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“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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Latest Episodes:

MAG 179 - Accomplice Sep 17, 2020

Show notes

Case ########-19

Considerations 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, kidnapping

Thanks 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 Kaye

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

Edited this week by Nico Vettese, Elizabeth Moffatt, Katie Seaton, Maddy Searle, Brock Winstead & Alexander J Newall

Written by Jonathan Sims and directed by Alexander J Newall

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

Performances:

- "Martin Blackwood" - Alexander J. Newall

- "The Archivist" - Jonathan Sims

- "Basira Hussain" - Frank Voss

- "Alice "Daisy" Tonner" - Fay Roberts

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MAG 178 - The Processing Line Sep 10, 2020

Show notes

Case ########-18

An 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, insects

Thanks 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 Newall

Written by Jonathan Sims and directed by Alexander J Newall

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

Performances:

- "Martin Blackwood" - Alexander J. Newall

- "The Archivist" - Jonathan Sims

- "Basira Hussain" - Frank Voss

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MAG 177 - Wonderland Sep 03, 2020

Show notes

Case ########-17

An 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, violence

Transcript (PDF): https://cutt.ly/pfvyo81

Transcript (DOC): https://cutt.ly/7fvycTT

Thanks 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 Hansen

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Edited this week by Nico Vettese, Elizabeth Moffatt, Brock Winstead & Alexander J Newall

Written by Jonathan Sims and directed by Alexander J Newall

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

Performances:

- "Martin Blackwood" - Alexander J. Newall

- "The Archivist" - Jonathan Sims

- "Basira Hussain" - Frank Voss

- "Helen" - Imogen Harris

Sound 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.org

Music: Blue Sky by Quincas Moreira from Youtube Audio Library

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MAG Bloopers - Totally Normal Real Humans Aug 27, 2020

Show notes

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 language

Featuring 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 Newall

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MAG - Pod UK Horror Panel Aug 20, 2020

Show notes

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 Davies

Edited by Maddy Searle and Alexander J Newall

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MAG Fluff - Epiphany Aug 13, 2020

Show notes

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 Warning

Tooth-aching fluff

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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 Newall

Written by Jack Beckwith

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

Performances:

- Alexander J Newall as Martin Blackwood

- Mike LeBeau as Tim Stoker

- Jonathan Sims as The Archivist

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What The Ghost? - The Devil's Dance Aug 06, 2020

Show notes

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/rustyquill

Content Warnings:

Plagues
Body Horror

Edited by Alexander J Newall & Brock Winstead

Written by Sasha Sienna

Performances

"Georgie Barker" - Sasha Sienna

Soundeffects this week by Anthousai, deleted-user-7146007, dsp9000, franeknflute, freesound, glazkov, iamgiorgio, jackhilton, jameshall412, plamdi1, sirbedlam, thanvannispen & previously credited artists via freesound.org.

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Rusty Quill Company Chat Jul 30, 2020

Show notes

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 Godigamuwe

Edited by Maddy Searle and Alexander J Newall

Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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MAG 2019 Liveshow Jul 23, 2020

Show notes

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 Newall

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

Edited by Maddy Searle, Nico Vittese and Alexander J Newall

Performances:

- "The Archivist" - Jonathan Sims

- "Rosie" - Hannah Brankin

- "Martin Blackwood" - Alexander J. Newall

- "Tim Stoker" - Mike LeBeau

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MAG 176 - Blood Ties Jul 16, 2020

Show notes

Case ########-16

An examination of pack tactics

Audio recorded by the Archivist, in situ.

Content warnings:

Explicit language
Misogynistic language
Hostage situation
Victimisation / Scapegoating
Evisceration
Blades
Character death
SFX for gunshot, evisceration, panicked breathing

Thanks to this week's Patrons: Shona Hunter, koechelt, Goon Squad, Em 'Trans Rights' Kavanagh, thefarunlitunknown, Yolanda George, Lady C., James Brown, Savannah Whiteford, Casper Wright, Skye Martucci, Chris Kobzina, plum177, Victoria Marmolejo, Gloaming Wang, Bri Neumann, Nicholas Indrisano, Natassia Pastore, Coline R, em fedorchuk, Pasha, Dave J Bowman, Ari P, Michelle Elbert, Emma Adler, Jo, Mari, Liam Comeau, Illicit Tangent, twistedsardonic, Jennifer Thurgate, Fe Nguyen, Micah Goldstein, Charlie Eyre, Gabriel Hawke, Chiara Lorraine, Alex Daigle, Melissa Sage Dumont, L Sparrow, Alexis Costello, roguekind, loserlord, Paul Rueger, WolfintheWoods, Terese Nelson, Hannah Driggs, Piquk, Alice Sigurðardóttir, Atlas, Alyssa Rozendaal, heroei

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

Edited this week by Annie Fitch, Elizabeth Moffatt, Brock Winstead & Alexander J Newall

Written by Jonathan Sims and directed by Alexander J Newall

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

Performances:

- "Martin Blackwood" - Alexander J. Newall

- "The Archivist" - Jonathan Sims

- "Trevor Herbert" - Ian Hayles

- "Basira Hussain" - Frank Voss

Sound effects this week by worthahep88, nicklas3799, Drkvixn91, markb, Framing_Noise, deleted_user_133379, dobroide, northern87, martian, kyles, j1987, northern87, borralbi, InspectorJ, duckduckpony, earthsounds, Suburbanwizard, ProductionNow, giddster, MPierluissi, Slykmrby, vykroft, MrPokephile & previously credited artists via freesound.org.

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