haunts, that stays with you… it’s waiting for you at Shadows at the Door. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts, or at https://shadowsatthedoor.com/

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Shadows at the Door: The Tides of Men


Norway, 1941. A country under the shadow of Nazi occupation. Marius, a fisherman, puts down his rod to take action. But Marius will soon learn there are more than just fish in the dark waters...

Please see the end of the show notes for content warnings. Note, these may contain spoilers.


Free Transcripts are available: https://shadowsatthedoor.com/transcripts/


Cast:

  • Liars & Leeches introduction read by Ryan Reid
  • Marius was played by Jeppe Beck Laursen
  • Gunnar was played by Kai Kennet Hanson
  • Henry Blaxhall was played by Jake Benson
  • Jürgen, a German Soldier was played by Alan Burgon
  • And The Intelligence Operative was played by Erika Sanderson
  • Additional voices were provided by Jeppe Beck Laursen, Jake Benson and Alan Burgon

The Tides of Men was written by Mark Nixon


Produced, Directed and Sound Designed by Mark Nixon


The original score was written and performed by Nico Vettese


Norwegian translation was provided by Miria Greyhaven


Special thanks to Øystein Ulsberg Brager 


The Nordland Railway: Tracks of War


Production copyright held by Shadows at the Door productions. The rights to the story remain with the author. 


This is a Shadows at the Door Production, made possible by listeners like you!

Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/marknixon Buy us a Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/shadowsatthedoor


Content Warnings:

Story: Swearing in English, Norwegian and German, depictions of drowning, depictions of the undead, alcohol use, nazis, mild homophobia, one homophobic slur in German, gunfire, depiction of dying via gunfire, punching, strong binaural soundscaping, screaming.





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Episode 10- "It's Not Real" (Season One Finale)
JUN 16, 2023
Episode 10- "It's Not Real" (Season One Finale)

*New Update* We are currently raising funds for season 2 of Liars & Leeches. If you want to support our show and get access to some exclusive rewards, including annotated scripts, music from season 1, and early access to season 2 episodes, visit: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/liars-leeches-season-two/x/29839204#/


Episode 10- “It’s Not Real”


The end is here. Will you run, or will you stay and fight? The choice is yours.


This is the season finale of Liars & Leeches. We will return next year for season 2.


To see full episode transcripts, visit https://www.liarsandleeches.com/transcripts


Episode Trigger Warnings: Body horror, stalking, violence, murder


This episode features:

-Ryan Reid as The Narrator

-Kendell Byrd as Tonya Wright

-Newton “Newt” Schottelkotte as Natalie Hale

-Lindsay Wells as Vix

-Jason Lasky as Sean Walker

-Jamie Richard-Stewart as The Man

-Ja’Air Bush as Theresa Keller

-Gerald Hill as Frank


-Story created by Marisa Ewing 

-Script written by KJ Scott 

-Script editing by Meg Williams 


-Dialogue editing, mixing and mastering by Marisa Ewing

-Sound design by Melissa Pons

-Music written by Nico Vettese of “We Talk of Dreams”

-Additional recording assistance provided by Jordan Alexander and Trey Baker of Music City Studios


To learn more about the show, cast, and crew, visit https://www.liarsandleeches.com/


To support Hemlock Creek Productions and to help us continue making original shows, visit https://ko-fi.com/hemcreekprod


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Episode 9- "Prepared for Anything"
JUN 9, 2023
Episode 9- "Prepared for Anything"

*New Update* We are currently raising funds for season 2 of Liars & Leeches. If you want to support our show and get access to some exclusive rewards, including annotated scripts, music from season 1, and early access to season 2 episodes, visit: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/liars-leeches-season-two/x/29839204#/


Episode 9- “Prepared for Anything”


He’s here, and there’s nowhere else to run.


To see full episode transcripts, visit https://www.liarsandleeches.com/transcripts


Episode Trigger Warnings: Body horror, stalking, violence


This episode features:

-Ryan Reid as The Narrator

-Kendell Byrd as Tonya Wright

-Newton “Newt” Schottelkotte as Natalie Hale

-Lindsay Wells as Vix

-Jason Lasky as Sean Walker

-Jamie Richard-Stewart as The Man

-Olivia Steele as the Alarm


-Story created by Marisa Ewing 

-Script written by KJ Scott 

-Script editing by Meg Williams 


-Dialogue editing, mixing and mastering by Marisa Ewing

-Sound design by Melissa Pons

-Music written by Nico Vettese of “We Talk of Dreams”

-Additional recording assistance provided by Jordan Alexander and Trey Baker of Music City Studios


To learn more about the show, cast, and crew, visit https://www.liarsandleeches.com/


To support Hemlock Creek Productions and to help us continue making original shows, visit https://ko-fi.com/hemcreekprod


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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22 MIN