There are episodes sometimes narrated by other characters when an interview is being conducted. He is joined by a few other members of the archives. He tried to use more modern technology, but computers had difficulty recording audio of the unexplained events he is reading about. Jonathan, therefore, takes on the task of recording the statements on tape to begin to organize everything. Much of the archives are disorganized and many of the statements collected over the years have not been transcribed via audio. The first episode introduces Jonathan, who has recently taken over as head archivist when Gertrude, the archivist before him, disappeared. The Magnus Institute is a place of paranormal and explained phenomena research. The Magnus Archives is a fictional audio drama that follows Jonathan Sims, the head archivist of The Magnus Institute, which is located in London. Below is an example of one of these am so happy you all enjoyed my Nikola cosplay 😭😭 #nikolaorsinov #tma #themagnusarchives #tmacosplay #mua ♬ THE STRANGER – TangledinBlue The TikToks often feature teens who have done creative makeup who lipsync to certain parts of the show. Clips from this podcast are often used in TikToks, an app popular with teens and young adults. Much of The Magnus Archives fanbase are young adults. This is a conscious effort by the hosts in order to ensure the podcast can be enjoyed by a larger audience (Sims & Newell, 2018). The Magnus Archives, while featuring horror themes and gore, does not feature the explicit tag on podcast applications.

Vocal Direction of a Production: Alexander J.

Writing of an Audio Play Production: Jonathan Sims.

2019 Discover Pod Awards: Audio Drama or Fiction Podcast.

Number of Seasons/Episodes: 5 Seasons, 181 Episodes License: Creative Commons Attribution – NonCommercial – ShareAlike 4.0 International Original Release: 24 March 2016 – present

The Magnus Archives by Jonathan Sims