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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:

What The Ghost? - Highgate Cemetary May 27, 2021

Show notes

We hope you enjoy this episodes of What the Ghost? presented by Georgie Barker.

Content Warnings:

Cemeteries & tombs
Ghosts
Human remains & desecration
Vampires
Discussion of: death & burial, the occult, food
Mentions of: war, injury
SFX: continued high pitched sounds, bells, shouting

Transcripts:

PDF - https://bit.ly/34mO7f4

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

Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support

If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.

Written by Sasha Sienna

Edited by Annie Fitch & Jeffrey Nils Gardner

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

Performances

"Georgie Barker" - Sasha Sienna

Soundeffects this week by dsp9000, JohnsonBrandEditing, TrygveN, HMTSCCSound, InspectorJ & previously credited artists via freesound.org

Music;

- Selected tracks by Kevin MacLeod from https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/ full list here; https://bit.ly/3foprJK

- "Wizard's Duel" by Skinny Pig

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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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MAG Retrospective - Commentary 2 May 20, 2021

Show notes

Jonny and Alex listen to clips from The Magnus Archives, selected by Rusty Quill Patreon supporters, and regale us with stories of production some more true than others.

Content Warnings

Spoilers for all of The Magnus Archives
Character deaths
Physical violence (inc. self-injury & SFX)
Explicit language
Discussions of: blades, ghosts, human remains, death & murder
Mentions of: insects, trauma
SFX: high pitched sounds, screaming, static

Transcripts:

PDF - https://cutt.ly/zb0SfUp

DOC - https://cutt.ly/5b0SyMZ

Edited this week by Nico Vettese and Jeffrey Nils Gardner

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

Check out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop and https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill.

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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

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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MAG Season 5 Q&A - Part 3 May 13, 2021

Show notes

Alex and Jonny answer as many questions as they can from the Season 5 mailbag in the final part of our Q&A series.

Thank you to everyone who submitted a question!

Featuring: Jonathan Sims & Alexander J. Newall

Content warnings:

Spoilers for all of The Magnus Archives
Innuendo
Explicit language
Discussions of: thalassophobia, canon-typical apocalypse & trauma, food, death (inc. mass death) & murder
Mentions of: rot, addiction & mind control, violence, homelessness, explosions

Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support

If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.

Edited this week by Nico Vettese & Alexander J. Newall

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.

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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

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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Announcement: Rusty Quill Network May 10, 2021

Show notes

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.com

Not 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/3y0c4qb

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

For more info on these new shows visit: https://rustyquill.com/rq-network-introducing-our-new-shows/

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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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MAG Season 5 Q&A - Part 2 May 06, 2021

Show notes

Jonny & Alex plough on through the Season 5 mailbag in the 2nd of three Q&A episodes

Featuring: Jonathan Sims & Alexander J. Newall

Content warnings:

Spoilers for all of The Magnus Archives (esp. finale)
Discussions of: canon-typical apocalypse, canon-typical trauma, mould & rot, death
Mentions of: physical violence, thalassophobia, spiders & insects, food

Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support

If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.

Edited this week by Lowri Ann Davies & Alexander J. Newall

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.

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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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MAG Season 5 Q&A - Part 1 Apr 29, 2021

Show notes

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. Newall

Content warnings:

Spoilers for all of The Magnus Archives (inc. finale)
Food
Hospitals
Vocalised kissing noises
Discussions of: gore & body horror, vocalised suffering
Mentions of: physical violence, death, apocalypse, surgery

Transcripts:

PDF - https://cutt.ly/dbdvIfp

DOC - https://cutt.ly/ybdv1Ng

Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support

If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.

Edited this week by Nico Vettese & Alexander J. Newall

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.

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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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MAG Retrospective - Crew's Qs with Jonny & Alex Apr 22, 2021

Show notes

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. Newall

Content warnings:

Spoilers for all of The Magnus Archives
Discussion of: smoking, physical violence, nuclear accidents, death, vertigo
Mentions of: unreality, panic, war, mould & rot, COVID-19 pandemic, alcohol

Transcripts

PDF - https://cutt.ly/6vJZrXu

DOC - https://cutt.ly/IvJZc3l

Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support

If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.

Edited this week 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:

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FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill

TWITTER: @therustyquill

REDDIT: reddit.com/r/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.

MAG Retrospective - Creators Quizzed Apr 15, 2021

Show notes

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. Newall

Content warnings:

Spoilers for all of The Magnus Archives
Explicit language
Discussion of: death, injury
Mentions of: knives, cults, food, fainting, spiders, COVID-19 pandemic

Transcripts:

PDF - https://cutt.ly/CvaGgc8

DOC - https://cutt.ly/ivaGxIx

Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support

If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.

Edited this week 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:

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FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill

TWITTER: @therustyquill

REDDIT: reddit.com/r/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.

MAG Retrospective - Crew Q&A Apr 08, 2021

Show notes

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 Moffatt

Content warnings:

Spoilers up to and including Episode 200
Memory loss & loss of identity
Drowning
Unreality
Discussion of: supernatural experiences (inc. mannequins), claustrophobia
Mentions of: nightmares, anxiety, spiders, burning, falling, COVID-19 pandemic
SFX: water sounds, grinding, high pitched sounds, wind

Transcripts:

PDF - https://cutt.ly/BcKHa1a

DOC - https://cutt.ly/ccKHlW3

Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support

If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.

Edited this week by Elizabeth Moffatt, Jeffrey Nils Gardner & Alexander J. Newall

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

Soundeffects 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/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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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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MAG Roundtable - Making of Season 5 Apr 01, 2021

Show notes

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 Moffatt

Content warnings:

Spoilers up to and including Episode 200
Explicit language
Discussion of: apocalypse & hellscapes, COVID-19 pandemic
Mentions of: anxiety & stress, hospitals, falling, fictional death, prisons

Transcripts:

PDF - https://cutt.ly/7cp4tUv

DOC - https://cutt.ly/Zcp4xQN

Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support

If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.

Edited this week by Nico Vettese, Elizabeth Moffatt & 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

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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