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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:

Rusty Fears 6 - Canned Lights by Autumn Olson Jan 02, 2025

Show notes

This weeks short horror story, Canned Lights, is written by Autumn Olson and read by Ryan Hopevere-Anderson.

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

- Overwork

- Darkness

- Infestation (cockroaches)

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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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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Announcement: 2024 Holiday Update from Rusty Towers Dec 23, 2024

Show notes

Holiday announcement from CEO Alexander J Newall wrapping up an exciting 2024 ahead of an exciting 2025! We hope you have an excellent New Year!

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Rusty Fears 6 - Hades Bay by Jubilee Finnegan Dec 19, 2024

Show notes

This week's episode is titled Hades Bay this story was written by Jubilee Finnegan. This episode is performed by Anusia Battersby (Gwendolyn Bouchard). The prompt for this winning entry was “Beach”.

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

- Thassolophobia

- Injury

- Illness

Directed by April Sumner and 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

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.

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

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Rusty Fears 6 - Still Camp by Nicole Lark Dec 05, 2024

Show notes

This story is inspired by the prompt ‘frozen’. It is written by Nicole Lark and read by The Pit Below Paradise's Victoria Cheng.

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

- Petrification

- Illness

Directed by April Sumner and 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

Join our community:

WEBSITE: rustyquill.com

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill

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EMAIL: mail@rustyquill.com

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 Lost Tapes, Tape 3 - Are You Scared? Nov 27, 2024

Show notes

Part 3 of 3

Content Notes:

- Strong Language

- Hallucinations/Altered Reality / Unreality

- Paranoia

- Graphic Violance

- Infestation

- Drugging

- Mass Death

- SFX: Bugs, explosions

The video version of this episode is available now on YouTube, WatcherTV.com, or on the WatcherTV app.

Are You Scared is created by Ryan Bergara

Story Written by Garrett Werner

Directed by Katie LeBlanc

Produced by Kat Hartman

Executive Producers Ryan Bergara, Shane Madej, and Steven Lim

Hosted by Ryan Bergara and Shane Madej

Featuring Alexander J Newall as 'Adam' and Jonathan Sims as 'Tommy'

Additional Voices by Charlie Clay

Watcher Entertainment Production Staff

Assistant Creative Director Charlie Clay

Editing and Motion Graphics by Charlie Clay

Director of Photography Mark Celestino

Camera Operator Annie Jeong

Sound Mixer Brendon Ryu

Illustrators Rafael Mejia & Mollie Ong

Production Coordinators Carter Lau & Violet Rawlings

Production Assistant (Social Media Intern) Emily Graham

Post Production Supervisor Sam Young

DIT/Assistant Editors Andrew Ilnyckyj & Frank Parker

Head of Development Katie LeBlanc

Head of Production Lizzie Lockard

Head of Post Production Sam Young

With Special Thanks to the Team at Rusty Quill (thats us!)

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

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Rusty Fears 6 - The Telescope Game by Ian Martinez-Hay Nov 21, 2024

Show notes

'Telescope Game' is written by Ian Martinez-Hay and performed by Trice Forgotten and The Magnus Protocol’s Shahan Hamza.

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

-Disappearance of a child

Directed by April Sumner and 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 Meg McKellar

Join our community:

WEBSITE: rustyquill.com

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill

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EMAIL: mail@rustyquill.com

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 Lost Tapes, Tape 2 - Are You Scared? Nov 20, 2024

Show notes

Part 2 of 3

Content Notes:

- Strong Language

- Hallucinations/Altered Reality / Unreality

- Paranoia

- Graphic Violance

- Infestation

- Vehicle Accidents (air and automobile)

- Drugging

- Mass Death

- SFX: Bugs, explosions

The video version of this episode is available now on the Watcher Entertainment Youtube, WatcherTV.com, or on the WatcherTV app

Are You Scared is created by Ryan Bergara

Story Written by Garrett Werner

Directed by Katie LeBlanc

Produced by Kat Hartman

Executive Producers Ryan Bergara, Shane Madej, and Steven Lim

Hosted by Ryan Bergara and Shane Madej

Featuring Alexander J Newall as 'Adam' and Jonathan Sims as 'Tommy'

Additional Voices by Charlie Clay

Watcher Entertainment Production Staff

Assistant Creative Director Charlie Clay

Editing and Motion Graphics by Charlie Clay

Director of Photography Mark Celestino

Camera Operator Annie Jeong

Sound Mixer Brendon Ryu

Illustrators Rafael Mejia & Mollie Ong

Production Coordinators Carter Lau & Violet Rawlings

Production Assistant (Social Media Intern) Emily Graham

Post Production Supervisor Sam Young

DIT/Assistant Editors Andrew Ilnyckyj & Frank Parker

Head of Development Katie LeBlanc

Head of Production Lizzie Lockard

Head of Post Production Sam Young

With Special Thanks to the Team at Rusty Quill (thats us!)

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 Lost Tapes, Tape 1 - Are You Scared? Nov 17, 2024

Show notes

Ryan and Shane receive a mysterious envelope containing 3 tapes. In this episode, they listen to the first tape and meet Tommy and Adam- whose reality begins to fray at the seams. Featuring Jonathan Sims and Alexander J. Newall.

Alexander J Newall and Jonathan Sims, creators of The Magnus Archives and The Magnus Protocol, have leant their voices to Watcher Entertainment to bring you 3 special episodes of their series Are You Scared?

Content Notes:

- Strong Language

- Hallucinations/Altered Reality / Unreality

- Paranoia

- Graphic Violance

- Infestation

- Vehicle Accidents (air and automobile)

- Drugging

- Mass Death

- SFX: Bugs, explosions

The video version of this episode is available now on the Watcher Entertainment YouTube, WatcherTV.com, or on the WatcherTV app

Are You Scared is created by Ryan Bergara

Story Written by Garrett Werner

Directed by Katie LeBlanc

Produced by Kat Hartman

Executive Producers Ryan Bergara, Shane Madej, and Steven Lim

Hosted by Ryan Bergara and Shane Madej

Featuring Alexander J Newall as 'Adam' and Jonathan Sims as 'Tommy'

Additional Voices by Charlie Clay

Watcher Entertainment Production Staff

Assistant Creative Director Charlie Clay

Editing and Motion Graphics by Charlie Clay

Director of Photography Mark Celestino

Camera Operator Annie Jeong

Sound Mixer Brendon Ryu

Illustrators Rafael Mejia & Mollie Ong

Production Coordinators Carter Lau & Violet Rawlings

Production Assistant (Social Media Intern) Emily Graham

Post Production Supervisor Sam Young

DIT/Assistant Editors Andrew Ilnyckyj & Frank Parker

Head of Development Katie LeBlanc

Head of Production Lizzie Lockard

Head of Post Production Sam Young

With Special Thanks to the Team at Rusty Quill (thats us!)

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 6 - Hollow by Sam Lazure Nov 07, 2024

Show notes

'Hollow' is written by Sam Lazure, inspired by the prompt “birds”, and is performed by Sarah Lambie.

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

-Ornithophobia

-Cartilogenophobia

-Body Horror

-Disease

Directed by April Sumner

Produced by April Sumner and Nico Vettese

Edited, Music and SFX by Nico Vettese

Additional AFX by Meg McKellar

Music by Nico Vettese

Mastering by Catherine Rinella

Join our community:

WEBSITE: rustyquill.com

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill

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EMAIL: mail@rustyquill.com

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 - What If #1 Oct 10, 2024

Show notes

We imagine a world in which everyone listened to Colin...

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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

Ryan Hopevere-Anderson as Colin Becher

Shahan Hamza as Samama Khalid

Anusia Battersby as Gwendolyn Bouchard

Kazeem Tosin Amore as Teddy Vaughn

Dialogue Editor – Nico Vettese

Sound Designer – Tessa Vroom

Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella

Art by April Sumner

Music by Sam Jones

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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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