THE MAGNUS ARCHIVES #35 - Old Passages

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  • MAG035 - Case #0020406 - Harold Silvana
    Statement regarding discoveries made during renovation of the Reform Club, Pall Mall.
    The Magnus Archives tells the tale of a renovator who came across some bizarre underground rooms during their work and encountered some strange people.
    Starring: The Archivist - Jonathan Sims; Martin Blackwood - Alexander J Newall; Breekon - Martin Corcoran; Hope - Steven Violich
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  • @lilaboxx
    @lilaboxx Před 3 lety +1718

    When he said "a child turned up" i imagined like a victorian era ghost child but no, it was just an emo kid

    • @mechengr1731
      @mechengr1731 Před 2 lety +210

      Not just any emo kid bro. *THE* emo kid. The one and only Gerard Keay.

    • @lilaboxx
      @lilaboxx Před 2 lety +63

      @@mechengr1731 yes of course, i was unaware at this point. We love Gerry

    • @hawkgirl9984
      @hawkgirl9984 Před rokem +52

      Oh my god I thought so too but no it's just Jared Key in his emo phase

    • @aediondraws
      @aediondraws Před rokem +29

      @@hawkgirl9984 it's not just a phase mom :((

    • @frogonthebikeheh
      @frogonthebikeheh Před 11 měsíci +5

      @@mechengr1731 Yeah, Gerard just like most teens, had his emo phase

  • @clovercard22
    @clovercard22 Před 3 lety +2511

    Martin: extremely confused
    Delivery guys, probably standing in the middle of a puddle of worms: PAKIDGE

    • @saurabhsharma6939
      @saurabhsharma6939 Před 3 lety +34

      YEET XDDDD

    • @clayxros576
      @clayxros576 Před 3 lety +122

      Says alot that the worms didn't go after them. Makes me wonder if we can hire them as exterminators.

    • @brittanyashline553
      @brittanyashline553 Před 2 lety +119

      @@clayxros576 I'm not sure you want to hire breekon and hope XD

    • @albuseisenhorn3385
      @albuseisenhorn3385 Před rokem +12

      @@brittanyashline553 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    • @cupcaketv5673
      @cupcaketv5673 Před rokem +19

      Ngl the delivery guy made me crack up

  • @turnipper4370
    @turnipper4370 Před 4 lety +3051

    I got so spooked when Jonathan yelled at the worms and i'm on a bus. I jumped quite a bit, enough that the guy next to me looked at me weirdly

    • @CallMeNIBS
      @CallMeNIBS Před 4 lety +112

      I was on the train home. In the dark. I feel you

    • @comet8956
      @comet8956 Před 4 lety +115

      I just listened to it and I definitely jumped
      I don’t think anyone really saw it but holy shit

    • @Solarstormflare
      @Solarstormflare Před 4 lety +49

      I jumped and scared my cat, i feel your pain

    • @BoojumFed
      @BoojumFed Před 4 lety +49

      Nearly 4:00 am on an insomniac February morning. I think I may have taken a bite out of my chair...

    • @jadynnkotch1833
      @jadynnkotch1833 Před 4 lety +15

      Same, I spit out my pizza rolls on accident xD

  • @lilimia100
    @lilimia100 Před 4 lety +2488

    MARTIN!
    MARTIN!
    WHERE DID YOU PUT THE REST OF THE EXTINGUISHERS?

    • @Somajsibere
      @Somajsibere Před 4 lety +167

      Man that scared me.

    • @aimeejenesse116
      @aimeejenesse116 Před 3 lety +93

      I KNEW IT WAS COMING AND I JUMPED

    • @Ziorac
      @Ziorac Před 3 lety +101

      I use these podcasts as bedtime stories and I was nice and sleepy when that happened. Almost had a heart attack...

    • @user-oi2ef1fc9o
      @user-oi2ef1fc9o Před 3 lety +110

      has the same mood as...
      *HARRY!*
      *HARRY!*
      *DID YOU PUT YOUR NAME IN THE GOBLET IF FIRE?*

    • @minty7945
      @minty7945 Před 3 lety +84

      @@user-oi2ef1fc9o "Jonathan asked calmly"

  • @Rin-qj7zt
    @Rin-qj7zt Před 5 lety +1786

    Omg it's the two guys from the coffin statement it has to be. Some delivery service..

    • @Kate-uj9rx
      @Kate-uj9rx Před 4 lety +56

      OMG

    • @erinbathie-moore8478
      @erinbathie-moore8478 Před 3 lety +54

      OMG, you mean the same guys from #2 Do not open?!

    • @JaviPhilippiLyoko
      @JaviPhilippiLyoko Před 3 lety +8

      which 2 guys??

    • @jesshutchy
      @jesshutchy Před 3 lety +41

      @@JaviPhilippiLyoko breaken and hope deliveries

    • @Xyalon
      @Xyalon Před 3 lety +65

      @@erinbathie-moore8478 Also the people who delivered the Yellow stole back in Ep 20, Desecrated Host

  • @ironbarsjack7977
    @ironbarsjack7977 Před 4 lety +1786

    “I’ll try?” Martin sounded so cute when he said that omg

    • @tirwd
      @tirwd Před rokem +36

      hes babygirl

    • @frogonthebikeheh
      @frogonthebikeheh Před 11 měsíci +12

      @@tirwd he's our cute babygurl

    • @FoxfurYT
      @FoxfurYT Před 2 měsíci

      He must be protected at all costs! And by God, somebody give this poor baby, a blanket and some hot chocolate!!!! And a hug

  • @b-blythe6763
    @b-blythe6763 Před 3 lety +1051

    Oh man, being left alone with the worms was so uncomfortable, even knowing they'd have no interest in a tape recorder. :'(

    • @clayxros576
      @clayxros576 Před 3 lety +176

      I was fully expecting to hear Jane start whispering into the microphone. I was relieved Jon only got a paranormal delivery.

    • @juliehaas1425
      @juliehaas1425 Před 3 lety +19

      @@clayxros576 right??

    • @ithinkimlost9472
      @ithinkimlost9472 Před rokem +41

      YEAH! WHAT IF THEY CRAWL THROUGH THE RECORDER INTO MY HEADPHONES? THEY’RE SUPERNATURAL WORMS!! WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY WILL DO?!

    • @cupcaketv5673
      @cupcaketv5673 Před rokem +14

      ​@@ithinkimlost9472I'm sry but (spoilers for Good Omens ahead, and.. warning for nasty worms imagery I guess)
      This reminds me of that one episode in Good Omens where there's thousands of worms crawling through microphones etc until they're filling the whole room and eating all the people inside alive

    • @frogonthebikeheh
      @frogonthebikeheh Před 11 měsíci +2

      Or maybe they do...

  • @ablynn_thegalewinds
    @ablynn_thegalewinds Před 3 lety +614

    I WAS DOING LINEART WHILE LISTENING TO THIS AND JON SCREAMING MADE ME JUMP AND THERE'S A RANDOM PEN LINE NOW NOOOOOOO

    • @L_Aster
      @L_Aster Před 3 lety +19

      ME TOO

    • @plxnetastro
      @plxnetastro Před 3 lety +19

      LITERALLY SAME WTF

    • @someoneawesome8717
      @someoneawesome8717 Před 3 lety +13

      Modify it into something nice

    • @Hyena_Heckler
      @Hyena_Heckler Před 3 lety +12

      this is the best to draw to

    • @minty7945
      @minty7945 Před 3 lety +26

      Ayy listening to the podcast while drawing gangg
      Oof though, I do digital art so I can just undo it, I hope your drawing ended up okay

  • @distance7721
    @distance7721 Před 5 lety +1889

    I love how much of a nerd Jonathan Sims is in this story: even when he's being hunted by some kind of spooky worm entity, he takes the time to do dramatic readings of each of the testimonies he's transferring over to audio format. Guess you need to find joy in your work somehow!

    • @merlin8046
      @merlin8046 Před 4 lety +35

      Yeaaaah... That's the reason 😂

    • @xanthe4547
      @xanthe4547 Před 3 lety +34

      that's a former theatre kid if I've ever seen one

    • @petrichordaydream5771
      @petrichordaydream5771 Před měsícem

      I often wonder if everyone in this series dabbled in the arts as a young kid, because why is everyone so dramatic in their writing?

  • @jadynnkotch1833
    @jadynnkotch1833 Před 4 lety +1105

    Jared 19 is in a lot of libraries for someone who doesn't know how to read...

    • @mayormarshmallow
      @mayormarshmallow Před 4 lety +118

      wrong one, this one is Gerard

    • @quill1596
      @quill1596 Před 3 lety +36

      It’s called a character arc

    • @TheNitpickChick
      @TheNitpickChick Před 3 lety +139

      Jared and Gerard are very different characters.
      Gerard Keay (aka Gerry) is the goth lad with dyed black hair and eye tattoos, who hunts down many a book, and tries to save people. 👁
      Jared Hopworth is the big bulky bone man who has read one (1) book and that’s only because it was about bones, and has never saved anyone ever. In fact most of the time people need to be saved from him. 💪🏻🦷🦴
      I know Jon pronounces Gerard and Jared the same, and it confused me the first time through too. So I’m trying to save y’all from that same confusion! 😅

    • @justeundonut-moi.7979
      @justeundonut-moi.7979 Před 3 lety +53

      🌌It was a joke guys🌌
      As in ''Hi, My name's Jared, I'm 19 and I never learned how to fucking read''

    • @bagsnbistros3646
      @bagsnbistros3646 Před 3 lety +7

      there's Jared and there's Gerrard. Jared Hopworth was the one from the library, this is Gerard Keay

  • @DrMDHyde
    @DrMDHyde Před 3 lety +375

    That name Jurgen Leitner sends me into a panic, a deep panic.

    • @clayxros576
      @clayxros576 Před 3 lety +19

      And we dang near started the story with that one too. Instantly on edge.

    • @Excelsior1937
      @Excelsior1937 Před 2 lety +13

      JURGEN LEITNER!?

    • @malaizze
      @malaizze Před rokem

      Avatar of the whore biggest clown in the circus laughed out of town cowboy motherfucking Jurgen Leitner

    • @julia.s9689
      @julia.s9689 Před 2 dny

      We’re did we last here form him again?

    • @artemisknowstoomuch1027
      @artemisknowstoomuch1027 Před 2 dny

      @@julia.s9689 If memory serves, it was the Boneturner’s Tale. The book had a plate declaring it to be “From the Library of Jurgen Leitner.” Ex Altiora had a similar plate.

  • @f_mva
    @f_mva Před 3 lety +598

    so... each corridor seems to fit a theme from previous recordings (feeling of falling, the weird darkness, the blood, the heat without flames)... very INTERESTING
    also big ew at them worm sounds

    • @mechengr1731
      @mechengr1731 Před 2 lety +22

      God, I need a Leightner origin story lol.

    • @cheddarcheezit2647
      @cheddarcheezit2647 Před rokem +28

      I'm just picturing the Rusty Quill foley guys stirring mac'n'cheese in front of a mic, trying not to giggle

  • @poxrael
    @poxrael Před 3 lety +2075

    So from what I gather these are the entities mentioned in the series:
    - flesh hive
    - Micheal the bone turner
    - the angler fish
    - angela the jigsaw witch
    - the shapeshifters
    - the burning demon
    - the choking darkness
    - the vampires/possibly death
    - the meat.. *shudder*
    - the unseen church
    - the freaking sky
    Important recurring characters:
    - the key family
    - the Lukas family
    -Jurgen lightner
    - the architect
    - Micheal Crew
    - Breecher and hope moving company

    • @TheNitpickChick
      @TheNitpickChick Před 3 lety +265

      Quick correction:
      Michael is not the bone turner. That’s Jared Hopworth. Big bulky bone boy.
      Michael with the bones in his hands is a different entity (that I won’t spoil details about in case first time listeners are reading this). He has long curly blonde hair and sharp hands, and is described as tall as thin.
      Also not to be confused with Michael Crew, the lightning scar man. (although he prefers to be called Mike, so that helps me differentiate) 😊

    • @TheNitpickChick
      @TheNitpickChick Před 3 lety +200

      Also:
      Keay, not Key
      Jurgen Leitner, not Lightner
      Breekon and Hope, not Breecher
      And the architect is Robert Smirke. (unless you mean a different architect.) ☺️

    • @tearez13
      @tearez13 Před 3 lety +107

      * furiously takes notes *

    • @frozenlion7533
      @frozenlion7533 Před 3 lety +52

      You forgot the piper monster

    • @jackbelmont4389
      @jackbelmont4389 Před 3 lety +50

      I think "The spiral" which makes loops in certain areas like in the story "freefall" and the slaughterhouse in a story i dont remember the name.
      Then there is the "darkness" which appeared in the church (I forgot the story of the name)

  • @maddyc2025
    @maddyc2025 Před 4 lety +633

    When Jon yelled I jumped so bad lol.

    • @max-tz6eu
      @max-tz6eu Před 3 lety +12

      lmfao same I'd fallen asleep listening to the podcast, and it woke me up

    • @telkinia
      @telkinia Před 2 lety +6

      lol I was just reading your comment when it happened and also jumped

    • @cupcaketv5673
      @cupcaketv5673 Před rokem

      Me too 💀

  • @507kittehs
    @507kittehs Před 4 lety +846

    Notice that he sounds more tired these episodes? It's a really interesting detail

  • @motherfuckerultimate
    @motherfuckerultimate Před 4 lety +768

    Why would Jared want the books, I thought he didn't know how to read?

    • @debbiebishop86
      @debbiebishop86 Před 4 lety +96

      books can be used for bones and services

    • @mayormarshmallow
      @mayormarshmallow Před 4 lety +109

      wrong one, this one is Gerard

    • @noomre9105
      @noomre9105 Před 4 lety +137

      What up, I'm Jared, I'm 19, and I never fucking learned how to read.

    • @usernamer4287
      @usernamer4287 Před 4 lety +68

      The replies to this comment are so hilariously unhelpful and I’m here to add to them

    • @kwasichan722
      @kwasichan722 Před 4 lety +12

      Do I like this or leave it at 69 likes

  • @sandymcneish7820
    @sandymcneish7820 Před 5 lety +823

    I'm only 6 minutes through this one, but I just heard the name "Lightner" and I know it's a be a gooder one

    • @merlin8046
      @merlin8046 Před 4 lety +9

      GOODER haha

    • @TheNitpickChick
      @TheNitpickChick Před 3 lety +22

      *Leitner 😊

    • @queenmarshmallow8013
      @queenmarshmallow8013 Před 2 lety

      I always get so annoyed like what problems shall you cause now you asshole of a bookworm

    • @stephenderry9488
      @stephenderry9488 Před rokem +20

      Leitner, Gerard Keay, Prentiss AND Breekon & Hope. All the threads starting to weave together.

    • @bugjams
      @bugjams Před rokem +4

      @@stephenderry9488 Is it Gerard or the Jared kid from Bone Turning? Hard to tell with the accents. But Jared was also obsessed with books and due to his shape-shifting powers, was "strong for his size." So I thought it was him.

  • @atiredweeb8551
    @atiredweeb8551 Před rokem +293

    Jon: *talking normally *
    Me noticing the sounds of worms: Uh Jon...
    Jon: *still talking *
    Me: Pls dont end the recording with that- JOOOOOON
    Jon: And anyway I- GAH!! *Throws smth (probably a coffee mug) MARTIN! MARTIN WHERE DID YOU PUT THE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS- MARTIN....
    Strangers: *deliberate footsteps incing closer to the recorder that are definitely not Jon's *
    Me: *terrified * QuQ
    Martin: Uh hi?
    Me: OH THANK GOD YOU'RE HERE MARTIN KICK THEM OUT THEY'RE SCARY

  • @themaninyourcomputer
    @themaninyourcomputer Před 3 lety +234

    TWO LOVERS, FORBIDDEN FROM ONE ANOTHER -

  • @sknfmsmr
    @sknfmsmr Před 3 lety +266

    I just want an episode where Jon, with his deep & creepy voice, says something like "Episode *blah blah*
    ... The sparkling unicorn"

  • @brokenmir5164
    @brokenmir5164 Před 8 měsíci +33

    I was about to repeat John's words "end recording" because I knew those words were about to come, so his unexpected scream caused a heart attack, thank you-

  • @dumsunstuff3888
    @dumsunstuff3888 Před 2 lety +190

    im always so excited when Gerard is mentioned in statements. Hes such an interesting character

  • @rebelliousone6182
    @rebelliousone6182 Před 4 lety +406

    Wait so this book in particular Mary Key's book :0 Hers created little animal bones in Pageturner.

    • @DavidTShaw
      @DavidTShaw Před 3 lety +15

      I forgot that. I feel the perfect fool...

  • @2001Pieps
    @2001Pieps Před 4 lety +335

    Delivery men with cockney accents? Like the delivery men in episode 2 "Do Not Open"?

    • @nanahuatli2144
      @nanahuatli2144 Před 4 lety +28

      Breekon & Hope, baby!

    • @m.r.adventure7642
      @m.r.adventure7642 Před 3 lety +1

      OMG

    • @fiddlesticksmeow6269
      @fiddlesticksmeow6269 Před 3 lety +6

      I was admittedly mildly disappointed to hear them, actually. I recall them being based in Nottingham (though I may have misremembered) and was really hoping for a Nottingham accent!

    • @pyrosianheir
      @pyrosianheir Před 3 lety +8

      Marking the third appearance of them (for anyone who - like me - is going through for the first time).

  • @Suthek
    @Suthek Před 3 lety +198

    "Looking down some of them made me feel oddly queasy; there was one that -- for all the world -- it felt like I was going to fall into it." I'd reckon that somewhere down that corridor "Ex Altiora" was stored.

  • @Jamie-el3qw
    @Jamie-el3qw Před 4 lety +373

    I need to start taking notes of characters, what they did, and what happened to them, so I can make proper connections

    • @edelbrosnan6222
      @edelbrosnan6222 Před 4 lety +31

      Dude, I've already got like 7 pages of notes already

    • @martianbunny
      @martianbunny Před 4 lety +30

      The wiki page called characters by episode is really helpful

    • @koromoro6682
      @koromoro6682 Před 4 lety +41

      martianbunny
      I’d like to do that, since I can’t take notes all the time, since I listen while I’m busy, but I’m absolutely positive the wikia is just full of spoilers

    • @pianos4095
      @pianos4095 Před 4 lety +3

      Saaaaame 😂

    • @merlin8046
      @merlin8046 Před 4 lety +39

      Haha I had a little piece of paper sticked to my bed and made quick notes at the beginning when I didn't know who is who yet and it went somewhat like that:
      - Jonathan - The main guy
      - Sasha - the CalEoPe or whatever
      - Tim - "the hot one"
      - Martin - TEA&POETRY
      - Basira - police
      - Daisy - badass police
      - Melanie - ghostUK or sth
      - Gertrude - dead old lady
      - Gerard Keay - gothic one
      - Elias - boss of the boss
      - Yur.. Jur... Yurgen? Lightning-sounding surname guy from the evil books

  • @_kai2702
    @_kai2702 Před 2 lety +129

    every time.
    "ah yeah ill finish this episode and head to bed."
    the episode: ends with some crazy nonsense i will have to hear about before i sleep
    "well one more cant hurt-"

  • @lordbaphie
    @lordbaphie Před 4 lety +274

    Breekon and Hope finishing each other's sentences is so weird. I mean, all of this was weird, but when they spoke, I was like "Waheey, wait a minute!" I have a feeling that the 13 passages represents the creatures that are recurring in this podcast. Also, that makes Gerard Keiy a sort of link to them, like he was a bounty hunter of the supernatural or something. Maybe just things related to Leitner. These are all just theories though, and I'm trying my best at deductive work before the beans are spilled, just for my own personal satisfaction. On a side note, I was still caught of guard by Jonathan's shouting at the worms even though I was already expecting it from the comments.

    • @saurabhsharma6939
      @saurabhsharma6939 Před 3 lety +3

      I freaking jumped even tho i Heard it twice, the change in tone is just ...

    • @Nizati
      @Nizati Před 2 lety +5

      A year later. You caught on to alot of the details pretty early on in the series. Honestly good job. Hope you see this and it gives you a smile.

    • @lordbaphie
      @lordbaphie Před 2 lety +4

      @@Nizati Haha, I really appreciate it! I just remembered that I made this comment now, it felt like so long ago after the endless knowledge that I have obtained from the later seasons. And reading back, yeah, I'm pretty proud of myself. But your comment really lightened up my mood, made me feel smart haha. I really needed that right now so thanks!

    • @fish3977
      @fish3977 Před rokem +2

      Gerald's mom seemed to be someone very involved and this was probably "the origin story" of the book that produced animal bones (different to the bone changing book that was left to the library)

    • @alicethemad1613
      @alicethemad1613 Před 5 měsíci +1

      To be honest I thought them finishing each other’s sentences was weirdly endearing

  • @winterwolf211
    @winterwolf211 Před 4 lety +164

    I'm guessing the Architect mentioned has probably joined the same cult as that female roommate, and the churches he probably designed for the cult is the same church that priest held a sermon and ate the students.

    • @clayxros576
      @clayxros576 Před 3 lety +11

      No wonder nobody hired him officially.

  • @comet8956
    @comet8956 Před 4 lety +280

    i love Martin

  • @juno3380
    @juno3380 Před 4 lety +229

    Didn't they mention that architect a while back..? During Sasha's statement, I believe.

    • @SpazzK
      @SpazzK Před 4 lety +8

      yeah they were arguing about architects and mentioned him

    • @debbiebishop86
      @debbiebishop86 Před 4 lety +53

      Yep! They were arguing about him!

  • @dannymern6425
    @dannymern6425 Před 4 lety +211

    Ah, bro, is that Gerard Keayeyeyey

  • @Iquey
    @Iquey Před 3 lety +95

    Oh! Gerard! Gerard Keay from the first aid episode! He's the punk boy who grows up later on.

  • @erinbathie-moore8478
    @erinbathie-moore8478 Před 6 měsíci +13

    I love and hate when In Universe Story happens... the suddeness of Jon's cry made me jump (even with the noises). This was written so well, and Im glad we're seeing more of Gerard Keay

  • @lokimemes4694
    @lokimemes4694 Před 4 lety +119

    As soon as the kid mentioned Lightner pages, my hairs stood on end.

  • @Kate-uj9rx
    @Kate-uj9rx Před 4 lety +314

    Jard 19 lives an interesting life

  • @draochvar9646
    @draochvar9646 Před 2 lety +58

    So ... First time listener here and from what I pieced together, there's a whole of 13 cosmic entities at play here, each of them an embodyment of a certain fear. They influence certain characters or directly interfere with others, all with the goal to cause fear.
    There seems to be a level of interplay between some, whilst others are straight-up hostile towards eachother.

  • @ButterflyColors
    @ButterflyColors Před 2 lety +42

    I never actually expected to *hear* the delivery men myself!

  • @LyneSoco
    @LyneSoco Před rokem +10

    22:13 "end record- EUAGH! GODDAMNIT! MAHTIN! MAHTIN WHERE DID U PUT THE REST OF THE EXTINGUISHERS? MAHTIN!"

  • @merlin8046
    @merlin8046 Před 4 lety +153

    I just vistit the newest comments to see how new listeners try to figure out stuff and I'm proud of you sometimes 😊

    • @flynland7366
      @flynland7366 Před 4 lety +24

      Sometimes😂😂

    • @forgottenmachine806
      @forgottenmachine806 Před 3 lety +27

      All I have figured out is how much I love Martin

    • @leon5487
      @leon5487 Před rokem +9

      Seeing people predict twists and plots i didnt understand til season 4 makes me feel so stupid ☠️☠️

  • @StrangeTheEditor
    @StrangeTheEditor Před 2 lety +175

    Okay. Fourteen things. One was fire, one gravity (sky/heights), one was bones (Boneturner/Other book) and just flesh in general maybe (Angela, meat.). "A stranger in the dark I did not know but was sure meant me harm." Sounds like the Anglerfish, and maybe the Not-Graham or the clown doll too. Where was that calliope from? The circus of the Other. Imposters? The med students? Or would they be the bones and body horror stuff?
    Then we have Vampires and Werewolves so maybe one of them is the more traditional sense of a monster stalking you through the woods or streets.
    There's bugs and spiders, but the spiders ate the worms and spiders aren't insects, so maybe they're two separate things.
    Michael and Mike Crew both seem to have a connection to fractals? And possibly schizophrenia? Madness?
    Then there's the Piper who seems connected to bloodlust and butchery, and the hospital was a war hospital. Anywhere connected to violent death?
    Probably something to do with eyes. Definitely darkness.
    The tunnel they entered through made them claustrophobic, and reminded me of lost John's cave.
    The Lucas family... well, their entire thing seems to be solitude and loneliness. Maybe also being lost.
    I can't think of anything else, but that makes 13. That's all I got for now. (Yes, I have been taking notes after every episode. No, I am not embarrassed by this.)

    • @TheNitpickChick
      @TheNitpickChick Před rokem +34

      Dang! You picked up on a LOT for your first time through! Well done! 😃

    • @elizabethpemberton8445
      @elizabethpemberton8445 Před rokem +12

      Yep, very good job for this early on.

    • @TheFlipside
      @TheFlipside Před rokem +14

      Wow, A+ effort lol. I definitely did not pick up on it this well my first time through

    • @klbzplb
      @klbzplb Před rokem +8

      Spoilers
      You literally got all of them right? How?? Im genuinely so impressed, minus the names its just all the fears. You even got that the web and corruption are separate

    • @StrangeTheEditor
      @StrangeTheEditor Před rokem +8

      @@klbzplb In the spider episode he said that there were worms infesting the building, and that the spiders ate them.
      Also, it really wasn't that complicated. It was clear that some of these things didn't get on from the spiders eating worms, from the open eyes in the tomb and the closed eye necklaces, from the fight in the hospital, from Michael helping Sasha.
      That meant they were individual things, and when this episode indicated that there were 14 I just looked back at the other episodes and their core themes

  • @TC-lz7df
    @TC-lz7df Před 3 lety +65

    i swear i jumped out of my skin when jon said "oh god" at the worms. i ripped my earbuds out and had to rewind, and even the second time on a lower volume i flinched

  • @sevendeadlysins5303
    @sevendeadlysins5303 Před 2 lety +32

    I was driving in the car when Jonathan yelled out to Martin. Spooked me and caused me to swerve a bit. Thank god it’s the middle of the night.

  • @thestarprince
    @thestarprince Před rokem +10

    All I can imagine in this episode is little Garred Keay as an emo and I love it

  • @tahinaandale3197
    @tahinaandale3197 Před 3 lety +34

    Me hearing "exactly 5ft wide"
    Oh look! A dungeon!
    (DnD reference ofc ^^)

  • @Companion92
    @Companion92 Před 4 lety +67

    The worms part made me jump

  • @mayormarshmallow
    @mayormarshmallow Před 4 lety +97

    this one is just Gerry shenanigans

    • @mrjones2721
      @mrjones2721 Před 4 lety +21

      Mayor Marshmallow There is no “just” to Gerry shenanigans. Gerry shenanigans are the best shenanigans.

    • @mayormarshmallow
      @mayormarshmallow Před 4 lety +12

      @@mrjones2721 you are absolutely right, Gerry is the best at shenanigans

    • @TheNitpickChick
      @TheNitpickChick Před 3 lety +8

      Gerry shenanigans, Smirke’s architecture, and brief cameos from each of the 14. 😉

    • @hhylobates4098
      @hhylobates4098 Před 3 lety +3

      And unless it was Gerry that scared Alf to death, a very strong presence of the Flesh. Or was that just some kind of trap Leitner had put in to keep people from stealing his books...

    • @TheNitpickChick
      @TheNitpickChick Před 3 lety +1

      @@hhylobates4098 ***spoilers for those not caught up****
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      Technically there's a strong presence of all 14 fears here. Each passageway corresponds to one of them. The one they entered through was The Buried, Gerry went down the Flesh tunnel along with Alf, and they also mention ones with The Vast, The Dark, The Web, The Stranger, and The Desolation. They don't give direct reference to the others, but one can assume they're there as well.
      I don't think it was a trap Leitner set, as much as it was just being in the presence of too many Leitners. Robert Smirke's architecture is about balancing the fears, and Leitner used Smirke's work to help contain the books, both here, and later in the building he built specifically for holding them.
      My guess is that Alf ended up interacting with a particularly nasty Leitner, probably the one with the mummified hand on it, when Gerry grabbed the animal bone one.

  • @kiyara94
    @kiyara94 Před 3 lety +230

    First time listener here and omg I need to go through the transcripts and take notes lmao
    Anyways, so there's 13 enteties? Connected to different kind of monsters/phenomena? And some of them like the flesh hive want to kill the archivists for some reason... and then there's Michael who is one of them too but doesn't
    Also Gerard knows too much kid please talk to us tell us what's going on ajsjfjdka
    This podcast is addicting I can't believe I didn't start it sooner

    • @mimkyodar
      @mimkyodar Před 3 lety +15

      You're... kind of a bit there. Not completely close, but ish.

    • @benjaminjenkins2384
      @benjaminjenkins2384 Před 3 lety +5

      If you have finished now and dont care about spoilers I can tell you everything I can peice together if you'd like :)

    • @Robin_Alcor
      @Robin_Alcor Před 2 lety +3

      Wait, there’s transcripts? Where do you read them?

    • @malaizze
      @malaizze Před rokem +1

      Just a little off, but impressive. You have an Eye for detail.

  • @mackenziedillon295
    @mackenziedillon295 Před 4 lety +48

    I had my phone's speaker inches from my ear when Jonathan yelled. Gave me a horrible start.

  • @misterpigeon6479
    @misterpigeon6479 Před 3 lety +77

    I think Gerard is one of my favorites along with Martin.

  • @genaro192
    @genaro192 Před 4 lety +9

    MY BOYFRIEND WAS ASLEEP, I FUCKING JUMPED WHEN JONATHAN YELLED

  • @grilllord5251
    @grilllord5251 Před 3 lety +37

    23:05 is martins “I’ll try?”

  • @paulsinclair4093
    @paulsinclair4093 Před 3 lety +33

    The two delivery guys at the end just remind me of the two comic relief characters from pirates of the Caribbean, "ello my poppet".
    Made me laugh after I jumped out of my chair when the worms popped up.

  • @DavidTShaw
    @DavidTShaw Před 3 lety +43

    So this is the third time we've come across shelves packed with books and only one survives.
    The first was in 'Across the Street' and Graham's note books, all of which were destroyed except one. It just repeats the same sentence over and over again - something like 'Don't stop watching'. However, just because one book only had one sentence, it doesn't mean that others weren't a bit more verbose.
    The second was in 'Schwarzwald' and I assume that the book - in Arabic, but it might have been misidentified - ended up in the hands of the founder of The Magnus Institute but we never find out what it says.
    And now this book, written in Sanskirt, which sheds bones like other old books might drop dust.
    I have no idea what any of this means, but Mr. Simms question of whether the books remains in the tunnels were books that Leitner stored there, or where he got his more esoteric books is an interesting one.
    Because, if Mr. Magnus was taken by the book he (might have) received from his German noble friend, maybe he created the Institute to FIND more books, and thus is on the same side as Mr. Leitner (i.e. they are both evil) but most of the people at the institute don't know that.
    As well, I found it interesting that in 'The Dreamer' the shelves were covered in blood / tentacle juice. And in 'The Hive' the nest is described as 'a large pulpy mass' and the institute is infested and has so much paper...
    I'll be able to get to episode 40 before bed. I just hope I don't end up listening to season 2 to find answers to questions it raises.

    • @DavidTShaw
      @DavidTShaw Před 3 lety +5

      Almost forgot - a severed hand, just like the owner of the original house in 'Burned Out'.

  • @sailorr
    @sailorr Před 3 lety +20

    OHOHOHO IT'S ALL COMING TOGETHER!!! * rubs hands in excitement *

  • @no_s1eep
    @no_s1eep Před 6 měsíci +4

    I listen to this to sleep and the MARTIN!! MARTIN WHERE DID YOU PUT THE REST OF THE extinguishers?! woke me up. not joking

  • @midnights2631
    @midnights2631 Před rokem +9

    I jumped when Jon got startled by the worms, looks like they're going to need fire extinguishers everywhere.
    We finally hear the delivery men, their voices are sooooo good! :D Fits them pretty well.

  • @pearlescentmoon_enjoyer
    @pearlescentmoon_enjoyer Před rokem +10

    I love how this series has some snippets of comedy

  • @mackenziedillon295
    @mackenziedillon295 Před 4 lety +46

    Were they the delivery company that doesn't legally exist? "Something & Hope" I think.

  • @guilhermemorius
    @guilhermemorius Před rokem +5

    When I started hearing the worms before Jon did I was like "OH SHIT OH SHIT OH SHIT"

  • @redtobluerose6020
    @redtobluerose6020 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Im convinced that Jarred is some kind of embodiment of a dark force that wants all if the books collected. Its just his strange ability to know where the books are, how to get them, and disappearing almost as suddenly as he appeared. He's just... Almost uncanny. Throughout the statements where he has aopeared he just seems so detatched from our plane, like he doesnt belong here or something in him shouldnt be here

  • @RisingRose71
    @RisingRose71 Před rokem +4

    okay at 22:13 I flinched when he was like "end recor- AH GOD DAMMIT" XD

  • @restlesshotline246
    @restlesshotline246 Před rokem +4

    I WAS EXPECTING THE YELL BUT I WASNT READYYY-

  • @katep7060
    @katep7060 Před 4 lety +37

    SPOILERS SPOILERS pls don't read this comment if this is your first listen through!!
    for my caught-up buddies (hang on in there for season five folks): was this intended as the earliest big clue we got with regards to the nature of the tma universe? like, am I to understand that what was stumbled across here was Smirke's attempt at 'balancing' the entities like he believed was possible? I mean, fourteen corridors, 'balance and fear', with references to one that induces 'claustrophobia', one that 'felt like I was about to fall into it', one 'so dark our torches didn't seem to reach more than a few feet inside'- that's the buried, the vast, and the dark, right? then they chase gerry down a tunnel that must belong to the flesh- 'the walls seemed oddly slimy... I put my hand onto the floor to push myself up and it came away faintly tinged with red', where he finds mary's leitner, so there's confirmation that that was of the flesh also. alf by all intents and purposes seems to have died of fear!!! 'a pile of paper completely covered in cobweb', 'a stranger I didn't know but was sure meant me harm', 'my skin burning, hot, choking on smoke down there in the dark'???? i'm losing my MIND with this damn podcast this is so incredibly clever??? like it was all there so early on I cant believe how little I thought about this episode on first listen????? intriguingly, the episode in which jon is first given the clues to the truth of his situation is also the episode the web first directly intervenes- unless i'm mistaken what's delivered at the end here is the table, or the lighter, or both- I don't remember. what does it all MEEEAAAAAN

    • @merlin8046
      @merlin8046 Před 4 lety +5

      At least you try to figure it all out haha
      When my friend just texted me "check out the magnus archives" I started to listen to it on my way to work and didn't pay attention to it really. I thought it's just a bunch of creepypastas recorded in a fancy way, nothing more. It got weird when I saw there are 120 episodes on youtube and I realized I really have to start connecting the dots

    • @theprideling
      @theprideling Před 3 lety +3

      YES! I wonder how close they got to the Panopticon! Gosh it's been staring at us for so long...

  • @bagsnbistros3646
    @bagsnbistros3646 Před 3 lety +12

    OMG when Jon screamed at Martin around 22:17, i almost had a heart attack

  • @pyrosianheir
    @pyrosianheir Před 3 lety +15

    That ending though... BIG "wtfWtfWTF?!" energy. I'm SO curious about what the Beacon and Hope boys just delivered. ONWARD

  • @ryanmoran8787
    @ryanmoran8787 Před 2 lety +11

    GERARD LISTENS TO MASTODON CONFIRMED

  • @trucetruce335
    @trucetruce335 Před 3 lety +29

    Can't believe I managed to get jump scared by a podcast...

  • @hydrochicken9854
    @hydrochicken9854 Před rokem +6

    The moment he said Lightner's pages I felt immediate sorrow for Jon

  • @vantannie9291
    @vantannie9291 Před rokem +4

    completely covered in cobweb??? hmmm i wonder where i've heard that one before

  • @antioch3784
    @antioch3784 Před 4 lety +39

    Lightner!

  • @cupcaketv5673
    @cupcaketv5673 Před rokem +3

    Jesus Christ I jumped so much when Jon yelled at the worms 💀😂

  • @bells3145
    @bells3145 Před 9 měsíci +2

    I was sleeping when i heard Lightner's name i suddenly woke up i think these podcasts are getting me ......

  • @zomb_bree7950
    @zomb_bree7950 Před 9 měsíci +3

    THE JUMPSCARE

  • @charliemclean6382
    @charliemclean6382 Před 11 měsíci +4

    I was clipping my nails when Jon shouted and I jumped so hard I stabbed myself with my cuticle trimmers.

  • @TheGlowingFairy
    @TheGlowingFairy Před 17 dny +2

    Bro the fear I felt when Jon left the room and there was a soft sound that sounded like it was approaching

  • @jonsaw.490
    @jonsaw.490 Před 4 lety +58

    I'm kind of beginning to really love Jared

  • @Beyond-fn5mh
    @Beyond-fn5mh Před 3 měsíci +2

    Am I only the one who draws listening to Magnus archive . It’s like my new favourite thing

  • @ot7biasedmashups
    @ot7biasedmashups Před rokem +3

    NO JON GOT A PACKAGE NOOOOO

  • @Strobeliite
    @Strobeliite Před 3 lety +13

    Ma'am I almost messed up my drawing when John yelled 😩

  • @aaliyahadesida2815
    @aaliyahadesida2815 Před 4 lety +45

    Ok so the kid is defs Gerard Key

  • @joeiblatt2511
    @joeiblatt2511 Před 9 měsíci +2

    I'm putting a diamond painting together, you can't just jump scare me like that dude!!!

  • @greygoose8803
    @greygoose8803 Před rokem +4

    ahhh I wanna splore the scarey tunnels

  • @janzacharski2485
    @janzacharski2485 Před rokem +3

    The moment I heard Leitner was involved I went "fuckin' Leitner..."

  • @kikbox1809
    @kikbox1809 Před 2 lety +17

    First time listener: this episode has so much in it and it’s boggling my mind. I can’t wait to hear how it all comes together!!!

  • @madiham4735
    @madiham4735 Před 2 lety +10

    Wait I just realised, there are two delivery men?? I noticed the same voice overlapping and realised there are two of them- it's strange that they both sound exactly the same

  • @Hyena_Heckler
    @Hyena_Heckler Před 3 lety +9

    people deadass ignoring the fact that two people delivered a package to Jon, what seem to be the same two men who delivered the coffin

    • @clayxros576
      @clayxros576 Před 3 lety +3

      They deliver a ton of stuff. I doubt it's the coffin, unless they want to get rid of it.

  • @katg5746
    @katg5746 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Fast forwarding through the the intro song til I get to the reverb of something falling down the stairs, bang...bang...bang😂

  • @TheYesMan856
    @TheYesMan856 Před 9 měsíci +2

    holy shit, i fucking jumped when he yelled

  • @amparoohoo3532
    @amparoohoo3532 Před 2 lety +9

    gerard stealing nico di angelo’s aesthetic

  • @silverquill101
    @silverquill101 Před 3 měsíci +3

    This is one of my favorites. Gery you will always be famous

  • @IAmSoVerySpooky
    @IAmSoVerySpooky Před 11 měsíci +4

    I hate worms even before I found this podcast, now I hate worms even more.

  • @samanthamansfield6693
    @samanthamansfield6693 Před 4 lety +11

    i jumped so high, oh my goodness

  • @klownkiddo
    @klownkiddo Před rokem +4

    I was waiting for the yell and when he did I jumped so hard 💀

  • @felixsegg9124
    @felixsegg9124 Před rokem +2

    I was scrolling and i realised that there are more people who listen to this while working on their art and it makes me happy I have friends ಥ⁠‿⁠ಥ❤️

  • @SeekerOf7ruth
    @SeekerOf7ruth Před rokem +3

    I swear I can hear (mostly) unintelligible voices in the background as soon as (presumably) Breekon and Hope show up. And of course they are subtle enough that I start to question if I'm hearing things or not xD

  • @lilalino
    @lilalino Před měsícem +2

    "then he just started yelling at us in norvegian until we left" i laughed too hard at this lol
    also this episode must be so cool for people who didn't get spoiled the lore and are actually figuring things out as they listen :')

  • @hamburgerdog25
    @hamburgerdog25 Před rokem +3

    Ok, I absolutely loved that bit at the end. The two of them had me laughing good. But then it struck me who they really were, and then I checked the credits. Oh boy.

  • @mrs.han_whitethorn
    @mrs.han_whitethorn Před 3 lety +9

    Okay but the delivery men at the end, their voices- very hot to me for some reason

  • @purplethistle853
    @purplethistle853 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Me now realizing that the corridors are based on the fears: 😳