βMake your statement, face your fear.β 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 backβ¦ 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.
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.
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RQ Network Feed Drop β Malevolent Part 1 "The Dark World"
Season 8
Thursday, October 1, 2026 β’ Duration 49:27
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 memory of who he is and what has happened, only a nameless, eerie, voice guiding him through the darkness.
Malevolent is from Harlan Guthrie the same talented creator behind Deviser and Dice Shame.
Introduction and outro by Anusia Battersby. Listen to Malevolent on The Rusty Quill website, on Acast, or listen wherever you get your podcasts, or to learn more about Malevolent check out its official website.
Credits:
Written and performed by Harlan Guthrie
Content warnings:
Blindness,
Memory Loss,
Human Remains,
Threats of violence,
Manipulation,
Eldritch horror
Mentions of, Accidental killing, dismemberment, Child Death
Executive Producers April Sumner, Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Dani McDonough, Linn Ci, and Samantha F.G. HamiltonΒ
Associate Producers Jordan L. Hawk, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Cetius dβRaven, and Megan NiceΒ
Produced by April Sumner
Featuring (in order of appearance)Β
Lydia Nicholas as Melanie King
Sasha Sienna as Georgie Barker
RQ Network Feed Drop β Remnants Ep. 1
Monday, September 7, 2026 β’ Duration 29:29
This month we are featuring a feed drop of one of many incredible podcasts on the RQ Network: Remnants, which is currently releasing its second season.Β
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Remnants is a weekly, thrilling, dark fantasy, audio drama filled with mystery and has just launched on the RQ Network. Β
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When we die, the remnants of us return to the First and Last Place. Our fate is decided by Sir and his new Apprentice, who read our remnants to determine whether they should be re-shelved or discarded. But what are the criteria? What happens to discarded souls? How are new lives for the re-shelved determined? And why, after untold stretches of existence, has Sir decided that he needs help to do it?Β
Remnants explores the boundaries between right and wrong, examining humanity from its brightest and best to its darkest and most frightening, and all the grey in between. The Apprentice soon discovers that when we judge others, we often expose truths about ourselves.Β
Remnants is from Eira Major the same brilliant creator behind the Spirit Box Radio and Not Quite Dead.Β
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Introduction and outro by Anusia Battersby. Listen to Remnants on The Rusty Quill website, on Acast, or listen wherever you get your podcasts, or to learn more about Remnants check out its official website.Β Β
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RQ Network Feed Drop β The Gentleman From Hell: |S1| Ep.1
Season 8
Thursday, September 3, 2026 β’ Duration 30:05
This month we are featuring a feed drop of an amazing new podcast that has just launched on the RQ Network The Gentleman From Hell.Β
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The Gentleman From Hell is a brand new, chilling, horror audio drama. From the brilliant creators behind Maeltopia and The Sleep Wake Cycle.Β Β Β
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In The Gentleman from Hell an entire town is gone. Without a trace. No signs, no warnings. Just silence. This is the story of Cold Sparrow.Β
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Twenty-four years ago, the peaceful town of Cold Sparrow became the center of one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in modern history. Every resident vanished. Among them, the enigmatic billionaire Benjamin Veers, whose strange ways made him an icon of intrigue. The town, once forgotten, now infamous. The questions? Endless. The answers? Nonexistent.Β
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For over two decades, investigators have been left baffledβcults, kidnappings, disappearancesβnone have led them closer to the truth. But now, three celebrated private investigatorsβfamous for bringing down one of the most dangerous cults in historyβhave been called upon to tackle this mystery. Known for taking on the cases no one else could solve, theyβre determined to uncover what really happened in Cold Sparrow.Β
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Yet, the deeper they dig, the darker the whispers become. Rumors swirl of something far more sinister than anyone ever imagined. Could the mystery of Cold Sparrow be tied to forces that reach far beyond our world? Could it be linked to something... infernal?Β
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Some mysteries, once uncovered, may be better left untouched.Β
Script Edited with additional material by Jonathan Sims
Executive Producers April Sumner, Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Dani McDonough, Linn Ci, and Samantha F.G. HamiltonΒ
Associate Producers Jordan L. Hawk, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Cetius dβRaven, and Megan NiceΒ
Produced by April Sumner
Featuring (in order of appearance)Β
Jon Chew as Harvey Liew
Anusia Battersby as Gwen Bouchard
Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer
RQ Network Feed Drop β WOE.BEGONE | Ep 1: Participant Observation
Thursday, August 20, 2026 β’ Duration 16:58
This month we are featuring a feed drop of one of many brilliant podcasts on the RQ Network: WOE.BEGONE.Β
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WOE.BEGONE is a weekly sci-fi horror audiodrama series about the nature of power and the implications of linear time and is created by the amazing Dylan Griggs, who also makes The Diary of Aliza Shultz Podcast.Β
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This first episode of WOE.BEGONE, βParticipant Observation,β follows Mike Walters, a man who discovers a mysterious and violent online game that begins to affect his real life.Β
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The series continues with over 150 episodes, following Mike as his exploration of an alternate reality game with real-life consequences morphs into a search for the technology that makes the game possible.Β
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WOE.BEGONE is written and performed by Dylan Griggs, introduction and outro by Anusia Battersby. Listen to WOE.BEGONEΒ on The Rusty Quill website, on Acast, or listen wherever you get your podcasts, or to learn more about the world of WOE.BEGONE check out its official website.Β Β
Today, we are sharing an episode from one of the brilliant podcasts on the RQ Network, Circe who have just started releasing their 2nd season.
Circe is a science-fiction fantasy podcast from the talented team behind Ostium.
This episode is the first Chapter of the 1st season of Circe titled ArchΓ, where we learn of how the planet Albion its many creatures, inhabitants and unusual typography came to be
ThyrÑ, a sorceress from the planet Albion, has lost her ability to do magic. In an attempt to regain her abilities, she tells the story of her life and how she became known as one of the Circè.
This is the story of the highs and lows of her life, the tragedies and the celebrations, and how she met the woman she loves, who she will one day return to.
The Circe Podcast is written and produced by Alex C. Telander.
Intro and Outro performed by Karim Kronfli
The role of Thyra is performed by Arden Rachel.
This episode was sound engineered by the talented blokes at Hail and Well Met podcasts. If you're looking for some other shows once you've finished Circe, be sure to check out their work at hailandwellmetpodcast.com.
The music featured in this episode is βSunriseβ by Kickhat, as well as βLost Timeβ and βAlmost Newβ by Kevin MacLeod under the Creative Commons License.
The Circe Podcast is a podcast of the Ostium Network. You can support Circe, as well as all other Ostium Network shows by supporting them on Patreon at patreon.com/ostiumpodcast, where you can get access to a whole variety of bonus material including mini episodes for Ostium, Circe, and Manifestations, as well as the Ostium Files, and the Behind the Ostium series. You will also get access to a new Circe mini-series all about her lost love, Pragma, and behind the scenes episodes about Circe called Circe Confidential. Once again, thatβs patreon.com/ostiumpodcast.
Script Edited with additional material by Jonathan Sims
Executive Producers April Sumner, Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Dani McDonough, Linn Ci, and Samantha F.G. HamiltonΒ
Associate Producers Jordan L. Hawk, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Cetius dβRaven, and Megan NiceΒ
Produced by April Sumner
Featuring (in order of appearance)Β
Anusia Battersby as Gwen Bouchard
Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer
Lowri Ann Davies as Celia Ripley
Michael Looney as Night Porter
Jonathan Sims as Chester
Dialogue Editor β Lowri Ann Davies
Sound Designer β Tessa Vroom
Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella
Music by Sam Jones (orchestral mix by Jake Jackson)Β
Art by April SumnerΒ Β
SFX from Soundly and Freesound: Lynx_5969, chris_dagorne, daboy291, CAT-FOX_ALEX, Nox_Sound, kyles, Breezy2000uk, danielad, 1bob, cupido-1, WavJunctioncom, Robbyjames14, MTJohnson as well as previously credited artists
The Magnus Protocol is a derivative product of the Magnus Archives, created by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence.Β
Music by Sam Jones (orchestral mix by Jake Jackson)Β
Art by April SumnerΒ Β
SFX from Soundly and Freesound: qubodup, sturmankin, joedozer, giddster, mlsulli, wjtaylor, IENBA, LukaCafuka, stecman, steenish, Yuval, craigsmith, monsterthing, JoeDinesSound as well as previously credited artists
The Magnus Protocol is a derivative product of the Magnus Archives, created by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence.Β
Cold Sparrow: A town that disappeared⦠but something still lingers in the shadows.
The investigation beginsβ¦ now."Β
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Introduction and outro by Anusia Battersby. Listen to The Gentleman From Hell on The Rusty Quill website, on Acast, or listen wherever you get your podcasts, or to learn more about The Gentleman From Hell check out its official website.Β Β
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Written by Mark AnzaloneΒ
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Edited by Walker KornfeldΒ
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Sound mastering by Steven J. AnzaloneΒ
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Mace voiced by Steven ZivicΒ
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Leon voiced by Sam StarkΒ
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Phyllis voiced by Aubrey AkersΒ
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Benjamin Veers voiced by Mark AnzaloneΒ
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Edward Veers voiced by Mark AnzaloneΒ
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Charlie Prist voiced by Mark AnzaloneΒ
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Intro music by Steven AnzaloneΒ
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Music and Sound effects are licensed from third party providers including Envato, Epidemic Sound, Artlist, Soundstripe, Melody Loops, Pond 5, Soundcrate, Music Vine, Youtube, Melodie, Slipstream, and StoryblocksΒ
The Magnus Protocol is a derivative product of the Magnus Archives, created by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence.Β
Music by Sam Jones (orchestral mix by Jake Jackson)Β
Art by April SumnerΒ Β
SFX from Soundly and Freesound: serΓΈtΕnin, Yuval, biralion, moneybags-anon, Nickh69, OwlStorm, pauliepaulpaul, SpliceSound, jriches1, Dredile, AugustSandberg, SpliceSound as well as previously credited artists
The Magnus Protocol is a derivative product of the Magnus Archives, created by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence.Β
Thank you so much for listening to the Circe Podcast. This story came out of the character of Thyra as she took me along on her journey, which is very far from over, and Iβm delighted to have you all with me for the ride.
You can listen to the next episode of this series or go back and check out the foreward and prologue episodes here
The Magnus Protocol is a derivative product of the Magnus Archives, created by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0
