This month we are featuring a feed drop of one of many exciting podcasts on the RQ Network: The Program audio series. The Program 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. This episode of The Program is part 1 of a trilogy and explores a case of children in a small town going missing. You can find the episode transcript at https://programaudi ..read more

D1P2H2W3 To sign up for the kickstarter go to: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/the-magnus-archives2/the-magnus-archives-2/?ref=kicktraq For more information or to hang out with the Rusty Quill community, visit: WEBSITE: www.rustyquill.com FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/therustyquill/ TWITTER: @therustyquill REDDIT: www.reddit.com/r/TheMagnusArchives/ TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/rusty_quill EMAIL: mail@rustyquill.com Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

It seems like the horrors of our dreams are most frightening to you...  On the Eve of Halloween, a dozen storytellers sneak inside the abandoned Darklight Carnival grounds to share a chilling batch of stories in two varieties. This year they split up to uncover the fears that lurk within and horrors that walk among us. One group will head to the Ferris Wheel to tell tales of real-world terror. The other will venture into the Funhouse to spin yarns of the frightening spirit world. Which path will you embark on first? Nine II Midnight is a collaborative storytelling event between 12 podc ..read more

It’s back! Gaming and Giving is streaming live on Twitch.tv from 4th December at 5pm GMT and this year we’re raising money for three more charities: Mermaids, Action Aid and Centrepoint. Once again we’re trying to raise £20,000 to split between all three charities, but this time there’s a twist. This year we’ve reached out even more games companies ad developers, like Czech Games, CoatSink and Devolver Digital, Grant Howitt and MacGuffin & Co plus a few more, to give us some awesome prizes that you enter to win simply by donating! Also, based on your feedback we’ve c ..read more

A huge, heartfelt thank you to everyone who has listened, worked on and supported us through the making of The Magnus Archives. Goodbye for now and thanks for listening!   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

This week's Rusty Fears 5 winner is "Derailing" written by Josefin Berntsson, performed & directed by Jonathan Sims. Note: this is a piece of stand-alone fiction and not a part of the Magnus canon. Content warnings: Being hunted Paranoia Anxiety & compulsive behaviour Body horror Discussions of: auditory hallucinations SFX: low continuous drones, high pitched tones Transcripts: PDF - https://bit.ly/3bm3QOV DOC - https://bit.ly/3pFzAXI Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support. If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill. Edited by Marisa ..read more

This week's Rusty Fears 5 winner is "Tower" written by Jennifer Hunt , directed by Lowri Ann Davies and performed by Fay Roberts. Note: this is a piece of stand-alone fiction and not a part of the Magnus canon. Content warnings: Aliens & space exploration Physical violence & death Discussions of: medical checks, hallucinations Mentions of: ghosts & hauntings, blood, animal remains, food SFX: continuous droning notes, low and high pitched tones Transcripts: PDF - https://bit.ly/3nso5Ai DOC - https://bit.ly/2Zsjq8Z Thank you to all our P ..read more

This week's Rusty Fears 5 winner is "Final Sale of the Remaining Works of E. Cutler" written by Cormack Baldwin, directed by Elizabeth Moffatt and performed by Imogen Harris. Note: this is a piece of stand-alone fiction and not a part of the Magnus canon. Content warnings: Supernatural compulsion Scopophobia Death & murder Discussions of: isolation & mental deterioration Mentions of: cultural appropriation, spiders, religion & faith, blood, rot, suicide SFX: low continuous drone, high pitched tones Transcripts: PDF - https://bit.ly/2Z3Y4iN DOC - https://bit.ly/3vxwzcX T ..read more

This week Rusty Quill presents another Rusty Fears 5 winner; "Inheritance" written by Matrim Tait, directed by Ian Hayles and performed by Francesca Reneé Reid. Note: this is a piece of stand-alone fiction and not a part of the Magnus canon. Content warnings: Parental Death Grief & loss Mould & rot Body horror Fire & immolation Explicit language Discussions of: hoarding & compulsive behaviour, family conflict & divorce, insomnia & nightmares Mentions of: food, sleepwalking, funerals, arthritis SFX: low continuous drone, high pitched tones Transcripts: PDF - https ..read more

The Fear returns. In the first of 5 winning entries for Rusty Fears 5, Rusty Quill presents; "Casting Line" written by Sarina H, directed by Maddy Searle and performed by Karim Kronfli. Note: this is a piece of stand-alone fiction and not a part of the Magnus canon. Content warnings: Physical injury & body modification Manipulation Food & alcohol Implied hallucinations/distorted reality Panic Mentions of: animal death, parental death & funerals, objectification, drowning SFX: continuous low droning Transcripts: PDF - https://bit.ly/2YkdBdm DOC - https://bit.ly/2YtGPaa Thank ..read more