The Magnus Archives

Case ########-35 An approach to hidden depths. Recorded by The Archivist in Situ. Content warnings: Second person POV Thalassophobia & drowning Suicidal ideation Mental disorientation (inc vertigo) Futility / Inconsequence Mentions of: loss of time, scopophobia, cults, death, isolation, police, spiders, injury, nausea, mass suffering SFX: extensive water sounds, coughing, crying Transcripts: P...

Case ########-34 Considerations of observation. Recorded by The Archivist in Situ. Content warnings: Arguments Body horror (inc flesh & gore SFX) Self-inflicted wounds & body modification (inc SFX) Explicit language Panic & emotional distress Mentions of: alcohol, knives, death, funerals, mass suffering, suicidal ideation, emotional abuse, second person POV, scopophobia, breathing diff...

Case ########-33 An examination of Elias Bouchard. Recorded by The Archivist in Situ. Content warnings: Paranoia & anxiety Emotional manipulation & gaslighting Compulsions (supernatural) Spiders & arachnophobia Body horror & eye trauma Drug use (marijuana) Stalking Mentions of: death, apocalypse & mass suffering, instances of memory loss & identity crisis, blood, physical v...

Case ########-32 Case study on the administration of fear. Recorded by The Archivist in Situ. Content warnings: Compulsions (supernatural) Emotional manipulation & gaslighting Mental disorientation Paranoia & self-doubt Mentions of: scopophobia, worms (inc. SFX), blackmail, gun violence, isolation, mild language, mass suffering, self-recrimination SFX: screams, discordant static Transcript...

Case ########-31 Continued interactions with various survivors, recorded on location. Content warnings: Cults Arguments Paranoia & anxiety Discussions of: death & sacrifice Mentions of: instances of memory loss / mental deterioration, scopophobia, self-hatred, mild language, murder, food Transcripts: PDF - https://cutt.ly/DjGcDu1 DOC - https://cutt.ly/8jGcLUL Thanks to this week's Patrons:...

Case ########-30 Interactions with various survivors, recorded on location. Content warnings: Cults Self-recrimination Emotional manipulation Mentions of: therapy, innuendo, paranoia & anxiety, instances of memory loss, mild vicarious embarrassment, mild language, ableism, death, mass suffering, physical violence, murder, apocalypse Transcripts: PDF - https://cutt.ly/WjWmr5Y DOC - https://cutt...

The final act begins Content Warnings: Cults Mentions of: apocalypse, scopophobia Transcript: PDF - https://cutt.ly/BjgpM9q DOC - https://cutt.ly/Njgp9Sf Edited this week by Nico Vettese, Jeffrey Nils-Gardner & Alexander J Newall. Sound effects this week by FreqMan, exterminat & previously credited artists via freesound.org Produced by Lowri Ann Davies Check out our merchandise available a...

In the second of our retrospectives, Jonny and Alex look back at 5 years of the show with commentary on choice clips selected by the cast and crew of The Magnus Archives. Content Warnings Spoilers for show to date Body horror Clowns Graphic description of dermatillomania (skin-picking) Mentions of: worms, heights, spiders, patricide & dismemberment, eco-horror, darkness, apocalypse, pandemic,...

Hi everyone, Alex here, I just wanted to take a moment to wish you all a happy and safe holiday season and give thanks to all of you who helped us get to where we are this year.   Obviously 2020 has been wild ride for everyone and we have all had to adapt and adopt new ways of working and living. Yet despite all these extreme circumstances Rusty Quill has managed to stand tall and we wan...

The view from the rooftops of Slyde World is bleak. Can our heroes Gavin Crumble, Freddie & Ms. Pledge save the park, Dorset, and perhaps indeed the world, from the encroaching Abyss and avoid any further health & safety citations? Content warnings Existential threat Instances of memory loss (supernatural) Flooding & Threat of drowning Mild child peril Innuendo Character death Mentions...

The second instalment of Jonny's improvised horror roleplay game sees Gavin Crumble, Freddie & Ms. Pledge head down into the pump room of Slyde World to asses the equipment and inspect the inner workings of the Hell Fall. Content warnings Innuendo Body horror Mentions of: death, human/animal remains, mild child peril, violence, flooding Edited this week by Lowri Ann Davies, Tessa Vroom, Jeffre...

Welcome to the first instalment of Jonny's improvised horror roleplay game! In this first episode of three, Jonny, Ben, Lydia & Lowri collaborate to create characters & set them on a journey of infinite dread, horror and health code violations... Content warnings Innuendo Mentions of: heights, death, mild child peril Edited this week by Lowri Ann Davies, Tessa Vroom, Jeffrey Nils-Gardner &...

Hey everyone! Mike here, Rusty Quill’s video guy and I’m pleased to announce that Rusty Quill’s Gaming and Giving will be back this year and we’re going digital! Come join in as we go live at 11am GMT on the 12th December on Twitch.tv with 24 hours of videogames, board games and general fun and frolics. Yes, that’s right, I said 24 hours. We’ve made a few changes to the show this year, one of whic...

We kick off the mid-season break for The Magnus Archives with a retrospective look, as Jonny poses a few questions to various cast members, past and present, about their involvement with the show. Featuring: Imogen Harris, Ian Hayles, Evelyn Hewitt, Mike LeBeau, Ben Meredith, Lydia Nicholas, Chioma Nwalioba, Fay Roberts, Sasha Sienna, Jonathan Sims, Sue Sims, Alasdair Stuart & Frank Voss Conte...

Case ########-29 Considerations of governmental oversight. Recorded by The Archivist in Situ. Content warnings: Arguments Scopophobia Mass suffering Poverty & Food insufficiency Guilt    Political expediency Mentions of: Blood, self-inflicted wounds, physical violence, cults. coughing, yelling Thanks to this week's Patrons: NicoleK, Micheala Poppell, Rebecca Rutherford, Mir...

Case ########-28 Observations of surveillance Recorded by The Archivist in Situ. Content warnings: Scopophobia Loss of privacy Judgement & Shaming Schadenfreude Bystander apathy Therapeutic malpractice Body horror (inc SFX) Eye trauma Mentions of: Discussion of grief/loss, gaslighting, loss of identity, insomnia, asthma attacks Episode Transcript MAG 188 (PDF): https://cutt.ly/PhwoAZY MAG 188...

Case ########-27 An exploration of hospitality. Recorded by The Archivist in Situ. Content warnings: Sudden, loud SFX Emotional manipulation Bullying / Taunting Gaslighting Disorientation (Spatial & temporal) Pleading Arguing Second person POV Perceived child neglect (inc SFX) Character death Thanks to this week's Patrons: Emmie Knobloch, ludmila schmidt, Matt1344, C-J Saunders, Myshe, Ka...

Case ########-26 A dialogue on solitude. Recorded by Martin, in Situ. Content warnings: Depression & Sadness Isolation Emotional manipulation Guilt & self-blame Mentions: mild body horror, emotional abuse, parental death, dysfunctional/toxic relationships (inc family), grief, ableism, discussion of suffering, death, murder & potential suicide. Episode transcript: MAG186 (PDF) - https:/...

Case ########-25 Please note: This episode is preceded by an extended introduction. An examination on the nature of Justice. Recorded by the Archivist in situ. Content warnings: While this episode is not directly about race or racial violence nor includes character death, it does explore general themes of wrongful imprisonment & abuses of power. Transcripts can be found here  PDF: https:/...

This is a message from Alexander J Newall about the delay to today's episode of The Magnus Archives. "Hi everyone, Alex here. Due to the recent police killing of Walter Wallace Jr., we have decided to delay public release of the Magnus Archives episode that was scheduled for today. This is because - whilst it is not directly about race, racial violence, or death - it does deal with the police, wro...

Case ########-24 An examination of hive mentality. Recorded by the Archivist in situ. Content warnings: Insects & infestation (inc SFX) Claustrophobia Anxiety / Panic / Pleading Pain (inc SFX) Trypophobia Non-consensual supernatural actions Mentions: Blood, body horror, crushing, loss, futility/inconsequence Thanks to this week's Patrons: Dakota Hardy, Julie Forsberg, Haven, Michael Pankowski,...

Case ########-23 Considerations of knowledge. Recorded by the Archivist in situ. Content warnings: Altered reality / Spatial disorientation Futility / Inconsequence Self-injury Body horror & wounding Physical violence / Graphic injury (inc SFX) Mentions of: blood, falling, murder, isolation Thanks to this week's Patrons: Nicole Perlman, Devon, Cayleigh Latimer, Little King Trash Mouth, Joseph...

Case ########-22 Notes on healing. Recorded by the Archivist in Situ. Content warnings: Hospitals Surgery (inc SFX) Extreme medical malpractice Involuntary commitment & treatment Body horror Torture Character death Suicide (inc assisted) / Suicidal ideation Mentions of: Mental deterioration, chronic pain, needles, stillbirth imagery, strokes, rot SFX: screaming, high-pitched sounds, blades, dr...

Case ########-21 Preparation and recuperation. Audio recorded by the Archivist, in situ. Content warnings: Dissociation Memory loss / Mental deterioration Schadenfreude / Vicarious embarrassment Mentions of: suicide, alcohol, excessive drinking Thanks to this week's Patrons: L Lunovick, Clay Cameron, Krisp Dreemurr, Robert Hubert, Zoe Dapore, Lindy McLosin' It, Moriah Day, Shay Topaz, Ida Karolius...

Case ########-20 Considerations of grief and respite. Audio recorded by the Archivist, in situ. Content warnings: Second-person perspective Death & mortality Violence (inc SFX) Undead (zombies) Religious abuse Child abuse (descriptions of) Mentions of: knives, gaslighting SFX: persistent droning Thanks to this week's Patrons: Mary A., Rave, HatsuneMoocow, Moth_Lad, Salem Wicker, Neil Hart, Cru...