Jordan Peele is Producing "The Scariest Podcast of All Time" Titled QUIET PART LOUD For Spotify
Jordan Peele and his Monkeypaw Productions have produced some great horror films over the years, but now they are getting into the podcast game with a project titled Quiet Part Loud. What’s so intriguing about this project is that it’s being marketed as the “scariest podcast of all time.”
In the story, “Conservative radio personality Rick Egan (Tracy Letts) lost his platform in the wake of 9/11 for spreading xenophobic rumors surrounding a group of missing Muslim teenagers. Eight years later, a washed-up Rick is slumming it on the convention circuit when a mysterious woman (Christina Hendricks) presents a tantalizing revelation: One of the missing teens is back. This sends Rick on a quest for vindication as he follows a trail of unfathomable events. He is left face to face with the true culprit…The Blank (Taran Killam), a faceless sound parasite that thrives on the air of hatred. Rick receives a Faustian bargain from the mysterious entity and is about to find out exactly how far he will go to claw his way back to the top.”
The horror story explores “the terrifying power of a violent, virulent, and unrelenting lie. It's a haunting parable of monsters both human and otherworldly and a fictional but unflinching examination of the current animosity, fear, and divisiveness in America. With the use of immersive audio and sound design, Quiet Part Loud stands out from other horror narrative podcasts.”
Peele said in a statement: "I'm always looking for new ways to explore and innovate in genre storytelling. The potential in audio was tremendously appealing: By stripping horror of all its visuals, you can focus on just conjuring dread and unease in your listener's ears on this intimate and visceral level. I wanted us to make the scariest podcast of all time."
The podcast will consist of 12 episodes and they will all debut exclusively on Spotify on November 15th.