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The Magnus Archives Official Season 1 Transcripts by Jonathan Sims
2 reviews
indieandajean's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The Magnus Archives is a horror anthology podcast/ audio drama that delves episode by episode into short-form tales of horror that feel like they can happen to just about anyone through their beginnings in mundanity. Some of the stories are striking and bone chilling, while others just don't meet the mark for me. The meta plot, that at least some of these stories are tied to the work of the archives themselves in a much more tangible manner, is the real reason to keep on listening. Connecting the dots along with Jonathan as the season goes on is fun and gives the stories more weight, but I can't help but feel occasionally like the connections were a little contrived, hopefully a function of the freshman season.
Overall I've enjoyed it thus far and am interested to see how season 2 works out.
Overall I've enjoyed it thus far and am interested to see how season 2 works out.
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent, Body horror, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Drug use, and Self harm
Minor: Gaslighting
msradiosilence's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
TLDR; 5 rating, scared the shit out of me, and I’m very much hooked.
Content warnings at the bottom. :)
Listen, I don’t want to hear that these don’t count. I listened to all 80+ hours of this story podcast, and I will count it goddammit. This is the hill I choose to die on. Fight me.
Anyway, I am DEVASTATED that I didn’t find this podcast before it ended. Literally months after the last episode, I finally gave into the TikTok recommendation and BOY HOWDY. I was hooked after the first episode, which properly helped me stay awake on a 12 hour drive to Florida by myself.
This show is unhinged, beautifully performed, the characters are so compelling, and since the bare bones are anthology-esque, there’s an episode for everyone. I think my one regret is that I had my first Buccee’s brisket sandwich while listening to MAG 18: The Man Upstairs (DO NOT listen to this one while eating anything. DO NOT listen to it after eating anything. BEWARE).
Favorite episodes: MAG 12: First Aid, MAG 15: Lost John’s Cave, MAG 22: Colony, MAG 26: Distortion, MAG 29: Cheating Death, MAG 31: First Hunt (Note: I’m from Virginia, and this one is just so funny with how simply wrong it is. We don’t have elk, for one, lmao), MAG 32: Hive, and MAG 34: Anatomy Class.
Rating: 5
Would I recommend? Yes, especially if you enjoy the work of Eric LaRocca, or horror podcasts.
Content warnings: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Self harm, Violence, War, Car accident, Cannibalism, Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Drug use, Grief, Addiction, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Vomit
Content warnings at the bottom. :)
Listen, I don’t want to hear that these don’t count. I listened to all 80+ hours of this story podcast, and I will count it goddammit. This is the hill I choose to die on. Fight me.
Anyway, I am DEVASTATED that I didn’t find this podcast before it ended. Literally months after the last episode, I finally gave into the TikTok recommendation and BOY HOWDY. I was hooked after the first episode, which properly helped me stay awake on a 12 hour drive to Florida by myself.
This show is unhinged, beautifully performed, the characters are so compelling, and since the bare bones are anthology-esque, there’s an episode for everyone. I think my one regret is that I had my first Buccee’s brisket sandwich while listening to MAG 18: The Man Upstairs (DO NOT listen to this one while eating anything. DO NOT listen to it after eating anything. BEWARE).
Favorite episodes: MAG 12: First Aid, MAG 15: Lost John’s Cave, MAG 22: Colony, MAG 26: Distortion, MAG 29: Cheating Death, MAG 31: First Hunt (Note: I’m from Virginia, and this one is just so funny with how simply wrong it is. We don’t have elk, for one, lmao), MAG 32: Hive, and MAG 34: Anatomy Class.
Rating: 5
Would I recommend? Yes, especially if you enjoy the work of Eric LaRocca, or horror podcasts.
Content warnings: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Self harm, Violence, War, Car accident, Cannibalism, Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Drug use, Grief, Addiction, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Vomit
Graphic: Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Car accident, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Blood, Body horror, Dementia, Drug use, Gaslighting, Self harm, Violence, War, Death, Cancer, Confinement, and Cursing
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