Episodes

  • The Magnus Protocol 50 - Deep Trouble
    Sep 4 2025

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    ERROR (Unknown Source)


    Incident Elements:

    · Graphic Violence

    · Death

    · Spatial/visual distortion

    · Thalassophobia

    · Claustrophobia

    · Body Horror

    · Mentions of: immolation, drowning, crushing, choking

    · SFX: buzzing, screaming


    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 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)

    Marta de Silva as Warden Olivia

    George Bunting as Warden Callum

    Lydia Nicholas as Melanie King

    Sasha Sienna as Georgie Barker

    Shahan Hamza as Samama Khalid

    Frank Voss as Basira Hussain

    Beth Eyre as The Archivist

    Billie Hindle as Alice 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 by Soundly and Freesound: maxthrower, iwanPlays, dav0r, Yuval, SpliceSound, trpete, Artninja, oscaraudiogeek, nioczkus, launemax, gadiraz, serøtōnin, tran5ient, martian, morganpurkis, annannienann, peridactyloptrix, melle_teich, Tim_Verberne, dalexgray, shutuplaika, and previously credited artists


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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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    20 mins
  • The Magnus Protocol 49 - Pipelines
    Aug 28 2025

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    architecture (hubris) -/- plumbing (historical)


    Incident Elements:

    · Claustrophobia


    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)

    Anusia Battersby as Gwen Bouchard

    Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer

    Tim Fearon as Augustus

    Lowri Ann Davies as Celia Ripley

    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 Soundly and Freesound: SpliceSound, sweet_niche, SG80_MED1A, Vrymaa as well as previously credited artists


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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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    30 mins
  • RQ Network Feed Drop – The Penumbra Podcast “Thirst”
    Aug 25 2025

    This month we are featuring a feed drop from Thirst the new series recently launched on The Penumbra Podcast one of the brilliant shows on the RQ Network.

    This episode is called “Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 1: Icebreaker.”

    Thirst is a horror-satire about exploitative entertainment in a crumbling world,

    Introduction and outro by Billie Hindle.

    You can listen to the next exciting episode of Thirst by clicking on this link, or by searching for The Penumbra Podcast wherever you find podcasts, on the Rusty Quill website and at www.thepenumbrapodcast.com

    If you would like to support the creators of Thirst and The Penumbra and access behind-the-scenes content like production scripts, commentaries, blooper reels, and more you can find more information at The Penumbra Podcast: Special Edition.


    Cast:


    Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph and Claudia

    Amanda Egbu as Georgia Whittaker

    Eleanore Cho Fellerhoff as Holliday Murdock and Lydia

    Joshua Ilon as Dennis Cruz

    Quinn McKenzie as Capote Whittaker and Dave

    Melody Perera as Anouk Kalhara

    Stefano Perti as Dennis Lang and Bill

    Marc Pierre as Sergeant Murdock and the “Confess Your Crimes” host

    Alexander Stravinski as The Host and Marcus


    (Trigger warnings can be found at the bottom of this episode description and at the end of the transcript.)


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    You can find all of the transcripts here. Transcripts will come out along with the public release of the episode and include all required SFX attributions.


    On staff at the Penumbra:

    Ginny D'Angelo -- Head of Merchandise and Outreach

    Melissa DeJesus -- Script editing team

    Harley Takagi Kaner -- Co-creator, Head of Episode Development, Director, Sound designer

    Joelle Kross -- Transcriptionist

    Noah Simes -- Production manager

    Grahame Turner -- Script editing team

    Kevin Vibert -- Co-creator, Head of Operations, Lead writer

    Ryan Vibert -- Composer and performer of original music

    Jeff Wright -- Graphic designer


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    The triggers below may be relevant to episode 1 of Thirst or to the series as a whole. It is not comprehensive, but a more specific list of triggers is included with every episode. Please consider these as you decide whether Thirst is right for you:


    - Climate disaster/climate horror

    - Apocalyptic scenarios

    - Sudden loud noises

    - Violence and threats of violence

    - Abuse of power

    - Dictatorship, fascism

    - Characters speaking in ways that suggest prejudice of most kinds: homophobia, sexism, transphobia, racism, ableism, etc.

    - Body horror and gore

    - Violence towards animals

    - Illness, starvation, malnutrition, dehydration, etc.

    - Public humiliation

    - Depictions and descriptions of intense military violence

    - Coercion and manipulation

    - Sexual scenarios

    - Profanity

    - Unwanted sexual advances

    - Exploitation of people in need

    - Isolation and abandonment

    - Gaslighting/propaganda/organized attempts to misrepresent reality

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    54 mins
  • The Magnus Protocol 48 - Temporary Positions
    Aug 21 2025

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    ERROR (Unknown Source)


    Incident Elements:

    · Loss of control

    · Temporal distortian

    · Mentions of: Graphic violence, immolation, drowning, illness

    · SFX: Buzzing Bee


    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 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)

    Shahan Hamza as Samama Khalid

    Marta de Silva as Warden Olivia

    Sasha Sienna as Georgie Barker

    Vicki Glover as Anya Villette

    Billie Hindle as Alice 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 by Soundly and Freesound: dangerbabe, dansotak, vladnegrila, Hupguy, Feibel1, brandondelehoy, gadiraz, maru02144, bbrocer, DarkProductions_2016, TRP, MWsfx, DrFahrts, nintendoto, tothrec2, Kinoton, bdunis4 as well as previously credited artists


    Very Important Bee Soloist: Cecilia (https://freesound.org/people/felix.blume/sounds/588514/)


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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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    20 mins
  • The Magnus Protocol 47 - Repetitive Strain
    Aug 14 2025

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    distortion (cyclic) -/- retribution


    Incident Elements:

    · harsh language

    · gaslighting

    · domestic abuse

    · time loss

    · threats of violence/death

    · tattoos

    · SFX: children screaming(laughing/crying)


    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)

    Lowri Ann Davies as Celia Ripley

    Anusia Battersby as Gwen Bouchard

    Vera Chok as Ink5oul

    Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer

    Robert Vernon as Heinrich Unheilmich


    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 Tessa Vroom, Soundly and Freesound: planetcomedy, BaDoink, syntheffects, NecoKen1, LeeNath, vibritherabjit123, blaukreuz, CSXsonic, trcrocker68, missozzy, esmayorga, Ambient-X, Hammer_Hörspielschmiede, rsellick, felixblume, sonicquinn, Eneasz, FunWithSound, kyles, antoineopengwell as previously credited artists


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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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    22 mins
  • The Magnus Protocol 46 - Slipping
    Aug 7 2025

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    reanimation (variable) -/- purpose


    Incident Elements:

    · existential crisis

    · graphic violence

    · grief

    · necrocannibalism

    · time/memory loss

    · SFX: asmr raindrops, sudden loud noises


    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 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)

    Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer

    Robert Vernon as Heinrich Unheilmich

    Anusia Battersby as Gwen Bouchard

    Lowri Ann Davies as Celia Ripley

    Pip Gladwin as Driver


    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 Catherine Rinella, Soundly and Freesound: PhonosUPF, TSP-Talk, kyles, Profispiesser, Fission9, 16FPanskaVyskocil_Tom, elonen, Bemine2506, patchytherat, 8bitmyketison, KnapfordMaster98, RICHERlandTV, timpet55as well as previously credited artists


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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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    21 mins
  • 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

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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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    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