No Hi Nay Episode this week! DOMINUS PREMIERE is happening at 3pm ET on Sunday, October 25! Come join us on the Hi Nay Twitch channel, twitch.tv/hinaypod.

OCTOBER 24 at 6pm ET: Live event at Interesting Things Kensington Market, Toronto, 173 Baldwin St, Toronto, ON M5T 1L9! Early premiere of Dominus for event-goers only, with free stuff and a raffle for exclusive Dominus merch!

OCTOBER 25 at 3pm ET: Livestream of new episode with actors Lenval Brown (Disco Elysium), Karim Kronfli (The Magnus Archives) and Anusia Battersby (The Magnus Protocol) on twitch...

Reyna (Queen)

CJ makes uncomfortable comparisons between Mari, Mary-Anne, and The Benefactor.

A woman they once called Sheba can no longer stand aside.

Content Warning: References to past death

Song used: Lucienne Boyer - Parlez-Moi D'Amour (1930)

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Unos (Tempest)

A strange storm makes its way to Toronto. Mari and the Benefactor meet at the Imperial to consolidate their plans.

Content Warnings: Implied child disappearance.

Guest starring: W. Keith Tims (alienghostrobot) and Josh Kent (Man In Jumpsuit) as well as Matt Gador as the Benefactor!

Songs used:

Louis Armstrong - Body And Soul - Los Angeles (1930)

St James Infirmary King Oliver and His Orchestra (1930)

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In which we go in alphabetical order, discussing every Elder in Hi Nay and a little bit of backstory, secret info, and other cool details about them! I followed the list of characters on the Hi Nay wiki to make this~ so if I missed anyone let me know!

Which one's your favourite?

Part 2 coming soon!

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A fun little bonus feature about the secrets behind Hi Nay's music! In this unscripted episode I cover Bessie Smith and other blues and jazz stapes, lullabies, Filipino folk songs, and classical music that inspire Hi Nay and its characters.

And, of course, Christmas music.

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Another bit of unscripted bonus content! I discuss the subtle differences between Filipino, Tagalog, and other languages of the Philippines, and go over the names of each episode from Act 1 and the interesting context and background behind them.

Glossary of Terms:

Tagalog - Refers to both the language and ethnic group, and one of over a hundred Philippine languages, originating from the Tagalog region.

Filipino - The standardized National Language which is largely made up of Tagalog with many loanwords from Spanish, English, and other Philippine languages.

Bisaya...

Hi Nay B Sides 1.14 - Episode 90: Paggising (Awakening), Episode 91: Pantangi (Proper Noun), Episode 92: Darating (Incoming)

Motzie Dapul (Mari Datuin, various) and Edward McKee (Danny Boyd) talk about... cancer? And the nature of Elders, especially our favourite ones.

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Darating (Incoming)

Donner encourages Mari to use Manfred's spell. Mari is a bit more reluctant to kill every Elder.

A newly empowered Cold Ghost makes his way towards Toronto.

Content Warnings: Brief descriptions of flaying

NOTE: Short story hiatus incoming! Story resumes in October, but unscripted episodes will continue to release in September. Next week will have the usual B Sides!

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Pantangi (Proper Noun)

Salai reflects on the power of names, after finding the one the Benefactor tried to hide. 

Mari tells Donner and Laura the truth about her magic, her work... and the nuclear option gifted to her by Manfred D'Arce. 

Content Warnings: Referenced torture, murder, gore

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Paggising (Awakening)

Content Warnings: Mass death, corpses, implied torture and gore, falling

Guest starring Taylor Michaels as Sal.

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Hi Nay B Sides 1.13 - Episode 86-89: Arkanghel (Archangel), The Jazz Man (Pride 2026) 🏳️‍🌈, Patapos (Ending), Nasagip (Saved), Alangan (Unworthy)

Motzie Dapul (Mari Datuin, various) and Edward McKee (Danny Boyd) take on FIVE ENTIRE EPISODES in this B Sides after Motzie's return from travel. They talk about casual magic, Michael being Mari's pet serial killer, and the Benefactor's emotional self-destruction.

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EPISODE TITLE: [REDACTED] S1E1: False Start (Part 1)

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Introducing [REDACTED]; from Athan (The Grotto) and Jamie Petronis (The Cellar Letters)

Following the death of his twin, failing actor Jacob Kane assumes his late-brother’s life in hopes of a fresh start. Instead of finding stability, Jacob finds himself working within The [REDACTED] Unit, a covert agency tasked with containing impossible creatures and phenomena. As he becomes entangled with paranormal forces and secret agendas, Jacob begins to discover a sense of belonging in a place he never expected.

Equa...

Uong (Mushroom)

Within the world of Hi Nay, there are many Big Ones, leviathan beings that feed off death. This short story details an ordinary, lonely man's encounter with a Big One, a great and vast organism that cares more about love than death.

Content Warnings: Parental death, childhood trauma, allusions to mental health issues, disassociation, depression, fungi

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Alangan (Insufficient) 

Content Warnings: References to mass murder, police brutality, political violence, self-hatred. 

Glossary of Terms: 

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Nasagip (Saved)

  Donner encounters a familiar face for the first time since he was 14, and later meets one of the cabin's survivors at the hospital. 

Content Warnings: References to multiple deaths, mentions of cannibalism

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SUPPORT BECK'S END ON KICKSTARTER (3 days left!)

Hi Nay Youtube premieres will be at 6pm ET until August 2 (Please let us know if you prefer 6pm or 9pm premieres!)

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Happy Pride!

In part 2 of the Queer Identities of Hi Nay Characters, we'll be discussing Danny and Sauvard, Young Will and Jack Robin, Mary-Anne and CJ, and... Dragon Age? How did that get in there?

We also end up chatting about how MORE queer characters can contribute to GOOD queer representation.

Featuring Edward Mckee talking about his role as Danny Boyd!

If you have other characters you want to hear about in part 3, comment below!

Cheers,

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Patapos (Ending)

  Laura and Donner discover the aftermath of the Elder attack on Mari. 

  The cabin that should not exist begins digesting its meal. 

Content Warnings: Mentions of dismemberment, murder 

Featuring Abigayle Rhodes as Laura and Leon Johnson as Donner.

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The Jazz Man (Pride 2026)

Len the Jazz Man had a fan. The same one, every night he performed at the Imperial Pub. He knew it was them - even if they wore a different face, a different body, every time they came. He knew them, and he loved them. If only they'd admit it was them. Maybe they could have a future together.

(But they never would)

Content Warnings: Mentions of child and spousal abuse, mild sexual themes

Songs used: Trombone Cholly, Bleeding Hearted Blues, Down Hearted...

Happy Pride!

In part 1 of the Queer Identities of Hi Nay Characters, we'll be discussing the main cast, Evelyn Wai, as well as requested characters J and Dooley, J's parents, The Puppetmaster and Petja.

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Arkanghel (Archangel)

The story of Michael, the Archangel, and the demons he's slaughtered on behalf of his precious new god. 

Content Warnings: Murder, decapitation, organ removal

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Motzie (Mari Datuin, various) and Edward McKee (Danny Boyd) chat about turning Lou Sutcliffe into a Cowboy, terrible accents, Minerva the Cannibal, the haunting of a Little Jamaica apartment complex, and why Vernon Greenwood sucks actually.

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Happy Pride and Filipino Heritage Month!

Thank you so much for being patient with me when I hit some schedule bumps. I wanted to show my appreciation with this bonus episode regarding some cultural background for Hi Nay, specifically for Mari's character and backstory. 

In this episode, we're covering the following topics:

If yo...

Mangangaso (Hunter)

The Youtubers prepare to shoot a video in a basement that shouldn't exist.

Vernon Greenwood hunts down the Elders' greatest enemy.

Content Warnings: Referenced torture and blood, big game hunting, body horror

Featuring Lou Sutcliffe as Colin, Daisy McNamara as Dee, Taylor Michaels as Sal, Jamie Petronis as Grey, and Kevin Berrey as Van.

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The Lion and the Adder

Robin Sylvester, gadabout demonologist, finds time between gin martinis to solve the most magical crimes 1920s London has to offer. 

When a young man disappears in a suspected demonic possession, Robin Sylvester - a physicist specialising in the science of demon summoning - is called in to help solve the case. He’s joined by Detective Inspector Nicholas Hawthorn and consulting psychic Evelyn “Bash” Sebastian in a 1920s supernatural detective story that blurs the lines between science, magic and religion.

The Psychic stars Méabh de Brún...

Alingawngaw (Echo) part 2

DJ in the Dark caller Maren details her friends' experiences with a ghost boy standing on the ceiling, and a certain Detective who knew that boy in childhood.

Content Warnings: Apartment haunting, burning, body horror, referenced child death

Featuring Alex Nursall (Parkdale Haunt, Woodbine) as Maren.

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Alingawngaw (Echo)

DJ in the Dark caller Maren talks about an apartment building in Little Jamaica that's haunted by familiar ghosts.

Content Warnings: Apartment haunting, burning, ghostly body horror, referenced child death, mentions of divorce

Featuring Alex Nursall (Parkdale Haunt, Woodbine) as Maren.

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Motzie (Mari Datuin, various) and Edward McKee (Danny Boyd) chat about lavender marriages, if Mari and The Benefactor are alright (hint: they're not), and the nature of humanity for both our main hero and our main villain. 

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SNOW BLOOD - A NOT QUITE DEAD VAMPIRE STORY

Kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eira-major/snow-blood-a-not-quite-dead-vampire-story

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/1-dead-ringer/

Content Warnings

  Mentions of blood

  Explicit references to sex

  Depiction of a character who is dying of terminal illness, wheezing, struggling to speak

  'Mercy Killing'

  Discussions of the ethics of mercy killings

  Descriptions of blood

  Biting into flesh, with sound effects.

Not Quite Dead is back, with spin-off series Snow Blood. Se...

Tao (Human)

The Benefactor has forgotten what it feels like to be human. He yearns for someone to stand by his side and teach him again. Not Richard Henry. Not Mari. But...

Content Warnings: References to past murders, betrayal, threats

Songs used:

Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair

Devil's Gonna Git You

~ by Bessie Smith

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Meet Faustina Fetamine, worldwide superstar and champion of the deadliest sport on earth: KILLJAM, where super-powered female fighters battle for fame, riches, and glory. But one bad choice might be all it takes to end Faustina’s winning streak…

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Prk4t0VlBpG6RckBHBGwP5HUMqZA0sy0-u2TLUxBgQ/edit?usp=sharing 

CONTENT WARNINGS: Violence/Gore, Adult Language, Mild Drug References, Misophonia/Eating sounds, Cannibalism, Mild Body Horror, Sexual Innuendo, Death, Mild Implied Homophobia, Sound of a gun loading (11:33), Gambling References, Choking Noises, Electrocution, Sex scene (19:16 to 19:45), References to An...

The Young Man - part 4

He was too weak. And they were gone. And he was alone.

Content Warnings: References to multiple deaths, murders, manipulation, grief.

Songs used:

Keeps On a Rainin All Time

I'd Rather be Dead and Buried in my Grave

Devil's Gonna Git You

~ by Bessie Smith

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EPISODE SWAP WITH STARSTRIDER PRODUCTIONS!

The year is 2004. Flip-phones are in vogue, MySpace has just been launched, and Britney Spears’ Toxic is top of the charts. And Castle Dracula is about to receive a young guest for dinner…

A found-footage extravaganza, Dracula: 2004 dares to ask what happens when you combine vampires and dial-up internet. Join Jonathan as he survives the work trip from hell; gossip with Mina and Lucy over Lucy’s three suitors; and meet the eccentric Van Helsing and her vampire-hunting armoury. This is a n...

Sukdol (Extreme)

Mari meets Manfred D'Arce, who gives her an unwanted gift: A spell, and a choice she does not want to make.

Other Mari observes her little acts of self destruction, and the people that they hurt.

Content Warnings: References to self harm, murder, mass murder

Featuring Aud Andrews as Manfred D'Arce

Song used: Baby Won't You Please Come Home by Bessie Smith

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Happy Aultpril Fool's!

-Definitely Motzie Dapul and not David Ault

3 more days for Dominus, 3 more days at rustyquill.com/fundraiser

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Hi Nay B Sides 1.10 - Titig (Stare), Remind Me To Tell You Later: Padre, and Payaso (Clown) part 1 and 2

Motzie (Mari Datuin, various) and Edward McKee (Danny Boyd) chat about the Scooby Gang's secret hobbies (or hobbies they WOULD have if they weren't busy saving the world), the Hi Nay writing process, and where to find Hi Nay's SECRET LORE. 

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Payaso (Clown) part 2

The babysitter talks about how she survived Parro the bloody Pierrot, and the melting Harlequin. Mari, in the past, talks about natural users, and the power they bring - if an Elder ever finds one. 

Content Warnings: Clowns, blood and gore, body horror, violence 

Featuring Tatiana Gefter (Soul Operator) as the babysitter. 

Song used: Pierrot lunaire by Arnold Schoenberg

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Payaso (Clown) part 1

DJ in the Dark interviews a babysitter who encounters a red Pierrot. Other Mari talks about Thompson's cabin - which should no longer exist. 

Content Warnings: Clowns, blood, body horror

Featuring Tatiana Gefter (Soul Operator) as the babysitter. 

Song used: Pierrot lunaire by Arnold Schoenberg

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The Kickstarter to fund the rest of the series can be found here:

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Dominus is a full cast Catholic horror podcast in which three Catholic priests, trapped in a remote Ontario mansion by a strange blizzard, must find a way to exorcise a demon before it escapes into the world. Unfortunately for them, the demon is a true believer, and therefore inoculated against Catholicism.

Dominus deals with elements of folk religion, queer identity, Catholicism in the global south, religious trauma, and loss of...

A short teaser for Dominus, a Catholic folk horror audio drama from the Rusty Quill Network featuring voice actors from Disco Elysium, The Magnus Archives & The Magnus Protocol. Created by Motzie Dapul.

Dominus is a full cast Catholic horror podcast in which three Catholic priests, trapped in a remote Ontario mansion by a strange blizzard, must find a way to exorcise a demon before it escapes into the world. Unfortunately for them, the demon is a true believer, and therefore inoculated against Catholicism.

Dominus deals with elements of folk religion, queer identity, Catholicism...