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The Magnus Archives

By: Rusty Quill
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  • “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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  • The Magnus Protocol 13 - Futures

    The Magnus Protocol 13 - Futures
    Apr 25 2024

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    Gambling (application) -/- self-destruction [voicemail]


    Incident Elements:

    - Self Harm/attempted suicide

    - Obsession

    - Finance problems

    - Addiction (gambling)

    - Mentions of: Vehicle Accidents

    - SFX: insectoid

    Transcripts: https://shorturl.at/gzF15


    This episode is dedicated to Odin Panek, thank you for your generous support! You can 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)

    Lowri Ann Davies as Celia Ripley

    Shahan Hamza as Samama Khalid

    Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer

    Anusia Battersby as Gwendolyn Bouchard

    Sarah Lambie as Lena Kelley

    Zena Carswell as Answerphone

    Euan Shedden as Darrien

    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, Freesound: daboy291, SpliceSound, lyd4tuna, bevibelldesign, JonasTissell, Meg McKellar and previously credited artists

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

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

    Join our community:

    WEBSITE: rustyquill.com

    FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill

    TWITTER: @therustyquill

    REDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuill

    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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  • The Magnus Protocol 12 – Getting Off

    The Magnus Protocol 12 – Getting Off
    Apr 18 2024

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    Mascot (kids) -/- frenzy [insurance claim]


    Incident Elements:

    - Mascots

    - Bonzo

    - Graphic Violence

    - Mentions of: blood, dismemberment

    Transcripts: https://shorturl.at/gzF15

    This episode is dedicated from Thomas Cardona to Amanda, thank you for your generous support! You can 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

    Lowri Ann Davies as Celia Ripley

    Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer

    Anusia Battersby as Gwendolyn Bouchard

    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, Freesound (CCO): vladnegrila, and previously credited artists

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

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

    Join our community:

    WEBSITE: rustyquill.com

    FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill

    TWITTER: @therustyquill

    REDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuill

    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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    21 mins
  • The Magnus Protocol 11 – Marked

    The Magnus Protocol 11 – Marked
    Apr 11 2024

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    Tattoo (corpse) -/- compulsion [email exchange]


    Incident Elements:

    - Thalassophobia

    - Obsession

    - Mentions of: corpses, exhumation


    Transcripts: https://shorturl.at/gzF15


    This episode is dedicated to Stuart Pollock, thank you for your generous support! You can 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)

    Lowri Ann Davies as Celia Ripley

    Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer

    Shahan Hamza as Samama Khalid

    Anusia Battersby as Gwendolyn Bouchard

    Sarah Lambie as Lena Kelley

    Jonathan Sims as Chester


    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 previously credited artists


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

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


    Join our community:

    WEBSITE: rustyquill.com

    FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill

    TWITTER: @therustyquill

    REDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuill

    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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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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Narrators voice like a Butlin’s Magician.

Can’t get past the obviously young main characters voice trying to sound older and authoritative/mysterious. Tried a few times but nope just grates too much!

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