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The Magnus Archives

The Magnus Archives

By: Rusty Quill
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“Make your statement, face your fear.” The Magnus Archives is a 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.

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  • RQ Original Feed Drop - Neon Inkwell: Welcome to Fosters #1 - Pets 
    Mar 27 2026
    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/pJQV7Showrunner Elizabeth Moffatt Directed by Chris Magilton Written by Imogen Cassidy Script Editor Chris Magilton Produced by April Sumner Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner Featuring Michael Bache as Brian Hewlitt-Smith Nina Nikolic as Jill Foster Harrison Keen as Mark Wilson Lowri Ann Davies as the Forest Spirit Tim Sefo as Oliver Long Brooke Scobie as Oliver's mum Lee Davis-Thalbourne as Genial Passenger Flloyd Kennedy as Mrs West Sebrina Thornton-Walker as Gloria Foster Matt Malachite as Graham Edgers Alice Magilton as Marie Isabelle Houghton as young Jill Hannah Aroni as Sylvia Price Maia Harlap as The Receptionist Chris Alosio as Tulele Cooper Mortlock as Mook and Mr Simpson Additional voices by Elizabeth Moffatt and Chris Magilton. Our Zombie Horde include Jenna Krasowski, Alexander Bryan, and Catherine Rinella. Dialogue Editor – Lowri Ann Davies Sound Designer – Elizabeth Moffatt Mastering Engineer and Music Editor– Meg McKellar Title music by Sam Jones Additional music by Nico Vettese Art by Guerrilla Communications Original SFX and foley for this series were produced by Elizabeth Moffatt, Frances Miller-Pezo, Daniel Hill, Chris Magilton, and Imogen Cassidy. Additional SFX for this series include sounds sourced from Soundly, Freesound, Zapsplat, AudioHero, and Pixabay. This includes SFX provided by Klankbeeld, Avakas, Youandbiscuitme, Pfranzen, Dynamicell, Newlocknew via freesound.org. The Australian production team would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which this series is set, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. Neon Inkwell is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence. Introduction and outro by Lowri Ann Davies. Content warnings - Altered reality- Childhood trauma- Fire- Hunt or attack by an animal- UndeadFor ad-free episodes, bonus content and more, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon.Pre-order The Magnus Archives Mysteries: rustyquill.com/mysteries.Pre-order FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER, a Magnus novel: rustyquill.com/novelBuy tickets to a Magnus Archives Live Show in Sheffield, UK in July 2026: https://crossedwires.live/podcast/the-magnus-archives Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    33 mins
  • RQ Network Feed Drop – Hi Nay: Ep 1 – Bulok
    Mar 16 2026

    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 Laura from being killed. From then on, she assists Detectives Donner and Murphy in dealing with supernatural threats using her upbringing as a babaylan (Shaman).

    Mari finds herself dealing with a multitude of supernatural issues in Toronto. She has a great aptitude for magic, though her abilities seem to have a price she’s not forthcoming about. She calls her Nanay (mother) often and recounts her experiences over the phone.


    This exciting audio drama is filled with Mystery, Suspense, and most importantly, Horror.


    Introduction and outro by Shahan Hamza. Listen to Hi Nay on The Rusty Quill website, on Acast, or wherever you get your podcasts, or learn more about Hi Nay on its official website.

    Credits:

    Motzie Dapul (Creator, writer, director, editor, voice actor for Mari)

    Reg Geli (Co-creator, editor)

    Yoyi Halago, Alyssa Gimenez (Editors)

    Abigayle Rhodes as Laura, Leon Johnson as Donner, Edward Boxler as Murphy, Adil Ramchurn as Ashvin (Main Cast)

    Content Warnings: Injury and bruising, Blood, Vomit, Animal remains, Human remains

    For ad-free episodes, bonus content and more, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon.

    Pre-order The Magnus Archives Mysteries: rustyquill.com/mysteries.

    Pre-order FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER, a Magnus novel: rustyquill.com/novel

    Buy tickets to a Magnus Archives Live Show in Sheffield, UK in July 2026: https://crossedwires.live/podcast/the-magnus-archives

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    36 mins
  • RQ Network Feed Drop - Push the Roll with Ross Bryant: The Butterfly Factory Part 1 with Brennan Lee Mulligan
    Feb 11 2026

    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 comedy filled with amazing special guests.

    This is part one of The Butterfly Factory and features a guest appearance from Brennan Lee Mulligan

    To listen to the next exciting episode which is out now by clicking on the link in the description or search for Push the Roll with Ross Bryant wherever you get your podcasts or you can find more information on rustyquill.com or pushtheroll.com

    You can find the episode transcript at https://pushtheroll.com/transcripts.

    Push the Roll with Ross Bryant is created and produced by Cuppycup and Hosted by Ross Bryant.

    Featuring

    Ross Bryant as Keeper of Arcane Lore

    Brennan Lee Mulligan as Allen Clay

    Paula Deming as Margot Marceau

    Nic Rosenberg as Willow

    cuppycup as Velvet Bloom


    Dialogue Editing by cuppycup

    Sound and Music Design by cuppycup

    Produced by cuppycup


    Introduction and outro by Karim Kronfli

    You can listen to the 2nd part of this brilliant episode by using This Link.

    Or you can listen to Push the Roll with Ross Bryant on the Rusty Quill website, on Acast, on its official website, or wherever you get your podcasts.

    Content warnings

    · sexual themes,

    · exploitation,

    · gaslighting,

    · drug and alcohol use,

    · profanity,

    · political violence references

    For ad-free episodes, bonus content and more, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon.

    Pre-order The Magnus Archives Mysteries: rustyquill.com/mysteries.

    Pre-order FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER, a Magnus novel: rustyquill.com/novel

    Buy tickets to a Magnus Archives Live Show in Sheffield, UK in July 2026: https://crossedwires.live/podcast/the-magnus-archives

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    56 mins
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brilliant mysterious stories, performed masterfully.

the greatest achievement is in the atmosphere created, through eerie, detailed tales and sublimely creepy and skilled sound design, artisanally wrought for maximum disquiet and intrigue.

fantastic

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This is the most unique and well written and produced podcast I have ever come across

The Best Podcast Ever

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Johnny Sims is an absolute maestro in writing this interwoven piece of horror genius. I loved every single episode, loved the metaplot-which was so wonderfully clever - and really fell in with the characters, both prptagonists and antagonists alike. If you like intelligent, big mythos horror, with a wonderfully diverse cast of audio drama superstars, this is absolutely for you. I laughed, I cried, I was heartbroken, I had nightmares. It's perfect. I need to listen to all five series again right now.

Can't wait to start all of it again!

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smart main characters, grumpy narrators... amazing. the ads are a bit much though. glad I stuck with it though as it's really good.

creepy and compelling

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Jist started listening from the start and Love this podcast, completely different to what i'd normally listen too but thoroughly enjoying the stories and narrating.

Great Stories

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