New Listener's Guide to The Magnus Archives
Or, How To Stop Worrying And Learn To Love The Scares
A lot of people seem to be getting into TMA lately so I thought I’d offer some basic advice for anyone curious about it.
A full list of transcripts
Note: The creators have straight up stated that they’re not gonna include sexual violence or explicit pet deaths.
Character guide for keeping track of names
So what exactly is The Magnus Archives?
Fundamentally, it’s a horror anthology podcast. The central conceit is that our protagonist is an archivist and each episode he makes an audio recording of a written statement that someone has made about their encounter with the paranormal. This format means that the particular flavour of horror can vary wildly from episode to episode.
It may not seem like it at first but there’s a lot going on. Don’t worry about it though, you don’t have to keep meticulous notes to understand things. The characters spend plenty of time trying to figure things out and you can just take that journey with them. However, if you’re into cork-boards and red string, then absolutely, this is a great podcast for that. But you’re not gonna have a worse experience if you just want to sit back and get spooked.
That would be our protagonist, his voice actor, and the show’s writer. Yes, it gets confusing at times. It’s not set in stone but people often use Jon, Jonathan or the archivist to refer to the character while Jonny refers to the real person.
We are currently on the fifth and final season and new episodes can be found on Spotify, itunes, or any podcast app of your choice on Thursdays at 4pm BST.
This season has also been divided into three acts and will feature 6 week breaks between each act. Various bonus content will be released in place of regular episodes during these breaks.
Act 1 ends on July 16th with episode 176.
Act 2 starts on September 3rd with episode 177 and ends on November 26th with episode 189.
Act 3 starts on January 14th 2021 and ends on March 25th with episode 200.
