The Magnus Archives
Rusty Quill
“Make your statement, face your fear.” The Magnus Archives is an award winning weekly horror fiction audiodrama podcast examining what lurks in the archives of the Magnus Institute, an organisation dedicated to researching the esoteric and the weird. Join Jonathan Sims as he explores the archive, but be warned, as he looks into its depths something starts to look back… New episodes every Thursday produced by Rusty Quill, featuring guest actors, short stories, serial plots and more. The long awaited continuation The Magnus Protocol launched in January 2024. Season 2 of the Magnus Protocol is ongoing!This multi-award winning and record breaking epic horror anthology features elements of the supernatural and the eldritch while blending genres of horror, mystery, tragedy and romance in to a truly epic metaplot that has captivated millions and helped make The Magnus Archives the worlds most popular horror podcast.Spotify Award winner for over 100 Million downloads, British Fantasy Award Winner and Webby Honoree.For fans of M.R James, Cosmic Horror, deep storytelling, dark academia, great audio fiction and audio drama, analogue horror / unfiction and ARGs.Check out the award winning follow up The Magnus Protocol or the bestselling novel From The Library of Jurgen Leitner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Nov 5, 2026 • 24min
The Magnus Protocol 59 – Let Go
Faye Roberts, Sasha Sienna, Frank Voss, and Shahan Hamza, actors from Rusty Quill’s supernatural audio dramas, descend into shifting tunnels where rescue becomes a nightmare. Blindfolds thwart the Archivist, scouts vanish in unnatural darkness, and false echoes turn grief into a weapon. With the route collapsing and a hunter closing in, the team faces sacrifice, deception, and a desperate coffin-bound plan.
Nov 2, 2026 • 27min
RQ Network Feed Drop – The Road of Shadows – Misty Pines (S1,E1)
In 1984, Daniel Knox arrives in the mountain town of Colton, fleeing creatures disguised as ordinary people. After witnessing a brutal attack and learning of a missing sister, he suspects a Shadow is stalking the town. With his motorcycle out of fuel, Daniel must spend the night at the ominous Misty Pines Motor Inn, mapping escape routes while danger closes in.
Oct 29, 2026 • 18min
From the Library of Jurgen Leitner - Prologue [Audiobook Preview]
A new librarian enters Jürgen Leitner’s overcrowded occult collection and receives a mysterious black volume for cataloguing. What begins as an ordinary manuscript quickly turns into a nightmare of shifting corridors, drowned books, and icy depths. As danger closes in, Leitner reveals the book may be far more valuable than anyone imagined.
Oct 26, 2026 • 37min
RQ Network Feed Drop – Hi Nay: Episode 1 – Bulok
Mari’s cheap Toronto apartment becomes the scene of a terrifying supernatural attack when Laura flees a rotting creature from an impossible darkness. Filipino folk magic, cursed buttons, hidden tunnels, and a bone-filled basement draw Mari into a dangerous investigation with two detectives. As buried remains expose a darker mystery, she agrees to pursue the threat’s origins.
Oct 22, 2026 • 26min
The Magnus Protocol 58 - Tough Call
Billie Hindle, the voice of Alice Dyer; Lowri Ann Davies, who plays Celia Ripley; Ryan Hopevere-Anderson, an actor and voice performer; and Eden Silk, Fern Haskins, bring a chilling installment to life. A forbidden telephone compels its victim toward gruesome body horror. Celia reveals her origins beyond the tear, repeated abductions, and a desperate plan involving Sam. Then Teddy arrives with a knife.
Oct 19, 2026 • 45min
RQ Network Feed Drop – The Critshow – The Halifax Theatre (S1,E1)
A paranormal task force investigates the Halifax Theater after a suspicious death, only to encounter shifting shadow creatures, a sinister duplicate, and a dangerously unstable lighting grid. As the hunters split up, one is dragged into the darkness, another becomes trapped above the stage, and the theater reveals it has plans of its own.
Oct 12, 2026 • 58min
RQ Network Feed Drop - Myth & Moon : Episode 1&2
Two intertwined D&D adventures begin in a world of myth, betrayal, and danger. Dinmore flees a fallen city, carrying a dying mother’s pendant and a map to a rumored refuge. Meanwhile, cleric Ronan investigates a vanished caravan, uncovering suspicious cargo, missing prisoners, and a terrifying mutated attacker.
Oct 8, 2026 • 22min
The Magnus Protocol 57 – Personality Conflicts
Alice returns injured, and tensions flare as secrets, isolation, and mistrust threaten the team. A disturbing 1919 ledger chronicles Witchwood Hall’s bloody household and a servant’s eerie transformation. Meanwhile, Lady Mowbray’s influence raises questions about the Externals, their looming delegation, and who is really in control. Celia is finally forced to reveal the world she came from.
Oct 5, 2026 • 1h 59min
RQ Network Feed Drop – VARÚÐ RPG – Two Nerds and a Reasonable Adult
Neil Martin, audio wizard and performer; Dagur Jóhannesson, Icelandic roleplayer; Eyþór Viðarsson, horror actual-play performer; and Hem Brewster, producer and Keeper of Chaos, introduce VARÚÐ RPG. In this chilling Icelandic zombie apocalypse, bakery workers, streamers, and hospital staff face earthquakes, asteroid impacts, infected loved ones, and relentless undead attacks. Multiple survivor stories collide as escape routes vanish and every sacrifice carries a cost.
Oct 1, 2026 • 49min
RQ Network Feed Drop – Malevolent Part 1 "The Dark World"
Harlan Guthrie, the writer, performer, and creator of Malevolent, introduces a chilling descent into eldritch mystery. Blind and amnesiac, private investigator Arthur Lester awakens beside a corpse with a sinister voice in his mind. A cursed book, a masked gunman, a vanished girl, and the monstrous Shobnigraf lead him from a ransacked bookshop to a cave filled with horrifying remains.
