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The Magnus Archives

“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.

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Copyright: © Rusty Quill

Latest Episodes:

Special Announcement: Magnus, Recent Network Shows and More Oct 24, 2022

Show notes

Statement from CEO, Alexander J Newall regarding new network additions, information on The Magnus Archives 2, the return of Rusty Fears, and more!

Transcript: https://bit.ly/3DrmqUP

For more information on Rusty Fears visit: https://rustyquill.com/2022/10/24/rusty-fears-6-remnants-of-fear/

Music by TrackTribe - "BusyCity"

Magnus Music by Sam Jones

Edited by Alexander J Newall

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Pre-order FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER, a Magnus novel releasing October 27th: rustyquill.com/novel

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Oh... Hello. Oct 13, 2022

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You can subscribe to this podcast using your podcast software of choice, or by visiting www.rustyquill.com/subscribe

Please rate and review on your software of choice, it really helps us to spread the podcast to new listeners, so share the fear.

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The Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International Licence

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Pre-order FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER, a Magnus novel releasing October 27th: rustyquill.com/novel

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Announcement: RQ Network Introducing Wave 3 May 16, 2022

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Hi everyone, Alexander J Newall here just giving you an update on our latest wave of the RQ Network as eleven new shows have joined us this time with still more shows on the way in the future!

This particular cavalcade of creativity runs the whole gamut with Sci-fi, Horror, Fantasy, Mystery, Alternate Reality Game “ARG”, Comedy and even a cheeky documentary piece. There’s something for everyone in this third wave of shows and I get the delightful pleasure of introducing them to you!

Wave three features:

The Hyacinth Disaster

What Happened In Skinner,

The Sleep/Wake Cycle,

and Tin Can Audio Presents, a new feed featuring work from Tin Can Audio including The Dungeon Economic Model, Love & Wards, Middle:Below and The Tower

You can listen to the shows, and find out more about all of them on our website!

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Get bonus content on Patreon: www.patreon.com/rustyquill.com 

A transcript of this update is available here: The Magnus Archives (in Post Season/Series folders)

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Pre-order FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER, a Magnus novel releasing October 27th: rustyquill.com/novel

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Updates, Upcoming Shows, We're Alive: Descendants Apr 06, 2022

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Rusty Quill Founder and CEO Alex here!

Sharing a few updates on what is coming up with Rusty Quill.

We’re Alive: Descendants is the sequel to the enormously popular We’re Alive: a Story of Survival. Rusty Quill are Executive Producers on this series and it is very exciting. It started releasing yesterday and you can find it on the existing We’re Alive feed by searching for 'We’re Alive' wherever you listen to your podcasts or by visiting www.werealive.com or www.rustyquill.com/were-alive

Also stay tuned for our upcoming RQ original Productions Chapter and Multiverse, Trice Forgotten and Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later.

More network shows will be coming soon!

While you wait you could revisit:

Cryptids produced by Wild Obscura, Devin Shepherd, Nora Unkel and Gabriel Rosenstein. Written by Alexander V. Thompson

The Deca Tapes by Lex Noteboom

How it Ends by Stephanie Resendes and Micah Rodriguez

I Am In Eskew by Jon Ware and Muna Hussen

Old Gods of Appalachia Produced by DeepNerd Media written and directed by Steven Shell and Cam Collins

The Milkman of St. Gaffs by Chris McClure

The Silt Verses by Jon Ware and Muna Hussen

The Storage Papers produced by Grinner Media

The Town Whispers by Cole Weavers

We’re Alive by produced by Wayland Productions, written and directed by Kc Wayland

You can listen to these shows wherever you get you podcasts or on www.rustyquill.com

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Get bonus content on Patreon

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Join us for Rusty Quill Gaming and Giving 2021! Nov 27, 2021

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It’s back!

Gaming and Giving is streaming live on Twitch.tv from 4th December at 5pm GMT and this year we’re raising money for three more charities: Mermaids, Action Aid and Centrepoint.

Once again we’re trying to raise £20,000 to split between all three charities, but this time there’s a twist. This year we’ve reached out even more games companies ad developers, like Czech Games, CoatSink and Devolver Digital, Grant Howitt and MacGuffin & Co plus a few more, to give us some awesome prizes that you enter to win simply by donating!

Also, based on your feedback we’ve created a special ticketed backstage space for you to come and mingle with both the cast and crew of Rusty Quill as well as your friends from the chat! All proceeds from the ticket sales go directly to the three charities - take a look at our website for more info.

So come join in at Twitch.tv/rusty_quill between 5pm GMT on Saturday 4th December and 5pm GMT Sunday 5th December and help us raise money for some amazing charities. See you all there!

For tickets visit: https://bit.ly/30PYbzj

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MAG - Goodbye for Now Nov 04, 2021

Show notes

A huge, heartfelt thank you to everyone who has listened, worked on and supported us through the making of The Magnus Archives.

Goodbye for now and thanks for listening!

Incase you missed it The Magnus Archives 2 is coming soon find out more here

MARCH

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Pre-order FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER, a Magnus novel releasing October 27th: rustyquill.com/novel

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Rusty Fears 5 - Derailing Nov 04, 2021

Show notes

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 hunted
Paranoia
Anxiety & compulsive behaviour
Body horror
Discussions of: auditory hallucinations
SFX: low continuous drones, high pitched tones

Transcripts:

PDF - https://bit.ly/3bm3QOV

DOC - https://bit.ly/3pFzAXI

Thank 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 Gardner

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

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/subscribe

Please 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:

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YOUTUBE: youtube.com/rustyquill

EMAIL: mail@rustyquill.com

The Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International Licence

For ad-free episodes, bonus content and more, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon.

Pre-order FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER, a Magnus novel releasing October 27th: rustyquill.com/novel

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Rusty Fears 5 - Tower Oct 28, 2021

Show notes

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 exploration
Physical violence & death
Discussions of: medical checks, hallucinations
Mentions of: ghosts & hauntings, blood, animal remains, food
SFX: continuous droning notes, low and high pitched tones

Transcripts:

PDF - https://bit.ly/3nso5Ai

DOC - https://bit.ly/2Zsjq8Z

Thank 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 Gardner

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

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/subscribe

Please 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:

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EMAIL: mail@rustyquill.com

The Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International Licence

For ad-free episodes, bonus content and more, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon.

Pre-order FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER, a Magnus novel releasing October 27th: rustyquill.com/novel

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Rusty Fears 5 - Final Sale of the Remaining Works of E. Cutler Oct 21, 2021

Show notes

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 compulsion
Scopophobia
Death & murder
Discussions of: isolation & mental deterioration
Mentions of: cultural appropriation, spiders, religion & faith, blood, rot, suicide
SFX: low continuous drone, high pitched tones

Transcripts:

PDF - https://bit.ly/2Z3Y4iN

DOC - https://bit.ly/3vxwzcX

Thank 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 Gardner

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

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/subscribe

Please 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.com

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill

TWITTER: @therustyquill

REDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuill

YOUTUBE: youtube.com/rustyquill

EMAIL: mail@rustyquill.com

The Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International Licence

For ad-free episodes, bonus content and more, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon.

Pre-order FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER, a Magnus novel releasing October 27th: rustyquill.com/novel

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rusty Fears 5 - Inheritance Oct 14, 2021

Show notes

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 Death
Grief & loss
Mould & rot
Body horror
Fire & immolation
Explicit language
Discussions of: hoarding & compulsive behaviour, family conflict & divorce, insomnia & nightmares
Mentions of: food, sleepwalking, funerals, arthritis
SFX: low continuous drone, high pitched tones

Transcripts:

PDF - https://bit.ly/3AF2Mjn

DOC - https://bit.ly/3oUE6Bm

Thank 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 Rinella

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

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/subscribe

Please 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.com

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill

TWITTER: @therustyquill

REDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuill

YOUTUBE: youtube.com/rustyquill

EMAIL: mail@rustyquill.com

The Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International Licence

For ad-free episodes, bonus content and more, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon.

Pre-order FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER, a Magnus novel releasing October 27th: rustyquill.com/novel

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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