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MAG 0.2 Pre-Launch Trailer - The Magnus Archives

MAG 0.2 Pre-Launch Trailer

Released on 03/19/2016

“Make your statement, face your fear.”

Here is the pre-launch trailer for The Magnus Archives, wherein our new Archivist makes his first attempt to record a transcript.

The Magnus Archives is 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 the new head archivist Jonathan Sims every Thursday as he explores the much-neglected collection of statements and investigations, digitising them and converting them to audio along with supplementary investigations by his team.

New episodes every Thursday featuring guest actors, short stories, serial plots and more.

Coming March 24th 2016.

The Magnus Archives is an original program produced by Rusty Quill and is written and narrated by Jonathan Sims. Available from iTunes and all good podcast providers.


Find ad-free episodes and bonus content on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rustyquill


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Please rate and review on your software of choice, it really helps us to spread the podcast to new listeners, so share the fear.


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MAG 0.1 The Magnus Archives – Seed - The Magnus Archives

MAG 0.1 The Magnus Archives – Seed

Released on 03/18/2016

“Make your statement, face your fear.”

The Magnus Archives is a weekly horror fiction podcast released every Thursday featuring guest actors, short stories, serial plots and more.

Coming March 24th 2016.

The Magnus Archives is an original program produced by Rusty Quill and is written and narrated by Jonathan Sims. Available from iTunes and all good podcast providers.


Find ad-free episodes and bonus content on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rustyquill


Check out our merchandise available in our official stores:


You can subscribe to this podcast using your podcast software of choice.


Please 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.com

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill

TWITTER: @therustyquill

THREADS: @rustyquilluk

INSTAGRAM: @rustyquilluk

EMAIL: [email protected]


The Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International Licence



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Join us for Rusty Quill Gaming and Giving 2021! - The Magnus Archives

Join us for Rusty Quill Gaming and Giving 2021!

Released on 11/27/2021

It’s back!


Gaming and Giving is streaming live on Twitch.tv from 4th December at 5pm GMT and this year we’re raising money for three more charities: Mermaids, Action Aid and Centrepoint.


Once again we’re trying to raise £20,000 to split between all three charities, but this time there’s a twist. This year we’ve reached out even more games companies ad developers, like Czech Games, CoatSink and Devolver Digital, Grant Howitt and MacGuffin & Co plus a few more, to give us some awesome prizes that you enter to win simply by donating!


Also, based on your feedback we’ve created a special ticketed backstage space for you to come and mingle with both the cast and crew of Rusty Quill as well as your friends from the chat! All proceeds from the ticket sales go directly to the three charities - take a look at our website for more info.


So come join in at Twitch.tv/rusty_quill between 5pm GMT on Saturday 4th December and 5pm GMT Sunday 5th December and help us raise money for some amazing charities. See you all there!


For tickets visit: https://bit.ly/30PYbzj


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FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill

TWITTER: @therustyquill

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MAG Outtakes - An Editor's Perspective - The Magnus Archives

MAG Outtakes - An Editor's Perspective

Released on 08/05/2021

The editors of The Magnus Archives have witnessed a fair few things in their time, let's take a moment to hear things from their P.O.V.


Featuring; Alexander J. Newall, Helen Gould, Lowri Ann Davies, Lydia Nicholas, Sasha Sienna, Jonathan Sims, Chioma Nwalioba and Frank Voss .


Content Warnings:

  • Innuendo
  • Screaming & groaning
  • Discussions of: exercise
  • Mentions of: alcohol
  • SFX: occasional beeping


Thank 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 Gardner


Check out our merchandise at https://www.redbubble.com/people/rustyquill/collections/708982-the-magnus-archives-s1


You can subscribe to this podcast using your podcast software of choice, or by visiting www.rustyquill.com/subscribe


Please rate and review on your software of choice, it really helps us to spread the podcast to new listeners, so share the fear.


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FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill

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REDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuill

EMAIL: [email protected]


The Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International Licence



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MAG - Goodbye for Now - The Magnus Archives

MAG - Goodbye for Now

Released on 11/04/2021

A huge, heartfelt thank you to everyone who has listened, worked on and supported us through the making of The Magnus Archives.


Goodbye for now and thanks for listening!


Incase you missed it The Magnus Archives 2 is coming soon find out more here


MARCH



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Rusty Fears 5 - Derailing - The Magnus Archives

Rusty Fears 5 - Derailing

Released on 11/04/2021

This week's Rusty Fears 5 winner is "Derailing" written by Josefin Berntsson, performed & directed by Jonathan Sims.

Note: this is a piece of stand-alone fiction and not a part of the Magnus canon.

Content warnings:

  • Being hunted
  • Paranoia
  • Anxiety & compulsive behaviour
  • Body horror
  • Discussions of: auditory hallucinations
  • SFX: low continuous drones, high pitched tones

Transcripts:

PDF - https://bit.ly/3bm3QOV

DOC - https://bit.ly/3pFzAXI

Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support.

If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.

Edited by Marisa Ewing, Nico Vettese & Jeffrey Nils Gardner

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

Check 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/subscribe

Please 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.com

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill

TWITTER: @therustyquill

REDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuill

YOUTUBE: youtube.com/rustyquill

EMAIL: [email protected]

The Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International Licence



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Rusty Fears 5 - Tower - The Magnus Archives

Rusty Fears 5 - Tower

Released on 10/28/2021

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 exploration
  • Physical violence & death
  • Discussions of: medical checks, hallucinations
  • Mentions of: ghosts & hauntings, blood, animal remains, food
  • SFX: continuous droning notes, low and high pitched tones

Transcripts:

PDF - https://bit.ly/3nso5Ai

DOC - https://bit.ly/2Zsjq8Z

Thank 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 Gardner

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

Check 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/subscribe

Please 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:

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FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill

TWITTER: @therustyquill

REDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuill

YOUTUBE: youtube.com/rustyquill

EMAIL: [email protected]

The Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International Licence



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Rusty Fears 5 - Final Sale of the Remaining Works of E. Cutler - The Magnus Archives

Rusty Fears 5 - Final Sale of the Remaining Works of E. Cutler

Released on 10/21/2021

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 compulsion
  • Scopophobia
  • Death & murder
  • Discussions of: isolation & mental deterioration
  • Mentions of: cultural appropriation, spiders, religion & faith, blood, rot, suicide
  • SFX: low continuous drone, high pitched tones

Transcripts:

PDF - https://bit.ly/2Z3Y4iN

DOC - https://bit.ly/3vxwzcX

Thank 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 Gardner

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

Check 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/subscribe

Please 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:

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REDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuill

YOUTUBE: youtube.com/rustyquill

EMAIL: [email protected]

The Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International Licence



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Rusty Fears 5 - Inheritance - The Magnus Archives

Rusty Fears 5 - Inheritance

Released on 10/14/2021

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 Death
  • Grief & loss
  • Mould & rot
  • Body horror
  • Fire & immolation
  • Explicit language
  • Discussions of: hoarding & compulsive behaviour, family conflict & divorce, insomnia & nightmares
  • Mentions of: food, sleepwalking, funerals, arthritis
  • SFX: low continuous drone, high pitched tones


Transcripts:

PDF - https://bit.ly/3AF2Mjn

DOC - https://bit.ly/3oUE6Bm


Thank 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 Rinella


Produced by Lowri Ann Davies


Check 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/subscribe


Please 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.com

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill

TWITTER: @therustyquill

REDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuill

YOUTUBE: youtube.com/rustyquill

EMAIL: [email protected]


The Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International Licence



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Rusty Fears 5 - Casting Line - The Magnus Archives

Rusty Fears 5 - Casting Line

Released on 10/07/2021

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 modification
  • Manipulation
  • Food & alcohol
  • Implied hallucinations/distorted reality
  • Panic
  • Mentions of: animal death, parental death & funerals, objectification, drowning
  • SFX: continuous low droning


Transcripts:

PDF - https://bit.ly/2YkdBdm

DOC - https://bit.ly/2YtGPaa


Thank 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 Vettese


Produced by Lowri Ann Davies


Check 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/subscribe


Please 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.com

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill

TWITTER: @therustyquill

REDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuill

YOUTUBE: youtube.com/rustyquill

EMAIL: [email protected]


The Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International Licence



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