The Magnus Archives
Hosted by Alexander J Newall and April Sumner · Rusty Quill
4.9from 67,387 ratings
- 426
- Episodes
- 116
- Transcribed
- 67,387
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2016
- First episode
- 38M
- YouTube views
About The Magnus Archives
“Make your statement, face your fear.” The Magnus Archives is an award winning 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 (https://rustyquill.com/), 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.Spotify Award winner for over 100 Million downloads, British Fantasy Award Winner and Webby Honoree.For fans of M.R James, Cosmic Horror, deep storytelling, dark academia, great audio fiction and audio drama, analogue horror / unfiction and ARGs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Rusty Quill
- Category
- arts · fiction · fiction
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 18 Mar 2016
- Latest episode
- 10 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
116 of 426 episodes have a transcript.
10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Magnus Protcol 55 - Blind Spots
27 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Magnus Protocol 54 – Human Resources
13 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Magnus Protocol 53 – Previous Administration
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The Magnus Protcol 55 - Blind Spots
Published 10 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Oh yeah? Basira, could you rewind and play the last few seconds again? All right. There. You hear the echo? Yeah. And the water? Interesting. So it's still underground. How does this help us? The panopticon. I thought you said that was a tower. Only after the incursion. Originally, it was buried underground, and there were tunnels running all around it. Like the one we fell into when Alice... Not quite. That was one of the normal tunnels that used to run under London. Didn't look very normal to me. Fair point. The tunnels near the Panopticon were different. They sort of balanced between the fears before everything went wrong. […]
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- Jonathan Sims
- Dani McDonough
- Linn Ci
- Samantha FG Hamilton
- Jordan L Hawk
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- YouTube views
- 37,726,566
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 10,515 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 56,872 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 84 / 100
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- Quality
- 91
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 100
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Alexander J Newall and April Sumner host the show. Published by Rusty Quill.
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