Heinous Investigations Podcast

Check out our silly, not-too-spooky show wherever you listen to podcasts. In the small New England coastal town of Hanesbury, strange things have been happening, and it's up to a new supernatural investigation service to save the day!...Too bad they're weirder and more dysfunctional than the mysteries they solve.

[heinouspod]

Hey, hi there. Here’s a bunch of neat reasons why you might want to experience the silly beautiful mess that is Heinous Investigations. Ok cool, thank you so much for listening. 👻💜

Ok but seriously, I really love when shows do these neat little presentations. Hope this one speaks to you. And if it does, you can find Heinous Investigations wherever you enjoy audio shows. Even if you’ve never listened to audio fiction before, this could be a fun place to start. :)

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[heinouspod]

Hey there!! I just wanted to say thank you!! I found Heinous Investigations while I was dealing with some rough stuff in my senior year of college and it was always EXACTLY what I needed. I listened to it while I would eat lunch between classes or while doing homework or whenever I needed a break. I cannot emphasize enough how great it was to have it be an escape. Your podcast was such a refreshing taste of FUN and JOY when I really needed it and it got me through a lot. It’s been about a year since I graduated from college and I’m still a fan and have re-listened to the whole thing multiple times! Thank you for everything that you all do!! <3

– A VERY thankful astrophysicist

(P.S. Frank is my favorite and the kind of scientist I aspire to be)

Thank you so much! I started writing Heinous Investigations in college as an escape and source of joy when I had tough times, too (engineering and theatre, phew). Like a lot of creators, sometimes I worry that I’m not doing a good job and should give up, but then I see messages like this that remind me why it’s all worth it. Again, sincerely, thank you!

— Jess

(P.S. I also love Frank, but that feels like a given, considering I love all of my characters. XD)

[heinouspod]

Busy week at work. Thank you @girlinspacepodcast, @thenightpost, and Sherlock and Co for keeping me productive.

[heinouspod]

Happy Pride Month! Went back into the archive for me and the team’s old HI Pride art. Starting with just a few for now, but there will be more. Can’t wait to see all of the amazing art this month! 🏳️‍🌈

[luvnotpercival]

Im inspired...

[heinouspod]

I’m glad. :)

[heinouspod]

Indie shows, please share your Pride art. I wanna see all the Pride art.

[girlinspacepodcast]

I know it's naive of me to say I wish all this generative AI trash would just go away, but I'm an artist so maybe it's okay that I'm a little naive.

[heinouspod]

Happy Pride Month! Went back into the archive for me and the team’s old HI Pride art. Starting with just a few for now, but there will be more. Can’t wait to see all of the amazing art this month! 🏳️‍🌈

[luvnotpercival]

Im inspired...

[heinouspod]

I’m glad. :)

[heinouspod]

Happy Pride Month! Went back into the archive for me and the team’s old HI Pride art. Starting with just a few for now, but there will be more. Can’t wait to see all of the amazing art this month! 🏳️‍🌈

[heinouspod]

Taking a break from character art to post this silly little edit I made for TikTok months ago. Orville is honestly kind of iconic.

If you liked this bit, please consider checking out the full show.

[heinouspod]

Reposting because I missed seeing it. Orville, my love. 🥹

[boombox-fuckboy]

This is an open invitation and encouragement to tell me about your fiction podcast OCs. I want to hear about your fiction podcast OCs.

[heinouspod]

Ok, I know I’ve already done this bit many times before, but I also am cursed to have my fiction podcast OCs as my hyperfixation. I’ll keep this one brief this time though, I promise!

Frank — “mad” scientist with no indoor voice and infinite knowledge of all things meta

Ginnie — friendly neighborhood vampire girl who lives for the DRAMA

Orville — Doesn’t talk much. He’s very powerful. Don’t call him creepy

Miriam — badass mother (literally), weapons expert, believer

Carlton — lawyer turned investigator with a temper that would put J. Jonah Jameson to shame

Liza — sweet girl next door and certified plant parent. If she asks to play a game with you, run

Elliot — awkward, bookish doctor who just so happens to be half angel/half demon

Algernon (Algy) — he moves fast, in every conceivable way. A dumpster fire of a human being

Jack — Algy’s long-suffering, sarcastic, shape-shifting twin brother

Martin — benefactor and founder of Heinous Investigations. One eccentric rich guy who WILL share the wealth

And many, MANY, more who I can attempt to include at another time because they are so good and I love them… rip to my mental capacity. Ok, thanks for listening, bye!

[boombox-fuckboy]

Dear mutuals I am building a pillow fort and brewing a large pot of hot chocolate such that we may lounge about cozily and listen to our queer little podcasts together.

[lucidconsumespods]

I’ll bring some snacks and blankets!

[past-land]

i will bring hot watter bottles and some hot cocoa/tea/coffee

[arthropodboy]

I will bring crossword puzzle books, crochet materials, craft supplies and a stuffed rabbit made out of 7 socks.

[fictionfrequency1]

I’ll bring Cadbury’s, paper and colouring pens

[boombox-fuckboy]

#I'm bringing pillows and fairy lights!

@swords-n-spindles

#I'm on my way with yarn and spare needles so we can have a hand activity

@decapodareptanita

#I will bring my giant soft cozy tortall map blanket to add to the fort

@bekabloodhound

[mick-the-mushroom]

I’ll be bringing some movies if we get bored, some fidget toys I have on hand, and some marshmallows for the hot cocoa!

And perhaps some sort of mug warmers so we don’t burn ourselves 🫶🧤

[boombox-fuckboy]

#i am bringing my most challenging origami book and most colorful origami paper

@chemicallywrit

#ive got some of those pillows where you can lean back on them like a seat rest so you can sit up #i will also be bringing my stuffy but thats an only i can touch item #i will be open to doodling people's blorbos though

@chaosthedemon

#To be fair. The amount of podcasts I've discovered through Ops blog it does feel like theyve done this. #It's a structurely sound pillow Fort and the pot of hot chocolate is very tasty

@idkwhyyouaskingm3-blog

:D

[swiftwyll]

i am bringing paper and pencils so that we can draw podcast characters together :-)

[faultstitchpod]

You KNOW the fibercraft magic podcast is bringing extra blankets, this fort is getting big!

(And the coloured thread & corkbord for rampant theorizing)

[picktreebrag]

I'll bring along sketchbooks, markers, pens, and my nice pencils for those who want to draw, and knitting supplies for those who care to join that way!

[boombox-fuckboy]

#I feel like for my summer mutuals maybe a nice blanket fort with fans and a big thing of fresh-made watermelon lemonade

@boombox-fuckboy

#<- oh my god the summer fort sounds like a dreammmm #i will bring freshly picked berries from the garden :⟩

@normalbroadcast

#wish I could send you all a special ALTHAAR gift to enjoy in the fort from the pillow/blanket fort I basically live in now #someday

@geminicollisionworks

[battlecrypodcastofficial]

I'd bring homemade pretzel bites with dipping sauces and fresh chocolate chip cookies 😊

[rosslynpaladin]

if it's a summer fort I bring a big Mister and some lounge yard chairs to lay on.

[boombox-fuckboy]

#I'm bringing the kotatsu and a few cases of mikans #And the hot water dispenser #as well as pure exhaustion

@kaiyonohime

#I'll bring a scary notebook full of eldritch horrors and biscuits

@luvnotpercival

I'll bring some cookies to dip in the hot chocolate

@someoneq

#oh this sounds delightful #especially the watermelon lemonade... #i could bring cake!

@pod-ex-numina

#im bringing some nice fluffy blankets #{many to share with everyone} #and colouring books/colour by numbers to share as well -including any pens/pencils/markers to actually colour

@rowan-torquill

[alihylton]

Bringing embroidery and so so much DMC thread

[brutusfeels]

HAHA! I throw a big net over the nerds

[boombox-fuckboy]

BETRAYAL!

Or perhaps mosquito protection? Very important this time of year.

[heinouspod]

Can I bring cosplay materials for podcast-themed dress up time?

Or maybe extra blankets to support the fort’s fourth wall because of how many fiction podcasts break it.

[heinouspod]

The best of coworkers. 🤩

[cat-esper]

"there's no platonic explanation for this" WRONG my characters are staving off the heat death of the universe through the power of friendship

[heinouspod]

Sending thanks to our new followers from over the past week. As always, hope you're enjoying the show! 👻

[heinouspod]

Cut to the other boat! 👻🐟

[luvnotpercival]

Idk i feel like algy and leif would get on pretty well... i dunno

[heinouspod]

Honored to be considered in the same realm as Midnight Burger.

[heinouspod]

The perils of investigating, feat. oblivious behavior.

[frog-on-top-of-a-log]

I feel so pretentious whenever I talk about my podcasts.

People will say it’s like an audio book and I will correct them like “umm actually ☝️🤓 it’s an audio drama. The story isn’t based on a book. It was originally written to be an auditory medium, which affects writing style, since you can play with sound effects and pronunciation in a way that a book cannot. Fictional podcasts are its own medium.”

Like even I am annoyed with myself

[boombox-fuckboy]

I usually start with "y'know those old radio plays?" And 95% of the time can just follow it up with "like that, but a podcast".