The Magnus Archives

Rusty Quill

“Make your statement, face your fear.” A weekly horror fiction 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 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 Magnus Archives 2 is live on Kickstarter right now you can pledge at the following link - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/the-magnus-archives2/the-magnus-archives-2/ Get bonus content on Patreon

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NINE II MIDNIGHT - The Horrors of Our Dreams
31-10-2022
NINE II MIDNIGHT - The Horrors of Our Dreams
It seems like the horrors of our dreams are most frightening to you... On the Eve of Halloween, a dozen storytellers sneak inside the abandoned Darklight Carnival grounds to share a chilling batch of stories in two varieties. This year they split up to uncover the fears that lurk within and horrors that walk among us.One group will head to the Ferris Wheel to tell tales of real-world terror. The other will venture into the Funhouse to spin yarns of the frightening spirit world. Which path will you embark on first?Nine II Midnight is a collaborative storytelling event between 12 podcasts:Hell Gate CityMalevolentNowhere, On AirOut of the AshesParkdale HauntThe Cellar LettersThe Dead Letter Office of Somewhere, OhioThe Night PostThe Storage PapersThe Town WhispersWake of CorrosionWOE.BEGONECREDITS & CONTENT WARNINGSCW: General horror, swearing throughoutProduced by Harlan GuthrieMaster edit by Harlan Guthrie'Nine II Midnight' written by Harlan Guthrie.Performed by Harlan Guthrie, Dylan Griggs, Kevin Berrey, Shaun Pellington, Rae Lundberg, Vincent C. Davis, Jess Syratt, Alex Nursall, Rat Grimes, Jeremy Enfinger, Nathan Lunsford, Cole Weavers, and Jamie Petronis.Pick a path on October 30th at midnight, and keep your wits about you.9️⃣🔪🔪🕛TRANSCRIPTS ARE AVAILABLE HERECREDITS: WOE.BEGONE"The Almanac Building" was written, directed, performed, and scored by Dylan Griggs. CW: gore, animal deathWebsite: www.woebegonepod.com _________________________ OUT OF THE ASHES“Train Ride” was written, directed, and performed by Vincent Comegys-Davis.CW: hospitals/medical issues, death, blood, goreWebsite: www.outoftheashespodcast.com_________________________ THE NIGHT POST"Dead Space" was written, performed, and produced by Rae LundbergCW: animal peril, drowningWebsite: nightpostpod.com  _________________________ NOWHERE, ON AIR“A Dream” was written, performed, and edited by Jesse Syratt (credits for SFX available in the transcript)CW: brief graphic description of body horror and sounds.Website: https://nowhereonair.carrd.co_________________________ HELL GATE CITY“Shadow of the Eliminator” was written, performed, and produced by Kevin Berrey, with music by Cheska Navarro.CW: hallucinations/visions, bodily fluidsWebsite: www.hellgatecity.com_________________________ THE STORAGE PAPERS“Silly Billy” was written, edited, and mixed by Nathan Lunsford.Performed by Jeremy Enfinger (as Jeremy) and Nathan Lunsford (as Billy).Music credits available in the transcript.CW: profanity, child injury, brief gore (SFX)Website: www.thestoragepapers.com Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
NINE II MIDNIGHT - Terrors of the Real World
31-10-2022
NINE II MIDNIGHT - Terrors of the Real World
It seems like the terrors of the real world are most appealing to you and for good reason... On the Eve of Halloween, a dozen storytellers sneak inside the abandoned Darklight Carnival grounds to share a chilling batch of stories in two varieties. This year they split up to uncover the fears that lurk within and horrors that walk among us.One group will head to the Ferris Wheel to tell tales of real-world terror. The other will venture into the Funhouse to spin yarns of the frightening spirit world. Which path will you embark on first?Nine II Midnight is a collaborative storytelling event between 12 podcasts:Hell Gate CityMalevolentNowhere, On AirOut of the AshesParkdale HauntThe Cellar LettersThe Dead Letter Office of Somewhere, OhioThe Night PostThe Storage PapersThe Town WhispersWake of CorrosionWOE.BEGONECREDITS & CONTENT WARNINGSCW: General horror, swearing throughoutProduced by Harlan GuthrieMaster edit by Harlan Guthrie'Nine II Midnight' written by Harlan Guthrie.Performed by Harlan Guthrie, Dylan Griggs, Kevin Berrey, Shaun Pellington, Rae Lundberg, Vincent C. Davis, Jess Syratt, Alex Nursall, Rat Grimes, Jeremy Enfinger, Nathan Lunsford, Cole Weavers, and Jamie Petronis.Pick a path on October 30th at midnight, and keep your wits about you.9️⃣🔪🔪🕛TRANSCRIPTS ARE AVAILABLE HERECREDITS: MALEVOLENT“Scratching” was written, directed, performed, and edited by Harlan Guthrie. CW: insects, goreMalevolentWebsite: www.malevolent.ca_________________________THE CELLAR LETTERS“Get Up” was written, edited, and performed by Jamie Petronis, and features Brandon Jones as the NewscasterCW: general horror, mouth noises, licking soundsWebsite: www.thecellarletters.com_________________________WAKE OF CORROSION“The Quiet Corridor” was written, performed, edited and mixed by Shaun Pellington.CW: sounds of bone crunching/cracking, mild terror, explicit languageWebsite: wakeofcorrosion.com_________________________THE DEAD LETTER OFFICE OF SOMEWHERE, OHIO“Voices in the Vents” was written, performed, and scored by Rat Grimes (they/them).CWs: fire, home invasionWebsite: www.somewhereohio.com_________________________THE TOWN WHISPERS“Bella” was written, Directed, Editing by Cole WeaversCW: body horror, sleepwalking, nightmares, evil petsWebsite: www.thetownwhispers.com_________________________PARKDALE HAUNT“Who Goes?” was written by Alex Nursall and Emily Kellogg, with engineering and sound design by Alex Nursall.Performed by Emily Kellogg, Alex Nursall, Ian Boddy, and Harlan Guthrie.CW: ghosts/hauntings, home invasionWebsite: www.parkdalehaunt.com Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
NINE II MIDNIGHT - Prologue
31-10-2022
NINE II MIDNIGHT - Prologue
On the Eve of Halloween, 14 storytellers make their way to the Darklight Carnival and share horrific tales of mystery and murder… but not all is as it seems.This October 30th, the feed you’re listening to now, along with all other participating shows, will post two episodes simultaneously for Nine II Midnight. One episode will feature tales that are baked in reality with terrors that may be a part of our waking life. The other episode will share the horror of the most esoteric and spiritual side of the dark and terrifying.NINE II MIDNIGHT is another collaborative storytelling event, and sequel to last year’s episode. Both episodes are comprised of stories written and produced by the Nine II Midnight participants:Hell Gate CityMalevolentNowhere, On AirOut of the AshesParkdale HauntThe Cellar LettersThe Dead Letter Office of Somewhere, OhioThe Night PostThe Storage PapersThe Town WhispersWake Of CorrosionWOE.BEGONEOn October 30th, you get to choose which stories you want to enjoy first, then, make sure to listen to the other for the complete tale.See you then.The Prologue was written, produced & edited by Harlan GuthrieGuest starring Alexander NewallSeries Art by Nathan Lunsford---------------------------------------Content Warnings: Descriptions of Violent Death    Starring:Harlan GuthrieRat GrimesJeremy EnfingerNathan LunsfordRae LundbergJess SyrattShaun PellingtonKevin BerreyDylan GriggsVincent C. DavisAlex NursallEmily KelloggJamie PetronisCole Weavers Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Updates, Upcoming Shows, We're Alive: Descendants
06-04-2022
Updates, Upcoming Shows, We're Alive: Descendants
Rusty Quill Founder and CEO Alex here!Sharing a few updates on what is coming up with Rusty Quill.We’re Alive: Descendants is the sequel to the enormously popular We’re Alive: a Story of Survival. Rusty Quill are Executive Producers on this series and it is very exciting. It started releasing yesterday and you can find it on the existing We’re Alive feed by searching for 'We’re Alive' wherever you listen to your podcasts or by visiting www.werealive.com or www.rustyquill.com/were-aliveAlso stay tuned for our upcoming RQ original Productions Chapter and Multiverse, Trice Forgotten and Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later.More network shows will be coming soon!While you wait you could revisit:Cryptids produced by Wild Obscura, Devin Shepherd, Nora Unkel and Gabriel Rosenstein. Written by Alexander V. ThompsonThe Deca Tapes by Lex NoteboomHow it Ends by Stephanie Resendes and Micah RodriguezI Am In Eskew by Jon Ware and Muna HussenOld Gods of Appalachia Produced by DeepNerd Media written and directed by Steven Shell and Cam CollinsThe Milkman of St. Gaffs by Chris McClureThe Silt Verses by Jon Ware and Muna HussenThe Storage Papers produced by Grinner MediaThe Town Whispers by Cole WeaversWe’re Alive by produced by Wayland Productions, written and directed by Kc WaylandYou can listen to these shows wherever you get you podcasts or on www.rustyquill.comJoin our community:WEBSITE: rustyquill.comFACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquillTWITTER: @therustyquillINSTAGRAM: @rustyquillukREDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuillEMAIL: mail@rustyquill.comGet bonus content on PatreonSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rusty Fears 5 - Tower
28-10-2021
Rusty Fears 5 - Tower
This week's Rusty Fears 5 winner is "Tower" written by Jennifer Hunt , directed by Lowri Ann Davies and performed by Fay Roberts.Note: this is a piece of stand-alone fiction and not a part of the Magnus canon.Content warnings:Aliens & space explorationPhysical violence & deathDiscussions of: medical checks, hallucinationsMentions of: ghosts & hauntings, blood, animal remains, foodSFX: continuous droning notes, low and high pitched tonesTranscripts:PDF - https://bit.ly/3nso5AiDOC - https://bit.ly/2Zsjq8ZThank you to all our Patrons for your continued support.If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.Edited by Annie Fitch, Nico Vettese & Jeffrey Nils GardnerProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesCheck out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop & https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill.You can subscribe to this podcast using your podcast software of choice, or by visiting www.rustyquill.com/subscribePlease rate and review on your software of choice, it really helps us to spread the podcast to new listeners, so share the fear.Join our community:WEBSITE: rustyquill.comFACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquillTWITTER: @therustyquillREDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuillYOUTUBE: youtube.com/rustyquillEMAIL: mail@rustyquill.comThe Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International Licence Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rusty Fears 5 - Final Sale of the Remaining Works of E. Cutler
21-10-2021
Rusty Fears 5 - Final Sale of the Remaining Works of E. Cutler
This week's Rusty Fears 5 winner is "Final Sale of the Remaining Works of E. Cutler" written by Cormack Baldwin, directed by Elizabeth Moffatt and performed by Imogen Harris.Note: this is a piece of stand-alone fiction and not a part of the Magnus canon.Content warnings:Supernatural compulsionScopophobiaDeath & murderDiscussions of: isolation & mental deteriorationMentions of: cultural appropriation, spiders, religion & faith, blood, rot, suicideSFX: low continuous drone, high pitched tonesTranscripts:PDF - https://bit.ly/2Z3Y4iNDOC - https://bit.ly/3vxwzcXThank you to all our Patrons for your continued support.If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.Edited by Nico Vettese & Jeffrey Nils GardnerProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesCheck out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop & https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill.You can subscribe to this podcast using your podcast software of choice, or by visiting www.rustyquill.com/subscribePlease rate and review on your software of choice, it really helps us to spread the podcast to new listeners, so share the fear.Join our community:WEBSITE: rustyquill.comFACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquillTWITTER: @therustyquillREDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuillYOUTUBE: youtube.com/rustyquillEMAIL: mail@rustyquill.comThe Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International Licence Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rusty Fears 5 - Inheritance
14-10-2021
Rusty Fears 5 - Inheritance
This week Rusty Quill presents another Rusty Fears 5 winner; "Inheritance" written by Matrim Tait, directed by Ian Hayles and performed by Francesca Reneé Reid.Note: this is a piece of stand-alone fiction and not a part of the Magnus canon.Content warnings:Parental DeathGrief & lossMould & rotBody horrorFire & immolationExplicit languageDiscussions of: hoarding & compulsive behaviour, family conflict & divorce, insomnia & nightmaresMentions of: food, sleepwalking, funerals, arthritisSFX: low continuous drone, high pitched tonesTranscripts:PDF - https://bit.ly/3AF2MjnDOC - https://bit.ly/3oUE6BmThank you to all our Patrons for your continued support.If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.Edited by Nico Vettese & Catherine RinellaProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesCheck out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop & https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill.You can subscribe to this podcast using your podcast software of choice, or by visiting www.rustyquill.com/subscribePlease rate and review on your software of choice, it really helps us to spread the podcast to new listeners, so share the fear.Join our community:WEBSITE: rustyquill.comFACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquillTWITTER: @therustyquillREDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuillYOUTUBE: youtube.com/rustyquillEMAIL: mail@rustyquill.comThe Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International Licence Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rusty Fears 5 - Casting Line
07-10-2021
Rusty Fears 5 - Casting Line
The Fear returns.In the first of 5 winning entries for Rusty Fears 5, Rusty Quill presents; "Casting Line" written by Sarina H, directed by Maddy Searle and performed by Karim Kronfli.Note: this is a piece of stand-alone fiction and not a part of the Magnus canon.Content warnings:Physical injury & body modificationManipulationFood & alcoholImplied hallucinations/distorted realityPanicMentions of: animal death, parental death & funerals, objectification, drowningSFX: continuous low droningTranscripts:PDF - https://bit.ly/2YkdBdmDOC - https://bit.ly/2YtGPaaThank you to all our Patrons for your continued support.If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.Edited by Maddy Searle & Nico VetteseProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesCheck out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop & https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill.You can subscribe to this podcast using your podcast software of choice, or by visiting www.rustyquill.com/subscribePlease rate and review on your software of choice, it really helps us to spread the podcast to new listeners, so share the fear.Join our community:WEBSITE: rustyquill.comFACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquillTWITTER: @therustyquillREDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuillYOUTUBE: youtube.com/rustyquillEMAIL: mail@rustyquill.comThe Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International Licence Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
MAG Camp Flying Moose - Part 3
30-09-2021
MAG Camp Flying Moose - Part 3
It's the finale of Camp Flying Moose for Girls of all Kinds, and our girls head to the cabin to see if the answers they seek lie there...Content warningsFood Wolves & werewolves Discussions of: supernatural transformation, fire, physical violence & injury Mentions of: dogs & bears, food possessiveness SFX: birdsong, glass, background chatter, crickets, howling & growling Featuring Sasha Sienna, Annie Fitch, Frank Voss and Lowri Ann Davies.For more information about Camp Flying Moosefollow this link; https://afurness.itch.io/camp-flying-mooseEdited this week by Nico Vettese, Maddy Searle and Jeffrey Nils GardnerProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesSound effects by InspectorJ, TRP, klankbeeld, maaaks, TRP, wibwob, tatianafeudal, Nox_Sound, morosopher, viatorci, Gammelsmurfen778, senorsolo007, wjoojoo, AlyssaB2043, amholma, craftcrest, Garuda1982, FunWithSound, TravieDoodle & previously credited artists via freesound.orgCheck out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop and https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill.You can subscribe to this podcast using your podcast software of choice, or by visiting www.rustyquill.com/subscribePlease rate and review on your software of choice, it really helps us to spread the podcast to new listeners, so share the fear.Join our community:WEBSITE: rustyquill.comFACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquillTWITTER: @therustyquillREDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuillEMAIL: mail@rustyquill.comThe Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International Licence Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
MAG Camp Flying Moose - Part 2
23-09-2021
MAG Camp Flying Moose - Part 2
In part 2 of Camp Flying Moose for Girls of all Kinds, Violet has a run in with authority, before joining Ivy & Rowan to continue their investigations into the weird happenings at camp.Content warningsSocial anxiety & tensionMentions of: food, bears, supernatural themesSFX: background chatter, birdsongFeaturing Sasha Sienna, Annie Fitch, Frank Voss and Lowri Ann Davies.For more information about Camp Flying Moose follow this link; https://afurness.itch.io/camp-flying-mooseEdited this week by Nico Vettese, Maddy Searle and Jeffrey Nils GardnerProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesSound effects by straget, InspectorJ, mzui, dkiller2204, sagetyrtle, kyles, sidequesting, morosopher, .Chris_Douris., maaaks, Dr. Macak & previously credited artists via freesound.orgCheck out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop and https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill.You can subscribe to this podcast using your podcast software of choice, or by visiting www.rustyquill.com/subscribePlease rate and review on your software of choice, it really helps us to spread the podcast to new listeners, so share the fear.Join our community:WEBSITE: rustyquill.comFACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquillTWITTER: @therustyquillREDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuillEMAIL: mail@rustyquill.comThe Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International Licence Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
MAG Camp Flying Moose - Part 1
16-09-2021
MAG Camp Flying Moose - Part 1
Join us at Camp Flying Moose for Girls of all Kinds, a TTRPG created by Alicia Furness.In this first instalment of three, we meet Ivy, Rowan, Violet and their fellow campers who are about to be thrown into a world of adventure and mystery.Content warningsFoodSocial anxietyDiscussions of: stressMentions of: religion, physical violenceSFX: crickets & birds, background chatterFeaturing Sasha Sienna, Annie Fitch, Frank Voss and Lowri Ann Davies.For more information about Camp Flying Moose follow this link; https://afurness.itch.io/camp-flying-mooseEdited this week by Nico Vettese, Maddy Searle and Jeffrey Nils GardnerProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesSound effects by klankbeeld, PhonosUPF, 16FPanskaLipovska_Katerina, BenjaminNelan, amholma, Dvideoguy, ViaTorci & previously credited artists via freesound.orgCheck out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop and https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill.You can subscribe to this podcast using your podcast software of choice, or by visiting www.rustyquill.com/subscribePlease rate and review on your software of choice, it really helps us to spread the podcast to new listeners, so share the fear.Join our community:WEBSITE: rustyquill.comFACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquillTWITTER: @therustyquillREDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuillEMAIL: mail@rustyquill.comThe Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International Licence Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
MAG - That Face at the Window
09-09-2021
MAG - That Face at the Window
Jurgen Leitner, somewhat reluctantly, helps out around the Archives.Note: this is a piece of stand-alone fiction and not a part of the Magnus canon.Content warnings:Vampires & vampirismSupernatural compulsionPhysical violenceBloodMentions of: insomnia, food, social anxiety, knives, painSFX: low drone, high pitched tonesTranscripts:PDF - https://bit.ly/3nbvDcfDOC - https://bit.ly/2YCuHn0Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support.If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.Written by Maddy SearlePerformed by Paul SimsDirected by Jeffrey Nils GardnerEdited by Annie Fitch, Marisa Ewing & Jeffrey Nils GardnerProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesCheck out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop & https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill.You can subscribe to this podcast using your podcast software of choice, or by visiting www.rustyquill.com/subscribePlease rate and review on your software of choice, it really helps us to spread the podcast to new listeners, so share the fear.Join our community:WEBSITE: rustyquill.comFACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquillTWITTER: @therustyquillREDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuillEMAIL: mail@rustyquill.comThe Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International Licence Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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