#mystery podcasts

[theatticmonologues]

For the last 20 Wednesdays in a row, we've had a script teaser or a new episode to share. Luckily, despite the start of our hiatus, we do have something wonderful to share, especially if you're on the hunt for a new audio drama to listen to: @twigsandhearts!

On Sunday, the lovely people at @twigsandhearts ran a promo for us, and if you haven't already checked out this surreal indie horror audio drama, we're here to urge you to do so- especially if you love cryptids, queer and neurodivergent rep, and eerie forests 🌲��🌲

@twigsandhearts opens following two campers on the hunt for a missing friend. But as entities inspired by British and American folklore become interwoven into the narrative, a mystery begins to unfold, with a strange tome tying everyone together at the heart of it at all.

We absolutely adore the way original music is incoporated into this audio drama, the themes of grief and longing- as well as the fabulous banter between the characters, of course!

Especially if you're a fan of Gravity Falls, The Wyrd Side, or Hello from the Hallowoods, we urge you to check out- it's sure to be right up your alley.

Start listening on Spotify, or find out more here.

[longcatmedia]

Did you know Spotify now lets you leave lil comments under episodes? Let us know your theories - we always enjoy reading people’s hot takes. 😺

[mystery-star]

Mystery, Alaska Podcast: So, Mystery, Alaska is a town in Canada [...].

Me: Uhm... guys... have you... maybe looked at the name? Like... Alaska? Maybe that's a hint where the town is? Maybe?

[asyourshadowfalls]

ive been binging so much mumbai crime today, if youre interested in fictional podcast storytelling about mysteries and crimes listen to it! It's stories all set in india, recorded in mumbai and the little chat after the episode between the creators is so fun and gives awesome bts info that really show how dedicated the team are

[sporadic-maunderings]

Fiction podcasts: Among the Stars and Bones (Horror, Mystery, SF, Space): http://www.amongthestarsandbones.com/ Only 2 eps in, and I'm hooked. Ghost Wax (Horror, Mystery): https://www.tumblr.com/ghostwaxpod Almost caught up! Similar schtick as Magnus Archive, but done in a totally original way (The HORRORS can only be recorded onto special wax from special bees). Mansfield Mysteries (Mystery, Humor): https://mansfieldmysteries.podbean.com/ I generally bounce off of comedies, hard, but this one I am genuinely enjoying, possibly because I used to go to coffee with my grandma and her cronies, and the vibe here feels right for that. The Sheridan Tapes (Horror, Mystery): https://homesteadonthecorner.com/sheridantapes/ Anna Sheridan is missing, and has left behind a maddening set of self-recorded tapes. Series finale coming up soon!

If you listen to Travelling Light, can you please reblog this and tell me what other shows you like? Especially if they're on Tumblr! I want:

New shows to follow

New shows to listen to

Possible shows to see about doing some promo swaps with

And hey, if you make podcasts and want to do a promo swap, get in touch!

[saragrosie]

I have been sketching. So much tma. Here's some expansions on my Jon and Martin designs I've been doing.

Another note I forgor to mention is I love how after hearing Simon go "it's enough to make your hair turn white" about Martin's office in s4 many of us collectively agreed his hair turned white because of his association with the Lonely. The shared consciousness is real and we use it to play hot potato with the communal brain cell dedicated to the sillies.

Closeup of apocalypse boyfriends (also to the person who said they love my s5 Jon's fancy white girl updo: I think about that every day)

[theholmwoodfoundation]

Inspired by our friends @224bbaker who posted theirs on their BlueSky - they very kindly allowed us to follow suit!

So here is our PowerPoint on why YOU should listen and support The Holmwood Foundation!

Convinced? The Link to our Kickstarter is here:

[squircatlies]

[frootertooter]

What I saw in my head during this scene (timestamp 9:10)

[cyanorth]

yall fw miku lester

[impulsepolls]

Count things you were genuinely interested in, even if you didn't finish/haven't finished it yet. Best estimate is fine.

[connorsnothereeither]

This is outside the field of my usual posts but with the recent development of Watcher Entertainment rapidly digging their own grave:

If you want some content with the similar vibe to Buzzfeed Unsolved, whilst being really unique and honestly improving on the format in a lot of ways, I really recommend a podcast I’ve listened to for a while now called “This Paranormal Life”

Two Irish friends/comedians/“professional paranormal investigators” investigate the paranormal each week, alternating in bring each other new cases, and by the end of the episode, try to convince the other that the ghost/alien/cryptid story of the week is real or fake.

It’s been running since 2017, and while that means that not all the content is amazing, and I’d assume some hasn’t aged the best, there are so many absolute banger episodes, and there is a shit ton of backlogged episodes on most podcast platforms including video content on YouTube (episode 363 released less than a week ago from posting this), not even including the years worth of backlogged Patreon content.

Honestly like this is just an excuse for me to share a podcast I really enjoy lmao, but I know a big drive of people following Watcher was searching for the vibe of Buzzfeed Unsolved adjacent content, and I think that this might appeal to people searching for that kind of show!

[thepenumbrapodcast]

Big news yesterday, Travelers...

Not one new project, but TWO!

The audiobook for our Juno novel, If Memory Serves: A Juno Steel Mystery, starts releasing Oct 6, exclusively on our bonus content platform!

Then our next audio drama, Thirst, will begin next summer, 2025.

Want more info on the Juno novel, including its release plan and how it links to the podcast? Head on over to this post, where we've laid it all out for you. (The post is free, so you can read it even if you aren't a Patron.)

Want more info on Thirst? Well, we've got an eensy teensy little bit of that at the link above... but for the rest, you'll have to wait 😉

[beetlerings]

I love you funny elf

[boombox-fuckboy]

Humans like names, don’t they? Terribly dangerous things, names. They can Transform you. They can pin you in place. There’s no telling what a name will do to you if you’re not careful.

The Cryptonaturalist, Episode 42: Dragons

DAN: Listen, what’s your name?

RAT: Oh, I forgot that a long time ago. Less dangerous that way.

DAN: [sighs] What should I call you?

RAT: Please don’t. Names are so very important and powerful and frightening.

Archive 81, Episode 11: Body, Recorder

GUIDE: What was her name?

THE BEAST: A name’s a big thing to give away… Guide. Some folk can do a lot if they know that. Wouldn’t be right for me to share it.

The Mistholme Museum of Mystery, Morbidity, and Mortality, Episode Thirty-Seven: TIMELESS

SCARLET: It’s… wait, who the hell am I talking to? I don’t recognize your voice. JASMINE: Olivi– SCARLET: WHOA HEY nonono don’t EVER use your real name here. What’s wrong with you? Are you new? What name did they give you?

The Department of Variance of Somewhere, Ohio, Episode 1: New Employee Orientation

You are given a name, and then you are born. It is among the first words you understand, and when others think of you, it is the first word on their tongues. One day, you realize it does not fit you, it never has, and you change it, but your old name haunts you like a ghost. Your family refuses to use your new name. Later you are lowered into the ground, and your old name is said over and over until it consumes you, and even when it is no longer said, it is written above your resting place. The grave with the wrong name does not welcome you, so you search for a place that will. When you finally reach it, whispers in the wind say your name, and that they love you.

Hello From The Hallowoods, Episode 8 - Names

GWEN: So why do you keep the name?

MORGAN: What?

GWEN: Morgan. You could use a different one. When I’m Shújūn, I don’t have to be Guinevere. Sometimes I don’t want to be her. You could choose a different path.

Camlann, Episode 7: Under The Hill

[deeneedsaname]

Mabel in s3 like ‘my old men best friends are distracted by trying to put on a broadway play in approximately two weeks. They clearly hate me and want to abandon me, I am all alone in this world my besties hate me I was never important to them and-’

Charles and Oliver: sweetheart we have been gone for Five Minutes