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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
  • Ten years of Magnus, a Magnusverse novel and the return of The Magnus Protocol
    Apr 14 2026

    Thank you for your support over the last ten years of Magnus!

    The Magnus Protocol returns 16th July, with Kickstarter backers and paid members at the Knights and Nobles tiers getting 48-hour ad-free early access on 14th July.

    Find out more about our paid member platforms at:

    • members.rustyquill.com
    • patreon.com/rustyquill

    Other useful links:

    • The announcement for the Rusty Fears 7 winners: https://rustyquill.com/news/2026-01-12-announcing-the-winners-of-rusty-fears-7/
    • Pre-order links for From the Library of Jurgen Leitner: https://rustyquill.com/novel
    • Knock Thrice The Magnus Archives collection: https://knockthrice.ca/collections/magnus-archives
    • Purchase tickets to Statement Begins at Crossed Wires: https://crossedwires.live/podcast/the-magnus-archives


    Transcript: Ten years of Magnus - April 2026 Update - Transcript.pdf

    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

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    3 mins
  • RQ Network Feed Drop – Planet Arcana: Episode 1–Welcome to Riskotheque
    Apr 13 2026

    We are featuring a feed drop from a brilliant show on the RQ Network: Planet Arcana. Created by the talented J Strautman and B Marsollier.


    Planet Arcana is a science fantasy audio fiction, presented by two game runners, and built through a D&D 5e framework. The show will appeal to fans of actual play and audio drama alike.


    The world of Planet Arcana is rife with mystery, intrigue, crime and no answer is ever straightforward. What really happened at the Riskotheque casino? Who’s been stealing Android organs? And why?


    4000 years after a calamity known as the Big Oops, the world of Planet Arcana is a place of humans and androids, neon metropolises, sunken cities, phenomenal parties, paranormal oddities, and a pantheon of Major Arcana.


    An influencer, a drug dealer, and a cowboy walk into a casino, then into a vast mystery of science, magic, and Tarot-inspired gods. Three Fools on a simple quest to find a key, and open a box.


    Introduction and outro by Lowri Ann Davies. Listen to Planet Arcana on The Rusty Quill website, on Acast, or wherever you get your podcasts, or learn more about Planet Arcana on its official website.


    For ad-free and early access episodes and exclusive bonus content you can join their Patreon at Patreon.com/planetarcana

    Credits:

    Co-Creators & DMs J Strautman and B Marsollier

    Performed By J Strautman, B Marsollier, Peter Marsollier, Shaun Oldfield, and Skye Wallace


    Editing, original music, and sound design by J Strautman

    Sound effects from Nikko Hunt's Cinematic Sound Pack [https://nikkohunt.gumroad.com/l/dpclP] used, under CC by 4.0 [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode]. Pitch modified lower from the original

    Content warnings: swearing, violence, drug use.

    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

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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • RQ Network Feed Drop – Not Quite Dead S1: I: The Girl on the Gurney
    Apr 8 2026

    This month we are featuring a feed drop for an incredible podcast on the RQ Network: Not Quite Dead.


    Not Quite Dead is a UK-based Gory, Horror, Romance, podcast from the award-winning team behind Spirit Box Radio, Remnants and Clockwork Bird.

    Follow Alfie, a nurse working overtime when a patient arrives with her throat torn out. This is just the beginning of a terrifying night as Alfie finds himself caught in a battle between the living and the undead.


    Saved by a mysterious stranger named Casper, they find themselves inescapably bound together. Neither of them are happy about it, but the draw of each other’s blood is irresistible.


    Introduction and outro by Anusia Battersby. Listen to Not Quite Dead on the Rusty Quill website, on Acast, or wherever you listen to podcasts. To learn more about Not Quite Dead, check out their official website.


    If you want to support Not Quite Dead and it’s creators, head to www.rustyquill.com/fundraiser


    Credits: Written, performed and edited by Eira Major.


    Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-1/

    Content Warnings:


    Please bear in mind that this show is a work of horror fiction and frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. This episode contains:


    – mild profanity

    – references to sex

    – discussion of the process of dying

    – medicalised descriptions of death processes and dead people

    – death, including violent death

    – references to medical procedures

    – hospital settings

    – mentions of blood

    – mentions of infidelity

    – descriptions of blood

    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

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    23 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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