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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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Latest Episodes:

The Magnus Protocol 36 - Outside the Box Apr 03, 2025

Show notes

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Entrapment (virtual) -/- Isolation (expirimentation)

Incident Elements:

· Panic Attack/PTSD

· Being Trapped

· Isolation

· Time Loss

· Starvation

· Manipulation

· Amputation

Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/

This episode is dedicated to Evan Botos. You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers https://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-protocol-supporter-wall/

Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall

Directed by Alexander J Newall

Written by Dylan Griggs and Alexander J Newall for more of Dylans work, visit https://woebegonepod.com/

Script Edited with additional material by Jonathan Sims

Executive Producers April Sumner, Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Dani McDonough, Linn Ci, and Samantha F.G. Hamilton

Associate Producers Jordan L. Hawk, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Cetius d’Raven, and Megan Nice

Produced by April Sumner

Featuring (in order of appearance)

Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer

Lowri Ann Davies as Celia Ripley

Anusia Battersby as Gwendolyn Bouchard

Alexander J Newall as Norris

Sasha Sienna as Georgie Barker

Dialogue Editor – Lowri Ann Davies

Sound Designer – Tessa Vroom

Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella

Music by Sam Jones (orchestral mix by Jake Jackson)

Art by April Sumner

SFX from Soundly and Freesound: turbofol, kyles, Valenspire, nyoz, dland, toefur, ainaqueentana, KrystianPawlowski, elonen, davidnagel, Joao_Janz, bbrocer as well as previously credited artists.

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RQ Original Feed Drop – Neon Inkwell: Broken Hearted Monsters Mar 28, 2025

Show notes

This month we are featuring a feed drop for the first episode of a brand-new show on the Neon Inkwell podcast feed: Broken Hearted Monsters.

Classic horror meets joyful, bittersweet road trip dramas in this series about grief and acceptance.

After Dr Frankenstein is killed by an errant bolt of lightning, his estranged creature, Frank, must travel to his former home for the funeral.

Frank, not wanting to face the bitter reality of an unresolved relationship, chooses instead to use it as an excuse to plan the ultimate road trip across America and inviting his ex-boyfriend, Dracula, along for the ride.

You can find the next episode of Broken Hearted Monsters on the Neon Inkwell podcast feed, on the Rusty Quill website, on Acast, or by searching “Neon Inkwell” wherever you find podcasts.

Introduction and outro by Shahan Hamza.

Content Notes:

Grief
Breakups
Arguments/Hostility
Harsh Language
Innuendo
Smoking
Mentions of: Family Estrangement, electrocution
SFX: Monster Sounds

Transcripts: https://shorturl.at/pJQV7

Showrunner Elizabeth Moffatt

Directed by Amani Zardoe

Written by SC Ormond and Morgan Ormond

Produced by April Sumner

Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner

Featuring

Marqus Bobesich as Frank

Kai Partenie as Dracula

Ash Kelley as Angry Driver

Philomena Sherwood as Gas Station Attendant

Dialogue Editor – Nico Vettese

Sound Designer - Tessa Vroom

Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella and Meg McKellar

Music by Nico Vettese

Art by Guerrilla Communications

SFX from Soundly and previously credited artists

Support us on Patreon at https://patreon.com/rustyquill

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Neon Inkwell is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence.

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The Magnus Protocol 35 - Terms and Conditions Mar 27, 2025

Show notes

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mascot (incarceration) -/- retaliation (imposter)

Incident Elements:

· Mascots (Bonzo)

· Murder

· Graphic Violence

· Scopophobia

· Stalking

· Mentions of: Suicide, Child Neglect,

Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/

This episode is dedicated to Oliver Kaminski. You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers https://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-protocol-supporter-wall/

Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall

Directed by Alexander J Newall

Written by Alexander J Newall

Script Edited with additional material by Jonathan Sims

Executive Producers April Sumner, Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Dani McDonough, Linn Ci, and Samantha F.G. Hamilton

Associate Producers Jordan L. Hawk, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Cetius d’Raven, and Megan Nice

Produced by April Sumner

Featuring (in order of appearance)

Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer

Lowri Ann Davies as Celia Ripley

Anusia Battersby as Gwendolyn Bouchard

Alexander J Newall as Norris

Kazeem Tosin Amore as Teddy Vaughn

Dialogue Editor – Nico Vettese

Sound Designer – Meg McKellar

Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella

Music by Sam Jones (orchestral mix by Jake Jackson)

Art by April Sumner

SFX from Soundly and Freesound: kyles, deleted_user_21043670, deleted_user_2104797, poqdavid, FlorsTristi, collacot, maisonsonique, StefanoPTesta, InMotionAudio, yarashaunt, bevibeldesign, as well as previously credited artists.

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The Magnus Protocol 34 - Eliminations Mar 20, 2025

Show notes

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Incident Elements:

Death
Graphic Violence
Murder
Imprisonment
Psychological Torture
Suicide

Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/

This episode is dedicated to Gray Anderson. You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers https://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-protocol-supporter-wall/

Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall

Directed by Alexander J Newall

Written by Jonathan Sims

Script Edited with additional material by Alexander J Newall

Executive Producers April Sumner, Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Dani McDonough, Linn Ci, and Samantha F.G. Hamilton

Associate Producers Jordan L. Hawk, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Cetius d’Raven, and Megan Nice

Produced by April Sumner

Featuring (in order of appearance)

Sasha Sienna as Georgie Barker

Shahan Hamza as Samama Khalid

David Ault as Warden Dave

Rebecca Ashley as Gardener

Beth Eyre as Archivist

Dialogue Editor – Lowri Ann Davies

Sound Designer – Tessa Vroom

Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella

Music by Sam Jones (orchestral mix by Jake Jackson)

Art by April Sumner

SFX from Soundly and Freesound: SpliceSound, felixblume, TILIADESIGN, magnuswalker, collacot, khenshom, Imbubec, cjolley, richwise, BrendanSound12, caileykehoe, smokevhstapes, misperpodcast, craigsmith, zoomology, ProductionNow, ReadeOnly, SoundDesignForYou, Bexhillcollege, ABouch, NachtmahrTV, launemax, joedeshon, EricsSoundschmiede, and previously credited artists

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

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The Magnus Protocol 33 - Peer Review Mar 13, 2025

Show notes

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Transformation (pier) -/- Fear (void)

Incident Elements:

Nyctophobia
Thalassophobia
Abandonment
Unreality

Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/

This episode is dedicated to Addison Wagner. You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers https://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-protocol-supporter-wall/

Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall

Directed by Alexander J Newall

Written by Aaron Blanton (for more of his work visit http://whathappenedinskinner.com/)

Script Edited with additional material by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall

Executive Producers April Sumner, Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Dani McDonough, Linn Ci, and Samantha F.G. Hamilton

Associate Producers Jordan L. Hawk, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Cetius d’Raven, and Megan Nice

Produced by April Sumner

Featuring (in order of appearance)

Lowri Ann Davies as Celia Ripley

Jonathan Sims as Chester

Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer

Anusia Battersby as Gwendolyn Bouchard

Mike Thoms as Brett Larz

Dialogue Editor – Nico Vettese

Sound Designer – Meg McKellar

Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella

Music by Sam Jones (orchestral mix by Jake Jackson)

Art by April Sumner

SFX from Freesound: khenshom, deleted_user_3280201, TriqyStudio, qubodup, Kodack, SoundsForHim, kyles, cupido, RutgerMuller, deleted_user_7146007, csaszi, othercee, coltures, trevornau22fv, VotherMoraes, ondrosik // Hold Music: 'Skyscraper Samba' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

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

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The Magnus Protocol 32 - Restructuring Mar 06, 2025

Show notes

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Building (angry) -/- N/A

Incident Elements:

Unreality
Non-consensual mental health detainment/misdiagnosis
Disappearance
Psychosis/Possession
Mentions of: depression, hallucinations, mental instability, PTSD

Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/

This episode is dedicated to Dan Carlson. You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers https://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-protocol-supporter-wall/

Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall

Directed by Alexander J Newall

Written by Alexander J Newall

Script Edited with additional material by Jonathan Sims

Executive Producers April Sumner, Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Dani McDonough, Linn Ci, and Samantha F.G. Hamilton

Associate Producers Jordan L. Hawk, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Cetius d’Raven, and Megan Nice

Produced by April Sumner

Featuring (in order of appearance)

Anusia Battersby as Gwendolyn Bouchard

Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer

Alexander J Newall as Norris

Lowri Ann Davies as Celia Ripley

Yanick Ghanty as Luke Dyer

Dialogue Editor – Lowri Ann Davies

Sound Designer – Tessa Vroom

Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella

Music by Sam Jones (orchestral mix by Jake Jackson)

Art by April Sumner

SFX from Freesound: Danrules213, rodincoil, straget, zrrion_the_insect, khenshom, and previously credited artists

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

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The Magnus Protocol 31 - Compartmentalising Feb 27, 2025

Show notes

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Integration (organic) -/- Computer (Hardware)

Incident Elements:

Screaming
Harsh Language
Scopophobia
Graphic Violence
Mentions of: dismemberment, malnourishment

Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/

You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers https://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-protocol-supporter-wall/

Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall

Directed by Alexander J Newall

Written by Jonathan Sims

Script Edited with additional material by Alexander J Newall

Executive Producers April Sumner, Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Dani McDonough, Linn Ci, and Samantha F.G. Hamilton

Associate Producers Jordan L. Hawk, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Cetius d’Raven, and Megan Nice

Produced by April Sumner

Featuring (in order of appearance)

Anusia Battersby as Gwendolyn Bouchard

Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer

Ryan Hopevere-Anderson as Colin Becher

Lowri Ann Davies as Celia Ripley

Shahan Hamza as Samama Khalid

Sasha Sienna as Georgie Barker

David Ault as Warden Dave

Amy Brown as Warden Heidi

Beth Eyre as Archivist

Dialogue Editor – Nico Vettese

Sound Designer – Meg McKellar

Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella

Music by Sam Jones (orchestral mix by Jake Jackson)

Art by April Sumner

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

Support Rusty Quill by purchasing from our Affiliates;

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The Magnus Protocol is a derivative product of the Magnus Archives, created by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 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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The Magnus Protocol - Season 2 Trailer Feb 13, 2025

Show notes

The Magnus Protocol returns, 27 February 2025.

You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers https://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-protocol-supporter-wall/

Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall

Directed by Alexander J Newall

Written by Jonathan Sims

Script Edited with additional material by Alexander J Newall

Executive Producers April Sumner, Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Dani McDonough, Linn Ci, and Samantha F.G. Hamilton

Associate Producers Jordan L. Hawk, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Cetius d’Raven, and Megan Nice

Produced by April Sumner

Featuring (in order of appearance)

David Ault as Warden Dave

Amy Brown as Warden Heidi

Beth Eyre as Archivist

Dialogue Editor – Nico Vettese

Sound Designer – Tessa Vroom

Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella

Art by April Sumner

Music by Sam Jones

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

Support Rusty Quill by purchasing from our Affiliates;

Phantom Peak – UK immersive experience – 15% discount with this link

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Join our community:

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The Magnus Protocol is a derivative product of the Magnus Archives, created by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence.

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

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The Magnus Protocol Season 1 QnA Jan 30, 2025

Show notes

Alex and Jonny sit down to answer your burning questions about Season 1 of the Magnus Protocol.

Content Notes

- Spoilers through Season 1 of The Magnus Protocol and the entirety of the Magnus Archives

Produced by April Sumner

Edited by Nico Vettese

Mastering by Catherine Rinella

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Rusty Fears 6 - The Last One to Speak by James Thomasos Jan 16, 2025

Show notes

This week’s short horror story, The Last One to Speak, inspired by the prompt "Game Show", is written by James Thomasos and read by Billie Hindle

Once all six short horror stories have been released, there will be a public poll for listeners to vote for their favourite. The overall winner will get the opportunity to write a case that will be featured in The Magnus Protocol, so be sure to listen to every story and keep an eye out for the voting form in a few weeks’ time.

Content Notes

- Kidnapping/restraint

- Harassment/emotional abuse

- High Frequency

- Uncanny

Directed by Nico Vettese

Produced by April Sumner and Nico Vettese

Edited, Music and SFX by Nico Vettese

Additional SFX by Meg McKellar

Music by Nico Vettese

Mastering by Catherine Rinella

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