[ANNOUNCEMENT] MERCY: A Queer Eldritch Western

[ANNOUNCEMENT] MERCY: A Queer Eldritch Western

Author: Strangekind Studio March 27, 2025 Duration: 1:53

This trailer is best experienced with headphones. For adult audiences only.


MERCY: A Queer Eldritch Western follows Wayne Sawyer, a grizzled jack-of-all-trades, who helps the folk of Mercy for a mere pittance. When he meets the bizarre and enigmatic academic, Doctor Daisy Gray, they are both thrust into dangers beyond human comprehension. MERCY is a queer eldritch audio drama set during the tail end of the wild west.


This trailer features the vocal talents of Austin Sharp, Aurora Ave-Lallemant, Sneha Kumar, Matt Doherty, Madison Diaz, and James Reece.


MERCY is produced by Madison Diaz.

The script supervisor for MERCY is Matt Doherty. 

The writer, director, and sound designer is Jae-in Hwan.


Visit our website to check out the full cast and crew list, and our socials: https://strangekindstudio.weebly.com/whoarewe.html

The featured song is Pembroke Pines by Walt Adams, courtesy of Epidemic Sound

SFX & Music is sourced from Epidemic Sound


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Step into the rain-slicked streets of Silver City with KIND: An LGBTQ+ Mythical Noir Audio Drama, a gripping production from Strangekind Studio. This isn't your typical crime story; it's a deeply immersive, character-driven journey into a world where myth and grim reality collide. At its center is Sujin Baek, a man living two irreconcilable lives: by day, he's a devoted husband and a gentle cook caring for orphans at Eden Orphanage, and by night, he operates as the city's most feared and prolific serial killer, known only as the Kind Killer. The tension of his double existence forms the core of this meticulously crafted audio drama, designed to pull you into its atmosphere, especially when listened to with headphones. When Sujin's carefully constructed world begins to fracture, the resulting chaos exposes a corrupt and shadowy underbelly that endangers every soul in Silver City. This podcast explores profound questions of identity, humanity, and the monsters we create-or discover within ourselves. Through its complex LGBTQ+ narrative and noir sensibilities, the story deliberately upends genre expectations, offering listeners a psychologically rich and sonically cinematic experience. Each episode pulls you deeper into a moral labyrinth where nothing is black and white, and the line between caretaker and killer is hauntingly thin. Tune in for a tale that is as emotionally resonant as it is unnerving, proving that the most compelling stories often live in the gray areas.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 19

KIND: An LGBTQ+ Mythical Noir Audio Drama
Podcast Episodes
Chapter Four: THE WRATHFUL [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:28
KIND is best experienced with headphones. For adult audiences only.CW: Emetophobia (27:50 - 28:00), sexual content, gun violence, violence & gore, mentions of kidnapping, threats against children, and suicidality. Kind i…
Chapter Three: THE LIAR [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:12:56
KIND is best experienced with headphones. For adult audiences only.CW: Emetophobia (20:17 - 20:34), gun violence, violence & gore, car crashes, pyrophobia, wound care (cauterization), misogynistic language, sexual conten…
Chapter Two: THE HUSBAND [Remastered] [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:15:30
KIND is best experienced with headphones. For adult audiences only.1/02/25: Chapter Two has been remastered for audio quality and better pacing.CW: Gun use, violence & gore, misogynistic and racist language, panic attack…
Chapter One: THE KILLER [Remastered] [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:23
KIND is best experienced with headphones. For adult audiences only.31/01/25: Chapter One has been remastered for audio quality and better pacing.CW: Explicit language, gun violence, violence & gore, graphic depictions of…
Prologue #2: CLOVER [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:08:26
Best experienced with headphones. CW: Graphic violence, mentions of child abuse, self-harm, gun violence, police brutality, misogyny, transphobia, sexual assault, suicidality, religious trauma, and ableism. CastThe Stran…
Prologue #1: ESCAPE [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:03
This teaser is best experienced with headphones.Content Warning: Graphic violence, body horror & gore, torture.KIND: An LGBTQ+ Mythical-Noir Audio Drama is coming in October 2024. Follow & subscribe to keep updated!Narra…
KIND 1 Minute Trailer [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04
This trailer is best experienced with headphones. For adult audiences only.Sujin Baek is a happily married cook and caretaker for the children at Eden Orphanage. He is also the Kind Killer, Silver City's most prolific an…
KIND 2 Minute Trailer [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:10
This trailer is best experienced with headphones. For adult audiences only.Sujin Baek is a happily married cook and caretaker for the children at Eden Orphanage. He is also the Kind Killer, Silver City's most prolific an…