The Magnus Archives

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 Vett...

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 the...

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 Vette...

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 ecle...

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 Mas...

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 Catherin...

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 emba...

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 Davi...

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 a...

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 M...

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...

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 Sant...

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: htt...

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, in...

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 hims...

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/neo...

We are featuring a feed drop from a brilliant show on the RQ Network: Hi Nay . " Hi Nay” is an atmospheric, analog-style horror audio drama, featuring Folk Horror, mythology and chilling supernatural terrors in an urban setting. Hi Nay, literally translated to “Hi Mom”, follows Mari, a Filipina immigrant who lives in Toronto. Mari first gets roped into Toronto’s supernatural crises after saving La...

This month we are featuring a recent episode of one of many exciting podcasts on the RQ Network: Push the Roll with Ross Bryant .  Push the Roll with Ross Bryant is a weekly improvised comedy horror actual play podcast from the creators of the award-winning Ain’t Slayed Nobody podcast. Each episode features improvised Call of Cthulhu adventures combining cosmic horror table top RPG and dark c...

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 memo...

Margot, Elodie, Barry and Alphonse finally get to meet THE Arthur G Neville in the flesh. Content Warnings: · misophonia · murder · body horror · mentions of: blood, vomit, decomposition, impersonation Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ Directed by April Sumner Executive Producer Alexander J Newall Produced by April Sumner Featuring Jonathan...

Margot, Elodie, Barry and Alphonse visit Moldy Pencil Productions in Liverpool, where everything is normal and there are no problems. Content Warnings: · misophonia · missing person · mentions of: blood, decapitation, impersonation Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ Directed by April Sumner Executive Producer Alexander J Newall Produced by Ap...

Horror podcast fans Margot (Anusia Battersby), Elodie (Lowri Ann Davies), Barry (Pip Gladwin) and Alphonse (Ian Hayles) try to track down their missing friend. Content Warnings: · misophonia · missing person · mentions of: blood Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ Directed by April Sumner Executive Producer Alexander J Newall Produced by April...

Join us for a special Rusty Quill bonus TTRPG adventure of The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game by Monte Cook Games. This one-shot is hosted by Jonathan Sims with guests Anusia Battersby, Lowri Ann Davies, Pip Gladwin and Ian Hayles Content Warnings: · N/A Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ Directed by April Sumner Executive Producer Alexander J N...

[information not found] Content Warnings: · immolation · death · mobs/group murder · human experimentation Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ This series is part of our Kickstarter Stretch Goals for the Magnus Protocol. You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers https://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-protocol-supporter-wall/ Created by Sas...

It's a cola conundrum! This week Georgie and Celia breakdown Big Bottling Business. Content Warnings: · Mentions of: drugs Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ This series is part of our Kickstarter Stretch Goals for the Magnus Protocol. You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers https://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-protocol-supporter-wall/ Cre...