
The Magnus Archives
“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.
Latest episodes

Nov 4, 2021 • 14min
Rusty Fears 5 - Derailing
This week's Rusty Fears 5 winner is "Derailing" written by Josefin Berntsson, performed & directed by Jonathan Sims.Note: this is a piece of stand-alone fiction and not a part of the Magnus canon.Content warnings:Being huntedParanoiaAnxiety & compulsive behaviourBody horrorDiscussions of: auditory hallucinationsSFX: low continuous drones, high pitched tonesTranscripts:PDF - https://bit.ly/3bm3QOVDOC - https://bit.ly/3pFzAXIThank you to all our Patrons for your continued support.If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.Edited by Marisa Ewing, 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/RustyQuillYOUTUBE: youtube.com/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.

Oct 28, 2021 • 16min
Rusty Fears 5 - Tower
This week's Rusty Fears 5 winner is "Tower" written by Jennifer Hunt , directed by Lowri Ann Davies and performed by Fay Roberts.Note: this is a piece of stand-alone fiction and not a part of the Magnus canon.Content warnings:Aliens & space explorationPhysical violence & deathDiscussions of: medical checks, hallucinationsMentions of: ghosts & hauntings, blood, animal remains, foodSFX: continuous droning notes, low and high pitched tonesTranscripts:PDF - https://bit.ly/3nso5AiDOC - https://bit.ly/2Zsjq8ZThank you to all our Patrons for your continued support.If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.Edited by Annie Fitch, 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/RustyQuillYOUTUBE: youtube.com/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.

Oct 21, 2021 • 15min
Rusty Fears 5 - Final Sale of the Remaining Works of E. Cutler
This week's Rusty Fears 5 winner is "Final Sale of the Remaining Works of E. Cutler" written by Cormack Baldwin, directed by Elizabeth Moffatt and performed by Imogen Harris.Note: this is a piece of stand-alone fiction and not a part of the Magnus canon.Content warnings:Supernatural compulsionScopophobiaDeath & murderDiscussions of: isolation & mental deteriorationMentions of: cultural appropriation, spiders, religion & faith, blood, rot, suicideSFX: low continuous drone, high pitched tonesTranscripts:PDF - https://bit.ly/2Z3Y4iNDOC - https://bit.ly/3vxwzcXThank you to all our Patrons for your continued support.If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.Edited 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/RustyQuillYOUTUBE: youtube.com/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.

Oct 14, 2021 • 16min
Rusty Fears 5 - Inheritance
This week Rusty Quill presents another Rusty Fears 5 winner; "Inheritance" written by Matrim Tait, directed by Ian Hayles and performed by Francesca Reneé Reid.Note: this is a piece of stand-alone fiction and not a part of the Magnus canon.Content warnings:Parental DeathGrief & lossMould & rotBody horrorFire & immolationExplicit languageDiscussions of: hoarding & compulsive behaviour, family conflict & divorce, insomnia & nightmaresMentions of: food, sleepwalking, funerals, arthritisSFX: low continuous drone, high pitched tonesTranscripts:PDF - https://bit.ly/3AF2MjnDOC - https://bit.ly/3oUE6BmThank you to all our Patrons for your continued support.If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.Edited by Nico Vettese & Catherine RinellaProduced 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/RustyQuillYOUTUBE: youtube.com/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.

Oct 7, 2021 • 19min
Rusty Fears 5 - Casting Line
The Fear returns.In the first of 5 winning entries for Rusty Fears 5, Rusty Quill presents; "Casting Line" written by Sarina H, directed by Maddy Searle and performed by Karim Kronfli.Note: this is a piece of stand-alone fiction and not a part of the Magnus canon.Content warnings:Physical injury & body modificationManipulationFood & alcoholImplied hallucinations/distorted realityPanicMentions of: animal death, parental death & funerals, objectification, drowningSFX: continuous low droningTranscripts:PDF - https://bit.ly/2YkdBdmDOC - https://bit.ly/2YtGPaaThank you to all our Patrons for your continued support.If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.Edited by Maddy Searle & Nico VetteseProduced 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/RustyQuillYOUTUBE: youtube.com/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.

Sep 30, 2021 • 53min
MAG Camp Flying Moose - Part 3
It's the finale of Camp Flying Moose for Girls of all Kinds, and our girls head to the cabin to see if the answers they seek lie there...Content warningsFood Wolves & werewolves Discussions of: supernatural transformation, fire, physical violence & injury Mentions of: dogs & bears, food possessiveness SFX: birdsong, glass, background chatter, crickets, howling & growling Featuring Sasha Sienna, Annie Fitch, Frank Voss and Lowri Ann Davies.For more information about Camp Flying Moosefollow this link; https://afurness.itch.io/camp-flying-mooseEdited this week by Nico Vettese, Maddy Searle and Jeffrey Nils GardnerProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesSound effects by InspectorJ, TRP, klankbeeld, maaaks, TRP, wibwob, tatianafeudal, Nox_Sound, morosopher, viatorci, Gammelsmurfen778, senorsolo007, wjoojoo, AlyssaB2043, amholma, craftcrest, Garuda1982, FunWithSound, TravieDoodle & previously credited artists via freesound.orgCheck out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop and 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 Licence Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 23, 2021 • 47min
MAG Camp Flying Moose - Part 2
In part 2 of Camp Flying Moose for Girls of all Kinds, Violet has a run in with authority, before joining Ivy & Rowan to continue their investigations into the weird happenings at camp.Content warningsSocial anxiety & tensionMentions of: food, bears, supernatural themesSFX: background chatter, birdsongFeaturing Sasha Sienna, Annie Fitch, Frank Voss and Lowri Ann Davies.For more information about Camp Flying Moose follow this link; https://afurness.itch.io/camp-flying-mooseEdited this week by Nico Vettese, Maddy Searle and Jeffrey Nils GardnerProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesSound effects by straget, InspectorJ, mzui, dkiller2204, sagetyrtle, kyles, sidequesting, morosopher, .Chris_Douris., maaaks, Dr. Macak & previously credited artists via freesound.orgCheck out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop and 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 Licence Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 16, 2021 • 39min
MAG Camp Flying Moose - Part 1
Join us at Camp Flying Moose for Girls of all Kinds, a TTRPG created by Alicia Furness.In this first instalment of three, we meet Ivy, Rowan, Violet and their fellow campers who are about to be thrown into a world of adventure and mystery.Content warningsFoodSocial anxietyDiscussions of: stressMentions of: religion, physical violenceSFX: crickets & birds, background chatterFeaturing Sasha Sienna, Annie Fitch, Frank Voss and Lowri Ann Davies.For more information about Camp Flying Moose follow this link; https://afurness.itch.io/camp-flying-mooseEdited this week by Nico Vettese, Maddy Searle and Jeffrey Nils GardnerProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesSound effects by klankbeeld, PhonosUPF, 16FPanskaLipovska_Katerina, BenjaminNelan, amholma, Dvideoguy, ViaTorci & previously credited artists via freesound.orgCheck out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop and 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 Licence Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 9, 2021 • 16min
MAG - That Face at the Window
Jurgen Leitner, somewhat reluctantly, helps out around the Archives.Note: this is a piece of stand-alone fiction and not a part of the Magnus canon.Content warnings:Vampires & vampirismSupernatural compulsionPhysical violenceBloodMentions of: insomnia, food, social anxiety, knives, painSFX: low drone, high pitched tonesTranscripts:PDF - https://bit.ly/3nbvDcfDOC - https://bit.ly/2YCuHn0Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support.If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.Written by Maddy SearlePerformed by Paul SimsDirected by Jeffrey Nils GardnerEdited by Annie Fitch, Marisa Ewing & 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 Licence Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 2, 2021 • 24min
MAG - A Hole in the Ground
Found in the archives, Gertrude Robinson reads a brand-new in-universe statement.Note: this is a piece of stand-alone fiction and not a part of the Magnus canon.Content warnings:DepressionRot & decayClaustrophobiaFood (inc. consumption and control of food)Nightmares & unrealityThemes of abusive relationshipDiscussions of: isolationMentions of: insects, disease, emetophobia, blood & physical injury, animal deathSFX: repeated low droneTranscripts:PDF - https://bit.ly/3yCrmk5DOC - https://bit.ly/3kI4ACpThank you to all our Patrons for your continued support.If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.Written by Imogen HarrisPerformed by Sue SimsDirected by Hannah PreisingerEdited by Annie Fitch & 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 Licence Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.