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MAG 29 - Cheating Death
Case #9720406Statement of Nathaniel Thorp, regarding his own mortality. Original statement given June 4th, 1972.Content Warnings for this episode are at the end of the show notes.Performances: "The Archivist" - Jonathan SimsContent Warning for: war gun violence blood vomit mortality
RQG 44 - Rock Bottom
Join Alex, Bryn, Ben and Lydia as they continue to play the extended pathfinder campaign: Erasing the Line.Party members have been dropping thick and fast and they face their (literally) darkest hour.CONTENT WARNING:Today’s episode contents elements of Body Horror. If you don’t want to hear it, ...
MAG 28 - Skintight
Case #0161704Statement of Melanie King, regarding her experience filming at the abandoned Cambridge Military Hospital. Original statement given April 17th 2016.Content Warnings for this episode are at the end of the show notes.Performances: "Melanie King" - Lydia Nicholas "The Archivist&...
MAG 27 - A Sturdy Lock
Case #0032408Statement of Paul McKenzie, regarding repeated nocturnal intrusions into his home. Original statement given August 24th 2003.Content Warnings for this episode are at the end of the show notes.Performances: "The Archivist" - Jonathan SimsContent Warning for: loss of a loved one h...
RQG 43 - Hunted
Join Alex, Bryn, Ben and Lydia as they continue to play the extended pathfinder campaign: Erasing the Line.In this episode everything goes wrong for everyone.The only thing worse than seeing something is hunting you is not seeing something is hunting you.SFX this week from Benboncan, MentalSanityOff...
MAG 26 - A Distortion
Case #0160204Statement of Sasha James, assistant archivist at the Magnus Institute, London, regarding a series of paranormal sightings. Statement recorded direct from subject, 2nd April 2016.Content Warnings for this episode are at the end of the show notes.Performances: "Sasha James" - Lott...
MAG 25 - Growing Dark
Case #0151904Statement of Mark Bilham, regarding events culminating in his visit to Hither Green chapel. Original statement given April 19th 2015.Content Warnings for this episode are at the end of the show notes.Performances: "The Archivist" - Jonathan SimsContent Warning for: death vomit b...
RQG 42 - Feet of Clay
Join Alex, Bryn, Ben and Lydia as they continue to play the extended pathfinder campaign: Erasing the Line.In this episode: Sasha is buried, Hamid is buried and Zolf… oh dear.Things grow ever more perilous as we find the party, buried alive, alone, in the dark of the Catacombs…SFX this week from...
MAG 24 - Strange Music
Case #0051701Statement of Leanne Denikin, regarding an antique calliope organ she possessed briefly in August 2004. Original statement given January 17st 2005.Content Warnings for this episode are at the end of the show notes.Performances: "The Archivist" - Jonathan SimsContent Warning for: ...
MAG 23 - Schwartzwald
Case #8163103Statement of Albrecht von Closen, regarding a discovered tomb near his estate in the Black Forest. Original statement given as part of a letter to Jonah Magnus, March 31st 1816.Content Warnings for this episode are at the end of the show notes.Performances: "The Archivist" - Jon...
RQG 41 - Chariots and Catacombs
Join Alex, Bryn, Ben and Lydia as they continue to play the extended pathfinder campaign: Erasing the Line.In this episode: Hamid needs a nap, Zolf defends second breakfast and Sasha’s education continues.The Parisian investigation continues leading the party from the light of Apollo to the depths...
MAG 22 - Colony
Case #0161203Statement of Martin Blackwood, archival assistant at the Magnus Institute, London, regarding a close encounter with something believed to have once been Jane Prentiss. Recorded direct from subject, 12th March, 2016.Content Warnings for this episode are at the end of the show notes.Perfo...
RQG 40 - Wheels Within Wheels…
Join Alex, Bryn, Ben and Lydia as they continue to play the extended pathfinder campaign: Erasing the Line.In this episode, we return to the main party! Sasha learns about economics, Hamid reads a newspaper and Zolf drinks some tea! (Thrilling stuff!)So we return to the main party having lost Bertie...
MAG 21 - Freefall
Case #0022010Statement of Moira Kelly, regarding the disappearance of her son Robert. Original statement given October 20th 2002.Content Warnings for this episode are at the end of the show notes.Performances: "The Archivist" - Jonathan SimsContent Warning for: heights vertigo mental instabi...
RQG Bertie's Sidequest 5 - The Tomb of Hannibal
Join Alex, James, Bryn and Ben as they continue the Bertie Side-quest!In this episode: Tjelvar has an owie, Bertie turns purple and Ed is friezing in the cold.The sidequest draws to a close as the party infiltrate the tomb of Hannibal! Although surprise, surprise, things don’t exactly go according...
MAG 20 - Desecrated Host
Case #0113005-BContinuation of the statement of Father Edwin Burroughs, regarding his claimed demonic possession. Original statement given May 30th 2011.Content Warnings for this episode are at the end of the show notes.Performances: "The Archivist" - Jonathan SimsContent Warning for: vomiti...
RQG Bertie's Sidequest 4 - Girls, Guardians & Giants
Join Alex, James, Bryn and Ben as they continue the Bertie Side-quest!In this episode: Tjelvar makes a friend, Bertie makes a pal and Ed makes a hash of it, as they enter the tomb of Hannibal!BIG NEWS. Both Rusty Quill Gaming and The Magnus Archives have been nominated for the 2016 Podcast Awards!Th...
MAG 19 - Confession
Case #0113005Statement of Father Edwin Burroughs, regarding his claimed demonic possession. Original statement given May 30th 2011.Content Warnings for this episode are at the end of the show notes.Performances: "The Archivist" - Jonathan SimsContent Warning for: exorcism mental illness/inst...
RQG Bertie's Sidequest 3 - Onwards and Upwards!
Join Alex, James, Bryn and Ben as they continue the Bertie Side-quest!In this episode, Bertie makes a puppet, Tjelvar says “I told you so” and Edward lays hands on himself as the hunt for the tomb of Hannibal continues!Our bigger, scarier, brother podcast “The Magnus Archives” remains an Edi...
MAG 18 - The Man Upstairs
Case #0081212Statement of Christof Rudenko, regarding his interactions with a first floor resident of Welbeck House, Wandsworth. Original statement given December 12th 2008.Content Warnings for this episode are at the end of the show notes.Performances: "The Archivist" - Jonathan SimsContent...
RQG Bertie's Sidequest 2 - Keystone's Key Stone
Join Alex, James, Bryn and Ben as they continue the Bertie Side-quest!In this episode, Bertie is amicable, amorous and ambushed as he sets off with Tjelvar Stornsnasson and Edward Keystone on the hunt for the tomb of Hannibal!Don’t forget that our new narrative horror podcast, “The Magnus Archiv...
MAG 17 - The Bone Turner's Tale
Case #9991006Statement of Sebastian Adekoya , regarding a new acquisition at Chiswick Library. Original statement given June 10th 1999.Content Warnings for this episode are at the end of the show notes.Performances: "The Archivist" - Jonathan Sims "Elias Bouchard" - Ben MeredithConte...
RQG Bertie's Sidequest 1 - The Yeti’s Claw
Join Alex, James, Bryn and Ben as they commence the Bertie Side-quest!In this episode, Bertie reads a letter, spoons a horse and picks a fight. Also Alex and Ben’s characters are in there somewhere.Time to find out where exactly Bertie decided to go after he was put into the dog house.Don’t forg...
MAG 16 - Arachnophobia
Case #0150904Statement of Carlos Vittery, regarding his arachnophobia and its manifestations. Original statement given April 9th 2015.Content Warnings for this episode are at the end of the show notes.Performances: "The Archivist" - Jonathan SimsContent Warning for: spiders sleep disorders u...
MAG 15 - Lost John's Cave
Case #0140911Statement of Laura Popham, regarding her experience exploring the Three Counties System of caves with her sister Aleana Sanderson. Original statement given November 9th 2014.Content Warnings for this episode are at the end of the show notes.Performances: "The Archivist" - Jonath...
MAG 14 - Piecemeal
Case #0112905Statement of Lee Rentoul, on the murder of his associate Paul Noriega. Original statement given May 29th 2011.Content Warnings for this episode are at the end of the show notes.Performances: "The Archivist" - Jonathan SimsContent Warning for: knife violence direct violence blood...
MAG 13 - Alone
Case #0161301Statement of Naomi Herne, regarding the events following the funeral of her fiancé, Evan Lukas. The date is 13th January 2016.Content Warnings for this episode are at the end of the show notes.Performances: "The Archivist" - Jonathan Sims "Naomi Herne" - Katie DavisonCo...
MAG 12 - First Aid
Case #0121102Statement of Lesere Saraki, regarding a recent nightshift at St. Thomas Hospital, London. Original statement given February 11th 2012.Content Warnings for this episode are at the end of the show notes.Performances: "The Archivist" - Jonathan SimsContent Warning for: burn injurie...
MAG 11 - Dreamer
Case #0151403Statement of Antonio Blake, regarding his recent dreams about Gertrude Robinson, previous Head Archivist of the Magnus Institute. Original statement given March 14th 2015.Content Warnings for this episode are at the end of the show notes.Performances: "The Archivist" - Jonathan ...
MAG 10 - Vampire Killer
Case #0100710Statement of Trevor Herbert, regarding his life as a self-proclaimed vampire hunter. Original statement given July 10th 2010.Content Warnings for this episode are at the end of the show notes.Performances: "The Archivist" - Jonathan SimsContent Warning for: cancer spousal violen...








