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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:

The Magnus Protocol 59 – Let Go Nov 05, 2026

Show notes

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Incident Elements:

· death

· altered reality

· being hunted

· compulsion

· existential threat

· tunnels & underground

· SFX: yelling, high frequencies

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)

Shahan Hamza as Samama Khalid

Frank Voss as Basira Hussain

Lydia Nicholas as Melanie King

Sasha Sienna as Georgie Barker

David Ault as Warden Dave

Beth Eyre as the Archivist

Luke Booys as ‘Michael’

Imogen Harris as ‘Helen’

Faye Robets as ‘Daisy’

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: EggshellProductions, nottooloud, sukondi, Deathscyp, Ottomaani138, ingudios, nicktermer, Alpaca_Audio, SoundEffectsForAll, leffrank, qubodup, ondrosik, RutgerMuller, x_Sircartier, Nioczkus, Hitrison, Wigglesworth, Stevielematt, vestubule-door, deleted_user_2104797, Raclure, LampEight, 16GVopalenskaA, TRP, Gammelsmurfen, , Werrra, Sueperlative, kyles, OverlookHotelRecords, 1980supra, KFerentchak, mmaruska, Tairblenn, spookymodem, Sheyvan, Bird_man, schots, oscaraudiogeek, hypernovajm, jameswrowles, Xenonn, sorce, Raclure, SecureSubset, belanhud, WolffVisuals, serøutōnin--deprivəd, Cornersting, AlanCat, tdmoulin, SoundCollectag, iwanPlays, Hazelr1ver, Lyrasid, ABouch, semccob, Bertsz 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

From the Library of Jurgen Leitner and other Magnus books: https://rustyquill.com/novel

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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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RQ Network Feed Drop – The Road of Shadows – Misty Pines (S1,E1) Nov 02, 2026

Show notes

We are sharing an episode from one of the brilliant podcasts on the RQ Network, The Road of Shadows.

The Road of Shadows is a mystery and suspense audio drama about a man who finds himself on the run in a small town in the mountains, pursued by mysterious creatures that only he can see.

This is the first episode of The Road of Shadows first season “Misty Pines” Where we find ourselves in 1984 and we meet Daniel Knox who is a man on the run. He's spent his entire life evading mysterious creatures that are disguised as everyday people - the ones he calls 'Shadows'. Preying on humans in secret, the Shadows are an enigma even to Daniel.They battle with light switches and rigging rope as something devious lurks in the shadows…

Introduction and Outro by Shahan Hamza

You can listen to the next exciting episode of The Road of Shadows by clicking on this link, or by searching for The Road of Shadows wherever you find podcasts, on the Rusty Quill website. https://rustyquill.com/show/the-road-of-shadows/

This episode of The Road of Shadows was Created by Mark R. Healy

Cast:

Hamish Plaggemars - hamishplaggemars.com

Marta da Silva - www.martadasilva.com

Rhiannon Moushall - www.rhiannonmoushall.com

Jimmie Yamaguchi - www.yamavoicethat.com

Trent Trachtenberg - trentmtrachtenberg.weebly.com

Madeleine Norton - www.madeleinenorton.com

Andres Echeverry - twitter.com/VA_AAndres

Jon Kava

Jay Silver

Ryan Paige - www.ryanpaigevo.com

Jason Cryer - jcvoice.carrd.co

Gavaroc - twitter.com/Gavaroc

Isabella Tugman - www.izzyvoice.com

Jerron Bacat - www.jerronbacat.com

Ryan Gaiser - ryangaiservo.com

Diana Helen Kennedy - www.dianahelenkennedy.com

Content Warning: Blood, Gratuitous Violence, Gun SFX, Death

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From the Library of Jurgen Leitner - Prologue [Audiobook Preview] Oct 29, 2026

Show notes

From The Library of Jurgen Leitner dropped October 27th! We’re pleased to share the official audiobook prologue to give you all a taste!

Audio excerpted courtesy of Penguin Random House Audio from From the Library of Jurgen Leitner (The Magnus Archives) by Premee Mohamed, Jonathan Sims and Rusty Quill, read by Jonathan Sims, Paul Sims and Christian Coulson.

© 2026 Premee Mohamed, Jonathan Sims and Rusty Quill,

℗ 2026 Penguin Random House, LLC. All rights reserved.

If you want to read more or buy the audiobook visit:

US: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/799666/from-the-library-of-jurgen-leitner-the-magnus-archives-by-rusty-quill-premee-mohamed-with-jonathan-sims/

UK and Commonwealth: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/485778/from-the-library-of-jurgen-leitner-by-sims-premee-mohamed-with-jonathan/9781529999228

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

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Pre-order The Magnus Protocol novel WORK YOUR FINGERS TO THE BONE releasing July 13th 2027: rustyquill.com/fingers

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RQ Network Feed Drop – Hi Nay: Episode 1 – Bulok Oct 26, 2026

Show notes

We are featuring a feed drop from a brilliant show on the RQ Network: Hi Nay.

“Hi Nay” is an atmospheric, analog-style horror audio drama, featuring Folk Horror, mythology and chilling supernatural terrors in an urban setting.

Hi Nay, literally translated to “Hi Mom”, follows Mari, a Filipina immigrant who lives in Toronto.

Mari first gets roped into Toronto’s supernatural crises after saving Laura from being killed. From then on, she assists Detectives Donner and Murphy in dealing with supernatural threats using her upbringing as a babaylan (Shaman).

Mari finds herself dealing with a multitude of supernatural issues in Toronto. She has a great aptitude for magic, though her abilities seem to have a price she’s not forthcoming about. She calls her Nanay (mother) often and recounts her experiences over the phone.

This exciting audio drama is filled with Mystery, Suspense, and most importantly, Horror.

Introduction and outro by Billie Hindle. Listen to Hi Nay on The Rusty Quill website, on Acast, or wherever you get your podcasts, or learn more about Hi Nay on its official website.

Please also check out Dominus from the same creative team of Hi Nay, available now: Rusty Quill Website, Acast

Credits:

Motzie Dapul (Creator, writer, director, editor, voice actor for Mari)

Reg Geli (Co-creator, editor)

Yoyi Halago, Alyssa Gimenez (Editors)

Abigayle Rhodes as Laura, Leon Johnson as Donner, Edward Boxler as Murphy, Adil Ramchurn as Ashvin (Main Cast)

Content Warnings: Injury and brusing Blood Vomit Animal remains Human remains

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

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The Magnus Protocol 58 - Tough Call Oct 22, 2026

Show notes

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compulsion (obedience) -/- security (telephone)

Incident Elements:

· body horror

· compulsion

· self-mutilation

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 David Carlson 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)

Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer

Lowri Ann Davies as Celia Ripley

Jon Chew as Harvey Liew

Tim Fearon as Augustus

Ryan Hopevere-Anderson as Interviewer

Eden Silk as Fern Haskins

Kazeem Tosin Amore as Teddy Vaughn

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: HaleyReeseCalhoun, TRP, IanStarGem, Ihaksi, ondrosik, alegemaate, ramicio, thearchiveguy99, Vrymaa, SpliceSound, MWsfx, moxobna, ianaces, Carlvus, joedeshon, slackwareslacker, Janijs, RossBell, kyles, rayprice, unfa, elonen, cookies+policy, sturmankin, Joedozer, JoanaP_130315021, Elements-Library, bdunis4 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

Order 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.

Buy a copy of FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER: rustyquill.com/novel

Pre-order The Magnus Protocol novel WORK YOUR FINGERS TO THE BONE releasing July 13th 2027: rustyquill.com/fingers

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

RQ Network Feed Drop – The Critshow – The Halifax Theatre (S1,E1) Oct 19, 2026

Show notes

We are sharing an episode from one of the brilliant podcasts on the RQ Network, The Critshow.

The Critshow is an actual play podcast featuring Monster of the Week adventures filled with Humor, Horror and Heart and Powered by the Apocalypse systems all within the same dimension hopping narrative.

This is the very first episode of The Critshows first season “Other side of the coin” where the Keeper Rev will introduce you to their heroes Jake, Tass and TJ as they accept a mission from the Indianapolis Paranormal Taskforce.

They battle with light switches and rigging rope as something devious lurks in the shadows…

Introduction and Outro by Helen Gould

You can listen to the next exciting episode of The Critshow by clicking on this link, or by searching for The Critshow wherever you find podcasts, on the Rusty Quill website and at www.Thecritshowpodcast.com

This episode of The Critshow featured Jake as the Divine, Tass as the Professional, TJ as the Mundane, and Rev as The Keeper.

The Critshow is edited and produced by Brandon (Rev) Wentz with music by Jake Pierle

Content Warnings:

Descriptions of: Accidental Death/Fall, Darkness, Minor injury and paranormal monsters.

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

Buy a copy of FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER: rustyquill.com/novel

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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.

Buy a copy of FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER: rustyquill.com/novel

Pre-order The Magnus Protocol novel WORK YOUR FINGERS TO THE BONE releasing July 13th 2027: rustyquill.com/fingers

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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;

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.

Buy a copy of FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER: rustyquill.com/novel

Pre-order The Magnus Protocol novel WORK YOUR FINGERS TO THE BONE releasing July 13th 2027: rustyquill.com/fingers

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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.

Buy a copy of FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER: rustyquill.com/novel

Pre-order The Magnus Protocol novel WORK YOUR FINGERS TO THE BONE releasing July 13th 2027: rustyquill.com/fingers

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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.

Buy a copy of FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER: rustyquill.com/novel

Pre-order The Magnus Protocol novel WORK YOUR FINGERS TO THE BONE releasing July 13th 2027: rustyquill.com/fingers

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