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The Magnus Archives

The Magnus Archives

By: Rusty Quill
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“Make your statement, face your fear.” The Magnus Archives is a 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.

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Episodes
  • The Listening Club TTRPG Special - Episode 4

    The Listening Club TTRPG Special - Episode 4
    Jan 1 2026

    Margot, Elodie, Barry and Alphonse finally get to meet THE Arthur G Neville in the flesh.


    Content Warnings:

    · misophonia

    · murder

    · body horror

    · mentions of: blood, vomit, decomposition, impersonation


    Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/

    Directed by April Sumner

    Executive Producer Alexander J Newall

    Produced by April Sumner


    Featuring

    Jonathan Sims as GM

    Anusia Battersby as Margot Maria Bradley

    Lowri Ann Davies as Elodie Jones

    Pip Gladwin as Barry Knap

    Ian Hayles as Alphonse Platt


    Vocal Editor – Nico Vettese

    SFX Editor - Tessa Vroom

    Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella


    SFX by Soundly and previously credited artists


    Art by April Sumner

    Music by Sam Jones


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


    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:

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    FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill

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    EMAIL: mail@rustyquill.com


    The Listening Club and The Magnus Protocol are 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 the latest news from Rusty Towers, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon.

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    28 mins
  • The Listening Club TTRPG Special - Episode 3

    The Listening Club TTRPG Special - Episode 3
    Dec 25 2025

    Margot, Elodie, Barry and Alphonse visit Moldy Pencil Productions in Liverpool, where everything is normal and there are no problems.

    Content Warnings:

    · misophonia

    · missing person

    · mentions of: blood, decapitation, impersonation


    Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/

    Directed by April Sumner

    Executive Producer Alexander J Newall

    Produced by April Sumner


    Featuring

    Jonathan Sims as GM

    Anusia Battersby as Margot Maria Bradley

    Lowri Ann Davies as Elodie Jones

    Pip Gladwin as Barry Knap

    Ian Hayles as Alphonse Platt


    Vocal Editor – Nico Vettese

    SFX Editor - Tessa Vroom

    Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella


    SFX by Soundly and previously credited artists


    Art by April Sumner

    Music by Sam Jones


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


    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 Listening Club and The Magnus Protocol are 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 the latest news from Rusty Towers, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    19 mins
  • The Listening Club TTRPG Special - Episode 2

    The Listening Club TTRPG Special - Episode 2
    Dec 18 2025

    Horror podcast fans Margot (Anusia Battersby), Elodie (Lowri Ann Davies), Barry (Pip Gladwin) and Alphonse (Ian Hayles) try to track down their missing friend.


    Content Warnings:

    · misophonia

    · missing person

    · mentions of: blood


    Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/


    Directed by April Sumner

    Executive Producer Alexander J Newall

    Produced by April Sumner


    Featuring

    Jonathan Sims as GM

    Anusia Battersby as Margot Maria Bradley

    Lowri Ann Davies as Elodie Jones

    Pip Gladwin as Barry Knap

    Ian Hayles as Alphonse Platt


    Vocal Editor – Nico Vettese

    SFX Editor - Tessa Vroom

    Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella


    SFX by Soundly and previously credited artists


    Art by April Sumner

    Music by Sam Jones


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


    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 Listening Club and The Magnus Protocol are 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 the latest news from Rusty Towers, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon.

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

fantastic

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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.

Can't wait to start all of it again!

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

The Best Podcast Ever

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

creepy and compelling

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Jist started listening from the start and Love this podcast, completely different to what i'd normally listen too but thoroughly enjoying the stories and narrating.

Great Stories

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