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The Magnus Protocol returns, 27 February 2025.

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Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall  

Directed by Alexander J Newall

Written by Jonathan Sims

Script Edited with additional material by Alexander J Newall

Executive Producers April Sumner, Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Dani McDonough, Linn Ci, and Samantha F.G. Hamilton 

Associate Producers Jordan L. Hawk, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Cetius d’Raven, and Megan Nice 

Produced by April Sumner

Featuring (in order of appearance) 

David Ault as Warden Dave

Amy Brown as Warden Heidi

Beth Eyre as Archivist

Dialogue Editor – Nico Vettese

Sound Designer – Tessa Vroom

Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella

Art by April Sumner  

Music by Sam Jones

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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.  

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Alex and Jonny sit down to answer your burning questions about Season 1 of the Magnus Protocol.

Content Notes

- Spoilers through Season 1 of The Magnus Protocol and the entirety of the Magnus Archives

Produced by April Sumner

Edited by Nico Vettese

Mastering by Catherine Rinella

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This week’s short horror story, The Last One to Speak, inspired by the prompt "Game Show", is written by James Thomasos and read by Billie Hindle

Once all six short horror stories have been released, there will be a public poll for listeners to vote for their favourite. The overall winner will get the opportunity to write a case that will be featured in The Magnus Protocol, so be sure to listen to every story and keep an eye out for the voting form in a few weeks’ time. 

Content Notes

- Kidnapping/restraint

- Harassment/emotional abuse

- High Frequency

- Uncanny

Directed by Nico Vettese

Produced by April Sumner and Nico Vettese

Edited, Music and SFX by Nico Vettese

Additional SFX by Meg McKellar

Music by Nico Vettese

Mastering by Catherine Rinella

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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 their neighbor Laura from being killed. From then on, she assists Detectives Donner and Murphy in dealing with supernatural threats using her upbringing as a babaylan (Shaman).    

Mari finds herself dealing with a multitude of supernatural issues in Toronto, tied to cursed artifacts and the sinister order behind their creation. She has a great aptitude for magic, though her abilities seem to have a price she’s not forthcoming about. She calls her Nanay (mother) often and recounts her experiences over the phone.   

This exciting audio drama is filled with Mystery, Suspense, and most importantly, Horror. 

Introduction and outro by Billie Hindle. Listen to Hi Nay on The Rusty Quill website, on Acast, or wherever you get your podcasts, or learn more about Hi Nay on its official website.   

If you want to support Hi Nay and its creators, until January 31st, head to www.rustyquill.com/fundraiser 

Credits:  

Motzie Dapul (Creator, writer, director, editor, voice actor for Mari) 

Reg Geli (Co-creator, editor) 

Yoyi Halago, Alyssa Gimenez (Editors) 

Abigayle Rhodes as Laura, Leon Johnson as Donner, Edward Boxler as Murphy, Adil Ramchurn as Ashvin (Main Cast) 

Content Warnings: Injury and bruising, Blood, Vomit, Animal remains, Human remains 

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This weeks short horror story, Canned Lights, is written by Autumn Olson and read by Ryan Hopevere-Anderson.

Once all six short horror stories have been released, there will be a public poll for listeners to vote for their favourite. The overall winner will get the opportunity to write a case that will be featured in The Magnus Protocol, so be sure to listen to every story and keep an eye out for the voting form in a few weeks’ time. 

Content Notes

- Overwork

- Darkness

- Infestation (cockroaches)

Directed by Nico Vettese

Produced by April Sumner and Nico Vettese

Edited, Music and SFX by Nico Vettese

Additional SFX by Meg McKellar

Music by Nico Vettese

Mastering by Catherine Rinella

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Holiday announcement from CEO Alexander J Newall wrapping up an exciting 2024 ahead of an exciting 2025! We hope you have an excellent New Year!

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This week's episode is titled Hades Bay this story was written by Jubilee Finnegan. This episode is performed by Anusia Battersby (Gwendolyn Bouchard). The prompt for this winning entry was “Beach”.

Once all six short horror stories have been released, there will be a public poll for listeners to vote for their favourite. The overall winner will get the opportunity to write a case that will be featured in The Magnus Protocol, so be sure to listen to every story and keep an eye out for the voting form in a few weeks’ time. 

Content Notes

- Thassolophobia

- Injury

- Illness

Directed by April Sumner and Nico Vettese

Produced by April Sumner and Nico Vettese

Edited, Music and SFX by Nico Vettese

Additional SFX by Meg McKellar

Music by Nico Vettese

Mastering by Catherine Rinella

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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. 

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This story is inspired by the prompt ‘frozen’. It is written by Nicole Lark and read by The Pit Below Paradise's Victoria Cheng.

Once all six short horror stories have been released, there will be a public poll for listeners to vote for their favourite. The overall winner will get the opportunity to write a case that will be featured in The Magnus Protocol, so be sure to listen to every story and keep an eye out for the voting form in a few weeks’ time. 

Content Notes

- Petrification

- Illness

Directed by April Sumner and Nico Vettese

Produced by April Sumner and Nico Vettese

Edited, Music and SFX by Nico Vettese

Additional SFX by Meg McKellar

Music by Nico Vettese

Mastering by Catherine Rinella

Join our community:

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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. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part 3 of 3

Content Notes:

- Strong Language

- Hallucinations/Altered Reality / Unreality

- Paranoia

- Graphic Violance

- Infestation

- Drugging

- Mass Death

- SFX: Bugs, explosions

The video version of this episode is available now on YouTube, WatcherTV.com, or on the WatcherTV app.

Are You Scared is created by Ryan Bergara

Story Written by Garrett Werner

Directed by Katie LeBlanc

Produced by Kat Hartman

Executive Producers Ryan Bergara, Shane Madej, and Steven Lim

Hosted by Ryan Bergara and Shane Madej

Featuring Alexander J Newall as 'Adam' and Jonathan Sims as 'Tommy'

Additional Voices by Charlie Clay

Watcher Entertainment Production Staff

Assistant Creative Director Charlie Clay

Editing and Motion Graphics by Charlie Clay

Director of Photography Mark Celestino

Camera Operator Annie Jeong

Sound Mixer Brendon Ryu

Illustrators Rafael Mejia & Mollie Ong

Production Coordinators Carter Lau & Violet Rawlings

Production Assistant (Social Media Intern) Emily Graham

Post Production Supervisor Sam Young

DIT/Assistant Editors Andrew Ilnyckyj & Frank Parker

Head of Development Katie LeBlanc

Head of Production Lizzie Lockard

Head of Post Production Sam Young

With Special Thanks to the Team at Rusty Quill (thats us!)

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'Telescope Game' is written by Ian Martinez-Hay and performed by Trice Forgotten and The Magnus Protocol’s Shahan Hamza.

Once all six short horror stories have been released, there will be a public poll for listeners to vote for their favourite. The overall winner will get the opportunity to write a case that will be featured in The Magnus Protocol, so be sure to listen to every story and keep an eye out for the voting form in a few weeks’ time. 

Content Notes

-Disappearance of a child

Directed by April Sumner and Nico Vettese

Produced by April Sumner and Nico Vettese

Edited, Music and SFX by Nico Vettese

Additional SFX by Meg McKellar

Music by Nico Vettese

Mastering by Meg McKellar

Join our community:

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EMAIL: [email protected] 

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. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part 2 of 3

Content Notes:

- Strong Language

- Hallucinations/Altered Reality / Unreality

- Paranoia

- Graphic Violance

- Infestation

- Vehicle Accidents (air and automobile)

- Drugging

- Mass Death

- SFX: Bugs, explosions

The video version of this episode is available now on the Watcher Entertainment Youtube, WatcherTV.com, or on the WatcherTV app

Are You Scared is created by Ryan Bergara

Story Written by Garrett Werner

Directed by Katie LeBlanc

Produced by Kat Hartman

Executive Producers Ryan Bergara, Shane Madej, and Steven Lim

Hosted by Ryan Bergara and Shane Madej

Featuring Alexander J Newall as 'Adam' and Jonathan Sims as 'Tommy'

Additional Voices by Charlie Clay

Watcher Entertainment Production Staff

Assistant Creative Director Charlie Clay

Editing and Motion Graphics by Charlie Clay

Director of Photography Mark Celestino

Camera Operator Annie Jeong

Sound Mixer Brendon Ryu

Illustrators Rafael Mejia & Mollie Ong

Production Coordinators Carter Lau & Violet Rawlings

Production Assistant (Social Media Intern) Emily Graham

Post Production Supervisor Sam Young

DIT/Assistant Editors Andrew Ilnyckyj & Frank Parker

Head of Development Katie LeBlanc

Head of Production Lizzie Lockard

Head of Post Production Sam Young

With Special Thanks to the Team at Rusty Quill (thats us!)

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Ryan and Shane receive a mysterious envelope containing 3 tapes. In this episode, they listen to the first tape and meet Tommy and Adam- whose reality begins to fray at the seams. Featuring Jonathan Sims and Alexander J. Newall.

Alexander J Newall and Jonathan Sims, creators of The Magnus Archives and The Magnus Protocol, have leant their voices to Watcher Entertainment to bring you 3 special episodes of their series Are You Scared?

Content Notes:

- Strong Language

- Hallucinations/Altered Reality / Unreality

- Paranoia

- Graphic Violance

- Infestation

- Vehicle Accidents (air and automobile)

- Drugging

- Mass Death

- SFX: Bugs, explosions

The video version of this episode is available now on the Watcher Entertainment YouTube, WatcherTV.com, or on the WatcherTV app

Are You Scared is created by Ryan Bergara

Story Written by Garrett Werner

Directed by Katie LeBlanc

Produced by Kat Hartman

Executive Producers Ryan Bergara, Shane Madej, and Steven Lim

Hosted by Ryan Bergara and Shane Madej

Featuring Alexander J Newall as 'Adam' and Jonathan Sims as 'Tommy'

Additional Voices by Charlie Clay

Watcher Entertainment Production Staff

Assistant Creative Director Charlie Clay

Editing and Motion Graphics by Charlie Clay

Director of Photography Mark Celestino

Camera Operator Annie Jeong

Sound Mixer Brendon Ryu

Illustrators Rafael Mejia & Mollie Ong

Production Coordinators Carter Lau & Violet Rawlings

Production Assistant (Social Media Intern) Emily Graham

Post Production Supervisor Sam Young

DIT/Assistant Editors Andrew Ilnyckyj & Frank Parker

Head of Development Katie LeBlanc

Head of Production Lizzie Lockard

Head of Post Production Sam Young

With Special Thanks to the Team at Rusty Quill (thats us!)

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.