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The Magnus Protocol 8 – Running on Empty

Season 7, Ep. 8

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Architecture (liminal) -/-hunger [coursework]


Incident Elements:

· Temporal Distortion

· Spatial Distortion

· Altered Reality

· Isolation

· Graphic Violence

· Canibalism

· Mentions of – stress, trauma, psychological breakdown, starvation


Transcripts: https://shorturl.at/gzF15


This Episode is dedicated to Gabriel Spencer, thank you for your generous support! You can a complete list of our Kickstarter backers https://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-protocol-supporter-wall/


Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall

Directed by Alexander J Newall 

Written by Alexander J Newall

Script Editing with Additional Materials by Jonathan Sims

Executive Producers April Sumner, Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Dani McDonough, Linn Ci, and Samantha F.G. Hamilton

Associate Producers Jordan L. Hawk, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Cetius d’Raven, and Megan Nice

Produced by April Sumner

Featuring (in order of appearance)

Alexander J Newall as Norris

Anusia Battersby as Gwendolyn Bouchard

Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer

Jon Gracey as Gerry Keay

Lowri Ann Davies as Celia Ripley

Shahan Hamza as Samama Khalid

Sue Sims as Gertrude Robinson


Dialogue Editor – Lowri Ann Davies

Sound Designer – Tessa Vroom

Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella

Music by Sam Jones (orchestral mix by Jake Jackson)

Art by April Sumner


SFX from soundly, Freesound (CCO): vckhaze, deleted_user_2104797, & previously credited artists.

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