The Magnus Archives

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

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  1. The Magnus Protocol 31 - Compartmentalising

    EPISODE 31

    The Magnus Protocol 31 - Compartmentalising

    CAT123RB5555-14052024-14052024 Integration (organic) -/- Computer (Hardware) Incident Elements: ScreamingHarsh LanguageScopophobiaGraphic ViolenceMentions of: dismemberment, malnourishmentTranscripts 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)  Anusia Battersby as Gwendolyn Bouchard Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer Ryan Hopevere-Anderson as Colin Becher Lowri Ann Davies as Celia Ripley Shahan Hamza as Samama Khalid Sasha Sienna as Georgie Barker David Ault as Warden Dave Amy Brown as Warden Heidi Beth Eyre as Archivist 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   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; Phantom Peak – UK immersive experience – 15% discount with this link 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 The Magnus Archives Mysteries: rustyquill.com/mysteries. Pre-order FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER, a Magnus novel: rustyquill.com/novel Buy tickets to a Magnus Archives Live Show in Sheffield, UK in July 2026: https://crossedwires.live/podcast/the-magnus-archives Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min
  2. The Magnus Protocol 32 - Restructuring

    EPISODE 32

    The Magnus Protocol 32 - Restructuring

    CAT2RC1475-18032015-17052024 Building (angry) -/- N/A Incident Elements: UnrealityNon-consensual mental health detainment/misdiagnosisDisappearancePsychosis/PossessionMentions of: depression, hallucinations, mental instability, PTSD Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ This episode is dedicated to Dan Carlson. 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)  Anusia Battersby as Gwendolyn Bouchard Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer Alexander J Newall as Norris Lowri Ann Davies as Celia Ripley Yanick Ghanty as Luke Dyer 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 Freesound: Danrules213, rodincoil, straget, zrrion_the_insect, khenshom, and previously credited artists 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 The Magnus Archives Mysteries: rustyquill.com/mysteries. Pre-order FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER, a Magnus novel: rustyquill.com/novel Buy tickets to a Magnus Archives Live Show in Sheffield, UK in July 2026: https://crossedwires.live/podcast/the-magnus-archives Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    21 min
  3. The Magnus Protocol 33 - Peer Review

    EPISODE 33

    The Magnus Protocol 33 - Peer Review

    CAT2RB2365-14081996-20052024 Transformation (pier) -/- Fear (void) Incident Elements: NyctophobiaThalassophobiaAbandonmentUnreality Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ This episode is dedicated to Addison Wagner. 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 Aaron Blanton (for more of his work visit http://whathappenedinskinner.com/) Script Edited with additional material by Jonathan Sims and 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 Jonathan Sims as Chester Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer Anusia Battersby as Gwendolyn Bouchard Mike Thoms as Brett Larz 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 Freesound: khenshom, deleted_user_3280201, TriqyStudio, qubodup, Kodack, SoundsForHim, kyles, cupido, RutgerMuller, deleted_user_7146007, csaszi, othercee, coltures, trevornau22fv, VotherMoraes, ondrosik // Hold Music: 'Skyscraper Samba' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 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 The Magnus Archives Mysteries: rustyquill.com/mysteries. Pre-order FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER, a Magnus novel: rustyquill.com/novel Buy tickets to a Magnus Archives Live Show in Sheffield, UK in July 2026: https://crossedwires.live/podcast/the-magnus-archives Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    24 min
  4. The Magnus Protocol 34 - Eliminations

    EPISODE 34

    The Magnus Protocol 34 - Eliminations

    CATXXXX-XXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXX ERROR (Unknown Source) Incident Elements: DeathGraphic Violence MurderImprisonmentPsychological TortureSuicide Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ This episode is dedicated to Gray Anderson. 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)  Sasha Sienna as Georgie Barker Shahan Hamza as Samama Khalid David Ault as Warden Dave Rebecca Ashley as Gardener Beth Eyre as Archivist 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: SpliceSound, felixblume, TILIADESIGN, magnuswalker, collacot, khenshom, Imbubec, cjolley, richwise, BrendanSound12, caileykehoe, smokevhstapes, misperpodcast, craigsmith, zoomology, ProductionNow, ReadeOnly, SoundDesignForYou, Bexhillcollege, ABouch, NachtmahrTV, launemax, joedeshon, EricsSoundschmiede, and previously credited artists 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 The Magnus Archives Mysteries: rustyquill.com/mysteries. Pre-order FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER, a Magnus novel: rustyquill.com/novel Buy tickets to a Magnus Archives Live Show in Sheffield, UK in July 2026: https://crossedwires.live/podcast/the-magnus-archives Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    22 min
  5. The Magnus Protocol 35 - Terms and Conditions

    EPISODE 35

    The Magnus Protocol 35 - Terms and Conditions

    CAT1RB4778-14082023-22052024 mascot (incarceration) -/- retaliation (imposter) Incident Elements: ·        Mascots (Bonzo) ·        Murder ·        Graphic Violence ·        Scopophobia ·        Stalking ·        Mentions of: Suicide, Child Neglect, Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ This episode is dedicated to Oliver Kaminski. 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 Gwendolyn Bouchard Alexander J Newall as Norris Kazeem Tosin Amore as Teddy Vaughn 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: kyles, deleted_user_21043670, deleted_user_2104797, poqdavid, FlorsTristi, collacot, maisonsonique, StefanoPTesta, InMotionAudio, yarashaunt, bevibeldesign, as well as previously credited artists. 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 The Magnus Archives Mysteries: rustyquill.com/mysteries. Pre-order FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER, a Magnus novel: rustyquill.com/novel Buy tickets to a Magnus Archives Live Show in Sheffield, UK in July 2026: https://crossedwires.live/podcast/the-magnus-archives Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    23 min
  6. The Magnus Protocol 36 - Outside the Box

    EPISODE 36

    The Magnus Protocol 36 - Outside the Box

    CAT3RB2153-04082024-28052024 Entrapment (virtual) -/- Isolation (expirimentation) Incident Elements: ·     Panic Attack/PTSD ·     Being Trapped ·     Isolation ·     Time Loss ·     Starvation ·     Manipulation ·     Amputation Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ This episode is dedicated to Evan Botos. 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 Dylan Griggs and Alexander J Newall for more of Dylans work, visit https://woebegonepod.com/ 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 Gwendolyn Bouchard Alexander J Newall as Norris Sasha Sienna as Georgie Barker 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: turbofol, kyles, Valenspire, nyoz, dland, toefur, ainaqueentana, KrystianPawlowski, elonen, davidnagel, Joao_Janz, bbrocer as well as previously credited artists. 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 The Magnus Archives Mysteries: rustyquill.com/mysteries. Pre-order FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER, a Magnus novel: rustyquill.com/novel Buy tickets to a Magnus Archives Live Show in Sheffield, UK in July 2026: https://crossedwires.live/podcast/the-magnus-archives Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    27 min
  7. The Magnus Protocol 37 - Scrutiny

    EPISODE 37

    The Magnus Protocol 37 - Scrutiny

    CATXXXX-XXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXX ERROR (Unknown Source) Incident Elements: ·     Bullying ·     Domestic Abuse ·     Child Neglect ·     Fatphobia/Eating Disorders ·     Dysmorphia Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ This episode is dedicated to Riley and Alexys. 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)  Sasha Sienna as Georgie Barker Shahan Hamza as Samama Khalid Beth Eyre as Archivist Jennifer Austen as Ashe Pines Lydia Nicholas as Melanie King 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: ondrosik, deleted_user_7146007, lezaarth, Yuval, SpliceSound, panchtitoohh, ahriik, kyles, as well as previously credited artists. 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 The Magnus Archives Mysteries: rustyquill.com/mysteries. Pre-order FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER, a Magnus novel: rustyquill.com/novel Buy tickets to a Magnus Archives Live Show in Sheffield, UK in July 2026: https://crossedwires.live/podcast/the-magnus-archives Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min
  8. The Magnus Protocol 38 - Circling Back

    EPISODE 38

    The Magnus Protocol 38 - Circling Back

    CAT13RABC2153-13031992-06062024 carousel (toy) -/- disappearance (parent) Incident Elements: ·  Child Neglect ·  Sinister Toys 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 Amber Devereux and Jonathan Sims for more of Amber's work, visit https://www.tincanaudio.co.uk/ 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 Anusia Battersby as Gwendolyn Bouchard Jonathan Sims as Chester Katie Seaton as Receptionist 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: ondrosik, alienistcog, 1tmsounds, Carlvus, deleted_user_7146007, exterminat, 1bob, gynation, Ranne_Madsen, usamah, elonen, Kinoton, as well as previously credited artists. 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 The Magnus Archives Mysteries: rustyquill.com/mysteries. Pre-order FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER, a Magnus novel: rustyquill.com/novel Buy tickets to a Magnus Archives Live Show in Sheffield, UK in July 2026: https://crossedwires.live/podcast/the-magnus-archives Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

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