The Magnus Archives

By: Rusty Quill
  • Summary

  • “Make your statement, face your fear.” A weekly horror fiction 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 Magnus Protocol launches in January 2024.

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  • Announcement: 2024 Holiday Update from Rusty Towers
    Dec 23 2024
    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!TranscriptLinks:Merch masterlist: www.rustyquill.com/support Jon and Martin perfume: https://sucreabeille.com/collections/all/products/jon-and-martin Ex Altiora perfume: https://sucreabeille.com/products/ex-altiora Board game late pledge: www.rustyquill.com/boardgame RQG and TMA dice sets: https://thedicedungeon.co.uk/collections/themagnusarchives TTRPG accessories: https://harpscorp.com/rusty-quill/ TMA RPG: https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/the-magnus-archives-roleplaying-game/ TMA RPG expansion sign-up: https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/4957ba3d-e68d-4536-ac46-fa32c555fee9/landing Patreon: www.patreon.com/rustyquill Live Show: https://rustyquill.com/event/ Trice Forgotten: https://rustyquill.com/show/trice-forgotten/ Neon Inkwell: https://rustyquill.com/show/neon-inkwell/ Social LinksFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/therustyquill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rustyquilluk/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rustyquill.com Threads: https://www.threads.net/@rustyquilluk Twitter: https://x.com/TheRustyQuill Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rustyquill YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RustyQuill Reddit: reddit.com/r/RustyQuillEmail: mail@rustyquill.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Rusty Fears 6 - Hades Bay by Jubilee Finnegan
    Dec 19 2024

    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


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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.


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  • Rusty Fears 6 - Still Camp by Nicole Lark
    Dec 5 2024

    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

    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.


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creepy and compelling

smart main characters, grumpy narrators... amazing. the ads are a bit much though. glad I stuck with it though as it's really good.

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a new mythos and a must listen

an absolute joy of a horror anthology. a new horror mythos for a new age.

can not recommend enough!

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The Best Podcast Ever

This is the most unique and well written and produced podcast I have ever come across

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A-MAZ-ING!!!!!!!!!!

The Magnus Archives sure is a podcast like no other. If you’re looking for a urban legends style, uncanny valley, and sometimes down right terrifying podcast to listen to I recommend this so much. Each character has been a strong backstory and cool persona even to the point where you love the people you supposed to detest. Jonathan Sims is a genius !!!!

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Characters

The storytelling and how it all connects and the horror of it is cool and scary

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Can't wait to start all of it again!

Johnny Sims is an absolute maestro in writing this interwoven piece of horror genius. I loved every single episode, loved the metaplot-which was so wonderfully clever - and really fell in with the characters, both prptagonists and antagonists alike. If you like intelligent, big mythos horror, with a wonderfully diverse cast of audio drama superstars, this is absolutely for you. I laughed, I cried, I was heartbroken, I had nightmares. It's perfect. I need to listen to all five series again right now.

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fantastic

brilliant mysterious stories, performed masterfully.

the greatest achievement is in the atmosphere created, through eerie, detailed tales and sublimely creepy and skilled sound design, artisanally wrought for maximum disquiet and intrigue.

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A masterpiece

Absolutely beautiful. Amazing acting, awesome story, sound effects and more! Everything was perfect! I'm normally not a podcast person, (I get bored easily or can't focus) but I didn't want to stop listening to this one.

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absolute masterpiece

this podcast is so damn close to my heart love you Jon and Martin! (~ ̄³ ̄)~

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Addictive and Exciting!

This podcast is fantastically awesome and uniquely played! Well done really! I just finished it and I will definitely listen to it over and over again! =))

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