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A weekly Horror and Audio Drama podcast featuring Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall
 568 people rated this podcast
The Magnus Archives

Rusty Quill

The Magnus Archives

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The Magnus Archives

Rusty Quill

The Magnus Archives

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A weekly Horror and Audio Drama podcast featuring Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall
 568 people rated this podcast
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This podcast right here is the reason why I decided to move from TV shows and series in general to podcasts. I gave the teaser and trailers a quick listen, decided to listen to the first episode until the end to see what it was all about and fast-forward two weeks, I had already binge listened four entire seasons, almost forgetting to take a break every few episodes, because boy, was it an intense ride.The show has a natural flow to it, with Jonathan Sims narration guiding you into this world full of weird encounters and nightmares, slowly building the setting until you suddenly see yourself caught in a spider web like trance, trying to connect the dots and figure everything out before the Archivist does.It's a nice worldbuild, A+ narration, incredible voice actors and charismatic characters that you'll love, even when they're pure evil.And only getting my friends to listen to this amazing piece of storytelling is not enough, so if you're reading my review, please believe in me. I don't recommend things lightly and this show right here deserves all the love, the spookiness and the passion it has been receiving.
Excellent storytelling and I'll be sad when it ends in just a few weeks. Thankfully we can always go back and listen again!
They are so amazing! I've listened to every episode and am thinking about listening to it again. Cant wait for the fifth season!
I have to admit that after the first episode, I thought this wasn't for me. But I stuck with it and I'm glad I did. The stories got better and the way they started to connect to each other made the series better and better! The larger narrative really builds well over time.
I love this podcast so much! I thought it was just going to be a horror anthology at first, but then when it started showing signs of containing a developing plot I got super excited!I listen to this podcast while I work the night shift, it's definitely scary and sometimes my co-workers make me jump when I run into them while working. This keeps you on your feet and wanting to work fast! I love this podcast, thank you so much for creating it <3.
The best horror podcast. Love it so much. I'm scared that one day it will end and we'll have none left 💖
Look, I can't say much about this show that hasn't already been said by people who are far cleverer and more genre-savvy than I am. If you know anything about audio drama, you've surely heard , well, pretty much everyone rave about the meta-plot, the characters, and the sound design. I don't have much more to add, but I can say that listening to The Magnus Archives is one of the most incredible experiences I've ever had. My heart is in my mouth every week. This is hands-down the most effective horror writing I've ever listened to (or read).
I love this take on podcasts and story telling. It makes me feel like I'm somehow transported back in time to when radio stations used to have a weekly story for listeners to tune in to. Definitely pulls you in
I binged all the episodes in a relatively short space of time. This is truly a work of writing and production genius. Although I enjoyed the dialogue between the characters a bit more than monologue stories, I still found them compelling as well, especially since they all gradually piece together, like a puzzle. The acting is great too. Parts of the story were particularly moving - especially when describing one of the fears - the Lonely. Made me cry. I hope they return with follow-up episode of sorts.
The first few seasons are great, my enjoyment dropped with Season 5 and sadly had to stop listening. I also felt the romance was sudden and forced.
I mainlined this show in three days, barely sleeping or communicating with the outside world, such was its thrall. The standalone stories are enthralling, and the framing story is so much of what I want in a podcast: deeply accessible characters, beautiful writing, and very good dark jokes.
ONE OF THE SCARIEST SHOWS AROUND!
The Magnus Archives was my emotional support podcast for 2020, and I'm still dealing with the fallout from the finale. I don't know what I could say about TMA that hasn't already said, but I fell in love with these characters and enjoyed following the plots as they intensified from season to season.
Amazing story, fantastic sound quality, top notch acting.
Creepy, yet surprising beautiful and sweet podcast about the death, loss, fear and love. Character and world building is really well done.
Truely wonderful listening experience. The writing is interesting, gripping and creative. The voice acting is so good it puts you in a trance.
This was the one that got me hooked on podcasts … I listened for 8hrs a day during my work on a hobby farm… have been looking for a competitor ever since
PLEASE LISTEN OH MY GOD PLEASE
Amazing podcast in all aspects.
Practically every episode includes a self-contained horror story, typically narrated by one person. Sim's narration is engaging, and the stories are fantastically unsettling. Great storytelling that taps into several fears and explores themes of personhood (humanity/loss of humanity), privilege and disempowerment, and choice. An overarching begins to appear by the 20th or so episode that links together the horror stories (it's very Slow Burn plot, as it's told from the perspective of a man who Does Not want to be the protagonist of a horror story); many stories tie into a character's development and/or the overarching plot. The narration and dialogue contain a good balance of fear and despair with moments of comic levity. The character development is interesting. The production (for the most part; there's one episode where I couldn't understand a single word a certain character said) is quality, with standout moments in the 3rd-5th seasons. The actors do an excellent job portraying their characters and emotions.
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