About the Show
Somewhere on the borders between Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee in the most remote parts of the Appalachians, girls have gone missing for decades. When a young woman journeys there to the isolated community of Kilruane, she uncovers the truth about the mysterious man who wanders the woods and his connection to the missing women and puts herself in danger from those who want to protect the town and keep its secrets.
What is The Love Talker?
The Love Talker is a scripted horror fiction podcast created by W. Keith Tims and M.T. Goins. Inspired by Appalachian and Celtic folklore, it tells a story about violence against women and those that keep it secret. While there is a supernatural element to the tale, The Love Talker aims to tell authentic, human stories of the struggles people face in isolation, poverty, and danger.
The story itself was created by Goins and Tims together. Tims will write the script and serve as showrunner, while Goins will produce the show and record original music. The Love Talker will hire exceptional voice actors and bring professional production value to the final product, with moving, lyrical writing from Tims and an inventive, menacing score from Goins.
Content Warnings: Adult language, domestic abuse, sexual assault, violence, death, suicide, self-harm & body horror.
The story itself was created by Goins and Tims together. Tims will write the script and serve as showrunner, while Goins will produce the show and record original music. The Love Talker will hire exceptional voice actors and bring professional production value to the final product, with moving, lyrical writing from Tims and an inventive, menacing score from Goins.
Content Warnings: Adult language, domestic abuse, sexual assault, violence, death, suicide, self-harm & body horror.
Who are the creators?
M.T. Goins is a writer, composer, audio engineer and creator of the horror audio drama Delivery. He has a degree in Philosophy and was a founding member of The Rams, a rock ensemble operating in Richmond, VA circa the early aughts. He has written both travelogues and film reviews for RVA Magazine and is currently an expatriate residing in the far east. Goins serves as The Love Talker's producer, editor, composer, and additional writer.
W. Keith Tims is a writer, voice actor and podcaster, creator of the sci-fi audio drama The Book of Constellations, and host of the audio drama discussion podcast The First Episode Of. He has degrees in performing arts and a Ph.D. in Moving Image Studies and spent twenty years in academia, teaching film and theatre, performing and directing for the stage. Tims serves as The Love Talker’s main writer, director, and showrunner, and will voice one role.
W. Keith Tims is a writer, voice actor and podcaster, creator of the sci-fi audio drama The Book of Constellations, and host of the audio drama discussion podcast The First Episode Of. He has degrees in performing arts and a Ph.D. in Moving Image Studies and spent twenty years in academia, teaching film and theatre, performing and directing for the stage. Tims serves as The Love Talker’s main writer, director, and showrunner, and will voice one role.
When will The Love Talker be released?
The show is currently in production. We plan on releasing snippets of content, trailers, and teases leading up to the first episode.
Where can I listen to The Love Talker?
The Love Talker will be released on most major podcast platforms, available through an RSS feed. The RSS is live and you can find the show on most podcast apps or here on this site.
How can I get updates? How can I contact you?
The best way to get updates about the show is to sign up for our newsletter at the link at the top of this page! You can also follow the show on Twitter at @LoveTalkerPod, or email us at: thelovetalker@gmail.com
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