Case #0122204, statement of Nathan Watts regarding an encounter on Old Fishmarket Close, Edinburgh.
Case #9982211, statement of Joshua Gillespie regarding his time in the possession of an apparently Empty wooden casket.
Case #0070107, statement of Amy Patel, regarding the alleged disappearance of her acquaintance Graham Folger.
Case #0132806, statement Of Dominic Swain, regarding a book briefly in his possession in the winter of 2012.
Statement of Keiran Woodward, regarding items recovered from the refuse of 93 Lancaster Rd, Walthamstowe.
Case #0140912, statement of Timothy Hodge, regarding his sexual encounter with Harriet Lee and her subsequent death.
Case #9220611, statement of Staff Sgt. Clarence Berry regarding his time serving with Wilfred Owen in the great war.
Case #0071304, statement of Evo Lensik regarding his experiences during the construction of a house on Hill Top Road.
Case #0020312 Statement of Julia Montauk regarding the actions and motivations of her father the serial killer Robert Montauk.
Case # 0100710 Statement of Trevor Herbert, regarding his life as a self-proclaimed vampire hunter.
Case #0151403 Statement of Antonio Blake, regarding his recent dreams about Gertrude Robinson, previous Head Archivist of the Magnus Institute.
Case #0121102 Statement of Lesere Saraki, regarding a recent night-shift at St. Thomas Hospital, London.
Case #0161301 Statement of Naomi Herne, regarding the events following the funeral of her fiancé, Evan Lukas.
Case #0112905 Statement of Lee Rentoul, on the murder of his associate Paul Noriega.
Case #0140911 Statement of Laura Popham, regarding her experience exploring the Three Counties System of caves with her Sister Aleana Sanderson.
Case #0150409 Statement of Carlos Vittery regarding his Arachnophobia and its manifestations.
Case #9991006 Statement of Sebastian Adekoya, regarding a new acquisition at Chiswick Library.
Case #0081212 Statement of Christof Rudenko, regarding his interactions with a first floor resident of Welbeck House, Wandsworth.
Case #0113005 Statement of Father Edwin Burroughs, regarding his claimed demonic possession
Case #0113005 Continuation of the statement of Father Edwin Burroughs, regarding his claimed demonic possession.
Case #0022010 Statement of Moira Kelly, regarding the disappearance of her son Robert.
Case #0161203 Statement of Martin Blackwood, archival assistant at the Magnus Institute, regarding a close encounter with something he believes to have once been Jane Prentiss.
Case #8163103 Statement of Albrecht von Closen, regarding a discovered tomb near his estate in the Black Forest
Case #0051701, Statement of Leanne Denikin, regarding an antique calliope organ she possessed briefly in August 2004.
Case #0151904 Statement of Mark Bilham, regarding events culminating in his visit to Hither Green chapel.
Case #0160204 Statement of Sasha James, assistant archivist at the Magnus Institute, regarding a series of paranormal sightings.
Case #0032408 Statement of Paul McKenzie, regarding repeated nocturnal intrusions into his home.
Case #0161704 Statement of Melanie King, regarding events at the abandoned Cambridge Military Hospital during filming in January 2015.
Case #9720406 Statement of Nathaniel Thorp, regarding his own mortality.
Case #0130111 Statement of David Laylow, regarding his time working at an industrial abattoir near Dalston.
Case #0100912 Statement of Lawrence Mortimer, regarding his hunting trip to Blue Ridge, Viginia.
Case #0142302 Statement of Jane Prentiss, regarding a wasps nest in her attic.
Case #0110201 Statement of Carlita Sloane, regarding her work on a container ship travelling from Southampton to Porto do Itaqui.
Case #0161207 Statement of Dr. Lionel Elliott, regarding a series of events that took place during his class Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology, at Kings College, London.
Case #0020406 Statement of Harold Silvana, regarding discoveries made during the renovation of the Reform Club, Pall Mall.
Case #0121911 Statement of Nicole Baxter, regarding visits culminating in the fire that consumed Ivy Meadows Care Home in Woodley, Greater Manchester.
Case #0090608 Statement of Jason North, regarding the discovery of an alleged ritual site found near Loch Glass in Scotland.
Case #0120606 Statement of André Ramao, regarding a series of misplaced objects lost over the course of three months.
Case #0160729-A Original recording of Jane Prentiss’ attack upon The Magnus Institute on July 29th, 2016.
Case #0160729-B Statement of Elias Bouchard, Tim Stoker, Sasha James, Martin Blackwood and Jonathan Sims regarding the infestation of the Magnus Institute by the entity formerly known as Jane Prentiss.
Case #0160902 Statement of Jonathan Sims regarding exploration of the tunnels recently discovered below the archive.
Case #0131103 Statement of Jennifer Ling, regarding a live musical performance she attended in Soho.
Case #0160919 Statement of Police Constable Basira Hussain regarding her time investigating strange occurrences as part of Section 31. Statement taken direct from subject.
Case #9790302 Statement of Yuri Utkin, regarding an incident in the Russian village of Algasovo in November 1952.
Case #0110209 Statement of Thomas Neill, regarding his experiences working in malarial research during the spring of 2010.
Case #9981221 Statement of Herbert Knox, regarding a repeat customer to his bookshop in Chichester.
Case #0161002 Statement of Helen Richardson, regarding a new door in a house she was selling.
Case #0100325 Statement of Andrea Nunis, regarding a series of encounters in the streets of Genoa, Italy.
Case #0081103 Statement of Gregory Pryor regarding his investigations into one Hector Lerado during the summer of 2007.
Case #8141206 Statement of Sampson Kempthrone, regarding the workhouse architecture of George Gilbert Scott.
Case #0080701 Statement of Antonia Hayley, regarding a deep dive that took place near Sable Island, Nova Scotia.
Case #0040904 Statement of Phillip Brown, regarding his time working at HMP Wakefield between 1990 and 2002.
Case #9970509 Statement of Sergeant Walter Heller regarding a discovery made near Alexandria during Operation Crusader in November of 1941.
Case #0132306 Statement of Alexander Scaplehorn regarding his evaluation of The Trophy Room taxidermists in Barnet.
Case #0160311 Statement of Jordan Kennedy, regarding several encounters while working in pest control.
Case #0100710-B Continued statement of Trevor Herbert, regarding the latter years of his career as a vampire hunter.
Case #0090404 Statement of Carter Chilcott, regarding their time spent in isolation aboard the Space Station Daedalus.
Case #8450512 Unsigned statement regarding potential cannibalism while attempting to travel the Oregon Trail.
Case #0052911 Statement of Ronald Sinclair regarding his years spent in a teenage half way house on Hill Top Road, Oxford.
Case #9721207 Statement of Rosa Meyer, concerning a persistent feeling of being watched.
Case #0160112 Statement of Detective Alice “Daisy” Tonner, regarding the traffic stop of a delivery van on the M6 near Preston on the afternoon of 24th July 2002.
Case #0080307 Statement of Mary Keay regarding her first Leitner.
Case #0143103 Statement of Erin Gallagher-Nelson, regarding an urban exploration trip beneath St Paul’s Church West Hackney.
Case #0152005 Statement of Donna Gwynne, regarding an unlicensed archaeological dig near the Red Sea in Egypt.
Case #0170701 Statement of Tessa Winters, regarding a strange computer program she downloaded from the deep web three months ago. Statement recorded direct from subject.
Case #0002202 Statement of Vincent Yang regarding his claimed imprisonment by Mikaele Salesa.
Case #0071803 Statement of Jack Barnabas regarding a short-lived courtship with Agnes Montague in the Autumn of 2006.
Case #0030306 Statement of Joseph Russo regarding a book allegedly authored by Sir Frederick Treves.
Case #0101811 Statement of Darren Harlow, regarding a failed psychology experiment at the University of Surrey.
Case #0030912 Statement of Masato Murray, regarding an unusual inheritance and the causes thereof.
Case #0172501 Statement of Karolina Górka, regarding a brief period trapped on the London Underground. Statement taken direct from subject.
Case #0092010 Statement of Craig Goodall, regarding his explorations of an abandoned chicken and kebab shop in Walthamstow.
Case #0171102 Statement of Basira Hussain, regarding the attempted arrest of Maxwell Rayner.
Case #0150806
Case #0060711 Statement of Stephen Walker, regarding his brother's disappearance from the top of Tour Montparnasse.
Case #0171302 Statement of Melanie King, regarding her further research into war ghosts. Statement recorded direct from subject.
Case #9941509 Statement of Lucy Cooper regarding the disappearance of her mother.
Case #0011206 Statement of Lawrence Moore, regarding something that was not his cousin.
Case #0170216-A Original recording of manifestations and sightings at The Magnus Institute, London, 16th February 2017.
Case #0170216-B Statement of Jurgen Leitner regarding his life and works. Recorded direct from subject.
Case #0171802-A Statement of Jonathan Sims, regarding a childhood encounter with a book formerly possessed by Jurgen Leitner.
Case #0171802-B Statement of Alice "Daisy" Tonner, regarding the crimes and death of Calvin Benchley. Statement never given.
Case #0131910 Statement of Chloe Ashburt, regarding a new window display at Fanton’s department store in Hammersmith.
Case #9900112 Statement of Adrian Weiss, regarding a childhood encounter.
Case #376-U Statement of an unknown figure, regarding an encounter they may or may not have had in their home. Date of original statement unclear.
Case #9830203 Statement of Benjamin Hatendi regarding a dead friend and an unpleasant encounter.
Case #0141010 Statement of Sebastian Skinner regarding a plumbing job at a compound in Gwydir forest.
Case #0030411 Statement of Enrique MacMillan, regarding the act of digging.
Case #0172404 Statement of Jude Perry, regarding some advice. Recorded direct from subject.
Case #0130807
Case #0172804-A Statement of Michael Crew regarding his experiences with the supernatural
Case #0172804-B Statement of Barnabas Bennett, as given in a short letter to Jonah Magnus.
Case #9950503 Statement of Lester Chang regarding the cleaning habits of his father-in-law.
Case #0172904 Statement of Georgina Barker regarding the last words of possible corpse. Recorded direct from subject.
Case #9770211 Statement of Luca Moretti regarding a group of deserter in the mountains of the Appennino Centrale.
Case #9961505 Statement of Alfred Breekon, regarding a new pair of workers at his delivery company.
Case #0090303 Statement of Jackson Ellis, regarding the geographical oddities in the town of Bucoda, Washington.
Case #8640514 Statement of Doctor Algernon Moss.
Case #9522002 Michael E. Geiger. Incident occurred in Boise City, Oklahoma, April 1935. Victim's name given as Stefan Brotchen.
Assorted live statements. No further details available.
Statement of Michael, taken from subject.
Case #0140406 Statement of François Deschamps, regarding the family and presumed marriage of Benoît Maçon.
Case #0140207 Statement of Dylan Anderson, regarding an unusual pig he acquired on his farm in New Zealand.
Case #0171406 Statement of Timothy Stoker, on the disappearance of his brother Danny, four years ago.
Case #D-1862-143 Statement of Second Lieutenant Charles Fleming, regarding his experiences during the Taiping Rebellion.
Case #0081002 Jan Kilbride's account of his time spent aboard the space station Daedalus
Case #0100102 Statement of Howard Ewing, regarding his interview with an unidentified member of British Transport Police.
Case #0092008 Statement of Adonis Biros, regarding his performance given on stage.
Case #0172906 Statement of Julia Montauk, regarding her initial encounters with the hunter Trevor Herbert.
Case #0121403 Martin Blackwood, Archival Assistant at the Magnus Institute, recording statement number #0121403, statement of Alexia Crawley, given March 14th 2012.
Case #0173006 Statement of Gerard Keay regarding the death of his mother, Mary Keay.
Case #0111311 Statement of Lisa Carmel, regarding her involvement in a series of murders. Statement number 0111311, 13th November 2011.
Case #571-U Statement of Adelard Dekker, regarding the near death and subsequent activities of Justin Gough.
Case #0092204 Statement of Anya Villette, regarding a cleaning job on Hill Top Road.
Case #0070401 Statement of Mikaele Salesa, regarding an antique meat grinder in his possession during the autumn of 1999.
Case #7870211 Abraham Janssen. Incident occurred in the Court Theatre Buda, October 1787.
Case #0170208-A to F Assorted statements of Magnus Institute archival staff, prior to their departure for Great Yarmouth.
Case #0170608-A/B Original recordings of Magnus Institute visit to the House of Wax, Great Yarmouth, and an internal management dispute.
Case #0170708 Unknown
Case #0170908 Statement of Elias Bouchard, regarding the dreams of Jonathan Sims, Head Archivist of the Magnus Institute, currently unresponsive. Details pulled directly from subject.
Statement of Oliver Banks, given to an unconscious Jonathan Sims. Statement recorded by subject directly.
Case #0150102 Statement of Lorell St John, regarding zombies
Case #0150108 Statement of Angie Santos, regarding a website developed by one Gregory Cox.
Case #0121112 Statement of Julian Jennings, regarding a cable car journey up the Untersberg mountain range in Austria.
Case #9931907 Statement of Sergeant Terrance Simpson, regarding an outbreak of violence in the crofting community of Lanncraig, Ross-shire.
Case #0091110 Statement of Deborah Mandaki regarding an adult art class she took in the spring of 2004, and her interactions with Gabriel, a fellow student.
Case #8312111 Statement of Doctor Jonathan Fanshawe, regarding the months leading to the death and autopsy of Albrecht von Closen.
Case #0180303 Statement of the surviving half of the being that calls itself 'Breekon and Hope' regarding its existence. Statement extracted from subject.
Case #0130409 Statement of Kulbir Shakya, regarding a flood that occurred around his flat in Hackney.
Case #0081912 Statement of Lucia Wright, regarding a hole filled with meat.
Case #0182003 Statement of Jared Hopworth, the Boneturner, regarding his association with The Flesh and recent activities.
Case #0182403 Statement of Jonathan Sims, concerning their descent into the Coffin and attempt to rescue Alice "Daisy" Tonner.
Case #9302706 Statement of Percy Fawcett, regarding his final expedition into the Amazon
Case #0060122 Statement of Adelard Dekker, taken from a letter to Gertrude Robinson.
Case #0141407 Statement of Manuela Dominguez regarding her unconventional religious beliefs and their intersection with her project aboard the space station Daedalus.
Case #0120112 Statement of Alison Killala, regarding her time as friend and carer to special effects artist Neil Lagorio.
Case #9550307 Statement of Wallis Turner. Incident occurred at the North Point prisoner-of-war camp, then later the sunken ship “Nemesis” in late 1942. Statement taken 3rd July 1955 at the Pu Songling Research Centre, Beijing.
Case #8671302 Statement of Robert Smirke, taken from a letter to Jonah Magnus dated 13th February 1867.
Case #0063011 Statement of Eugene Vanderstock, regarding the creation of Agnes Montague, her life, care and death.
Case #7150101 Statement of John Flamsteed, taken from a partial unsent letter to Abraham Sharp in 1715.
Case #0181106 Statement of Floyd Matharu regarding his time aboard the Dorian from 2011 to 2014.
Case #0181206 Statement of an unknown bystander regarding an encounter with The Archivist.
Case #0181606 Statement of Manuela Dominguez regarding the fall of the People's Church of the Divine Host.
Case #0090310 Statement of Gary Boylan, regarding a strange track on his iPod.
Case #0090202 Statement of Arthur Nolan regarding the life and death of Agnes Montague.
Case #0030109 Statement of Marcus MacKenzie, regarding a series of unexplored entryways.
Case #0182007 Statement of Annabelle Cane, regarding her history and her observations of the Magnus Institute, London.
Case #0110304 Statement of Sunil Maraj, regarding their work as a security guard and the disappearance of their co-worker Samson Stiller.
Case #0131305 Statement of Judith O'Neill, regarding their time at the Anglo-Brazilian Amazon Trust.
Case #0140911 Statement of Herman Gorgoli regarding his a period trapped alone in a suburban area of Cheadle.
Case #0181408 Statement of Simon Fairchild regarding Peter Lukas and the Extinction.
Case #8370108 Statement of Hezekiah Wakely regarding his career as a gravedigger, compiled from a series of letters to Nathaniel Beale between 1837 and 1839.
Case #0120204 Statement of Barbara Mullen-Jones, regarding her nine months with the Divine Chain cult.
Case #0082107 Statement of Eric Delano, regarding his life, Mary Keay, and the Archives.
Case #0020312 Statement of Tova McHugh regarding their string of near-death experiences
Case #0090401 Statement of Adelard Dekker, taken from a letter to Gertrude Robinson.
Case #0131408 Statement of Adelard Dekker, regarding a potential pandemic originating in the town of Klanxbüll, Germany.
Case #0182509-A Original recording of the events leading up to the disappearance of Jonathan Sims, Martin Blackwood, Alice Tonner, and Peter Lukas.
Case #0182509-B Statement of Peter Lukas regarding his life, family and interactions with The Lonely.
Case #0181810 Statement of Jonah Magnus regarding Jonathan Sims, The Archivist.
Things don't always run smoothly at Rusty Towers...
Case ########-1 An assortment of personal statements by the Magnus Institute’s archival staff.
Case ########-2 Further statements of a personal nature.
Case ########-3 Statements on war. Audio recording by the Archivist, in situ.
Case ########-4 Statement of an outbreak. Audio recording by the Archivist, in situ.
Case ########-5 Ruminations on identity and the lack thereof. Audio recording by the Archivist, in situ.
Case ########-6 Lamentation of those left below. Audio recording by the Archivist, in situ.
Case ########-7 An examination of Gertrude Robinson and her assistants. Audio recording by the Archivist.
Case ########-8 A Post-Mortem report for reality from Oliver Banks. Recorded by the Archivist, in Situ.
Considerations on the sanctity of home. Recorded by the Archivist in Situ.
The recollections of Martin Blackwood. Recorded in Situ.
Considerations of the Flesh. Recorded by The Archivist, in Situ.
The Tragedy of Francis, a comic puppet show in all acts. Recorded by The Archivist, in Situ.
Considerations of youth. Recorded by The Archivist, in Situ.
An examination of scale. Recorded by The Archivist in situ.
An inventory of what comes after. Audio recorded by the Archivisit, in situ.
An examination of pack tactics. Audio recorded by the Archivist, in situ.
Case ########-17 An examination of mental health care.
Case ########-18 An examination of industrial meat processes. Audio recorded by the Archivist, in situ.
Considerations of grief and respite. Audio recorded by the Archivist, in situ.
Case ########-21 Preparation and recuperation.
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, drilling
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
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
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.
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.
Case ########-27 An exploration of hospitality. Recorded by The Archivist in Situ.
Case ########-28 Observations of surveillance. Recorded by The Archivist in Situ.
Case ########-29 Considerations of governmental oversight. Recorded by The Archivist in Situ.
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.
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, scocophobia, self-hatred, mild language, murder, food.
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: scocophobia, worms (inc. SFX), blackmail, gun violence, isolation, mild language, mass suffering, self-recrimination. SFX: screams, discordant static.
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). Mentions of: death, apocalypse & mass suffering, instances of memory loss & identity crisis, blood, physical violence, human remains, classism, deceased parent, scocophobia, parental disapproval. SFX: discordant static & chanting, flies, retching.
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, scocophobia, breathing difficulties SFX, physical violence, gaslighting, tumours/cancer.
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.
Case ########-36A. A statement on Reality recorded by Martin K Blackwood, recorded at Hilltop Road. Content warnings: manipulation, altered reality, spiders, heights / vertigo (inc. SFX). Mentions of: death, blackmail, war, knives, human remains, paranoia, body horror, live burial, children in peril, arson. SFX: harsh static, insects.
Case ########-37. A discussion on the edge of reality, recorded in situ. Content warnings: heights & vertigo (inc. SFX), spiders (inc. SFX), manipulation, body horror (inc. SFX), threats, explicit language. Discussions of: altered reality, mass suffering, arson. Mentions: mental disorientation, kidnapping, death & murder, apocalypse, paranoia. SFX: Insects, high-pitched sounds, overlapping voices.
Case ########-38. Navigating the descent, recorded in Situ. Content warnings: Heights / Vertigo (inc SFX), Falling, Panic (inc breathing SFX), Injury / Pain (inc SFX), Explicit language. Discussions of: emotional manipulation. Mentions of: arguments, death, self-hatred, lack of self-preservation, paranoia, pleading, kidnapping, alcohol. SFX: wind, creaking metal, screaming & suffering.
Case ########-39. Discussion on next steps and consequences, recorded in the tunnels. Content warnings: Arguments, Guilt & self-recrimination, Smoking, Strong language. Discussions of: altered reality, death & self-sacrifice, mass suffering & mass death. Mentions of: violence & murder, mental deterioration, manipulation, trauma, explosions. SFX: crying.
Case ########-40. Statements End. Content warnings: Character death, Fire & explosions (inc. SFX), Vocalised suffering, Building collapse, Physical violence (inc. SFX), Pleading, Arguments & crying, Explicit language. Discussions of: death (inc. mass death), mass suffering, existential dread. Mentions of: war, suicide, blood, alternative realities, blades. SFX: distorted static & voices, high frequencies, rumbling, continued clicking & thudding.
Take a peek behind the curtain at Rusty Towers as Alex sits down with various members of Rusty Quill Ltd for insight into what we do and the values we work towards as a company.
We hope you enjoy this vintage episode of What the Ghost? presented by Georgie Barker.
Back in the heady days of late 2019, we sought ideas from our Patrons on a more light-hearted scene from life at The Magnus Institute and the Archives. And they certainly delivered in spades.
Recorded live at PodUK 2020, Alexander J Newall, Gemma Amor (No Sleep Podcast, Calling Darkness) and David Ault (No Sleep Podcast, Shadows at the Door) moderated by Alasdair Stuart (Escape Artists Inc., The Magnus Archives) talk about the world of modern audio horror.
The Magnus Archives is brought to you by folks who are completely serene and professional humans at all times, on and off-recording. Totally and absolutely.
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.
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.
The final act begins
In the first of our post-series bonuses, Community Manager Anil sits down with the writer, showrunner, producer and soundscape editor of The Magnus Archives to discuss how Season 5 came together amidst a year of some upheaval...
“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.
“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. Coming soon.
“Make your statement, face your fear.” The Magnus Archives are… OPEN. Come listen to our 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 Jonathan Sims as he explores the archive, but be be warned, as he looks into its depths something starts to look back…
With Season 1 complete and Season 2 in development, Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall take some time to answer your questions.
“Make your statement. Face your fear.” Season 2 of The Magnus Archives will commence on the 1st December 2016.
Jonny and Alex answer your questions about Season 2!
Jonny and Alex continue to answer your questions about Season 2!
“Make your statement. Face your fear.”Season 3 of The Magnus Archives will commence on the 23rd November 2017.See you soon.Addition Music by Samuel D F Jones.
Join Alex, Mike, Anil, Martyn and Ben as they discuss what it takes to get an episode of The Magnus Archives from the page to your ears.
Our first ever competition, Rusty Fears, spawned an incredible amount of great entries. After hours of reading and deliberation in Rusty Towers, Alex, Jonny & Anil announced the winners. This week's episode is the first of TWO winning stories written by fans like you and produced by us here at Rusty Quill.Without further ado: "Lucid" is written by Elizabeth Richardson and read by Jonathan Sims. Listen in next week (and then keep listening of course) to catch the next winning story! Note: this is a stand-alone piece of fiction and not part of the Magnus canon. Content Warnings for this episode are at the end of the show notes.
This week's episode is the second of two winning stories from our Rusty Fears competition, written by fans like you and produced by us here at Rusty Quill. "Paint" is written by Melissa Mason and read by Jonathan Sims. Note: this is a piece of stand-alone fiction and not a part of the Magnus canon.
Happy last week of hiatus! Join us behind-the-scenes as the familiar voices of the Magnus Institute's archival assistants break character to discuss their thoughts on performance, inspiration, and horror. As an added bonus, here is a short must-read (or play) list from Alex, Mike, and Lydia:Alien Isolation - Creative Assembly (not read but play!)Blindsight - Peter WattsDracula - Bram StokerSwamp Thing - DC Comics (Alan Moore)The Dunwich Horror - H.P. LovecraftThe Shadow over Innsmouth - H.P. Lovecraft. Stay tuned for a shiny new Magnus episode next week!
No tricks, just treats, as Jonny and Alex answer your questions about The Magnus Archives and Season 3!
The Magnus Archives will return January 10th 2019.Edited by Alexander J Newall.Performances:"Martin Blackwood" - Alexander J Newall
This week's episode is the winner from our latest Rusty Fears competition.“The Iron Gate” is written by Cailyn Toomey, read by Jonathan Sims and directed by Alexander J Newall. Thank you everyone who submitted stories and spread the word! Note: this is a stand-alone piece of fiction and not part of the Magnus canon.
Welcome to the first of our season break episodes. Alex and Jonny answer your questions about The Magnus Archives and Season 4.
It's time for Alex and Jonny to answer more of your questions in the second part of our Magnus Q&A!
Audio Recording of the first Magnus Archives Liveshow as part of the London Podcast Festival presents Audio Drama Live Event, recorded November 2019.