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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.

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

Copyright: © Rusty Quill

Latest Episodes:

RQ Network Feed Drop - Myth & Moon : Episode 1&2 Oct 12, 2026

Show notes

We are featuring a feed drop for one our brilliant RQ Network podcasts: MYTH & MOON that was launched on the RQ Network and has a brand new season 2 launching 12th October.

MYTH & MOON is a solo- play D&D Podcast featuring Two storytellers sharing one world.

Follow the show's hosts Cooper and James as they work in tandem to unveil mystery, intrigue, and conflict.

James’ episodes portray the story from the Hero’s Perspective- a struggle of courage, redemption, and hope; whilst Cooper stirs the pot from the shadows as the villain, embroiled in devious schemes, treachery, and a lust for power.

Every decision echoes, every dice roll matters, and character choices shape whose destiny prevails

Introduction and outro by Billie Hindle. Listen to Myth & Moon wherever you find podcasts, on the Rusty Quill website and at shows.acast.com/myth-moon.

Credits: Created by Cooper and James of Smiley Dog Studios.

Content warnings:

Violence Death and Dying,

Graphic descriptions of violence,

Gorey Sound effects.

Grief and Loss,

Explorations of trauma,

Mild Language,

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 57 – Personality Conflicts Oct 08, 2026

Show notes

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power (peerage) -/- estate (succession)

Incident Elements:

· explicit language

· abuse of power

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 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 Gwen Bouchard

Steve Newman as Nigel Dickerson

Alexander J Newall as Norris

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: mlink2020, SpliceSound, mewpudding101, AntumDeluge, knoptop, skoul, conleec, ericstrausser, pagancow, dkaufman, gis_sweden, ngruber, kevinkace, dansotak, Vyrmaa, ralphwhitehead, BillyPalmer, reg7783, AlterKartoffalsack, rouak, Jared Gibb, loganzsoundz, Oscar de Ávila, Fission9, hinzebeat, Geoff-Bremner-Audio, TraceyRegina, dilly_deelin, mono832, nebulasnails, kyles, nomadas, wlabarron, squashy555, korndeftones123, Brokenphono, Gammelsmurfen778, zerolagtime, MuteLoops, qubodup, pillonoise, RutgerMuller, mickyman5000, Valerie-Vivgnis, tantaramusic, Eneasz, elliotklein, OtisJames, drewkelly as well as previously credited artists

Support Rusty Quill directly by joining our new membership platform at members.rustyquill.com or on Patreon at patreon.com/rustyquill

Pre-order links for From the Library of Jurgen Leitner: https://rustyquill.com/novel

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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Join our community:

WEBSITE: rustyquill.com

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill

X: @therustyquill

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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RQ Network Feed Drop – VARÚÐ RPG – Two Nerds and a Reasonable Adult Oct 05, 2026

Show notes

We are featuring a feed drop from a brilliant show on the RQ Network: VARÚÐ RPG. Created by Blighthouse studios the team behind the actual play The Lucky Die and The Sprouting.

Meet the players in the first episode of Varud’s first season titled VARÚÐ: Dead Ísland - a family of survivors attempt to find safety in a zombie apocalypse set on the south coast of Iceland. Dead Ísland is played using a modified version of Chaosium's Basic Roleplaying system that with features its own unique infection mechanic that heightens the tension as the players constantly fret over engaging their undead foes.

VARÚÐ RPG is an anthology live play, actual play podcast - always horror, always set in an alternative version of Iceland featuring self-contained, horror-themed homebrew TTRPG stories using various roleplaying games.

Right now is great time to get involved as the show is releasing a new episode every day this spooky season until November 18th.

Introduction and outro by Karim Kronfli.

Listen to VARÚÐ RPG on The Rusty Quill website, on Acast, or wherever you get your podcasts, or learn more about VARÚÐ RPG on its official website.

Cast

Bryce Smith - Neil Martin (who is also our audio wizard!)

Jón "Nonni" Huginsson - Dagur Jóhannesson (Volly's Icelandic helper)

Ólafur Vignisson - Eyþór Viðarsson (who is also our video wizard)

Keeper/Herder of Chaos - Hem "Volonda" Brewster (also our lovely producer).

Find the video version on ⁠Youtube!⁠ - https://www.youtube.com/@VARUDRPG

This is a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blighthouse Studio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ production.

Content warnings:

Descriptions of, Violence, Gore, Malnourishment and Dehydration, Zombies and Apocalyptic Themes.

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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RQ Network Feed Drop – Malevolent Part 1 "The Dark World" Oct 01, 2026

Show notes

This month we are featuring a feed drop of one of many amazing podcasts on the RQ Network: Malevolent.

Malevolent is a thrilling, Eldrich Horror, Mystery, audio drama brilliantly combined with elements of choose your own adventure and actual play via their Patreon.

This first episode of Malevolent follows Arkham P.I Arthur Lester who wakes up blind, terrified and confused with no memory of who he is and what has happened, only a nameless, eerie, voice guiding him through the darkness.

Malevolent is from Harlan Guthrie the same talented creator behind Deviser and Dice Shame.

Introduction and outro by Anusia Battersby. Listen to Malevolent on The Rusty Quill website, on Acast, or listen wherever you get your podcasts, or to learn more about Malevolent check out its official website.

Credits:

Written and performed by Harlan Guthrie

Content warnings:

Blindness,

Memory Loss,

Human Remains,

Threats of violence,

Manipulation,

Eldritch horror

Mentions of, Accidental killing, dismemberment, Child Death

SFX, Guns and Gunfire

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 56 – Structural Assessments Sep 24, 2026

Show notes

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architecture (recursive) -/- isolation

Incident Elements:

· isolation

· decay

· temporal/spatial distortion

· altered reality

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 Mark Anzalone, Steven Anzalone, and Walker Kornfeld (of Maeltopia, for more of their work visit https://www.maeltopia.com/) and 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 Gwen Bouchard

Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer

Lowri Ann Davies as Celia Ripley

Michael Looney as Night Porter

Jonathan Sims as Chester

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: Lynx_5969, chris_dagorne, daboy291, CAT-FOX_ALEX, Nox_Sound, kyles, Breezy2000uk, danielad, 1bob, cupido-1, WavJunctioncom, Robbyjames14, MTJohnson as well as previously credited artists

Support Rusty Quill directly by joining our new membership platform at members.rustyquill.com or on Patreon at patreon.com/rustyquill

Pre-order links for From the Library of Jurgen Leitner: https://rustyquill.com/novel

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;

DriveThruRPG – DriveThruRPG.com

Join our community:

WEBSITE: rustyquill.com

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill

X: @therustyquill

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

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

The Magnus Protocol 55 - Blind Spots Sep 10, 2026

Show notes

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Incident Elements:

· human experimentation

· depersonalisation

· loss of identity

· imprisonment

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)

Lydia Nicholas as Melanie King

Sasha Sienna as Georgie Barker

Shahan Hamza as Samama Khalid

Frank Voss as Basira Hussain

Beth Eyre as the Archivist

Alexander J Newall as Martin Blackwood

Jonathan Sims as Jonathan Sims

Ben Meredith as Elias Bouchard

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: qubodup, sturmankin, joedozer, giddster, mlsulli, wjtaylor, IENBA, LukaCafuka, stecman, steenish, Yuval, craigsmith, monsterthing, JoeDinesSound as well as previously credited artists

Support Rusty Quill directly by joining our new membership platform at members.rustyquill.com or on Patreon at patreon.com/rustyquill

Pre-order links for From the Library of Jurgen Leitner: https://rustyquill.com/novel

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;

DriveThruRPG – DriveThruRPG.com

Join our community:

WEBSITE: rustyquill.com

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill

X: @therustyquill

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

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

RQ Network Feed Drop – Remnants Ep. 1 Sep 07, 2026

Show notes

This month we are featuring a feed drop of one of many incredible podcasts on the RQ Network: Remnants, which is currently releasing its second season.

Remnants is a weekly, thrilling, dark fantasy, audio drama filled with mystery and has just launched on the RQ Network.

When we die, the remnants of us return to the First and Last Place. Our fate is decided by Sir and his new Apprentice, who read our remnants to determine whether they should be re-shelved or discarded. But what are the criteria? What happens to discarded souls? How are new lives for the re-shelved determined? And why, after untold stretches of existence, has Sir decided that he needs help to do it?

Remnants explores the boundaries between right and wrong, examining humanity from its brightest and best to its darkest and most frightening, and all the grey in between. The Apprentice soon discovers that when we judge others, we often expose truths about ourselves.

Remnants is from Eira Major the same brilliant creator behind the Spirit Box Radio and Not Quite Dead.

Introduction and outro by Anusia Battersby. Listen to Remnants on The Rusty Quill website, on Acast, or listen wherever you get your podcasts, or to learn more about Remnants check out its official website.

Credits:

Written and Created by Eira Major

Content warnings:

- Coarse language

- Implications of child neglect and endangerment

- Descriptions of a fascist regime

- Descriptions of violence

- References to sex

- Implications of murder

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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RQ Network Feed Drop – The Gentleman From Hell: |S1| Ep.1 Sep 03, 2026

Show notes

This month we are featuring a feed drop of an amazing new podcast that has just launched on the RQ Network The Gentleman From Hell.

The Gentleman From Hell is a brand new, chilling, horror audio drama. From the brilliant creators behind Maeltopia and The Sleep Wake Cycle.

In The Gentleman from Hell an entire town is gone. Without a trace. No signs, no warnings. Just silence. This is the story of Cold Sparrow.

Twenty-four years ago, the peaceful town of Cold Sparrow became the center of one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in modern history. Every resident vanished. Among them, the enigmatic billionaire Benjamin Veers, whose strange ways made him an icon of intrigue. The town, once forgotten, now infamous. The questions? Endless. The answers? Nonexistent.

For over two decades, investigators have been left baffled—cults, kidnappings, disappearances—none have led them closer to the truth. But now, three celebrated private investigators—famous for bringing down one of the most dangerous cults in history—have been called upon to tackle this mystery. Known for taking on the cases no one else could solve, they’re determined to uncover what really happened in Cold Sparrow.

Yet, the deeper they dig, the darker the whispers become. Rumors swirl of something far more sinister than anyone ever imagined. Could the mystery of Cold Sparrow be tied to forces that reach far beyond our world? Could it be linked to something... infernal?

Some mysteries, once uncovered, may be better left untouched.

Cold Sparrow: A town that disappeared… but something still lingers in the shadows.

The investigation begins… now."

Introduction and outro by Anusia Battersby. Listen to The Gentleman From Hell on The Rusty Quill website, on Acast, or listen wherever you get your podcasts, or to learn more about The Gentleman From Hell check out its official website.

Credits:

Written by Mark Anzalone

Edited by Walker Kornfeld

Sound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone

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Mace voiced by Steven Zivic

Leon voiced by Sam Stark

Phyllis voiced by Aubrey Akers

Benjamin Veers voiced by Mark Anzalone

Edward Veers voiced by Mark Anzalone

Charlie Prist voiced by Mark Anzalone

--

Intro music by Steven Anzalone

Music and Sound effects are licensed from third party providers including Envato, Epidemic Sound, Artlist, Soundstripe, Melody Loops, Pond 5, Soundcrate, Music Vine, Youtube, Melodie, Slipstream, and Storyblocks

Content warnings: Disappearances, Parental death, Chanting, Existential crisis

Mentions of: Mass kidnapping,

SFX : Static, Beeping, Animal sounds

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 54 – Human Resources Aug 27, 2026

Show notes

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hallucination (cinema) -/- memory (grief)

Incident Elements:

· suicide

· grief

· hostile work environment

· altered reality

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 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)

Jon Chew as Harvey Liew

Anusia Battersby as Gwen Bouchard

Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer

Lowri Ann Davies as Celia Ripley

Sasha Sienna as Georgie Barker

Alexander J Newall as Norris

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: Islabonita, skymary, kiefspoon, killianm97, Vrymaa, Sheyvan, Crovic, Nightflame, runaste, krb21, Yuval, Vrymaa, Carlvus, brunoboselli, Feibel1, petersrin, sturmankin, j1987, hausthechild, MordinSolus, nickmaysoundmusic, madcowzack, squidge316, SpliceSound, vckhaze, HenKonen, ventousawins, macdaddyno1, reconsider59 as well as previously credited artists

Support Rusty Quill directly by joining our new membership platform at members.rustyquill.com or on Patreon at patreon.com/rustyquill

Pre-order links for From the Library of Jurgen Leitner: https://rustyquill.com/novel

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;

DriveThruRPG – DriveThruRPG.com

Join our community:

WEBSITE: rustyquill.com

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill

X: @therustyquill

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

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

RQ Network Feed Drop – WOE.BEGONE | Ep 1: Participant Observation Aug 20, 2026

Show notes

This month we are featuring a feed drop of one of many brilliant podcasts on the RQ Network: WOE.BEGONE.

WOE.BEGONE is a weekly sci-fi horror audiodrama series about the nature of power and the implications of linear time and is created by the amazing Dylan Griggs, who also makes The Diary of Aliza Shultz Podcast.

This first episode of WOE.BEGONE, “Participant Observation,” follows Mike Walters, a man who discovers a mysterious and violent online game that begins to affect his real life.

The series continues with over 150 episodes, following Mike as his exploration of an alternate reality game with real-life consequences morphs into a search for the technology that makes the game possible.

WOE.BEGONE is written and performed by Dylan Griggs, introduction and outro by Anusia Battersby. Listen to WOE.BEGONE on The Rusty Quill website, on Acast, or listen wherever you get your podcasts, or to learn more about the world of WOE.BEGONE check out its official website.

Content warnings:

Conspiracy

Grief and loss

Altered Reality

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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