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The Magnus Archives

by Rusty Quill · English · Stories

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 23 min
Latest: 5 Oct 2026
Language: English

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5 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 59 minNew

RQ Network Feed Drop – VARÚÐ RPG – Two Nerds and a Reasonable Adult

We are featuring a feed drop from a brilliant show on the RQ Network: VARÚÐ RPG . Created by Blighthouse studios the team behind the actual play The Lucky Die and The Sprouting. Meet the players in the first episode of Varud’s first season titled VARÚÐ: Dead Ísland - a family of survivors attempt to find safety in a zombie apocalypse set on the south coast of Iceland. Dead Ísland is played using a modified version of Chaosium's Basic Roleplaying system that with features its own unique infection mechanic that heightens the tension as the players constantly fret over engaging their undead…

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Earlier episodes 29 most recent

1 Oct 2026 · 49 min

RQ Network Feed Drop – Malevolent Part 1 "The Dark World"

This month we are featuring a feed drop of one of many amazing podcasts on the RQ Network: Malevolent . Malevolent is a thrilling, Eldrich Horror, Mystery, audio drama brilliantly combined with elements of choose your own adventure and actual play via their Patreon. This first episode of Malevolent follows Arkham P.I Arthur Lester who wakes up blind, terrified and confused with no memory of who he is and what has happened, only a nameless, eerie, voice guiding him through the darkness. Malevolent is from Harlan Guthrie the same talented creator behind Deviser and Dice Shame. Introduction and…
24 Sep 2026 · 22 min

The Magnus Protocol 56 – Structural Assessments

CAT2RC2256-19062019-02072024 architecture (recursive) -/- isolation Incident Elements: · isolation · decay · temporal/spatial distortion · altered reality 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 Mark Anzalone, Steven Anzalone, and Walker Kornfeld (of Maeltopia, for more of their work visit https://www.maeltopia.com/ ) and Alexander J Newall Script…
10 Sep 2026 · 22 min

The Magnus Protocol 55 - Blind Spots

CATXXXX-XXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXX ERROR (Unknown Source) Incident Elements: · human experimentation · depersonalisation · loss of identity · imprisonment 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…
7 Sep 2026 · 29 min

RQ Network Feed Drop – Remnants Ep. 1

This month we are featuring a feed drop of one of many incredible podcasts on the RQ Network: Remnants , which is currently releasing its second season. Remnants is a weekly, thrilling, dark fantasy, audio drama filled with mystery and has just launched on the RQ Network. When we die, the remnants of us return to the First and Last Place. Our fate is decided by Sir and his new Apprentice, who read our remnants to determine whether they should be re-shelved or discarded. But what are the criteria? What happens to discarded souls? How are new lives for the re-shelved determined? And why, after…
3 Sep 2026 · 30 min

RQ Network Feed Drop – The Gentleman From Hell: |S1| Ep.1

This month we are featuring a feed drop of an amazing new podcast that has just launched on the RQ Network The Gentleman From Hell . The Gentleman From Hell is a brand new, chilling, horror audio drama. From the brilliant creators behind Maeltopia and The Sleep Wake Cycle. In The Gentleman from Hell an entire town is gone. Without a trace. No signs, no warnings. Just silence. This is the story of Cold Sparrow. Twenty-four years ago, the peaceful town of Cold Sparrow became the center of one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in modern history. Every resident vanished. Among them, the…
27 Aug 2026 · 24 min

The Magnus Protocol 54 – Human Resources

CAT2RC2247-03112023-01072024 hallucination (cinema) -/- memory (grief) Incident Elements: · suicide · grief · hostile work environment · altered reality 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…
20 Aug 2026 · 17 min

RQ Network Feed Drop – WOE.BEGONE | Ep 1: Participant Observation

This month we are featuring a feed drop of one of many brilliant podcasts on the RQ Network: WOE.BEGONE . WOE.BEGONE is a weekly sci-fi horror audiodrama series about the nature of power and the implications of linear time and is created by the amazing Dylan Griggs, who also makes The Diary of Aliza Shultz Podcast. This first episode of WOE.BEGONE, “Participant Observation,” follows Mike Walters, a man who discovers a mysterious and violent online game that begins to affect his real life. The series continues with over 150 episodes, following Mike as his exploration of an alternate reality…
13 Aug 2026 · 26 min

The Magnus Protocol 53 – Previous Administration

CAT123RABC4565-24121999-27062024 transmutation (human) -/- catalyst (alchemical) Incident Elements: · child endangerment · imprisonment · human experimentation · threats of violence · emotional manipulation 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…
10 Aug 2026 · 13 min

RQ Network feedrop - Circe - 02 Book 1 - Toll - Chapter 1

Today, we are sharing an episode from one of the brilliant podcasts on the RQ Network, Circe who have just started releasing their 2nd season. Circe is a science-fiction fantasy podcast from the talented team behind Ostium. This episode is the first Chapter of the 1st season of Circe titled Archí, where we learn of how the planet Albion its many creatures, inhabitants and unusual typography came to be Thyrá, a sorceress from the planet Albion, has lost her ability to do magic. In an attempt to regain her abilities, she tells the story of her life and how she became known as one of the Circè.…
30 Jul 2026 · 25 min

The Magnus Protocol 52 - Oversight

CATXXXX-XXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXX ERROR (Unknown Source) Incident Elements: · Being hunted · Cleithrophobia (fear of confinement) · Nyctophobia (fear of the dark) · Death · Grief · Manipulation · SFX: gunshots 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,…
23 Jul 2026 · 21 min

RQ Network Feed Drop – [REDACTED] S1E1: False Start (Part 1)

We are sharing the first episode of a show in the RQ Network called REDACATED, a procedural monster-of-the-week, comedy, audio drama from the creators of The Grotto and The Cellar Letters. Following the death of his twin, failing actor Jacob Kane assumes his late-brother’s life in hopes of a fresh start. Instead of finding stability, Jacob finds himself working within The [REDACTED] Unit, a covert agency tasked with containing impossible creatures and phenomena. As he becomes entangled with paranormal forces and secret agendas, Jacob begins to discover a sense of belonging in a place he…
16 Jul 2026 · 20 min

The Magnus Protocol 51 -Legacy Issues

CAT1RB3456-29111652-24062024 transmutation (human) -/- catalyst (alchemical) Incident Elements: · misophonia (breath) · body horror 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…
13 Jul 2026 · 33 min

RQ Original Feed Drop - Neon Inkwell: Rez High

We are featuring the first episode of a new series from Rusty Quill: Rez High In the ruins of what was once a place called Yorkshire, sits the town of River Mill. Jo-C, Dogwood, and Reflex discover a relic of the past while on a scavenging mission. Content Notes: - mild innuendo - bullying Transcripts: https://shorturl.at/pJQV7 Neon Inkwell: https://shows.acast.com/neon-inkwell Next episode: https://shows.acast.com/neon-inkwell/episodes/neon-inkwell-rez-high-2-class-action Into and Outro by Shahan Hamza Showrunner Elizabeth Moffatt Directed by Lucy Wray Written by Brendon Connelly Produced…
9 Jul 2026 · 20 min

Rusty Fears 7 - Disconnected by Amy Hodgetts

This week’s short horror story, Disconnected, inspired by the prompt "Sword and Sorcery", is written by Amy Hodgetts and read by Lowri Ann Davies Content Notes: * graphic violence * time manipulation Directed and Produced by April Sumner Written by Amy Hodgetts Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner Featuring Lowri Ann Davies as Narrator Edited by Nico Vettese Music by Nico Vettese and Sam Jones Mastering by Catherine Rinella Art by April Sumner Support Rusty Quill directly by joining our new membership platform at members.rustyquill.com or on Patreon at patreon.com/rustyquill…
2 Jul 2026 · 53 min

RQ Network Feed Drop – Malevolent - THRESHOLD | Part 1 Dead Man's Mouthpiece

Malevolent is a thrilling eldrich horror, mystery audio drama brilliantly combined with elements of choose your own adventure and actual play via their Patreon. This is the first episode of Malevolent’s second series Threshold, which follows John and Arthur as they return to Arkham after their time seeking the BLACKSTONE and face the new and terrible truth this world has revealed to them. Faced with the new challenges before them and old foes perhaps still a threat, the duo must carve a new path in this strange world. Malevolent is from Harlan Guthrie, the same talented creator behind…
25 Jun 2026 · 11 min

Rusty Fears 7 - The Uses of Analog by Aaron Swartz

This week’s short horror story, The Uses of Analog, inspired by the prompt "Video Store", is written by Aaron Swartz and read by Ryan Hopevere-Anderson. Content Notes: memory loss manipulation Directed and Produced by April Sumner Written by Aaron Swartz Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner Featuring Ryan Hopevere-Anderson as Narrator Edited by Nico Vettese Music by Nico Vettese and Sam Jones Mastering by Catherine Rinella Art by April Sumner Support Rusty Quill directly by joining our new membership platform at members.rustyquill.com or on Patreon at patreon.com/rustyquill…
18 Jun 2026 · 28 min

RQ Network Feed Drop – The Penumbra Podcast “Second Citadel” Knight of the Crown Lord of the Swamp (Part 1)

This month we are featuring a feed drop from The Penumbra Podcast one of the brilliant shows on the RQ Network. This episode is called “Knight of the Crown Lord of the Swamp Part 1 “and is from the 2nd season of the Second Citadel, a fantasy epic where friendships and romance are forged across enemy lines, which follows the fierce Sir Carolinem the first female Knight of the Crown, leading an eclectic team of warriors against mind-manipulating monsters. In this episode The Festival of the Three is the most important day of the year in the Second Citadel – or the most important three days, as…
11 Jun 2026 · 17 min

Rusty Fears 7 - Gigantomachia by Alukard

This week’s short horror story, Gigantomachia, inspired by the prompt "Giant", is written by Alukard and read by Sasha Sienna. Content Notes: - gore/body horror - death - megalophobia Directed and Produced by April Sumner Written by Alukard Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner Featuring Sasha Sienna as Narrator Edited by Lowri Ann Davies Music by Katie Seaton and Sam Jones Mastering by Catherine Rinella Art by April Sumner Support Rusty Quill directly by joining our new membership platform at members.rustyquill.com or on Patreon at patreon.com/rustyquill Check out our…
28 May 2026 · 20 min

Rusty Fears 7 - Roses by Abi Kinsella

This week’s short horror story, Roses, inspired by the prompt "Theatre", is written by Abi Kinsella and read by Anusia Battersby Content Notes: - ghosts - death Directed and Produced by April Sumner Written by Abi Kinsella Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner Featuring Anusia Battersby as Narrator Edited by Nico Vettese Music by Nico Vettese and Sam Jones Mastering by Catherine Rinella Art by April Sumner Support Rusty Quill directly by joining our new membership platform at members.rustyquill.com or on Patreon at patreon.com/rustyquill Check out our merchandise available at…
21 May 2026 · 50 min

RQ Network Feed Drop – Gals & Goblins – Ep.1 All aboard the Owl Cat Bus

Today, we are sharing an exciting episode from one of the podcasts on the RQ Network, Gals & Goblins Gals and Goblins is an actual play TTRPG Podcast that loosely follows the rules of Dungeons and Dragons and strictly follows the Rule of Cool. In this first episode titled "All Aboard the Owl Cat Bus”, join the gals: Sawyer Cinderfoot Morroghan Starr, Esta of House Ruadon and Beans as they embark on their first adventure together on their way to Frogmont Adventuring Academy for Young Women! Will they make it to Lorelai Village? What will they encounter on their first bit of adventure in the…
14 May 2026 · 18 min

Rusty Fears 7 - The Tooth Fairy's Tale by Ben Folk

This week’s short horror story, The Tooth Fairy's Tale, inspired by the prompt "Forensics", is written by Ben Folk and read by Billie Hindle Content Notes: Graphic Description of: immolation/fire, teeth, autopsy memory loss Directed and Produced by April Sumner Written by Ben Folk Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner Featuring Billie Hindle as Narrator Edited by Lowri Ann Davies and Nico Vettese Music by Nico Vettese and Sam Jones Mastering by Catherine Rinella Art by April Sumner Support Rusty Quill directly by joining our new membership platform at members.rustyquill.com…
7 May 2026 · 11 min

RQ Network Feed Drop – Cold Tapes– 001 Operation Antelope

We are featuring a feed drop from a brilliant show on the RQ Network: Cold Tapes . Created by the talented team at Free Turn Production. Cold Tapes is an award winning murder mystery Audio Drama inspired by true crime. , In this first episode called “Operation Antelope” The brutal murder of Andrew Fairfield on a remote Antarctic base thrusts DCI Tessa McCallister into the claustrophobic lives of an isolated community of international scientists and crew. Through police interviews, covert recordings, and audio diaries, Tessa hears hidden agendas, concealed criminal histories, violent…
30 Apr 2026 · 10 min

Rusty Fears 7 - Well Fed by Luka Suk

This week’s short horror story, Well Fed, inspired by the prompt "Waste", is written by Luka Suk and read by Imogen Harris Content Notes: - Description of food/eating Directed and Produced by April Sumner Written by Luka Suk Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner Featuring Imogen Harris as Narrator Edited by Lowri Ann Davies and Nico Vettese Music by Nico Vettese and Sam Jones Mastering by Catherine Rinella Art by April Sumner Support Rusty Quill directly by joining our new membership platform at members.rustyquill.com or on Patreon at patreon.com/rustyquill Check out our…
23 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 17 min

RQ Network Feed Drop - The Program audio series: All unsaved progress will be lost

This month we are featuring an episode of one of many exciting podcasts on the RQ Network: The Program audio series . The Program audio series is a dark science fiction anthology set in a future in which Money, State, and God have become fused into a single entity. The show focuses on ordinary people inhabiting this extraordinary world. And for them, it is not this future that is terrifying – it is our present. In this episode called “ All unsaved progress will be lost” a beloved System Administrator suddenly disappears, leaving Sam a poor stonemason to embark on a lifelong quest to preserve…
16 Apr 2026 · 20 min

Rusty Fears 7 - Clunk by Nairis Santini

This week’s short horror story, Clunk, inspired by the prompt "Deep Space", is written by Nairis Santini and read by Shahan Hamza The author would like to dedicate it to Serafino, "who read my stories when I was little and inspired me to continue writing." Content Notes: - Family arguements - Thalassophobia - Loss of Time - Loss of Space Directed and Produced by April Sumner Written by Nairis Santini Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner Featuring Shahan Hamza as Narrator Edited by Lowri Ann Davies and Nico Vettese Music by Nico Vettese and Sam Jones Mastering by Catherine…
14 Apr 2026 · 3 min

Ten years of Magnus, a Magnusverse novel and the return of The Magnus Protocol

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…
13 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 34 min

RQ Network Feed Drop – Planet Arcana: Episode 1–Welcome to Riskotheque

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…
8 Apr 2026 · 23 min

RQ Network Feed Drop – Not Quite Dead S1: I: The Girl on the Gurney

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…
27 Mar 2026 · 33 min

RQ Original Feed Drop - Neon Inkwell: Welcome to Fosters #1 - Pets

We are featuring the first episode of a new series from Rusty Quill: Welcome to Fosters. Detectives investigate a dire disturbance in both magic and the dead on the streets of Sydney, Australia in this spirited urban fantasy. Listen to the next episode by going to the Rusty Quill website, or by searching for “Neon Inkwell” wherever you find podcasts. Neon Inkwell: https://shows.acast.com/neon-inkwell Transcript: https://shorturl.at/pJQV7 Showrunner Elizabeth Moffatt Directed by Chris Magilton Written by Imogen Cassidy Script Editor Chris Magilton Produced by April Sumner Executive Producers…

About The Magnus Archives

“Make your statement, face your fear.” The Magnus Archives is an award winning 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. Spotify Award winner for over 100 Million downloads, British Fantasy Award Winner and Webby Honoree. For fans of M.R James, Cosmic Horror, deep storytelling, dark academia, great audio fiction and audio drama, analogue horror / unfiction and ARGs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Magnus Archives

Latest episode

RQ Network Feed Drop – VARÚÐ RPG – Two Nerds and a Reasonable Adult

Earlier episodes 29 most recent

RQ Network Feed Drop – Malevolent Part 1 "The Dark World"

The Magnus Protocol 56 – Structural Assessments

The Magnus Protocol 55 - Blind Spots

RQ Network Feed Drop – Remnants Ep. 1

RQ Network Feed Drop – The Gentleman From Hell: |S1| Ep.1

The Magnus Protocol 54 – Human Resources

RQ Network Feed Drop – WOE.BEGONE | Ep 1: Participant Observation

The Magnus Protocol 53 – Previous Administration

RQ Network feedrop - Circe - 02 Book 1 - Toll - Chapter 1

The Magnus Protocol 52 - Oversight

RQ Network Feed Drop – [REDACTED] S1E1: False Start (Part 1)

The Magnus Protocol 51 -Legacy Issues

RQ Original Feed Drop - Neon Inkwell: Rez High

Rusty Fears 7 - Disconnected by Amy Hodgetts

RQ Network Feed Drop – Malevolent - THRESHOLD | Part 1 Dead Man's Mouthpiece

Rusty Fears 7 - The Uses of Analog by Aaron Swartz

RQ Network Feed Drop – The Penumbra Podcast “Second Citadel” Knight of the Crown Lord of the Swamp (Part 1)

Rusty Fears 7 - Gigantomachia by Alukard

Rusty Fears 7 - Roses by Abi Kinsella

RQ Network Feed Drop – Gals & Goblins – Ep.1 All aboard the Owl Cat Bus

Rusty Fears 7 - The Tooth Fairy's Tale by Ben Folk

RQ Network Feed Drop – Cold Tapes– 001 Operation Antelope

Rusty Fears 7 - Well Fed by Luka Suk

RQ Network Feed Drop - The Program audio series: All unsaved progress will be lost

Rusty Fears 7 - Clunk by Nairis Santini

Ten years of Magnus, a Magnusverse novel and the return of The Magnus Protocol

RQ Network Feed Drop – Planet Arcana: Episode 1–Welcome to Riskotheque

RQ Network Feed Drop – Not Quite Dead S1: I: The Girl on the Gurney

RQ Original Feed Drop - Neon Inkwell: Welcome to Fosters #1 - Pets

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