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Kaiju Battlefield Surgeon

The Mural

Season 1:
Episode 1
4.9
(281 Ratings)
Narrated by: 
Jeff Hays
Publisher: 
soundboothTheater
Duration: 
2h 25m
Release Date: 
October 31, 2021

Synopsis

An artist, still broken from a horrific family tragedy, takes on a commission that seems too good to be true: $15,000 to paint a mural. But there’s a catch. He has to first enter the deep-dive, VR videogame, Kaiju: Battlefield Surgeon in order to see what the client wants him to paint.

Trapped in a bloody, merciless nightmare, Duke only has one goal -- to survive. And in order to survive, he must play the game. He must win the game. And to do that, he must become the most cruel, most ruthless monster of them all.

In this first episode, Duke receives an offer he can't refuse.

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Season 1

Continuing from where we left off:

All Episodes

Season 1
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The Mural

immersive audio
S1:E1
2h 25m
5
(281 Ratings)
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The Hinterland

immersive audio
S1:E2
3h 19m
5
(104 Ratings)
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Amplification

immersive audio
S1:E3
2h 7m
5
(72 Ratings)
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Milk

immersive audio
S1:E4
1h 36m
5
(60 Ratings)
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The Shrill

immersive audio
S1:E5
1h 43m
5
(45 Ratings)
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Necroshire

immersive audio
S1:E6
36m
5
(39 Ratings)
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Epsilon

immersive audio
S1:E7
1h 59m
5
(39 Ratings)
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Olga

immersive audio
S1:E8
1h 13m
5
(39 Ratings)
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The Conception

immersive audio
S1:E9
1h 8m
5
(34 Ratings)
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The Chained Gods

immersive audio
S1:E10
1h 23m
5
(26 Ratings)
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Hell

immersive audio
S1:E11
1h 24m
5
(23 Ratings)
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Cotton

immersive audio
S1:E12
1h 53m
5
(210 Ratings)

Cast & Info

Ratings & Reviews

4.9
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4.9
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4.9
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4.9
out of 5
281 Ratings
24 Jul, 2025
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Great Performance, WTF story

After listening to Dungeon Crawler Carl (DCC), I was looking for something else to fill that void. This was ... not it. This is a dark and disturbing story filled with shock effect, gore, mental health issues, and the darkest impulses of humans. The voice actors were great and the sound effects / music were mostly on point although sometimes repetitive. Had I read this book I would have rated it much lower, but the performance / production made up for the plot. Overall, I'm not sad I invested the time or money, but what I really want is more DCC.
4 Jul, 2025
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it is what it is

i love anything that matt and jeff do. this is no exception. if youre a DCC fan just buy it and listen.
22 Mar, 2025
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An Enjoyable Ordeal

Great production. Moving and pretty frequently absolutely freaky book.
7 Mar, 2025
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Over priced

He had money and I did not. It would be nice if these stories could be listened to by everyone. Unfortunately only those with a crazy amount of disposable income can afford these stories. That's how it should be, right? Only the rich should be able to enjoy things like this. The working poor don't need escapism, they need to spend more time working! SBT should be proud.
6 Mar, 2025
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An aural feast

The acting, sound design and fx are absolutely wonderful. Expect a fair amount of squelchy gore - whether that's a content warning or a selling point is up to each person.
29 May, 2024
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Excellent adventure, the beginning

I believe that this book as a whole is amazing, but I’m just gonna be talking about this open section that is covered under part one. The only problem I really have with this book is getting into the storyline but every good story needs a good set up and if you make it through , you will have a wonderful payoff. Very well written and very well performed. The voice actors in this audiobook truly care about their product and that shines through. The sound effects the cinematic audio experience is amazing. I personally feel like this book is a beautiful piece of art.
31 Jan, 2024
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Incredible

An audiobook has never made me felt this way
14 Nov, 2023
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F@#$ed up.

I really enjoyed all aspects of the plot and performance, except what i call the Kaiju AI voice. Too low and grumbly for easy understanding.
2 Nov, 2023
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I should have watched this for Halloween.

Horrifyingly fascinating.
17 Oct, 2023
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Fun read!

As someone who love kaijus, horror, and video games this is right up my alley! I just started it and so far, it hasn't disappointed me yet. Looking forward to seeing where this one goes.