We are featuring a feed drop from a brilliant show on the RQ Network: Cold Tapes . Created by the talented team at Free Turn Production. Cold Tapes is an award winning murder mystery Audio Drama inspired by true crime. , In this first episode called “Operation Antelope” The brutal murder of Andrew Fairfield on a remote Antarctic base thrusts DCI Tessa McCallister into the claustrophobic lives of an isolated community of international scientists and crew. Through police interviews, covert recordi...
May 07, 2026•11 min
This week’s short horror story, Well Fed, inspired by the prompt "Waste", is written by Luka Suk and read by Imogen Harris Content Notes: - Description of food/eating Directed and Produced by April Sumner Written by Luka Suk Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner Featuring Imogen Harris as Narrator Edited by Lowri Ann Davies and Nico Vettese Music by Nico Vettese and Sam Jones Mastering by Catherine Rinella Art by April Sumner Support Rusty Quill directly by joining our new me...
Apr 30, 2026•10 min
This month we are featuring an episode of one of many exciting podcasts on the RQ Network: The Program audio series . The Program audio series is a dark science fiction anthology set in a future in which Money, State, and God have become fused into a single entity. The show focuses on ordinary people inhabiting this extraordinary world. And for them, it is not this future that is terrifying – it is our present. In this episode called “ All unsaved progress will be lost” a beloved System Administ...
Apr 23, 2026•1 hr 17 min
This week’s short horror story, Clunk, inspired by the prompt "Deep Space", is written by Nairis Santini and read by Shahan Hamza The author would like to dedicate it to Serafino, "who read my stories when I was little and inspired me to continue writing." Content Notes: - Family arguements - Thalassophobia - Loss of Time - Loss of Space Directed and Produced by April Sumner Written by Nairis Santini Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner Featuring Shahan Hamza as Narrator Edi...
Apr 16, 2026•20 min
Thank you for your support over the last ten years of Magnus! The Magnus Protocol returns 16th July, with Kickstarter backers and paid members at the Knights and Nobles tiers getting 48-hour ad-free early access on 14th July. Find out more about our paid member platforms at: members.rustyquill.com patreon.com/rustyquill Other useful links: The announcement for the Rusty Fears 7 winners: https://rustyquill.com/news/2026-01-12-announcing-the-winners-of-rusty-fears-7/ Pre-order links for From the L...
Apr 14, 2026•3 min
We are featuring a feed drop from a brilliant show on the RQ Network: Planet Arcana . Created by the talented J Strautman and B Marsollier. Planet Arcana is a science fantasy audio fiction, presented by two game runners, and built through a D&D 5e framework. The show will appeal to fans of actual play and audio drama alike. The world of Planet Arcana is rife with mystery, intrigue, crime and no answer is ever straightforward. What really happened at the Riskotheque casino? Who’s been stealin...
Apr 13, 2026•1 hr 34 min
This month we are featuring a feed drop for an incredible podcast on the RQ Network: Not Quite Dead . Not Quite Dead is a UK-based Gory, Horror, Romance, podcast from the award-winning team behind Spirit Box Radio, Remnants and Clockwork Bird. Follow Alfie, a nurse working overtime when a patient arrives with her throat torn out. This is just the beginning of a terrifying night as Alfie finds himself caught in a battle between the living and the undead. Saved by a mysterious stranger named Caspe...
Apr 08, 2026•23 min
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/pJQV7 Showrunner Elizabeth Moffatt Directed by Chris Magilton Wr...
Mar 27, 2026•33 min
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 supern...
Mar 16, 2026•36 min
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 a...
Feb 11, 2026•56 min
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. Malevolen...
Jan 14, 2026•49 min
Margot, Elodie, Barry and Alphonse finally get to meet THE Arthur G Neville in the flesh. Content Warnings: · misophonia · murder · body horror · mentions of: blood, vomit, decomposition, impersonation Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ Directed by April Sumner Executive Producer Alexander J Newall Produced by April Sumner Featuring Jonathan Sims as GM Anusia Battersby as Margot Maria Bradley Lowri Ann Davies as Elodie Jones Pip Gladwin as Barry Knap...
Jan 01, 2026•28 min
Margot, Elodie, Barry and Alphonse visit Moldy Pencil Productions in Liverpool, where everything is normal and there are no problems. Content Warnings: · misophonia · missing person · mentions of: blood, decapitation, impersonation Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ Directed by April Sumner Executive Producer Alexander J Newall Produced by April Sumner Featuring Jonathan Sims as GM Anusia Battersby as Margot Maria Bradley Lowri Ann Davies as Elodie J...
Dec 25, 2025•19 min
Horror podcast fans Margot (Anusia Battersby), Elodie (Lowri Ann Davies), Barry (Pip Gladwin) and Alphonse (Ian Hayles) try to track down their missing friend. Content Warnings: · misophonia · missing person · mentions of: blood Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ Directed by April Sumner Executive Producer Alexander J Newall Produced by April Sumner Featuring Jonathan Sims as GM Anusia Battersby as Margot Maria Bradley Lowri Ann Davies as Elodie Jone...
Dec 18, 2025•27 min
Join us for a special Rusty Quill bonus TTRPG adventure of The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game by Monte Cook Games. This one-shot is hosted by Jonathan Sims with guests Anusia Battersby, Lowri Ann Davies, Pip Gladwin and Ian Hayles Content Warnings: · N/A Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ Directed by April Sumner Executive Producer Alexander J Newall Produced by April Sumner Featuring Jonathan Sims as GM Anusia Battersby as Margot Maria Bradley Low...
Dec 11, 2025•27 min•Ep. 1
[information not found] Content Warnings: · immolation · death · mobs/group murder · human experimentation Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ This series is part of our Kickstarter Stretch Goals for the Magnus Protocol. You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers https://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-protocol-supporter-wall/ Created by Sasha Sienna, based on the works of Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall Directed by April Sumner Written by...
Nov 06, 2025•15 min
It's a cola conundrum! This week Georgie and Celia breakdown Big Bottling Business. Content Warnings: · Mentions of: drugs Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ This series is part of our Kickstarter Stretch Goals for the Magnus Protocol. You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers https://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-protocol-supporter-wall/ Created by Sasha Sienna, based on the works of Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall Directed by April S...
Oct 30, 2025•18 min
The evidence speaks for itself. This week Georgie and Celia discuss the possibility we aren't alone. Content Warnings: · Mentions of: death, disappearance Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ This series is part of our Kickstarter Stretch Goals for the Magnus Protocol. You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers https://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-protocol-supporter-wall/ Created by Sasha Sienna, based on the works of Jonathan Sims and Alexan...
Oct 23, 2025•19 min
It's not paranoia if the ARE out to get you! This week Georgie and Celia investigate the case of the Lithuanian Raincoat Salesman (and also a KGB Spy?!) Content Warnings: · government espionage Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ This series is part of our Kickstarter Stretch Goals for the Magnus Protocol. You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers https://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-protocol-supporter-wall/ Created by Sasha Sienna, based o...
Oct 16, 2025•16 min
When plane spotting turns sinister... This week Georgie and Celia investigate the possibility that the government is already experimenting on you. Content Warnings: · nonconsensual medical testing · government interference · Mentions of: global warming, poisoning, cancer, mind control Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ This series is part of our Kickstarter Stretch Goals for the Magnus Protocol. You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers...
Oct 09, 2025•16 min
Have you ever felt like your favourite celebrity just isn't who they used to be? Maybe they aren't. This week Georgie and Celia investigate cases of dubious dopplegangers. Content Warnings: · Dopplegangers · Mentions of : death, suicide, grief, murder Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ This series is part of our Kickstarter Stretch Goals for the Magnus Protocol. You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers https://rustyquill.com/the-magnus...
Oct 02, 2025•18 min
Hello friends and fans! Lowri here – you may know me as the voice of Celia. I hope you have been enjoying The Magnus Protocol ! Episode 50 marks the end of Act 2 of season 2 and, as with season one, we now have a pre-planned break in the show’s release schedule. 2025 has been an incredible year at Rusty Quill, and the rest of the year has even more packed into it. This means that the breaks between acts are longer than previously, as we balance the workloads of our small team. That said, we have...
Sep 18, 2025•3 min
CATXXXX-XXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXX ERROR (Unknown Source) Incident Elements: · Graphic Violence · Death · Spatial/visual distortion · Thalassophobia · Claustrophobia · Body Horror · Mentions of: immolation, drowning, crushing, choking · SFX: buzzing, screaming Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers https://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-protocol-supporter-wall/ Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall Dire...
Sep 04, 2025•20 min•Season 8Ep. 50
CAT2RBC3455-10072011-17062024 architecture (hubris) -/- plumbing (historical) Incident Elements: · Claustrophobia Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers https://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-protocol-supporter-wall/ Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall Directed by Alexander J Newall Written by Alexander J Newall Script Edited with additional material by Jonathan Sims Executive Producers April...
Aug 28, 2025•30 min•Season 8Ep. 49
CATXXXX-XXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXX ERROR (Unknown Source) Incident Elements: · Loss of control · Temporal distortian · Mentions of: Graphic violence, immolation, drowning, illness · SFX: Buzzing Bee Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers https://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-protocol-supporter-wall/ Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall Directed by Alexander J Newall Written by Jonathan Sims Script Edi...
Aug 21, 2025•20 min•Season 8Ep. 48
CAT1RC4873-06052024-14062024 distortion (cyclic) -/- retribution Incident Elements: · harsh language · gaslighting · domestic abuse · time loss · threats of violence/death · tattoos · SFX: children screaming(laughing/crying) Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers https://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-protocol-supporter-wall/ Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall Directed by Alexander J Newall ...
Aug 14, 2025•22 min•Season 8Ep. 47
CAT1RBC5257-13012024-13062024 reanimation (variable) -/- purpose Incident Elements: · existential crisis · graphic violence · grief · necrocannibalism · time/memory loss · SFX: asmr raindrops, sudden loud noises Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers https://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-protocol-supporter-wall/ Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall Directed by Alexander J Newall Written by Jo...
Aug 07, 2025•21 min•Season 8Ep. 46
CATXXXX-XXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXX ERROR (Unknown Source) Incident Elements: · Night terrors · body horror · claustrophobia · SFX: clanging, eating Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers https://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-protocol-supporter-wall/ Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall Directed by Alexander J Newall Written by Alexander J Newall Script Edited with additional material by Jonathan Sims ...
Jul 31, 2025•21 min•Season 8Ep. 45
CAT3RAC2175-26031987-12062024 prescience (computing) -/- equilibrium Incident Elements: · psychological manipulation · abuse · imprisonment · implied sexual coersion Note: This episode features a significant amount of German language. Translation is available in the transcript. Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers https://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-protocol-supporter-wall/ Created by Jonathan Sims ...
Jul 24, 2025•23 min•Season 8Ep. 44
CAT1RB4153-27022010-11062024 idolatry (music) -/- compulsion (drowning) Incident Elements: · drowning · mind control Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers https://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-protocol-supporter-wall/ Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall Directed by Alexander J Newall Written by Jon Ware (for more from this writer, check out https://www.thesiltverses.com/ or https://www.iami...
Jul 17, 2025•20 min•Season 8Ep. 43
