While many await the jolly holidays that are right around the corner, Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Productions and Spotify want to make sure they deliver some chilling tales to those horror fans who have been good all year long.
Peele, the well-known comedian and horror junkie, teamed up with Spotify to create "The scariest podcast ever." Their Quiet Part Loud podcast will be a collection of 12 fictional, short-form episodes. Quiet Part Loud will include some very well-known actors such as Tracy Letts from Ford v Ferrari, Arian Moayed from HBO's Succession, Christina Hendricks from Good Girls, and Taran Killam from Single Parents.
According to Peele during an interview with Variety, the storyline for the podcast is set before the Trump presidency and follows Rick Egan (Letts). "[Egan is a] fear-mongering, ring-wing radio host who loses his platform in the wake of 9/11 for spreading xenophobic rumors surrounding a group of missing Muslim teenagers. Eight years later, the washed-up Egan is slumming it on the convention circuit when a mysterious woman (Hendricks) offers a tantalizing revelation: One missing teen has reappeared," reads Variety's synopsis of Quiet Par Loud. "Egan embarks on a crusade for vindication and makes a bargain with a demonic shape-shifting monster known as "The Blank" (Killam) - which thrives on hatred." Of course, anything Peele puts out must be as cinematic as possible, so even if audiences can't visually see the story play out, audiences will be able to visualize the story themselves, bringing a very personal touch to the podcast itself.
The producers mention that when it came to sound, they pulled out all the stops by using immersive audio and sound design to give fans "a haunting parable and unflinching examination of the current state of fear and divisiveness in America" that "explores the roots of our conspiracy-obsessed culture where disinformation now runs rampant." Peele also weighed in on why he created the podcast. "I'm always looking for new ways to explore and innovate in genre storytelling," he said. "The potential in audio was tremendously appealing: By stripping horror of all visuals, you can just focus on conjuring dread and unease in your listener's ear on this intimate and visceral level. I wanted to make this the scariest podcast of all time!"
Peele's start in television was very opposite to what he has created in the most recent years. With titles like Mad TV and Key and Peele, most fans recognized him as a hilarious comedian. However, Peele's first horror film, Get Out, which was written, directed, and produced by the talented filmmaker, showed audiences he was more than just a comedian. The success of Get Out left audiences wanting more and luckily for fans, Peele just keeps on delivering
Every film Peele has made has been a fun invitation to dive into his thoughts on how the world views his characters or the situations they are in. While audiences understand what films like Get Out, Us, and the recently released Nope are about, in a general sense, there are many characters and themes that are left open-ended, leaving audiences to ponder what deeper meaning there is behind these stories. He is also diverse in his characters, making sure every underrepresented community is a part of his films in one way or another. If there is one thing audiences know, it's that Peele is good on his word, so bring on the nightmares.
Quiet Part Loud will stream exclusively on Spotify on November 15th, 2022.
Source: Variety