

The Magnus Archives
Rusty Quill
“Make your statement, face your fear.” The Magnus Archives is a 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 10, 2021 • 3min
Announcement: Rusty Quill Network
Alex here with an exciting announcement!RQ network is a podcast network by podcasters for podcasters. We will start by championing the greatest in audio drama podcasting. Beginning with FIVE exciting shows you can listen to right now on rustyquill.comNot to fear we will still be producing plenty of new Rusty Quill Original Podcasts.Join us in welcoming:Cryptids Written by Alexander V Thompson and produced by Wild Obscura, Devin Shepherd, Gabriel Rosenstein and Nora Unkel. Directed by Devin Shepherd.The Deca Tapes Written and Directed by Lex Noteboom.How it Ends Written and Directed by Micah Rodriguez and Stephanie Resendes.Old Gods of Appalachia Produced by DeepNerd Media. Written and Directed by Steve Shell and Cam Collins.The Storage Papers Produced by Grinner Media. Written and Performed by Jeremy Enfinger.Announcement Transcript: https://bit.ly/3y0c4qbYou can listen to these shows wherever you get you podcasts or on www.rustyquill.comFor more info on these new shows visit: https://rustyquill.com/rq-network-introducing-our-new-shows/Join our community:WEBSITE: rustyquill.comFACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquillTWITTER: @therustyquillREDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuillEMAIL: mail@rustyquill.comFor ad-free episodes, bonus content and the latest news from Rusty Towers, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 6, 2021 • 56min
MAG Season 5 Q&A - Part 2
Jonny & Alex plough on through the Season 5 mailbag in the 2nd of three Q&A episodesFeaturing: Jonathan Sims & Alexander J. NewallContent warnings:Spoilers for all of The Magnus Archives (esp. finale)Discussions of: canon-typical apocalypse, canon-typical trauma, mould & rot, deathMentions of: physical violence, thalassophobia, spiders & insects, foodThank you to all our Patrons for your continued supportIf you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.Edited this week by Lowri Ann Davies & Alexander J. NewallProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesCheck out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop & https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill.You can subscribe to this podcast using your podcast software of choice, or by visiting www.rustyquill.com/subscribePlease rate and review on your software of choice, it really helps us to spread the podcast to new listeners, so share the fear.Join our community:WEBSITE: rustyquill.comFACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquillTWITTER: @therustyquillREDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuillEMAIL: mail@rustyquill.comThe Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International LicenceFor ad-free episodes, bonus content and the latest news from Rusty Towers, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 29, 2021 • 54min
MAG Season 5 Q&A - Part 1
We embark on the grand asking of questions from the Season 5 mailbag in the first of a 3-part Q&A session. This week, Jonny & Alex are also joined by Elizabeth Moffatt to talk some more about the soundscaping side of things!Featuring: Elizabeth Moffatt, Jonathan Sims & Alexander J. NewallContent warnings:Spoilers for all of The Magnus Archives (inc. finale)FoodHospitalsVocalised kissing noisesDiscussions of: gore & body horror, vocalised sufferingMentions of: physical violence, death, apocalypse, surgeryTranscripts:PDF - https://cutt.ly/dbdvIfpDOC - https://cutt.ly/ybdv1NgThank you to all our Patrons for your continued supportIf you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.Edited this week by Nico Vettese & Alexander J. NewallProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesCheck out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop & https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill.You can subscribe to this podcast using your podcast software of choice, or by visiting www.rustyquill.com/subscribePlease rate and review on your software of choice, it really helps us to spread the podcast to new listeners, so share the fear.Join our community:WEBSITE: rustyquill.comFACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquillTWITTER: @therustyquillREDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuillEMAIL: mail@rustyquill.comThe Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International LicenceFor ad-free episodes, bonus content and the latest news from Rusty Towers, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 22, 2021 • 39min
MAG Retrospective - Crew's Qs with Jonny & Alex
Jonny and Alex are put in the hot-seat as the cast and crew of The Magnus Archives ask all the burning questions they've held back for years.Featuring: Martyn Pratt, Nico Vettese, Helen Gould, Annie Fitch, Fay Roberts, Karim Kronfli, Elizabeth Moffatt, Jonathan Sims & Alexander J. NewallContent warnings:Spoilers for all of The Magnus ArchivesDiscussion of: smoking, physical violence, nuclear accidents, death, vertigoMentions of: unreality, panic, war, mould & rot, COVID-19 pandemic, alcoholTranscriptsPDF - https://cutt.ly/6vJZrXuDOC - https://cutt.ly/IvJZc3lThank you to all our Patrons for your continued supportIf you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.Edited this week by Nico Vettese & Jeffrey Nils GardnerProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesCheck out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop & https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill.You can subscribe to this podcast using your podcast software of choice, or by visiting www.rustyquill.com/subscribePlease rate and review on your software of choice, it really helps us to spread the podcast to new listeners, so share the fear.Join our community:WEBSITE: rustyquill.comFACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquillTWITTER: @therustyquillREDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuillEMAIL: mail@rustyquill.comThe Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International LicenceFor ad-free episodes, bonus content and the latest news from Rusty Towers, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 15, 2021 • 39min
MAG Retrospective - Creators Quizzed
Chioma Nwalioba (Annabelle Cane) hosts this special episode, where we find out just how well the creators know the show they created!Featuring: Chioma Nwalioba, Jonathan Sims & Alexander J. NewallContent warnings:Spoilers for all of The Magnus ArchivesExplicit languageDiscussion of: death, injuryMentions of: knives, cults, food, fainting, spiders, COVID-19 pandemicTranscripts:PDF - https://cutt.ly/CvaGgc8DOC - https://cutt.ly/ivaGxIxThank you to all our Patrons for your continued supportIf you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.Edited this week by Nico Vettese Jeffrey Nils GardnerProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesCheck out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop & https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill.You can subscribe to this podcast using your podcast software of choice, or by visiting www.rustyquill.com/subscribePlease rate and review on your software of choice, it really helps us to spread the podcast to new listeners, so share the fear.Join our community:WEBSITE: rustyquill.comFACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquillTWITTER: @therustyquillREDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuillEMAIL: mail@rustyquill.comThe Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International LicenceFor ad-free episodes, bonus content and the latest news from Rusty Towers, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 8, 2021 • 32min
MAG Retrospective - Crew Q&A
The Archivist gets to know some of the crew who worked on The Magnus Archives, now that the show is over and they are no longer neede... sorry. No longer busy.Featuring: Helen Gould, Lowri Ann Davies, Jonathan Sims, Annie Fitch, Nico Vettese and Elizabeth MoffattContent warnings:Spoilers up to and including Episode 200Memory loss & loss of identityDrowningUnrealityDiscussion of: supernatural experiences (inc. mannequins), claustrophobiaMentions of: nightmares, anxiety, spiders, burning, falling, COVID-19 pandemicSFX: water sounds, grinding, high pitched sounds, windTranscripts:PDF - https://cutt.ly/BcKHa1aDOC - https://cutt.ly/ccKHlW3Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued supportIf you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.Edited this week by Elizabeth Moffatt, Jeffrey Nils Gardner & Alexander J. NewallProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesSoundeffects this week by: Imogen Harris, themfish, nextmaking, nickrave, RICHERlandTV, speedygonzo, sturmankin, Ornitorrinco, SpliceSound, InspectorJ, d.n.audio.uk, bruno.auzet, OGsound, LoafDV, YleArkisto, dobroide & previously credited artists via freesound.org.Additional sound effect from Zapsplat.com.Music: In The Middle of July Music Loop by rhodesmas available on Freesound https://freesound.org/people/rhodesmas/sounds/323545/Check out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop & https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill.You can subscribe to this podcast using your podcast software of choice, or by visiting www.rustyquill.com/subscribePlease rate and review on your software of choice, it really helps us to spread the podcast to new listeners, so share the fear.Join our community:WEBSITE: rustyquill.comFACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquillTWITTER: @therustyquillREDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuillEMAIL: mail@rustyquill.comThe Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International LicenceFor ad-free episodes, bonus content and the latest news from Rusty Towers, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 1, 2021 • 1h 3min
MAG Roundtable - Making of Season 5
In the first of our post-series bonuses, Community Manager Anil sits down with the writer, showrunner, producer and soundscape editor of The Magnus Archives to discuss how Season 5 came together amidst a year of some upheaval...Featuring: Anil Godigamuwe, Jonathan Sims, Alexander J. Newall, Lowri Ann Davies and Elizabeth MoffattContent warnings:Spoilers up to and including Episode 200Explicit languageDiscussion of: apocalypse & hellscapes, COVID-19 pandemicMentions of: anxiety & stress, hospitals, falling, fictional death, prisonsTranscripts:PDF - https://cutt.ly/7cp4tUvDOC - https://cutt.ly/Zcp4xQNThank you to all our Patrons for your continued supportIf you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.Edited this week by Nico Vettese, Elizabeth Moffatt & Jeffrey Nils GardnerProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesCheck out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop & https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill.You can subscribe to this podcast using your podcast software of choice, or by visiting www.rustyquill.com/subscribePlease rate and review on your software of choice, it really helps us to spread the podcast to new listeners, so share the fear.Join our community:WEBSITE: rustyquill.comFACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquillTWITTER: @therustyquillREDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuillEMAIL: mail@rustyquill.comThe Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International LicenceFor ad-free episodes, bonus content and the latest news from Rusty Towers, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 25, 2021 • 25min
MAG 200 - Last Words
Case ########-40Statements End.Content warnings:Character deathFire & explosions (inc. SFX)Vocalised sufferingBuilding collapsePhysical violence (inc. SFX)PleadingArguments & cryingExplicit languageDiscussions of: death (inc. mass death), mass suffering, existential dreadMentions of: war, suicide, blood, alternative realities, bladesSFX: distorted static & voices, high frequencies, rumbling, continued clicking & thuddingTranscripts:PDF - https://cutt.ly/zxOpLDgDOC - https://cutt.ly/4xOpMAkThanks to this week's Patrons: Eddie Ryan, nihhon, Anna Kiselevich, Jade Rose Fulford, Anrea Jones, Ashley McManus, Kate Schwichtenberg, Eric Magnuson, Kyle Jett Peterson, Stripey Tail, Si Porter, Nr.9, Deandra Mosura, Isaac Persad, and all of our other supporters. Thank You! If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquillEdited this week by Nico Vettese, Elizabeth Moffatt, Brock Winstead, Jeffrey Nils Gardner & Alexander J NewallWritten by Jonathan Sims & directed by Alexander J NewallSensitivity consultation by Alexander Linde NielsenProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesPerformances:- "The Archivist" - Jonathan Sims- "Martin Blackwood" - Alexander J Newall- "Basira Hussain" - Frank Voss- "Melanie King" - Lydia Nicholas- "Georgie Barker" - Sasha Sienna- "Jonah Magnus" - Ben Meredith- "Rosie" - Hannah BrankinSound effects this week by 7h3_lark, aarom, adamgryu, aesqe, alpert, baryy, bbrocer, Benboncan, blaukreuz, Bliss, bone666138, Breviceps, BruceFenn_190335, btherad2000, cdrk, Clearwavsound, Daniela-Santos, dheming, Dynamicell, dynamique, EminYILDIRIM, Evinawer, felix.blume, Fission9, FiveBrosStopMosYT, FlatHill, flood-mix, GregorQuendel, Halleck, HenryRichard, jack13_89, jackmichaelking, jacobsteel, jamesrodavidson, johnzwick45, jorickhoofd, juskiddink, jzielke011, kessir, klankbeeld, kvgarlic, kwahmah_02, LittleRobotSoundFactory, NachtmahrTV, oscaraudiogeek, ProductionNow, ReadeOnly, reinsamba, RHumphries, saralana, scampsie, sforsman, SpliceSound, steveygos93, straget, tatianafeudal, TheFilmLook, tripjazz, Volonda, Vurca, wjoojook, zatar, deleted-user-7146007, huminaatio, george-arkin & previously credited artists via freesound.orgAdditional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.comCheck out our merchandise at Redbubble & TeePublic Another way to support Rusty Quill is by purchasing from one of our Affiliates:Phantom Peak – 15% discount with this linkDriveThruRPG – DriveThruRPG.comYou can subscribe using your podcast software of choice. Please rate and review, it really helps us to spread the podcast to new listeners, so share the fear.WEBSITE: rustyquill.comFor ad-free episodes, bonus content and the latest news from Rusty Towers, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Mar 18, 2021 • 24min
MAG 199 - Seeing it Through
Case ########-39Discussion on next steps and consequences, recorded in the tunnels.Content warnings:ArgumentsGuilt & self-recriminationSmokingStrong languageDiscussions of: altered reality, death & self-sacrifice, mass suffering & mass deathMentions of: violence & murder, mental deterioration, manipulation, trauma, explosionsSFX: cryingTranscripts:PDF - https://cutt.ly/rz6dkrjDOC - https://cutt.ly/fz6db20Thanks to this week's Patrons: Vigdís Heiðbrá Guðmundsdóttir, Rachael, SomeVariationOfGay, KJ, Grayson Genter, Kaela Roy, Hunter Harder, Jorge García, Emily Krichmar, Dyon Puts, i think ur pretty cool, Autumn Seel-Baker, Clara Rigual Munoz rainy j, potpourri, Chloe, Μυρτώ Απλαντή, Brian Sullivan, Варя Бородина, Iwona Gajór, & Ásgerður ÓskIf you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.Edited this week by Nico Vettese, Elizabeth Moffatt, Brock Winstead, Jeffrey Nils Gardner & Alexander J NewallWritten by Jonathan Sims and directed by Alexander J NewallSensitivity consultation by Alexander Linde NielsenProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesPerformances:- "The Archivist" - Jonathan Sims- "Martin Blackwood" - Alexander J Newall- "Basira Hussain" - Frank Voss- "Melanie King" - Lydia Nicholas- "Georgie Barker" - Sasha SiennaSound effects this week by altfuture, daboy291, DrDufus, gaby7129, gggtrew, JK129645, kyles, lartti, nintendoto, quetzalcontla, Sheyvan, sityu, soundhunterjulie, SpliceSound, steinhyrningur, theshuggie, thewestwind, tmkappelt, unkleceeg, vibe_crc, theshuggie & previously credited artists via freesound.org.Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com.Check out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop & https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill.You can subscribe to this podcast using your podcast software of choice, or by visiting www.rustyquill.com/subscribePlease rate and review on your software of choice, it really helps us to spread the podcast to new listeners, so share the fear.Join our community:WEBSITE: rustyquill.comFACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquillTWITTER: @therustyquillREDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuillEMAIL: mail@rustyquill.comThe Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International LicenceFor ad-free episodes, bonus content and the latest news from Rusty Towers, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Mar 11, 2021 • 22min
MAG 198 - Precipice
Case ########-38Navigating the descent, recorded in Situ.Content warnings:Heights / Vertigo (inc SFX)FallingPanic (inc breathing SFX)Injury / Pain (inc SFX)Explicit languageDiscussions of: emotional manipulationMentions of: arguments, death, self-hatred, lack of self-preservation, paranoia, pleading, kidnapping, alcoholSFX: wind, creaking metal, screaming & sufferingTranscripts:PDF - https://cutt.ly/9zEWNPkDOC - https://cutt.ly/mzEEqgIThanks to this week's Patrons: V Guest, Fiona Porter, Archimedes 871, Annabelle M, CJ, Cowboyhell, Timothy LaGrone, Jen Amico, Sean Hurley, monstrous venus, Madeleine Wenc, Hyst, Plim Flatterband, Daniel Prehm, Charlotte Farquhar, Catherine Cerny, emrys lee, iriki, Miles Frankel, deirdre, Lea F., Kat Lancaster, Eric Silva, Rebekah Paerels, Julian Sanchez, Leah Hunter, Kiri Baildon-Smith, Bonnie-Jo MacLeod, Noa Jamie Remus, Emilie Clifford, Ruby Mitchell, Carol McPherson, Jules Schaefer, Bradlee Allen, Azra, Jasper Vega, Audrey Salo, Nora, Sara Clark, Georgia Wilson, Clowder of One, Abby G, Elliot G Grace, ZeekiZeii, Harley Powell, Alandrea, Rowan Krieghbaum, ty, Colleen Moore.If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.Edited this week by Annie Fitch, Elizabeth Moffatt, Brock Winstead, Jeffrey Nils Gardner & Alexander J NewallWritten by Jonathan Sims and directed by Alexander J NewallSensitivity consultation by Alexander Linde NielsenProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesPerformances:- "The Archivist" - Jonathan Sims- "Martin Blackwood" - Alexander J Newall- "Basira Hussain" - Frank Voss- "Melanie King" - Lydia Nicholas- "Georgie Barker" - Sasha SiennaSound effects this week by ABouch, AderuMoro, aglinder, AlanCat, alec_mackay, annstory4520, bbrocer, bulbastre, Cell31_Sound_Productions, conleec, corpocracy, CUeckermann, DANMITCH3LL, Darth_Biomech, dersuperanton, dheming, dilsun, Eelke, eitabyte, felix.blume, FocusBay, gfrog, Huggy13ear, IESP, InspectorJ, j1987, jorickhoofd, JustinBW, kyles, laurenmartin236, Microtubule, MTJohnson, PeteIsCool, rkeato, Sauron974, sforsman, SocializedArtist45, speedygonzo, SpliceSound, sturmankin, SunnySideSound, ThunderQuads, tosha73, Volonda, Drkvixn91, nicklas3799, bevangoldswain, MadamVicious, yeopot & previously credited artists via freesound.org.Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com.Check out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop & https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill.You can subscribe to this podcast using your podcast software of choice, or by visiting www.rustyquill.com/subscribePlease rate and review on your software of choice, it really helps us to spread the podcast to new listeners, so share the fear.Join our community:WEBSITE: For ad-free episodes, bonus content and the latest news from Rusty Towers, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


