THE MAGNUS ARCHIVES #2 - Do Not Open - Horror Narration/Horror Stories

2017 ж. 16 Нау.
408 226 Рет қаралды

MAG002 - Case #9982211 - Joshua Gillespie
Statement regarding time in possession of an apparently empty wooden casket.
The Magnus Archives tells the tale of foolish student promises and we learn the consequences of making a deal with strangers.
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  • This guy is literally the living embodiment of "it is what it is"

    @paolaguzmansantiago4126@paolaguzmansantiago41263 жыл бұрын
    • I just admire him so much that he made the coffin his coffee table

      @frogonthebikeheh@frogonthebikeheh2 жыл бұрын
    • "it is what it is" vs. It Is Not What It Is

      @-S.L.@-S.L.2 жыл бұрын
    • Sticking the key in a block of ice to keep it from being used unintentionally is an ingenious way to deal with a scenario where some hypnotic force requires a maguffin.

      @Deaven50@Deaven50 Жыл бұрын
    • Fr it was so funny- he was disturbed, but just dealt with it. I aspire to be like him.

      @Maggie-pw8hb@Maggie-pw8hb4 ай бұрын
  • Ok ima be honest here the key in ice trick is fucking genius, i'l keep that in mind for the next time i have to deal with some extremely specific situation.

    @thelegend8570@thelegend85703 жыл бұрын
    • Hahaha, right?

      @frogonthebikeheh@frogonthebikeheh2 жыл бұрын
    • At first, my solution was to drive a good hundred miles and bury it, but obviously that would have been worse as that would end up in the person sleep walking around outside at night.

      @PwnMissile@PwnMissile Жыл бұрын
    • Same

      @dragonllig790@dragonllig790 Жыл бұрын
    • t-the next time???

      @bugsinmybasil5206@bugsinmybasil5206 Жыл бұрын
    • What do you mean...Next time...

      @Mekabear1991@Mekabear1991 Жыл бұрын
  • The only reason we don't hear about Joshua ever again is because he obviously wouldn't fall for other BS the entities get into.

    @winterwolf211@winterwolf2117 ай бұрын
    • Literally the smartest character in the entire podcast, we love him

      @waffleaffle231@waffleaffle231Ай бұрын
  • We only had Joshua Gillespie for 1 episode, but he might have been the smartest character in the whole series.

    @liv0072@liv00723 жыл бұрын
    • The further I get into the series, the more this rings very true. Hope the guy escaped getting marked as well, otherwise he's gonna be finding more of this nonsense very soon.

      @clayxros576@clayxros5762 жыл бұрын
    • @@clayxros576 I’m imagining someone reading that who’s only at episode two and going “Getting what?”

      @maxschechter4156@maxschechter41562 жыл бұрын
    • @@maxschechter4156 Lol I said it for that reason. Sink the hook deeper

      @clayxros576@clayxros5762 жыл бұрын
    • @@maxschechter4156 Hahaha

      @frogonthebikeheh@frogonthebikeheh2 жыл бұрын
    • @@clayxros576 You evil person 😂😂👀

      @frogonthebikeheh@frogonthebikeheh2 жыл бұрын
  • orange juice: *exists* the thing: *whomst has awoken the ancient one*

    @cr5604@cr56043 жыл бұрын
    • 😂

      @cherryflyer1930@cherryflyer19303 жыл бұрын
    • I too would be upset if someone were to use my bed as a table for their juice

      @ahorribleterribleperson@ahorribleterribleperson2 жыл бұрын
    • Iida Tenya

      @cheddarcheezit2647@cheddarcheezit26472 жыл бұрын
    • Hahaha, you don't know how right you are ;)

      @frogonthebikeheh@frogonthebikeheh2 жыл бұрын
    • @@frogonthebikeheh LMFAO I NEVER REALIZED I ACCIDENTALLY GUESSED THAT-

      @cr5604@cr56042 жыл бұрын
  • the only smart character who makes the right decisions in this entire podcast

    @lumosnite5935@lumosnite59354 жыл бұрын
    • i'll tell you what's in that coffin nun my fuckin business that's what

      @Maskami@Maskami4 жыл бұрын
    • Take a shot everytime a character says "I knew I shouldn't have"

      @malmorose@malmorose4 жыл бұрын
    • only one who comes close is the pig guy

      @battyrae1398@battyrae13984 жыл бұрын
    • The angler fish guy was smart. He never walked over to give the cig

      @katwilliams2950@katwilliams29504 жыл бұрын
    • They all do some smart things in these stories, as much as I've listened so far (just finished episode eight). I mean all the characters are alive to tell the story to the institute - that means that each one made at least one right decision :)

      @Makujah_@Makujah_4 жыл бұрын
  • This guy was actually pretty smart, like at the beginning he made some dumb decisions but he adapted and handled the situation really well, especially with the key thing.

    @mirai2275@mirai22754 жыл бұрын
    • to be honest if i was offered 10k bucks while broke and high off my mind i would've taken it as well, how he dealt with it afterwards was very smart, i probably would've kept the key somewhere far away, at his work or something. that that may have gotten discovered.

      @megancress1384@megancress13843 жыл бұрын
    • NAH THE KEY THING THAT WAS SO FUCKING SMART

      @noahdowling163@noahdowling163 Жыл бұрын
  • "Fear can become as routine as hunger" As someone with a really bad anxiety disorder, I related to this line

    @sammieegoldwand@sammieegoldwand2 жыл бұрын
    • Yup

      @ot7biasedmashups@ot7biasedmashups Жыл бұрын
    • It's funny considering the later seasons

      @leolion3323@leolion33236 ай бұрын
    • Hope you’re doing good and staying safe Sammie. Sending support and hearts. ❤❤❤

      @zacharynguyen7286@zacharynguyen72866 ай бұрын
    • @@zacharynguyen7286 Yeah I'm doing a bit better now than I was last year thankfully

      @sammieegoldwand@sammieegoldwand6 ай бұрын
    • yeah I just fold like a lawn chair, ignore noise and the outside world for a little, and pop back up like normal

      @anxiety_ridden3@anxiety_ridden3Ай бұрын
  • the casket orange juice: ❌ rain:✅

    @capribitch@capribitch2 жыл бұрын
  • This dude somehow survived the Buried and the Lonely, with a “don’t see it, don’t care” attitude

    @thenerd571@thenerd5712 жыл бұрын
    • the super power of apathy

      @arianewinter4266@arianewinter4266 Жыл бұрын
    • Oh that’s the buried fellow I’ve been hearing about welp now that monster been spolied darn

      @chaoslord2550@chaoslord2550 Жыл бұрын
    • @@chaoslord2550 I don't know how far along you are now, so perhaps this statement is outdated, but don't worry, the Buried is far more than just this; you haven't been spoiled much, but do try to keep out of the comments, because spoilers do abound!

      @peculiarpangolin4638@peculiarpangolin4638 Жыл бұрын
    • @@peculiarpangolin4638 ah thank you I'll try and keep out of the comments from now on

      @TheGayestMushroom@TheGayestMushroom Жыл бұрын
    • @@TheGayestMushroom That's the best advice I can give!

      @peculiarpangolin4638@peculiarpangolin4638 Жыл бұрын
  • Finally someone who isnt stupid in a horror show

    @atlaszurum@atlaszurum4 жыл бұрын
    • Yeah the author's said he REALLY hates that trope and will be avoiding it at all costs

      @theprideling@theprideling3 жыл бұрын
    • @@theprideling . . . . thats so funny given the mc and who reads him

      @arianewinter4266@arianewinter4266 Жыл бұрын
    • well, we only get the statments of those who lived to tell the tale after all

      @arianewinter4266@arianewinter4266 Жыл бұрын
    • I’m not sure whether I should agree with you on that or be offended.

      @A.Person.Named.B33@A.Person.Named.B33 Жыл бұрын
  • I present to you: legit the only person smart enough to outsmart one of these horrors in the entire damn podcast

    @lemmetalkaboutthis@lemmetalkaboutthis3 жыл бұрын
    • I liked the Tax Man dude though! :D He's a close second.

      @-S.L.@-S.L.2 жыл бұрын
    • @@-S.L. hm yes, good addition

      @lemmetalkaboutthis@lemmetalkaboutthis2 жыл бұрын
    • not true, anglerfish guy got away too and he did not even step into the trap to begin with

      @arianewinter4266@arianewinter4266 Жыл бұрын
    • @@arianewinter4266 yeah, but he didn't outsmart being stuck with a horror for a year

      @lemmetalkaboutthis@lemmetalkaboutthis Жыл бұрын
    • One word: Monsterpig

      @Athena963@Athena963 Жыл бұрын
  • i love how it was clearly trying to make joshua open the casket, but he was like "fuck u no i won't"

    @engain8119@engain81193 жыл бұрын
    • He said hell nah and I respect him for it

      @ot7biasedmashups@ot7biasedmashups Жыл бұрын
  • What I gather is that once he used the money it was deemed as him really accepting the deal and he was supposed to fail the test and open the coffin, being consumed by it or whatever was inside, and when they realized he had passed the test they sacrificed Jhon to it.

    @GiubileiFernando@GiubileiFernando4 жыл бұрын
    • Exactly. It must be like how some versions of vampires can't enter your house unless you invite them in. I wonder if John expected the vampire to answer the door

      @kylejohnny1468@kylejohnny14683 жыл бұрын
    • This was exactly my thoughts

      @m.r.adventure7642@m.r.adventure76423 жыл бұрын
    • Honestly I think the thing in the box was creature called a wendigo because, we wendigo's sense movement/heat signals because there blind, what if when it felt the liquid in the orange juice move when it tapped where the movement was it got upset because it realized it wanted to see what was making the sudden movement? So when they opened it and im guessing pushed john in, it ate him and they didnt return, because the deliverymen weren't normal, probably some weird demon things because this is all just weird XD

      @AlexTrumpet12123@AlexTrumpet121233 жыл бұрын
    • @@AlexTrumpet12123 it's not a wendigo, you'll see what it is in season three. It's a set of stairs going down ;)

      @cartaphilus242@cartaphilus2423 жыл бұрын
    • Ooh boy looking back on this comment after finishing the show-

      @no-ze7iu@no-ze7iu3 жыл бұрын
  • So in this ep of tma: local drug user finds out haunted coffins are awful roommates but at least he wins the award of smartest horror movie protagonist (the reward is surviving)

    @meloncaaat2050@meloncaaat2050 Жыл бұрын
    • And all the money.

      @gljames24@gljames2410 ай бұрын
    • And the money he used to afford this cool appartment

      @user-ku9xx1gw3v@user-ku9xx1gw3vАй бұрын
  • I still think this one is my favorite. The guy's just like "I ain't gonna fuck with that." And he doesn't.

    @Zmanwarrior@Zmanwarrior3 жыл бұрын
    • The absolute king of staying in his own lane. 👌🏼🤷🏻‍♂️

      @nkjmeh@nkjmeh2 жыл бұрын
  • "original statement given November 22, 1998" happy statement giving anniversary to what might be the smartest character in the whole podcast. i hope you're still alive and thriving in canon, king!

    @starsareglowing@starsareglowing3 жыл бұрын
    • Vague spoilers for season 5: I pretty sure not a single person or animal I the world could be discribed as "thriving" rn

      @ZeroOhClock@ZeroOhClock3 жыл бұрын
    • @@ZeroOhClock continued vague spoilers (also that username, army??) i was all caught up on spotify when i made the comment lmao, no worries! just didn't want to spoil/scare off new listeners, and tbf there are a couple of people doing pretty good in canon atm which is why i'm holding on to hope for my boy here

      @starsareglowing@starsareglowing3 жыл бұрын
    • Oh hey it's my birthday

      @marhunt8192@marhunt81922 жыл бұрын
    • @@starsareglowing more vague spoilers He's probably fine, I don't think most people died. And seeing where he would be, Joshua more so. I mean traumatized as hell, but alive.

      @Not_Lilly42@Not_Lilly422 жыл бұрын
    • @@Not_Lilly42 I just found the Magnus Archives what the FUCK are you talking about

      @arizonagreenbee@arizonagreenbee2 жыл бұрын
  • "I wanted to chase after him and return the money, but something WEIGHED ME DOWN, kept me LOCKED INTO my seat." unbelievable foreshadowing

    @PaxASMR@PaxASMR3 жыл бұрын
    • Pax ASMR omfg 😂 see THIS is why I’m re-listening

      @Cthulhuer@Cthulhuer3 жыл бұрын
    • Yeah, he worded that pretty strangely and specifically so I kept it in mind

      @neroquin@neroquin3 жыл бұрын
    • did you hear his stomach grumble after he said that lol

      @em-tc6zr@em-tc6zr3 жыл бұрын
    • "IN foreign LAND" And waking up choking And a little bit less but "Tim did some digging of his own"

      @chicky6471@chicky64713 жыл бұрын
    • Interesting that the coffin alone must be doing all of that tho, since J is related to the stranger

      @ryanmoran8787@ryanmoran87872 жыл бұрын
  • Truly the king of Minding His Own Business

    @lilanthia@lilanthia3 жыл бұрын
  • The best, most chilling part was John's obvious surprise to see Joshua in the doorway. I almost wish there hadn't been the whole bit about screaming, since that seemed to make it a little melodramatic, but overall this was a wonderfully chilling story.

    @ixaix3218@ixaix32184 жыл бұрын
    • I like the idea that “Jon”, being responsible for traumatizing an innocent man and probably had expected a corpse instead of a disgruntled adult, possibly got his comeuppance in the end

      @Grabnok@Grabnok4 жыл бұрын
    • Much as there's a lot of eeriness in living it without the screams, the thought of hiding in one's room while screams echo in your living room.... chilling imo

      @theWeaverofTales@theWeaverofTales4 жыл бұрын
    • I mean to be fair the screams of from John being, taken I guess, by the coffin, in Joshua's place I would presume.

      @erinm.395@erinm.3954 жыл бұрын
    • There are rules and reasons regarding what occurs in this series happens. Though we do not know them, there are laws. Whatever was in the box needed some kind of tribute, and either the courier service or Jon used randos to pay for it. It just so happened they stumbled onto someone who was smart enough to bypass their scheme, and had to pay the price themselves.

      @clayxros576@clayxros5763 жыл бұрын
    • @@clayxros576 Cool, but the criticism of melodrama still stands.

      @fruitygarlic3601@fruitygarlic36012 жыл бұрын
  • I like to think if I ever got involved as Idiot A in some horror movie plot, this is how I'd handle the situation. Except my immediate reaction wasn't "freeze in ice", but "concrete, use concrete."

    @SwirlyPinwheel@SwirlyPinwheel4 жыл бұрын
    • My solution would be to lock the coffin with extra measures that I could just destroy the keys to it.

      @trucetruce335@trucetruce3353 жыл бұрын
    • My thought was just to switch the lock on the coffin.

      @b.n.d1540@b.n.d15403 жыл бұрын
    • @@b.n.d1540 but that would momentarily open it lmao

      @joroi1083@joroi10833 жыл бұрын
    • @@joroi1083 not necessarily. If you put the new lock on first then take the old one off, it's locked the whole time.

      @b.n.d1540@b.n.d15403 жыл бұрын
    • @@b.n.d1540 you right, didn't really think like that. Knowing these horror characters they wouldn't think about that either pfft

      @joroi1083@joroi10833 жыл бұрын
  • Jon, the guy that watched a giant spider eat his childhood bully: Always nice to hear my hometown has at least one spooky story to tell. Gotta appreciate the shout out.

    @opheliabrock2809@opheliabrock2809 Жыл бұрын
    • me, who's only two eps in: A wot.

      @Asherlololkk@Asherlololkk6 ай бұрын
    • ​@@Asherlololkkme who's also only 2 episodes in: huh???

      @nitronerd55@nitronerd555 ай бұрын
  • major props to Joshua, resisted an eldritch entity's influence for such a long time

    @aceofjacks7071@aceofjacks70713 жыл бұрын
    • the super power of being very apathetic

      @arianewinter4266@arianewinter4266 Жыл бұрын
    • Honestly, I’m jealous. I couldn’t even resist an eldritch fog in the span of a couple months. 😔

      @A.Person.Named.B33@A.Person.Named.B33 Жыл бұрын
    • In hindsight, this was almost a warning to Jon not to 'open' the box, or in his case, "don't look" would have been applicable.

      @melissaharris3389@melissaharris33892 ай бұрын
  • "fear can be as routine as hunger" sure hits different when you've heard season 5.

    @liv0072@liv00723 жыл бұрын
    • Oh god.....should I be scared for season 5????

      @poets_and_books5523@poets_and_books55233 жыл бұрын
    • @@poets_and_books5523 you should be scared in general 🙃

      @liv0072@liv00723 жыл бұрын
    • That line also applies on people with severe anxiety disorder that just go on with their lives like it's part of the routine

      @VoidTherapist@VoidTherapist2 жыл бұрын
    • Don't be scared, give them nothing to feed on.

      @voidjockey82@voidjockey82 Жыл бұрын
  • I think him spending the money was a sign that he took the deal. Whatever was in the box was sent there to feed. John got feed to it because the other guy didn’t open it

    @Damon9@Damon93 жыл бұрын
    • That's actually a really good theory!

      @deepakk.7161@deepakk.71612 жыл бұрын
    • Hahaha, you're quite right...

      @frogonthebikeheh@frogonthebikeheh2 жыл бұрын
  • Man: **just living in his apartment** Coffin: ⚰😩

    @TheTrainmobile@TheTrainmobile3 жыл бұрын
    • Coffin: ⚰️ Coffin when it rains: ⚰️ 🎤oooOOOoooOoOooo

      @nkjmeh@nkjmeh2 жыл бұрын
    • Coffin when it's raining: It's ability swift swim double the speed of the pokemon under the rain

      @Significantharrassment@Significantharrassment Жыл бұрын
    • It’s raining Coffin:😩😫😩😫

      @Misty_Grey744@Misty_Grey744Күн бұрын
  • Magnus archives 2: the worst housemate ever

    @arctechfox8306@arctechfox83063 жыл бұрын
  • My cousin uses her spare coffin as an ice box at parties. She is an undertaker.

    @ann-margretparke9525@ann-margretparke95253 жыл бұрын
    • Why the fuck does she even HAVE a coffin 😬

      @thatweirdgirlnextdoor4339@thatweirdgirlnextdoor43392 жыл бұрын
    • I would like to know why ur sister has a spare coffin

      @Ra_the_Sun_god@Ra_the_Sun_god2 жыл бұрын
    • So wait... What does she use her MAIN coffin for? Table???

      @asoaringheart@asoaringheart2 жыл бұрын
    • ​@@asoaringheart One of my brothers' brothers, Polo (I have no full siblings, only half ones), is a mortician and he uses extra coffins for everyday things. One is a a bookshelf, another is the fridge, one for his goth son's bed, daughter's dollhouse (that one's purple with Catra stickers on), and then, yeah, there's one for his kitchen table, +etc 😊

      @TheXuJasper@TheXuJasper Жыл бұрын
    • @@TheXuJasper that's fucking metal dude

      @thesleepytyrannosaurusrex297@thesleepytyrannosaurusrex297 Жыл бұрын
  • Spoilers This episode only gets funnier and funnier as you watch the show more and more and realize that this guy had what is essentially the mouth of one of the 14 eldritch ancient fears, delivered by 2 immortal har angers of doom, and this guy used it as f*ckin coffee table and lived to tell the tale.

    @nateds7326@nateds73262 жыл бұрын
    • I'm new to the podcast and have no fucking clue what you're talking about. Does that get cleared up at some point?

      @headofathousandsheepswool@headofathousandsheepswool2 жыл бұрын
    • @@headofathousandsheepswool yes. Give it time

      @nateds7326@nateds73262 жыл бұрын
    • Maybe put spoilers up, just in case

      @cheeselord3655@cheeselord36552 жыл бұрын
    • @@cheeselord3655 good call actually

      @nateds7326@nateds73262 жыл бұрын
    • I would probably use the coffin as a table too

      @midnights2631@midnights2631 Жыл бұрын
  • Thats just how it be in Netherlands

    @sameenshaw9670@sameenshaw96704 жыл бұрын
    • That's flat out horrifying!

      @borealissystem5916@borealissystem59163 жыл бұрын
    • Wait Shaw what are you doing here

      @los.borrachos42@los.borrachos423 жыл бұрын
    • I did not expect to find fanders here but I'm delighted

      @sophiafarrugia7673@sophiafarrugia76733 жыл бұрын
  • Two episodes in and already obsessed. The quality, the immersion and overall everything is incredible. I especially love the effort put in beforehand to explain why the audiobooks are being recorded - it really set the tone.

    @seyurienaidoo1324@seyurienaidoo13245 жыл бұрын
    • My dad recommended this to me and I decided to finally start listening while at work. I'm already super captivated and the stories are very interesting to listen to and actually helps me work better as well

      @ThePegasiPony@ThePegasiPony2 жыл бұрын
    • Oh, those stories are the best

      @frogonthebikeheh@frogonthebikeheh2 жыл бұрын
    • @@ThePegasiPony I'm starting my 5th re listening to this wonderfully unnerving podcast! I just can't get enough. Every time I finish episode 200, I feel lost and don't know what to do next so, I just start it over again!!

      @mistydevillier2197@mistydevillier21972 жыл бұрын
    • @@mistydevillier2197 i'm glad it's not just me

      @Idran@Idran Жыл бұрын
  • Everybody in the comments already praised Joshua for not being an idiot so the only other thing I can add is that the dude did not get paid enough for this shit.

    @bearinokc1047@bearinokc10472 жыл бұрын
  • Dude got a siren-esc. thing in a box and ligit said “cool cool. I’ll just ignore this”

    @trucetruce335@trucetruce3353 жыл бұрын
  • “It sounded almost like singing, if it was muffled by 20 feet of hard packed soil.” MAJOR FORESHADOWING

    @artofboredom42@artofboredom424 ай бұрын
  • Do you know my favorite moment in this? It’s when evil John, in utter shock that Gillespie was not eaten by the coffin, immediately resorts to British pleasantries. “He hoped it hadn’t been too much trouble”??? AHAHAHHAHA Dude may be part of the Stranger now, but he is English first.

    @trin-is-late@trin-is-late Жыл бұрын
  • As somebody who's read a bunch of Creepypastas back in the day, my mind immediately went to "Oh boy, he's going to open the coffin majorly fuck something up". Really glad to see a horror story where the main character actively tries to resist doing something stupid.

    @Timmytimmy123123@Timmytimmy123123 Жыл бұрын
  • The Man In The Tan Jacket, Holding A Padlocked Coffin

    @vanessa2603__@vanessa2603__4 жыл бұрын
    • Is that a reference to my favourite desert town I see.....?🌵📻 👁☁️

      @sarahgrace3488@sarahgrace34884 жыл бұрын
    • @@sarahgrace3488 desert bluffs😍✨

      @tristemandarina9687@tristemandarina96874 жыл бұрын
    • @@tristemandarina9687 :/ I. am. Descustád

      @avimiles6512@avimiles65124 жыл бұрын
    • The coffin rattles, like it is filled with flies.

      @butterscotchcandy8489@butterscotchcandy84893 жыл бұрын
    • all hail the glow cloud

      @nuclearlemonade5945@nuclearlemonade59453 жыл бұрын
  • An absolute mad lad, the only victim with a brain cell, cannot describe how lucky this guy was

    @no-ze7iu@no-ze7iu3 жыл бұрын
    • why have people in episode two already forgotten the guy from episode one? Who also did the smart thing and did not enter the trap in the first place?

      @arianewinter4266@arianewinter4266 Жыл бұрын
    • @@arianewinter4266 literally?? Like that was ONE video ago 💀

      @ot7biasedmashups@ot7biasedmashups Жыл бұрын
  • Yep. This is probably singlehandedly this most talked about audiodrama in the places I've looked, and I honestly get why. Only two episodes in and I can tell that I love this one already.

    @Dogman_35@Dogman_354 жыл бұрын
    • Would you like another here. Welcome to night vale.

      @squogbenjamin4331@squogbenjamin43313 жыл бұрын
    • I punch the window from the outside and yell “AND ITS GAY”

      @Ra_the_Sun_god@Ra_the_Sun_god2 жыл бұрын
    • two years later from this comment being made and I feel the exact same way, like I was expecting something catching but this is another level

      @mariamatedei@mariamatedei2 жыл бұрын
  • Johnathan starts using a spooky narrator voice during his closing statement. Some might say that was the VA breaking character accidentally, but I like to think that Johnathan has a flare for the dramatic.

    @LPwatcher@LPwatcher2 жыл бұрын
    • Yeah. People keep on saying he's a theater kid

      @cheeselord3655@cheeselord36552 жыл бұрын
    • @@cheeselord3655 oh he definitely is

      @The-Busy-Beeeee@The-Busy-Beeeee11 ай бұрын
  • Bro said “I aint fucking around and I ain’t finding out “

    @blessedchijioke8012@blessedchijioke80124 ай бұрын
  • This guy is pretty smart. Props to him. Especially since John was surprised to see him.

    @Ilikebats123@Ilikebats1234 жыл бұрын
  • the eldritch horrors can have a little orange juice, as a treat

    @Ra1neeee@Ra1neeee7 ай бұрын
  • "Nice too know ghost stories exist in my hometown" God, season one Jon is soo ridiculous, the denial is adorable.

    @lemonace6695@lemonace66956 ай бұрын
  • Damn I'm such a people pleaser, that if he told me "hope it wasn't too much trouble" I would reply "oh no, not at all, thank you for coming and getting it."

    @peacebuddha96@peacebuddha964 ай бұрын
  • "I can't tell if his voice is calming or sad," - my bestie while listening to this episode

    @beekind7937@beekind79373 жыл бұрын
    • both! it's both!

      @-S.L.@-S.L.2 жыл бұрын
    • I fell asleep to many a TMA episode

      @someoneawesome8717@someoneawesome87179 ай бұрын
  • I just finished uni in Bournemouth, this show is surprisingly accurate with the locations, etc. Used to go to the triangle every day for a cuppa'. c': And my brother lived on the same Edinburgh street mentioned in episode one. Spooky coincidences, or will I be showing up in the archives of future? who knows.

    @Charlockle@Charlockle4 жыл бұрын
    • Jonny definitely does his research! It's cool none of these are approximations and rather backed by experience

      @isabella-zx2dc@isabella-zx2dc4 жыл бұрын
    • Are you an archive yet?

      @angdata9371@angdata93712 ай бұрын
  • The ads kill me He's talking about sleepwalking and its all creepy and the music is playing and then I just hear RAYMOUR AND FLANNIGAN And I practically jump out of my chair

    @maggie_2618@maggie_26183 жыл бұрын
  • To this day, this guy remains the smartest character in this podcast.

    @pestilence.and.plague@pestilence.and.plague2 жыл бұрын
    • So nobody remembers literally the FIRST ARCHIVE or what 💀💀

      @ot7biasedmashups@ot7biasedmashups Жыл бұрын
  • I LOVE this story. Spoiler warning: I love how it reads at first glance like a vampire story. But its not until much later we find out about the coffin and that's not it at all. The moans are those in the Buried searching for water. So fucking cool the way this was written

    @wabschall@wabschall Жыл бұрын
    • Yep. I assumed vampire. I love how they don't use the 'regular' horror monsters.

      @BeautifulEarthJa@BeautifulEarthJa6 ай бұрын
  • That's what happens when you open DIO's coffin: you blink and you find yourself already dead inside the coffin :3

    @MILOPETIT@MILOPETIT4 жыл бұрын
    • Glad it wasn't only me who thought of Dio 😂

      @therakshawolf@therakshawolf3 жыл бұрын
    • @@therakshawolf Ayyy same!!

      @cansutamer5887@cansutamer58873 жыл бұрын
    • WRRYYY!!!!

      @ticklesyoumoistly@ticklesyoumoistly3 жыл бұрын
  • My daughter recommended this to me, so glad she did.

    @Bethelaine1@Bethelaine14 жыл бұрын
    • did your daughter like it is that why?

      @lancewrites5276@lancewrites52762 жыл бұрын
  • Coffin just wants some num nums

    @mayormarshmallow@mayormarshmallow3 жыл бұрын
  • After finishing tma and coming back to the start I gotta say, they should’ve hired this guy into the archives, so much could’ve been stopped sooner if there was SOMEONE WITH A BRAINCELL

    @BeijingNoodle@BeijingNoodle Жыл бұрын
  • joshua gillespie. winner of the idgaf war

    @diaryofadeadsoul5531@diaryofadeadsoul55314 ай бұрын
  • Feels like a Pandora's box

    @glitter_and_gold1583@glitter_and_gold15834 жыл бұрын
  • "Some might call me a coward" Something that's supposedly survived for weeks within a closed coffin that has carved into the lid Do Not Open. Seems to me like not opening it is the only rational choice here bud.

    @Artrysa@Artrysa2 жыл бұрын
  • This guy absolutely scared the shit out of whatever John was. That was peak ‘what the fuck, humanity, why are you like this?’

    @hiti6753@hiti675310 ай бұрын
  • I have the sudden urge to close the outside doors and windows and sit in front of a secure wall instead of in the middle of the room.

    @TeddyBear-sf2pk@TeddyBear-sf2pk4 жыл бұрын
  • This is so goooooooood! This episode seriously gave me the chills. I love this sort of horror where you’re left in the dark as to what was really going on, but sometimes gives you tiny clues to make a bigger picture. It’s super intriguing!!!

    @BunnyLove5763@BunnyLove57634 жыл бұрын
  • Elegantly told and very, very frightening. This plays cleverly with various folklore elements embedded in our subconscious: the Faustian pact, the command that Bluebeard gave to his wife etc, and then subverts them by having Joshua win (sorry, that's a spoiler) through prudence and ingenuity.

    @katyvdb5993@katyvdb59934 жыл бұрын
    • Also, just a side note, but the background audio is impeccable.

      @borealissystem5916@borealissystem59163 жыл бұрын
    • it reminds me of that one folk tale, where the husband tells his wife "have anything you want, but don't open that door." Of course she opens the door, and finds the corpses of previous wives.

      @marymills3581@marymills35812 жыл бұрын
    • @@marymills3581 I think that's the blue beard story that their talking about. It terrified me as a child

      @Not_Lilly42@Not_Lilly422 жыл бұрын
    • Writes down a spoiler and only calls it a spoiler after already making it. Real great idea.

      @yeahkeen2905@yeahkeen29052 жыл бұрын
    • well, if he hid not win, there would not be a statement (probably)

      @arianewinter4266@arianewinter4266 Жыл бұрын
  • I got here from Overly Sarcastic Productions, I've already listened to episode 1 and started episode 2, I'm loving it so far!

    @catzo_5762@catzo_57623 жыл бұрын
    • Ayyy same! I’m on twenty now and going back to write down some important details.

      @Excelsior1937@Excelsior19373 жыл бұрын
    • Ayyy! OSP gaaang!!

      @thatscatterbrain@thatscatterbrain2 жыл бұрын
    • Same I’m on 175 I think

      @Ra_the_Sun_god@Ra_the_Sun_god2 жыл бұрын
    • SAME!!!!!! LOOKS LIKE "WELCOME TO NIGHTVALE" HAS A TWIN!!!!!!

      @christianmoralesortiz4688@christianmoralesortiz46882 жыл бұрын
    • Same!!!

      @joseh583@joseh5832 жыл бұрын
  • Oh my goodness, his voice is so soothing and soft that when the ad came on toward the end it was very loud and made me jump

    @aesthetictrash2999@aesthetictrash29993 жыл бұрын
    • Jonathan Sims could sing me a lullaby

      @aceofjacks7071@aceofjacks70713 жыл бұрын
  • okay, i love the duality of the statement giver's extremely bad judgement in accepting an absurdly sketchy offer, and his ingenuity in finding a practical solution to a really spooky and dangerous situation. warm coffin that moans when it rains and scratches at stuff put on top of it has started making you sleepwalk to go unlock it? freeze the key in a bowl of ice! i love how unprepared this john guy was for him to actually survive his time with the coffin. sounds like it caused him to lose a pretty rough bet. i don't really know what to make of the closing notes? the defunct shipping company is intriguing, but what does it mean that this guy spent 2 years living in an otherwise empty apartment building? also, nice to get a little detail of the narrator's life! don't know if it'll mean anything, but now we know he grew up in a beachy coastal town.

    @birdy3671@birdy36713 жыл бұрын
  • THIS IS LITERALLY THE ONLY PERSON WITH COMMON FUCKING SENCE IN THIS WHOLE PODCAST OH MY GOD

    @junoblackwood5447@junoblackwood54472 жыл бұрын
    • IKR?!?! I JUST FINISHED LISTENING TO ALL OF IT AND BRUH HE IS THE SMARTEST ONE OF ALL!!

      @royalknight2808@royalknight2808 Жыл бұрын
  • Really liked this. I was washing my car just listening and finding myself stopping at times to listen closely.

    @aaronsalmon1376@aaronsalmon13766 жыл бұрын
    • when I first read this I thought you said you were driving the car and stopping to listen closely and was rather concerned

      @virginiaf4117@virginiaf41172 жыл бұрын
  • Ah yes, Architects. The most sensible people to have in a supernatural situation. Also the profession I chose to pursue. Epic.

    @Lily-ge4tm@Lily-ge4tm2 жыл бұрын
  • The creepiest part of this whole thing has gotta be that he was living by himself in a deserted building😭 like was he even aware?? And was it intentional??

    @emgomez5863@emgomez58635 ай бұрын
  • This episode gets funnier every time you relisten to the series

    @daniellecollins8257@daniellecollins82572 жыл бұрын
  • Nah when they said that the other seven flats in the building were vacant I felt chills down my spine 😓

    @weeksauce11@weeksauce114 ай бұрын
  • I was literally just thinking that he should try freezing the key in a block of ice (its what my parents did to prevent easy use of their "emergency" credit cards) when the character actually goes and does just that. Love when character in horror stories actually think and make smart decisions.

    @Kefkaesque13@Kefkaesque133 жыл бұрын
  • It’s 11 at night, I am doing my workout routine. I can’t stand repetition and my mind gets very bored very quickly so I was looking for an immersive podcast to listen to to get my mind off of the mind numbing movements. I’d heard of this so I thought I’d give it a try, but you know what? Not tonight. I’ll wait until tomorrow, in daylight and around people, before I finish listening to this. I’ll go back to Critical Role for now.

    @not-theraccoons5949@not-theraccoons59493 жыл бұрын
    • Kinda creepy I was just watching critical role

      @fauxflame5309@fauxflame53093 жыл бұрын
    • @@fauxflame5309 It begins

      @clayxros576@clayxros5763 жыл бұрын
    • Working out at night is a bad idea. It screws with your ability to sleep. You should try to do it earlier if you can.

      @ThePuppyTurtle@ThePuppyTurtle Жыл бұрын
  • Ofc he's English lmao! Anywhere else the coffin would've been open on day 1. He just turned the Telly louder to ignore the ominous sounds. I'm laughing so hard!

    @FaeSparrow@FaeSparrow2 жыл бұрын
  • We're listening to this series for like the 7th time with some really high quality headphones is a trip. 5:02 you can hear creaks in the floorboards under Jon's chair!

    @A_Classy_Phoenix@A_Classy_Phoenix Жыл бұрын
    • Took me 3 listens to hear this and now I'm only listening to the podcast with earbuds/headphones

      @a_jae_doe@a_jae_doe9 ай бұрын
  • King of “let me mind my own business”. Love that for him.

    @regivera8853@regivera88532 жыл бұрын
  • Incase it in ice, smart as hell.

    @DrMDHyde@DrMDHyde3 жыл бұрын
    • Even if his sleeping self would go to break it open, the cold wakes him up first. This man is big brain to say the least.

      @clayxros576@clayxros5763 жыл бұрын
  • This chapter/case-file took on a tone I was not expecting. The direct predation of the "Anglerfish" was not present here. Instead, it delved into the sensation of curiosity, but one that required active suppression because of something akin to a lulling siren or pied-piper. Common threads I've noted: The PoV/victim is inebriated, lost, and lured. The subject is mostly concealed, making eerie vocalisations. At the end, it is a trap that leaves no trace of an individual. Maybe the inebriation provides clarity into "elsewhere", and maybe being lost leads our PoVs closer to wherever this "elsewhere" is, if it even is a somewhere. If it's an in-between, then it'd makes sense that their pursuers need to coax them to the otherside. Somewhere that's much harder to leave once you're there. I'm excited to continue listening, and maybe I'll narrow in on the nature of these mysteries, or if they're connected at all. [23:A:31:01-21=10] "Do Not Open"

    @Cambion_Heir@Cambion_Heir Жыл бұрын
  • Episode 2 of a long crusade to watch all of this. I'll probably be an archivist meself when I get to the end.

    @nimblejarl7635@nimblejarl76358 ай бұрын
    • How's it going?

      @BeautifulEarthJa@BeautifulEarthJa6 ай бұрын
    • ​@@BeautifulEarthJaVery well, I am an intern assisstant in a Geneology and Heritage archive. And am in the process to apply for a more prestigious institution while I transfer to a new college

      @nimblejarl7635@nimblejarl76353 ай бұрын
  • Im not usually a fan of horror or stories with no ending but, I love this series!

    @yeanofullname4283@yeanofullname4283 Жыл бұрын
    • There is, absolutely, an ending.

      @Ceaseless_Watcher@Ceaseless_Watcher Жыл бұрын
    • There's an ending, and the story is convoluted AF but oh so addictive

      @someoneawesome8717@someoneawesome87179 ай бұрын
  • Oooooh I see. Interesting story. Very refreshing protagonist too. A very adaptable and smart cookie.

    @Beanyotson@Beanyotson Жыл бұрын
  • Joshua has self control I could never dream of. I would've opened it even with the clear signs telling me not to.

    @average_oddity@average_oddity Жыл бұрын
  • Oh, Joshua. None of us know what happened to you, but we wish you the very best for the rest of your days.

    @veitongowarriorjml440@veitongowarriorjml4402 жыл бұрын
  • Clever! Very clever, and quite a bit of fun. Did roll my eyes a bit as soon as we started detailing the Amsterdam trip, but it fit the character so well in the end that I really don't have a gripe with it. Loved the smashing of the ice as well - "ah yes, thank you for the abomination. no it was FINE." *snicker

    @IvySonnet@IvySonnet4 жыл бұрын
  • I was listening with my eyes closed with my game headset on 😭 and an ad played really loud. I almost shit myself lmao

    @penelopepalomin8091@penelopepalomin80913 жыл бұрын
  • Ah yes, the only answer expected from a british person receiving a coffin : let's make a cuppa tea xD

    @lalaland1427@lalaland14273 жыл бұрын
    • Reminds me of that one meme that goes "Oh no! Anyway"

      @Depresso4Espresso@Depresso4Espresso Жыл бұрын
  • My guy actually was smart unlike all other guys in similar situations

    @toomuchbillcipher@toomuchbillcipher3 ай бұрын
  • This is my favorite episode. Joshua is truly a King for resisting *[REDACTED]*.

    @loki1456@loki1456 Жыл бұрын
  • Joshua is the best horror protagonist ever

    @ramennoodles666@ramennoodles666 Жыл бұрын
  • Just came here to say this is the best episode of the podcast . When he starts waking up with the key to the coffin in his hand I started freaking out it’s SO GOOD

    @paigealicious1718@paigealicious17184 ай бұрын
  • The horror protagonist we all needed.

    @Amber_Frog@Amber_Frog10 ай бұрын
  • this is probably my favorite episode still. it's just so creepy, especially the realization towards the end.

    @lazyskull7949@lazyskull79494 жыл бұрын
  • Damn, the man in this statement was so smart that even the guy who gave him the money for the package and the two delivery guys were suprised.

    @Pompom__@Pompom__ Жыл бұрын
  • The undead couldn't harm him because it was in the *living* room - duh

    @autonomoustomato7016@autonomoustomato70162 жыл бұрын
  • SPOILERS FOR THE WHOLE SHOW I've never seen anyone mention this but is the empty apartment complex The Silence (Peter Lukas' ritual)? The whole empty apartment thing has always stood out to me because it's the only part of the story that doesn't get explicitly explained later. John and the Coffin are related to the Buried. Breekon and Hope are part of the Stranger. An empty apartment building is not either of those entities' M.O; it's a lot closer to The Lonely.

    @ohworm3441@ohworm34412 жыл бұрын
    • I read a comment that mentioned that instead of succumbing to the buried, our boy and been, if not, then in a closer bind, to succumbing to the lonely. Though I didn't expect that this was the site of the silence ritual, even upon my second re-listen. God, I love how you can see the sprinkled details like how John is described to have a heavy presence and that the singing from the coffin were those of its victims or how the rain would invoke the scratching as how it would the "worms" in the buried's domain after the Great fear feast. I truly love this show.

      @paralyion@paralyion Жыл бұрын
  • My sister is obsessed with this series so I'm here because of her. So far I'm enjoying it, uhhh DaughterofSomnus sends her regards.

    @throneisbed7833@throneisbed78334 жыл бұрын
    • Oh the songwriter. Tell her I loved her songs about TMA. Especially the one about the End

      @universarea@universarea2 жыл бұрын
  • third time im listening to this podcast in one month. Jonny's voice is so addicting.

    @sling4425@sling44254 жыл бұрын
  • (21/7/21 9:09 AM) The iced key part was GENIUS

    @allpainnogain5368@allpainnogain53682 жыл бұрын
  • A coffin in the living room. Quite ironic

    @techecho1350@techecho1350 Жыл бұрын
  • Voice of the Contrarian: But what if… we DID open it? Or better yet… THROW IT OUT THE WINDOW?!

    @Senior-Donjusticia@Senior-DonjusticiaАй бұрын
  • Thank goodness he was tenacious enough not to open the coffin. I don't blame Joshua for being pissed off though. He was clearly being set up to die. 23:45 The fuu-

    @epsyblue7714@epsyblue77143 жыл бұрын
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