Mockery Manor

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Mockery Manor
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No. of episodes28, 57  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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Ratings4.689655172413793/5  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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Website https://www.longcatmedia.com/mockery-manor   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Mockery Manor is a thriller podcast produced by Long Cat Media and starring Hayley Evenett and Laurence Owen. The show is set in the summer of 1989 and follows the story of twin sisters JJ and Bette as the start working at an amusement park called Mockery Manor.

Contents

Background

The podcast is produced by Long Cat Media. [1] The podcast debuted in 2019. [2] Episodes are released on the first Tuesday of every month. [3] The show was written and directed by Lindsay Sharman. [4]

Cast and characters

Reception

Daniel Cooper, the senior editor of Engadget , wrote that "the first couple of episodes had me hooked". [5] Podcast Magazine gave the show five out of five microphones saying that the "acting is incredible" and the "backstories are cleverly interwoven". [6] The show was nominated in the 2020 British Podcast Awards for best fiction podcast. [7] [8] [9]

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