Now, I know you talk a good game, John, but hiring you out of the blue as an archivist is pretty weird. The Institute is There are beings. DAISY: It depends. For business purposes, mainly. From a raw numbers point of view, its getting very busy. Community-Maintained Episode Content Warnings, The Rusty Quill Official Transcript Archive. The Magnus Archives (Podcast) Relationships: Martin Blackwood/Jonathan "Jon" Sims | The Archivist . NIKOLA: (over speaker) Will the audience please take their positions? Whats wrong, Lukas? You can read more about how it works here. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud. Just didnt go quite as Id hoped. The next time I went back the place was empty, the smell was gone, and I never saw my father-in-law again. I would walk around the darkened streets, drinking in the sodium orange, looking at the lit windows of the tower blocks that surrounded me, each one a small, cozy den of warmth and humanity, and reveling in my distance from them. Found something that would finally manage to shatter that precious image you have of him. How h-how does anyone know if they could ever even work? Then maybe no one can answer some questions. #youdontsoundrussian #gettingridofdrafts". Albrecht von Closen is next, I think. I kind of I kinda need to Aaah Okay. Yes. ; Dreadful Musician: According to urban legend, Grifter's Bone is this, and that's why they have to sneak into venues and people tear their ears off after listening.Averted as it turns out this isn't true; their music . And hes not at all certain the world as we understand will come out the other side. You take care of her for years, feed her, clean up after her, and now, with her condition degrading even further, she is the one that asked to be moved into a home. image/svg+xml I couldnt get that mould out of my head, though. But youd best be sure youre not just playing their game. Havent seen any of them since the last of, uh, whatever the hell that was went inside. A weekly horror fiction podcast examining what lurks in the archives of the Magnus Institute, an organisation dedicated to researching the esoteric and the weird. Martins just acting out. MARTIN: (overlapping) I would [unintelligible] -. We plant the last of it here, and this place will go up nice. And you dont see anything suspicious about that . [STATICKY SOARING SOUND, LIKE A PLANE OVERHEAD] PETER (soft, distorted) He doesn't want to see you. Hey, Ive just not been doing much recently. I suppose even she couldnt have predicted how it would all turn out. (chuckles) Statement ends, I suppose. I suspect he may have slightly exaggerated his abilities when you first made the deal, but he certainly expended a reasonable amount of influence and resources to follow through. And insects, maybe? I mean, Daisys a rabid dog, and Melanies a potential killer, Tims a - a rogue element, but Martin, oh Martins just acting out. I mean, I havent even got to the weird bit yet. ARCHIVIST: Preparing, I - I guess. Compulsion, Cults, Alienation, Money, Home Invasion, Abduction, Live Burial, Altered Mental States, Violence, Mannequins ARCHIVIST: We are not ready yet! And I reckon you knew Prentiss was lurking under the Institute, too, and you did nothing. So I started to check in on him every day. I know that most of their servants are simply doing their best to interpret and serve something that is almost definitively inconceivable. Which means well, I think youre worried. You know, shes still alive? Audio recording by Martin Blackwood, assistant to to Peter Lukas. Elias has been sending me statements, apparently to prepare me, whatever that means, but some of the people Ive been talking to have been very dangerous. If theyre even capable of doing things. The background instrumentals along with the sound effects also give the listener the full engaging experience. TIM: We need to see whats going on in there. I I mean its all the same data and, and papers and stuff. I had to find out from our friends when you came back. I suspect thats why hes so keen on wagers. Notes: Thank you to SilverColour to giving this a quick read through for me! I did use all the bits." | . I leaned over to get a closer look. THE STRANGER. So. My father-in-law was sat on the sofa in the same clothes hed had on the last time Id seen him. MARTIN: Sorry, Elias. Explore the latest videos from hashtags: #youdontsoundrussian, #youdontlookrussian, #dontsoundrussian, #youdontlooklikerussian . Discover but you dont sound russian 's popular videos - Make Your Day My idea about Annabelle actually started back in 164, because it stood out to me that Jon only says that he thinks it was her calling Martin, because he can see the Web wrapped around the phone. I dont No? Wrong hand, cat, wrong hand. I'm plastic\"#Clowncore #TikTok #Meme Goodness, he was not exaggerating. By which I mean I was bored at not being wealthy, so I made some arrangements and sent Mr. Fairchild on a very long fall. I considered him a dull little man at first, so keen to watch other peoples misery, to lose himself in secondhand pain and drama exactly the sort of thing Id always been so keen to avoid. Or the Admiral. And I want to know which. And I thought that was a rich vein to be tapped. I mean, the, ARCHIVIST: Dont - Look, if the waxworks are coming alive, we, ARCHIVIST: I, I think - I used to call it The Anglerfish. Peter said youd have a lot of questions about that one. MELANIE: I think so, yes. I dont get to be angry? It wasnt until much later that I realized exactly how true that was. What about a thousand tiny feathers? I dont - I dont think so, why? The Magnus Archives (and, thus, these transcripts) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Listen. And what happened to your hand? It was difficult to accept, at first. Now go. Original statement given March 5th 1995. Statement of Lester Chang regarding the cleaning habits of his father-in-law. ELIAS: (cutting off) And I dont need to read your mind for that one. Now. Now, if youre quite done, I am very busy. Cooking facilities that seemed adequate until you tried to do more than microwave. What goods being alone if you dont know how alone you truly are? I just Im trying to. The sort of family where no social worker would even be allowed on the property. Youre not expecting to come out of this, are you? In context. The only reason this one feels special is because, well its happening to you. More often than not he was wearing rubber cleaning gloves when he opened the door, and as I walked around I could feel his eyes making note of everywhere I walked, everything I touched. DAISY: (through gritted teeth) I dont. This is a fan animation, and I do not own any rights to the audio used. Its all a matter of perspective, you see. Then it would probably feel right for it to emerge into its own. Theres one Ive heard called The End. He finds talking to people directly very difficult. No, Martin. So, youve discovered your boss is evil, making you kind of evil, and you cant quit, so you fled here? I went back one more time, but I didnt even get past the front gate before the smell hit me, and I turned back. The Magnus Archives Transcripts Archive Archive A (Extremely Unofficial). Feeding her. I-I-I think so. I did warn you. I mean in many ways thats the point. You must be Martin. But no. He wasnt well. No, you dont. The face of the man she hates, who destroyed her life, watching over her. But every night you hear the most beautiful music in your dreams, and your every waking thought is consumed by trying to reproduce that music. I could go into details, but without a certain amount of knowledge of 1930s tax practices, it wouldnt mean very much to you. Subreddit for the weekly horror podcast The Magnus Archives produced by I mean, I didnt really expect anything at all. If I could convince one of his staff to willingly pledge themselves to the Lonely, it was all mine. Okay, um, c-come on, then. Know. ELIAS: Hm. . ARCHIVIST: I knew none of us might be coming back, and Im not going to let anyone get killed for nothing! Peter asked me to look in on you and have a small chat. Ive got a lot of leads: a weird Russian circus run by Gregor, or, or Nikola, Orsinov, and these weird van drivers that seem to turn up everywhere, and mannequins and taxidermy and skin, and all sorts, but nothing solid. Youve played your part. ELIAS: You know, I really should have gone for that. I used to do a lot with religion, but its just not got the same conceptual scope as it used to. She's too eager to dole out her form of justice to really stop and listen to what people are saying. Simon Fairchild. Work wasnt expecting me back for another few weeks, and Dani had had a solid life insurance policy, so there wasnt any problem booking a decent hotel room for a week in Newcastle. (chuckles) Of course. ELIAS: The thing is, though, Martin. To be honest, Im still not sure how healthy their relationship was, but it seems to work for them, and Danielle, my wife, didnt seem to have inherited any of their more confrontational habits when it came to our relationship. The Magnus Archives / Funny - TV Tropes #9950503 Contaminant February 14, 2018 Summary Statement of Lester Chang regarding the cleaning habits of his father-in-law. You make it sound like the the entities dont even know what theyre doing. Youre better than that. But its a hard one to resist, isnt it? TMA transcripts in slightly-more-readable format. Mostly converted versions of the official transcripts; the rest have links to the source/transcriber. And you need to invent the idea of a musical instrument from scratch. In feeling. You know, this really is a place for self-discovery, isnt it? MARTIN: All right then. They helped. Classic John, what an interesting life he must lead.. MARTIN: What, like with Melanie? Apparently its meant to remake the world, bring it closer to their master. But none of it seemed to weaken the cleaning compulsion that had taken hold of him. Oh No, its alright. How could I sound anything silly? Privacy Policy. I mean, the [unintelligible] is a bit - Tim! No? Look, Im moving out anyway, so just just forget it. "I don't care what his name was, Jon. Lets get these somewhere safe. I knew that my father-in-law would never allow me to stay in his home, not at that point, but he couldnt stop me being nearby. How close they are. If your job is asking questions, I mean. He didnt look up as I closed the front door behind me. So, my feeling is that Ill help out where I can, but ultimately, if this Armageddon comes off, then so be it. There was a thin drizzle that night, one of those rains you cant see, but leaves everything glistening and damp, and he was struggling with an umbrella. I was apprenticed, you see, under Tintoretto. I know I should have called someone, told the police or the ambulance service, but I was in shock. And I know you dont just have a Library Science degree hanging around. These, these things youre talking about? TIM: No! MARTIN. In retrospect, its hard to be sure which of us fell out of the populated world, but either way, the sense of blissful relief, edged with a strange, creeping fear it was something Id never experienced before. My instinct was much like the others: I thought that if I could complete my ritual first, then the potential birth of the dreadful change would be meaningless. If Im right, no one else needs to get hurt. And of course he knew I find it hard to resist a wager. TIM : Oh, if hed been in an accident. Or perhaps I did. (overlapping) Of course I do, but it might be the only way, and so far at least hes been honest with me. Too big-picture? Er, yep, thats your arse. He actually threw his head back and laughed. ELIAS: Tell me what youre doing, and why. I called out to him and he looked up, but there was no recognition in his eyes. ARCHIVIST: I dont know. Subreddit for the weekly horror podcast The Magnus Archives produced by [The Rusty Quill](http://rustyquill.com/), Scan this QR code to download the app now. ELIAS: No. Do you know how she did it? Yes, well, you have to understand how it is with Peter. MARTIN: Good. When is a new power born? Greg didnt answer the door, but it wasnt locked. I think we might need all of it, Daisy. Come on, weve got to get out of here. I remember them. The height of the aquarium mania! Maybe thats why, when I crossed paths with (slight disapproval) Adelard Dekker, we ended up talking and he told me his theory of the Extinction something that stayed with me even after he died pursuing it. And even in that brief time, Ive seen all sorts of ebbs and flows to the balance of things. Join Jonathan Sims as he explores the archive, but be be warned, as he looks into its depths something starts to look back New episodes every . Originally? A different time. I wouldnt try to leave if I were you. Oh I didn't make that connection, good point! ELIAS: Martin, I do not have time for this. Go in, maybe you can get some of them -. The doctors told us the chances of it happening were astronomical, like we should be proud of having something so unlikely march in and ruin our lives, but within ten months both myself and Greg were widowers. Did Peter send you? Lets try one of those analogies Peter finds so annoying. The Magnus Archives tells the tale of a down-at-heels newspaper correspondent whose circumstances forced them into facing strange perceptions in the Pacific Northwest. Although I dont remember quite this many waxworks. Locked in my cabin, staring over the quiet emptiness of the open ocean. The people you think you love dont exist. But I guess thats how hustlers work, isnt it? I mean yes, if you want to get technical, he serves the One Alone and I serve the Falling Titan, but those two are a lot closer than you might imagine. Helping you save the world from Extinction? And hes been promising you answers to all those difficult questions? And thats the sort of solipsism that tends to come with loneliness, in my experience. Youll probably do. Ah-hah just Sorry Admiral, it-its been a hard few days. [A LOUD, SCRAPING SOUND GROWS IN VOLUME, ALONG WITH AGITATED, INHUMAN NOISES, BEFORE NOT-SASHA ENTERS WITH A DISTORTED SCREAM. Honestly, I thought I might need them as evidence. Shes the one that refuses your visits. No, no, no, youre right, of course. Its odd, really. It was - it was easy. DAISY: Its safer with you. I dont get to burn things? I should really have waited, got some rest before I recorded it, or until Id had a chance to move out of Georgies. Dont you serve different, you know, fears? https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-magnus-archives/id1095138637?mt=2 Belly rubs. Unsanitary, Parasites, Mould, Death Of Spouse, Compulsive Cleaning, Compulsion, Manipulation, Unhealthy Relationships, Statement of Lester Chang, regarding the cleaning habits of his father-in-uh Er, er, right. I made sure he shared with the club . I have no idea if theyre doing anything at all. I cant hear you. But that blue-painted sky welcomed me with open arms. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. I, of course, was the favored son, being quiet and reserved, and, at all points, deeply engaged with my own loneliness. Im plastic, If the Distortion took a radio host before it took Gabriel, At the begining of the Magnus Archives every sound and creature, After 160 or so episodes you could share the bus with most of them and you have the suspicion you might be crushing hard on something not human, Whoever has seen this film knows the Spiral was in the script room, at the studio and somewhere within the editing process, the gifs under the cut because who knows what will get censored. If it feels right to enact some sort of birthing ceremony, some apocalyptic midwifery . [Heavy sigh] Elias gave me this before I left. I mean, Daisys a rabid dog, and Melanies a potential killer, Tims a - a, ARCHIVIST: Jowls like that, could be either. Not because I didnt want it to be true, but because it seemed unbelievable that any god could be so perfectly in tune with my heart. Landlords shouldnt be allowed to have sources of ignition, or else One day Jon will snap and we will all have a problem, (Until then, consider changing the bulb, Jon), When you are trying to sleep but the Vast wants to party, Gerry before Keay ruined his love of books, Hive lovers go to the attic, see a hive and ask is someone going to be consumed by that? and not even wait, Oliver Banks follows closely these kind of guys just for his own private amusement, When you try to roast a mashmellow but you are an avatar of the Desolation. That kind of thing. Alright. But for all that, aside from a few oddities of faith, I dont know how different my upbringing was from other scions of aristocracy. TMA transcripts in slightly-more-readable format. As far as Im aware, they were sent away to live their lives with very distant relatives, never to return. Things like Mi erm, uh, the Distortion. ARCHIVIST: Dont - Look, if the waxworks are coming alive, we need to go. From what he said, it must be powerfully aligned to the Watcher. We have a job to do. I shook my head and turned to leave, but as I did so, I saw a small flash of colour in the bath. DAISY: Roger that. Afraid of talking face-to-face? Should go up very quickly. When we first met I thought you were putting on that accent to sound more impressive. If someoe were to turn The Magnus Archives into a visual piece, it should be done with animation, and we are here to prove it. Just bad luck, really. Finally, I decided I just couldnt stand it any more. Im the reason he I did this to him as much as you. Youve got to double down on the believers. He still answered the phone when I called, but was polite when I went to check upon him. No, I, I mean this area is actually off limits to the public, so . The fear wasnt out there not like I hoped it was. Martin, look at me. Elias: For the last time, Peter, you cannot play Minecraft on my computer, I don't care how alone it makes you feel. Or havent you been paying attention? (nervous laugh) Wait, Simon Fairchild, as in . Bet the world ends, and you do just fine. ARCHIVIST: Jowls like that, could be either.