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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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  • The Magnus Protocol 45 - Transferal
    Jul 31 2025

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    ERROR (Unknown Source)


    Incident Elements:

    · Night terrors

    · body horror

    · claustrophobia

    · SFX: clanging, eating


    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

    Lydia Nicholas as Melanie King

    Frank Voss as Basira Hussain

    Sasha Sienna as Georgie Barker


    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;

    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.

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    21 mins
  • RQ Network Feed Drop – Last Dance “S1E1 -Lesser Gods”
    Jul 30 2025

    This month we are featuring a feed drop from Last Dance one of the brilliant shows that recently launched on the RQ Network.

    This is the very first episode from their first season called Lesser Gods. Last Dance is a Dark Fantasy Audio Drama which follows Jericho Raeke, a battlefield scavenger traveling in a godless world where your body is your temple. Forced to pick through the front lines of the most brutal war his home has ever known, the find of a lifetime drags him right into the centre of the conflict

    Last dance features a full cast of Northern Irish voices and features guest stars including “The Walking Dead's” David Morrissey, and James Mackenzie, best known for his role in CBBC children’s adventure game show, Raven, along with other great performers

    Introduction and outro by Billie Hindle

    You can listen to the next exciting episode of Last Dance by clicking on this link, or by searching for Last Dance wherever you find podcasts, or on the Rusty Quill website


    Credits

    Created by Blackabbey Productions

    Starring:

    Michael Ellen Sean as Jericho Raeke

    Caelan Stow as Cullen Lathurna

    Rónán Hamill as Brother Orr

    Eimear Lugh Devlin as Caelin Angali

    And featuring Colette Hart as The Dredger


    Additional voices:

    Andrew McCracken as Fitz

    Max Blair as Temperer Preacher


    Written and directed by Max Blair

    Sound Design and Original Score by Mark McKibbin


    Content Warnings:

    Body horror (blood, vomit, burning)

    Graphic Violence

    SFX: Screaming, Squishing, vomit

    Bad language

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    45 mins
  • The Magnus Protocol 44 - Back to Basic
    Jul 24 2025

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    prescience (computing) -/- equilibrium


    Incident Elements:

    · psychological manipulation

    · abuse

    · imprisonment

    · implied sexual coersion


    Note: This episode features a significant amount of German language. Translation is available in the transcript.


    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

    Robert Vernon as Heinrich Unheilmich

    Claudia Woodhouse as Klara Vogel

    Anusia Battersby as Gwen Bouchard

    Sarah Lambie as Lena Kelley


    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 Additional SFX Voices by Sebastian Hutter and Katarina Ebneter

    Freesound: TSP-Talk, dbspin, kiefspoon, kyles, rodinvoil, vancer, Yuval, toefur, blaukreuz, delaxgray, LiMati, DeqstersLab, Voltrod, ahill86, fthrll, giddster, Gilgiuliani, waweee, SpliceSound, Kinoton, sidequesting


    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.

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

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    23 mins
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