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Sep 24, 2020 • 24min

MAG 180 - Moving On

Case ########-20Considerations of grief and respite.Audio recorded by the Archivist, in situ.Content warnings:Second-person perspectiveDeath & mortalityViolence (inc SFX)Undead (zombies)Religious abuseChild abuse (descriptions of)Mentions of: knives, gaslightingSFX: persistent droningThanks to this week's Patrons: Mary A., Rave, HatsuneMoocow, Moth_Lad, Salem Wicker, Neil Hart, Crunchy Writes, Jessica Longaker, Lynn Borsum, Jamie Knierim, Brooke Autrey, N, Birdie Birdson, Julia Reith, El Hudson, Sidney Kaufman, OliverOiyle, book__wyrm, Cheryl Abramoff, Cat Thompson, Stephanie Hunt, Taylor S Anady, Rhys Halcyon Lightning, Gabby Oddenino, Sarah Oberhofer, Charlie Thomas, DelugeDirge, Leighton, Juan John Jaune, Milo, Taylor Pestel, Morgan Claire Ireland, Crow, Moony Uhrmann, Cee-Sing Wong, Rebecca Dupont, Kenla Dee, Jay C. Elle, gwolfe, Brooke Worthington, molieretzu, Josefien Kwakkenbos, Charlie Kiil, Nico Keil, Vick Vought, The RQvist, Valeri SchwagerIf you'd like to join them visit www.patreon.com/rustyquillEdited this week by Annie Fitch, Elizabeth Moffatt, Brock Winstead & Alexander J NewallWritten by Jonathan Sims and directed by Alexander J NewallProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesPerformances:- "Martin Blackwood" - Alexander J. Newall- "The Archivist" - Jonathan Sims  - "Annabelle Cane" - Chioma Nwalioba- "Mikaele Salesa" - Ray Chong NeeSound effects this week by Spanac from freesoundslibrary.com, klankbeeld, tedlundwall, Anthousai, huskpodcast.com, LamaMakesMusic, nebulousflynn, Jamitch2, supreme1197, Lightnessko, Taira Komori, michael_kur95, saturdaysoundguy, 3bagbrew, TheHiraHira, mlsulli, Suburbanwizard, bbrocer, vckhaze, lunchmoney, gezortenplotz, voho , sagetyrtle, FocusBay, InspectorJ, thanvannispen, yadronoff, worthahep88, avakas, XxBirdoxX, dheming, cclaretc, ThatMisfit, crcavol, IPaddeh, bsung88, SleepyCatSound, sturmankin & previously credited artists via freesound.orgMusic:https://freesound.org/people/IESP/sounds/340062/ Recording date February 06, 2016University of Lethbridge, Canada.Recorded by The IntraEnvironmental Sound ProjectBeethoven:Piano Sonata No.31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile, molto espressivoCheck out our merchandise at https://www.redbubble.com/people/rustyquill/collections/708982-the-magnus-archives-s1You 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: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 17, 2020 • 23min

MAG 179 - Accomplice

Case ########-19Considerations of Justice.Audio recorded by the Archivist, in situ.Content warnings:- Prison & Police brutality- Fire & burning (inc SFX)- Trauma- Human remains (inc blood)- Body horror- Graphic animal attack (inc SFX)- Direct & gun violence (inc SFX)- Arguments- Character death- Grief- Explicit language- Mentions of: child abuse, substance abuse, murder, kidnappingThanks to this week's Patrons: Nick Vega, Tyler Dzuba, Pendragon, Becky Gregory, Rachel Meresman, Melissa, Connor Ferry, Wednesday, Briar and Brine, Oya, Omnia, Wonderwomeme, Sasha Radula S., Cinthya J, Isy, William Hess, Megan Lim, Maggie Hoffman, MizFrenchname, Floatingspacetrash, Andy Grimaldi, Erinna, Michael Prideaux, Naomi Taylor, Syn (pronounced sin), Piper, Gabe!, Nicole H., jadefyre, Joyful Joyous Joy, Amalie Kirstine, Sindri Mjölnir, Nathan Benson, The Critshow, noah ayers, Melanie Dalby, RubyDian, Haley, Hannah Meller, Skelechicken, Margaret, Emily Savage, Jessnewok, Gisela Navarro, Leah D, Steeve KayeIf you'd like to join them visit www.patreon.com/rustyquillEdited this week by Nico Vettese, Elizabeth Moffatt, Katie Seaton, Maddy Searle, Brock Winstead & Alexander J NewallWritten by Jonathan Sims and directed by Alexander J NewallProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesPerformances:- "Martin Blackwood" - Alexander J. Newall- "The Archivist" - Jonathan Sims  - "Basira Hussain" - Frank Voss- "Alice "Daisy" Tonner" - Fay RobertsSound effects this week by VithorMoraes, Eelke, Timmeh515, j1987, vckhaze, daboy291, JasonElrod, YleArkisto, sunboy, worthahep88, savataivanov, kMoon, Anthousai, Diegolar, Amusquiz99, wlabarron, KenRT, paulocorona, nothayama, FlatHill, Gammelsmurfen778, jorickhoofd, LampEight, ceberation, Yoyodaman234, leonelmail, Hotlavaman, nioczkus, killpineapple, yeopot, iankath, Aegersum, jorickhoofd, leonelmail, 13GPanska_Langerova_Lucie, ralph.whitehead, lolamadeus, LampEight, zimbot, semccab, Tomlija & previously credited artists via freesound.orgCheck out our merchandise at https://www.redbubble.com/people/rustyquill/collections/708982-the-magnus-archives-s1You 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 Licence  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 10, 2020 • 24min

MAG 178 - The Processing Line

Case ########-18An examination of industrial meat processes.Audio recorded by the Archivist, in situ.Content warnings:- Dehumanisation- Helplessness / Existential dread- Devaluation of human life- Reduction of people based on 'usefulness'- Futility / Inconsequence- Body horror & torture- Body image issues- Medical horror- Paralysis- Arguments- Police brutality (discussion of)- Claustrophobia- Explicit language- Mentions of: enclosed spaces, needles/sharp objects, substance abuse, head trauma- SFX: persistent droning, high pitched tones, repetitive mechanical noises, sudden cracking sound, meat processing, insectsThanks to this week's Patrons: Rudy Urroz, Stacy Falcon, Ariana, Eleanor Smith-Dufresne, Ken Yuen, Bruna R. Scheuer, Ben Nothing, Sandro Ortega, Quinn, cecil with a cool sword, Elf Sternberg, Aster, Sam Zisk, Jay, Ally, Hearth of the Fae, Andrew Thomas, The Octopus Gallery, nell wood-prince what if you were defenseless, Penny Veline, Spark, Adam, Clara, Ksenia Martynova, Bloodsbane, Sarah Elert, Ari Gonzalez, Jake Samuels, Jack Beckwith, Maika Cartwright, Luke, John Earl, Alain Leo, Aynjel Kaye, K.McQueen, Daria Tkocz, Liz Wooten, Elizabeth Wynn, September Brogan, Kyndall Holland, Tom Lackow, Landon Kade, Claire C, Alexa West, Andrea R Larson, Angel Dellamore, Ray Thomas, T, caitlin! Edited this week by Katie Seaton, Elizabeth Moffatt, Brock Winstead & Alexander J NewallWritten by Jonathan Sims and directed by Alexander J NewallProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesPerformances:- "Martin Blackwood" - Alexander J. Newall- "The Archivist" - Jonathan Sims  - "Basira Hussain" - Frank VossSound effects this week by florianreichelt, pagancow, duckduckpony, InspectorJ, viertelnachvier, alexmol, vollkornbrot, SpliceSound, yadronoff, CastIronCarousel, bruce965, jamesgilsenan, tutenchwimse, pfranzen, cassssi, LudwigMueller, ecfike, kyles, kolczok, TiesWijnen, Soundkrampf, johanwestling, toxicwafflezz, nicktermer, dersuperanton, sacredblack, suncord, jaredi, glock102020202, LamaMakesMusic, msantoro11, gerainsan, groupe1bts, semccab, Cell31_Sound_Productions, pfranzen , JasonElrod, Bastianhallo, MWLANDI, vibe_crc, Breviceps, UOregonCinemaStudies, Aris621, gubodup, ancorapazzo, derjuli & previously credited artists via freesound.orgCheck out our merchandise at https://www.redbubble.com/people/rustyquill/collections/708982-the-magnus-archives-s1You 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/RustyQuill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 3, 2020 • 31min

MAG 177 - Wonderland

Case ########-17An examination of mental health care.Audio recorded by the Archivist, in situ.Content warnings:- Arguments- Relationship conflict- Second-person Point-Of-View statement- Hospitals / Mental institutions- Mental illness- Gaslighting- Mental health abuse- Medical / Therapeutic malpractice- Victim blaming- Diminution / belittling language- Name invalidation- Involuntary commitment- Medication (inc involuntary medication)- Suicidal ideation (implied)- Psychosis / unreality- Paranoia- Explicit language- Threats- Body horror- Avoidance of facts- Mentions of: death, police brutality, gore- SFX: screaming, high pitched tones, discordant music, medication, violenceTranscript (PDF): https://cutt.ly/pfvyo81Transcript (DOC): https://cutt.ly/7fvycTTThanks to this week's Patrons: Alyssa Rozendaal, heroei, Alexandra DeCarlo, Ruu Weist, Halogen, Jill Flansburg, Peter Lukas' life insurance policy, Taka, Inna Nytochka, Meg Allen, Kamilla Kavmark, Vortex Eclipse, winnfour, Sandra Roorda, Emily, Hila SketchCat Shats, Melanie, Sebrina McCoy, Bee Elderly, Adrian Serrano, evelina, Sloane, Alex James, Kit Lines, PineapplePrincess, a creature built of gears and silver, Callie L Tomlinson, Power Loader, Carolyn McKenna, Frankie Kavakich, Knighthawk, Lex Adams, Grey Aster, Dan Hayes, Jonathan Björklund, Chaotica, Tristan Tinder, Danni Jager, Sydney Bell, Jessica Mattiace, Maya Manzonelli, lionheart091 ., Murdo Homewood, AJ Waitkus, Eliza & Gray, erlkonigin, grippingTraverse, Kyra Marie Maginity, Finn Catterall, Sonja HansenIf you'd like to join them visit www.patreon.com/rustyquillEdited this week by Nico Vettese, Elizabeth Moffatt, Brock Winstead & Alexander J NewallWritten by Jonathan Sims and directed by Alexander J NewallProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesPerformances:- "Martin Blackwood" - Alexander J. Newall- "The Archivist" - Jonathan Sims  - "Basira Hussain" - Frank Voss- "Helen" - Imogen HarrisSound effects this week by hja, RoooDyDoooDy, BranRainey, skowm001, edgardomoreno, dansotak, shark510, straget, leonelmail, Nanakisan, Marth8880, bmusic92, BillsFilms, ittou, AlbertCoetser, youtube.com/user/freeAudiosounds, sangtao, sagetyrtle, ienba, j1987, SMuntsinger, Benboncan, TheFilmLook, neilsher, altfuture, Eneasz, yottasounds, SpliceSound, avakas, conleec, cognito perceptu, cmusounddesign, tim.kahn, alienistcog, gropkcor, kyles, karinalarasart, Lydmakeren & previously credited artists via freesound.orgMusic: Blue Sky by Quincas Moreira from Youtube Audio LibraryCheck out our merchandise at https://www.redbubble.com/people/rustyquill/collections/708982-the-magnus-archives-s1You 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... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 27, 2020 • 5min

MAG Bloopers - Totally Normal Real Humans

The Magnus Archives is brought to you by folks who are completely serene and professional humans at all times, on and off-recording. Totally and absolutely.Content Warnings:Explicit languageFeaturing voices of: Alexander J Newall, Fay Roberts, Ian Hayles, Francesca Renée Reid, Paul Sims, Sue Sims, Lydia Nicholas, Jonathan Sims, Mike LeBeau, Frank Voss, Ben Meredith.Edited by Annie Fitch & Alexander J NewallCheck out our merchandise at https://www.redbubble.com/people/rustyquill/collections/708982-the-magnus-archives-s1You 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 Licence  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 20, 2020 • 59min

MAG - Pod UK Horror Panel

Recorded live at PodUK 2020, Alexander J Newall, Gemma Amor (No Sleep Podcast, Calling Darkness) and David Ault (No Sleep Podcast, Shadows at the Door) moderated by Alasdair Stuart (Escape Artists Inc., The Magnus Archives) talk about the world of modern audio horror.Produced by Lowri Ann DaviesEdited by Maddy Searle and Alexander J NewallCheck out our merchandise at https://www.redbubble.com/people/rustyquill/collections/708982-the-magnus-archives-s1You 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: twitter.com/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 Licence  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 13, 2020 • 8min

MAG Fluff - Epiphany

Back in the heady days of late 2019, we sought ideas from our Patrons on a more light-hearted scene from life at The Magnus Institute and the Archives. And they certainly delivered in spades.We present to you one of the winning entries, Epiphany; a joyous romp in the Archives in this imagined scene from the latter half of Season 1.Content WarningTooth-aching fluff.We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed producing it. Alex, in particular, had a lot of fun with this. As you'll no doubt hear...Edited this week by Elizabeth Moffatt & Alexander J NewallWritten by Jack BeckwithProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesPerformances:- Alexander J Newall as Martin Blackwood- Mike LeBeau as Tim Stoker- Jonathan Sims as The ArchivistCheck out our merchandise at https://www.redbubble.com/people/rustyquill/collections/708982-the-magnus-archives-s1You 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 Licence Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 6, 2020 • 17min

What The Ghost? - The Devil's Dance

We hope you enjoy this vintage episode of What the Ghost? presented by Georgie Barker.This episode was originally released to our Patrons in December 2018. If you'd like to join them and access more exclusive content, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquillContent Warnings:PlaguesBody HorrorEdited by Alexander J Newall & Brock WinsteadWritten by Sasha SiennaPerformances"Georgie Barker" - Sasha SiennaSoundeffects this week by Anthousai, deleted-user-7146007, dsp9000, franeknflute, freesound, glazkov, iamgiorgio, jackhilton, jameshall412, plamdi1, sirbedlam, thanvannispen & previously credited artists via freesound.org.Check out our merchandise at https://www.redbubble.com/people/rustyquill/collections/708982-the-magnus-archives-s1You 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 Licence  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 30, 2020 • 56min

Rusty Quill Company Chat

Take a peek behind the curtain at Rusty Towers as Alex sits down with various members of Rusty Quill Ltd for insight into what we do and the values we work towards as a company.  Featuring:- Alexander J Newall- Jonathan Sims- Helen Gould- Tim Meredith- Mike LeBeau- April Sumner- Hannah Brankin- Anil GodigamuweEdited by Maddy Searle and Alexander J Newall Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesomeLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Check out our merchandise at https://www.redbubble.com/people/rustyquill/collections/708982-the-magnus-archives-s1You 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 Licence  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 23, 2020 • 42min

MAG 2019 Liveshow

This show recording of the 'Anglerfish' (MAG001) and 'Do Not Open' (MAG002) statements was recorded live at the London Podcast Festival Presents... Audio Drama event, at King's Place, London, on 30th November 2019.Written by Jonathan Sims and directed by Alexander J NewallProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesEdited by Maddy Searle, Nico Vittese and Alexander J NewallPerformances:- "The Archivist" - Jonathan Sims - "Rosie" - Hannah Brankin- "Martin Blackwood" - Alexander J. Newall  - "Tim Stoker" - Mike LeBeauCheck out our merchandise at https://www.redbubble.com/people/rustyquill/collections/708982-the-magnus-archives-s1You 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: twitter.com/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 Licence  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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