Hi folks,
Broken Hearted Monsters launches in early access tomorrow, and to get you in the mood for this classic horror-inspired road trip show we have some playlists for you to enjoy!
First is the Classic Ro...
2025-03-11 18:08:37 +0000 UTC
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Transformation (pier) -/- Fear (void)
Incident Elements:
Nyctophobia
Thalassophobia
Abandonment
Unreality
Transcripts available at http...
2025-03-11 16:00:14 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
Neon Inkwell returns this week with Broken Hearted Monsters, a joyful, bittersweet series about grief and acceptance where classic horror meets iconic American road trips.
Broken Hearted Monsters
2025-03-10 16:06:57 +0000 UTC
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Building (angry) -/- N/A
Incident Elements:
Unreality
Non-consensual mental health detainment/misdiagnosis
Disappearance
Psychosis/Possession
Mentions of: depression, hallucinations, mental instability, PTSD
This episod...
2025-03-04 16:00:14 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks,
Thank you so much for sharing your excitement, theories, art and more after last week’s launch of season 2 of The Magnus Protocol! We had such a great time during the Drop here on Patreon – we have more of these live listens planned for the rest of the season, so keep an eye on these...
2025-03-03 16:00:45 +0000 UTC
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Integration (organic) -/- Computer (Hardware)
Incident Elements:
You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers...
2025-02-25 16:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Integration (organic) -/- Computer (Hardware)
Incident Elements:
You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers...
2025-02-24 18:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
The wait is over – season 2 of The Magnus Protocol is finally here! Folks who get early access will be able to listen tomorrow at 4pm GMT. Alice and Celia have returned from Oxford and, together with Gwe...
2025-02-24 16:00:14 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks,
We’re coming to you today with some wonderful news from Harps Corp, who you may know as creators of wooden TTRPG accessories and homewares.
Fans of Mr Bonzo rejoice! Harps Corp have released a brand-new Mr Bonzo themed collection of designs.
2025-02-19 17:52:28 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks,
To begin with, we’re very pleased to say that you can now find separate ad-free RSS feeds for all of our shows here on Patreon – thank you so much for your patience while we got everything organised.
In case you missed our update last week, we have been given early access to a brand new “...
2025-02-17 16:03:18 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks,
Today, we are finally able to tell you that a much-requested feature will shortly be available on our Patreon.
We are working with Patreon, who have given us early access to a new “multiple shows feature” – one of only six creators to be testing it. This feature allows us to better organise and share our s...
2025-02-14 17:25:40 +0000 UTC
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The Magnus Protocol returns, 27 February 2025.
You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers https://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-protocol-supporter-wall/
Created by Jonathan Sims and 2025-02-11 16:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
Today we are very pleased to announce that Neon Inkwell, our podcast feed dedicated to showcasing short audio dramas from creators around the world, will be returning on 14th March 2025 with Broken Hearted...
2025-02-10 16:06:11 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
We recently received some really exciting news: that Rusty Quill and The Magnus Archives/The Magnus Protocol are an inaugural winner of one of Spotify’s new Creator Awards!
Magnus has received Spotify’s Bronze award...
2025-02-03 16:00:15 +0000 UTC
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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
Join our community:
WEBSITE...
2025-01-28 16:24:00 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
Today let’s start with the announcement we know many of you have been waiting for: The Magnus Protocol will be returning for its second season on Thursday 27th February 2025. Our early access supporters here on...
2025-01-27 16:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
Firstly, a huge thank you to everyone who has voted in our poll for Rusty Fears 6! The results are incredibly close, so be sure to head to www.rustyquill.com/fears and vo...
2025-01-20 16:00:13 +0000 UTC
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Using the form linked above, vote for your favourite Rusty Fears 6 story! Voting closes on 31st January 2025.
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 wil...
2025-01-14 16:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
To start off with some brilliant news, we are really pleased to say that The Magnus Archives has been nominated for Best Fiction in the iHeart Podcast Awards 2025! A huge congratulations to our production team and cast for this achiev...
2025-01-13 16:00:12 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks,
A very happy new year from all of us at Rusty Towers! After a holiday break, the RQ crew are back working on The Magnus Protocol and Neon Inkwell, as well as getting ready for some of the amazing plans we have for 2025, including Magnus Live:...
2025-01-06 16:00:11 +0000 UTC
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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 Protoc...
2024-12-31 16:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks,
Wishing you all the very best for the end of the year – we can’t believe this will be our final Monday newsletter of 2024!
Last week, we wrote about what an incredible year it has been for us at Rusty Quill, and 2025 is already shaping up to be just as exciting.
N...
2024-12-30 16:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks,
A very merry festive period for everyone who is celebrating this week – we hope that you are all able to spend time in the next few days relaxing with your loved ones.
20% off your first month on Patreon!
As a quick reminder, we are currently running a membership discount on our Patreon exclusive to you, our free ...
2024-12-23 17:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks,
A very merry festive period for everyone who is celebrating this week – we hope that you are all able to spend time in the next few days relaxing with your loved ones.
That’s just what we’re doing here at Rusty Towers and so, instead of looking forward to the week ahead, we thought we’d...
2024-12-23 16:00:06 +0000 UTC
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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 th...
2024-12-17 16:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks,
Wishing you all the very best for the holiday season from everyone at Rusty Towers!
Early Access tomorrow is for the latest Rusty Fears. This week's episode is titled Hades Bay this story was written by Jubilee Finnegan. This episode is performed by Anusia Battersby (G...
2024-12-16 16:00:12 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks,
We’re feeling very festive here at Rusty Towers, as we had our end of year party with crew, cast, and RQ friends at the end of last week. As a fully remote company, it was wonderful to have a reason to come together, see each other in person, and celebrate the amazing year we’ve had.
Another thing ...
2024-12-09 16:00:12 +0000 UTC
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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 ...
2024-12-03 18:50:44 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks,
Unfortunately today's Rusty Fears early access is slightly delayed. It will be available in a few hours, around 7pm GMT today.
Thank you for your patience.
The Rusty Quill team
2024-12-03 16:24:26 +0000 UTC
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