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A lovely end and new beginnings

Hi folks,Happy Monday from all of us at Rusty Towers, we hope you’re keeping well.Thank you to everyone who has listened, reacted and wished us well over the finale of The Magnus Archives – the events of last week are going to remain with us for a long while to come. From our side it was a very edifying conclusion to more than five years of writing and work to bring you this very special show. And to see the outpouring of community on social ...

RQG/These Flimsy Rituals Crossover - Part 2

Join Helen, Lydia, Ben and special guests Adam and Thryn of These Flimsy Rituals as they investigate an anomaly in the fields!This week Bardel offers a glass, Iskael goes herding, Avail recalls a tale of woe, and Lonni may have broken some promises.Content Notes: Alcohol & alcohol consumption Ghosts Explicit language Smoking (inc. SFX) Discussion of: body modification & body horror, religious disagreements Mentions of: death, peer pressure, tenta...

MAG 200 - Last Words

Case ########-40Statements End.Content warnings: Character death Fire & explosions (inc. SFX) Vocalised suffering Building collapse Physical violence (inc. SFX) Pleading Arguments & crying Explicit language Discussions of: death (inc. mass death), mass suffering, existential dread Mentions of: war, suicide, blood, alternative realities, blades SFX: distorted static & voices, high frequencies, rumbling, continued clicking & thuddingThanks to this ...

STL 67 - Sagacity and Social Mobility

Episode 67 - Sagacity and Social MobilityMakvala Agryris is a representative of CRISPR, a company that re-animates pets for their owners but have been too successful in developing the cognitive abilities of their customers' creatures. They require advice as to how to keep their customers happy now that the pets are showing a desire to build up military might.Management Consultants’ advice: activate Lounge Mode, hold hands, bathroom intellig...

RQG 189 - Reality Check

Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Lydia, and Ben as they face the shadows of the past.This week Azu holds firm, Hamid talks a big game, Cel becomes the monster, and Zolf detects a shift.Content Notes: Guilt & shaming Emotional abuse & trauma Grief & loss (inc. loss of a sibling) Discussion of: death, futility, destruction, cave-ins, physical violence Mentions of: claustrophobia, blood & gore, body horror, the void & space, tentacles SFX: roaring, continuou...

Celebrating the End

Hi folks,Wishing you a very Magnus Monday from us at Rusty Towers; hope you’re all keeping well and are getting ready for this week’s conclusion. What started on 24th March 2016 as a simple anthology of creepy stories has built to this thrilling end! 199 episodes and five years, and it’s all come to this point. What fate lies in store for The Magnus Archives?Find out on Thursday at 4pm.As there will be no early access release for Episode 20...

RQG/These Flimsy Rituals Crossover - Part 1

Join Helen, Lydia, Ben and special guests Adam and Thryn of These Flimsy Rituals as they create their own corner of the whimsical world of Remnant!This week, get to know fretful Avail, down-to-earth Bardel, wandering Lonni, and boisterous Iskael (plus their adventurous child Winnow)!Content Notes: Mild peril Discussion of: body modification, ghosts Mentions of: death SFX: continuous buzzing, water soundsEditing this week by Marisa Ewing, Tessa Vr...

Update - TMA Pins Collection

Hey folks,Just a quick update on the status of the enamel pins collection.Today is the last day of pre-orders for The Magnus Archive enamel pins Fears collection & risograph poster from designer Greer Stothers. The website has been updated so that individual designs (like The Eye) and full sets are still available for you to pre-order over at http://rustyquill.storenvy.com.Please place your order by midnight GMT if you want to be sure of getting ...

STL 66 - Nets and New Contributors

Episode 66 - Nets and New ContributorsStefan Beetlevox, Head Bartender of The Cosmic Lounge, is concerned about a downturn in sales and would like advice on regaining market share.Management Consultants’ advice: musical mind parasites, targeted smear rapping, knives, branded graph friends (coasters), wider vents, remove facial recognition, more customer hierarchy and teen novel angst.Content Warning for: Emotional abuse Bullying/taunting Argume...

MAG 199 - Seeing it Through

Case ########-39Discussion on next steps and consequences, recorded in the tunnels.Content warnings: Arguments Guilt & self-recrimination Smoking Strong language Discussions of: altered reality, death & self-sacrifice, mass suffering & mass death Mentions of: violence & murder, mental deterioration, manipulation, trauma, explosions SFX: cryingThanks to this week's Patrons: Vigdís Heiðbrá Guðmundsdóttir, Rachael, SomeVariationOfGay, KJ, G...

RQG 188 - Wibble Wobble

Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Lydia, and Ben as they find themselves... elsewhere.This week Zolf left, Hamid catches an encore, Cel cracks the code, and Azu has been here before.Content Notes: Arguments Grief & loss (inc. loss of sibling) Guilt & shaming Emotional abuse Discussions of: falling, the void & space, existentialism, tunnels & claustrophobia, unreality, death, faith & afterlife Mentions: cave-ins, human remains, mannequins, self-recriminatio...

An artful conclusion

Hi folks,Happy Monday from all of us at Rusty Towers; hope you’re all keeping well. With just over a week to go until the airing of Episode 200, we’re working hard to make sure we can give this show the send-off it deserves. And to illustrate that, we’ve got a fair bit in the way of art stuff to talk about!First, though, a quick reminder that there will be no early access release for Episode 200 on Wednesday next week. Everyone will get hea...

[Nobles] MAG018 - The Man Upstairs - Deluxe

Statement of Christof Rudenko, regarding his interactions with a first floor resident of Welbeck House, Wandsworth.

Discord Live - RQGaming Quiplash!

Hello Nobles!We have a treat for our Rusty Quill Gaming fans tonight. This evening — Thursday, 11th March — we are kicking off the revival of our Discord Live series. Discord Live aims to bring fun monthly events like AMAs, discussions, and sometimes games with the Rusty Quill cast and crew through our official Discord server.Between 8 - 10pm GMT today, you can join special guests Helen Gould, Lydia Nicholas, and Bryn Monroe for some special ...

STL 65 - Apathy and Antagonisation

Episode 65 - Apathy and AntagonisationLine Manager Hartro Piltz proposes a fundamental change to team structure in response to non-specified performance-related issues during routine inquisitation and bequestionment.Content Warning for: Emotional abuse Bullying/taunting Depression Arguments Restraints & interrogation Panic Discussions of: cults, existential futility, violence & injuries Mentions of: self-harm (implied), guns, death/mass death, al...

MAG 198 - Precipice

Case ########-38Navigating the descent, recorded in situ.Content warnings: Heights / Vertigo (inc SFX) Falling Panic (inc breathing SFX) Injury / Pain (inc SFX) Explicit language Discussions of: emotional manipulation Mentions of: arguments, death, self-hatred, lack of self-preservation, paranoia, pleading, kidnapping, alcohol SFX: wind, creaking metal, screaming & sufferingThanks to this week's Patrons: V Guest, Fiona Porter, Archimedes 871,...

RQG 187 - It Tolls For Tree!

Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Lydia, and Ben as they engage in battle with the Garden itself!This week Zolf quite literally gazes into the void, Hamid blocks the squishy NPCs, Cel would like to consider the time-and-space thing, and Azu sends thoughts and prayers.Content Notes: Physical violence & injury Nausea Discussions of: existentialism Mentions of: death, lightning (inc. SFX), fire & burning (inc. SFX), bears, blades, poison, bombs SFX: continuou...

Clips, quips and Inexplicable trips

Hi folks,Happy Monday from all of us at Rusty Towers; hope you’re all keeping well. Things are busy around here as preparations for the finale of The Magnus Archives are in full swing, along with final recordings and post-production work on Inexplicables (but more on that below)!March is also a busy month on the RQ Streams front with some special shows coming up, starting with this Saturday as Mike makes good on a promise during the GameBlast21...

[NOBLES] Musical Inspiration of Inexplicables

Inexplicables is coming...As we get closer to the show's release, we thought we'd give you a tease, through some behind the scenes materials - in this case, a look at some of the musical influences & inspiration that Tom Critch used when coming up with the first drafts of the show!We hope you find this interesting!

STL 64 - Magical Chutes and Moral Cahoots

Episode 64 - Magical Chutes and Moral CahootsThe Supreme Blagwith is finding that The Supreme Blagwith’s worshipper-employees are not dying fast enough due to concerns of “not wanting to be dead” and The Supreme Blagwith would like advice on how to make The Supreme Blagwith’s worshipper-employees die more efficiently.Management Consultants’ advice: A big grinder, tenants following the tenets of tennis, fright market activity FUTHER REPO...

MAG 197 - Connected

Case ########-37A discussion on the edge of reality, recorded in SituContent warnings: Heights / vertigo (inc. SFX) Spiders (inc. SFX) Manipulation Body horror (inc. SFX) Threats Explicit language Discussions of: altered reality, mass suffering, arson Mentions: mental disorientation, kidnapping, death & murder, apocalypse, paranoia SFX: Insects, high-pitched sounds, overlapping voicesThanks to this week's Patrons: Laurel Buchanan, Maria Maksi...

RQG 186 - For Whom the Bell Tolls

Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Lydia, and Ben as they behold the warped center of the Garden.This week Hamid talks arcane theory, Cel hears a distant tolling, Azu spots some familiar faces, and Zolf is gonna go check the bulbs, then.Content Notes: Religious desecration Spiritual crisis Heights & vertigo Discussions of: rituals Mentions of: mass suffering, petrification, afterlives, fire & burning, rot & sewage, crowds SFX: continued bellsEditing this we...

Clipped delivery

Hi folks,Happy Monday from all of us at Rusty Towers, and we hope you’re all keeping well!Thank you to everyone who has taken part in our horror short story writing competition, Rusty Fears 4! Submissions have now closed, and we’re going to be going through the entries to find our four winners. With such a high volume of responses, it’s going to take us a little while to get through them all, so stay tuned for more information in due course...

[NOBLES] MAG Outtakes - Being Jonathan Sims

The path of writer and performer for The Magnus Archives is a serious one, duly recognised by all as one to be trodden without mirth or mickey-taking, of course...Appearing: Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Imogen Harris, Mike LeBeau, Jon Gracey

STL 63 - Crushing Tables and Crushing Dreams

Episode 63 - Crushing Tables and Crushing DreamsAntoinette-Marie of The Happy Earth Zoo is having issues with knowing which of her animals are going to maul or eat visitors to the Zoo, or failing that, how not to be held responsible.Management Consultants’ advice: Burn down the zoo, disclaimers, hug-chomp Venn diagram, check the face for chompers, sub-Trexel sizing, poison?, lovely eyes, keep-away sticks, out-of-sight pit, have three tables, sa...

There at the End

Hey folks!Tomorrow marks one month until we bring the curtain down on The Magnus Archives and close out five fantastic years of audio drama horror.To mark this occasion, dear listeners, we are releasing a special design on both our Teepublic and Redbubble storefronts, for those who want to declare that "I was there at The End".Designed by our own extraordinary artist, VeraRaeArt (aka Production Manager April Sumner), this will be availabl...

MAG 196 - This Old House

Case ########-36A statement on Reality recorded by Martin K Blackwood, recorded at Hilltop Road.Content warnings: Manipulation Altered reality Spiders Heights / vertigo (inc. SFX) Mentions of: death, blackmail, war, knives, human remains, paranoia, body horror, live burial, children in peril, arson SFX: harsh static, insectsThanks to this week's Patrons: demoneyes nightkiller, Gray Dodgen, Jessica Rowden, Katharine Brinker, Lina Vargas, Morga...

RQG 185 - Silent Silver

Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Lydia, and Ben as they creep towards the corrupted heart of the Blight.This week Cel reads the room, Hamid goes for a classic, Azu knows how the sad bear feels, and Zolf will be careful (since Wilde asked so nicely).Content Notes: Physical violence Poison Petrification & loss of movement Mentions of: bears, death, suffocation & paralysis, anxiety, mass suffering SFX: continued bells and humming, shapeshiftingEditing this w...

For the birds

Hi folks,Happy Monday from all of us! Hope everyone is taking care of themselves. Life at Rusty Towers continues apace as we work on the various show finales coming up and what the rest of 2021 and beyond are going to look like.There’s not long to go in our horror short story writing competition, Rusty Fears 4. Submissions close this Sunday 28th February! Full details and themes are over on our website, and we’re really looking forward to rea...

[KNIGHTS] Rusty Bits #19

Behind the scenes of the Magnus Archives Season 5 remote recordings...Appearing: Lowri Ann Davies, Alexander J. Newall, Jonathan Sims, Karim Kronfli, Imogen Harris, Fay Roberts, Mike LeBeau, Frank Voss and Martin Corcoran