5 Best Nonlinear Storytelling Podcasts

1. The Magnus Archives

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'Make your statement, face your fear.' The Magnus Archives is an award winning weekly horror fiction audiodrama podcast examining what lurks in the archives of the Magnus Institute, an organisation dedicated to researching the esoteric and the weird. Join Jonathan Sims as he explores the archive, but be warned, as he looks into its depths something starts to look back… New episodes every Thursday produced by Rusty Quill , featuring guest actors, short stories, serial plots and more. The long awaited continuation The Magnus Protocol launched in January 2024...more Hosts Jonathan Sims, Alexander J Newall
Producer/Network Rusty Quill
Email ****@rustyquill.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1M+
Recent Guests Imogen Harris, Shahan Hamza +16 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 16.3KFacebook 13.5KTwitter 49.5KInstagram 41.6K Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Old Gods of Appalachia

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In the mountains of central Appalachia, blood runs as deep as these hollers and just as dark. Since before our kind knew these hills, hearts of unknowable hunger and madness have slumbered beneath them. These are the darkest mountains in the world. How dare we think we can break the skin of a god and dig out its heart without bringing forth blood and darkness? Old Gods of Appalachia is a horror-anthology podcast set in the shadows of an Alternate Appalachia, a place where digging too deep into the mines was just the first mistake...more Host Steve Shell
Producer/Network DeepNerd Media
Email ****@oldgodsofappalachia.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Recent Guests DJ Rogers, Cecil Baldwin +11 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 5.8KFacebook 42.4KTwitter 25.4KInstagram 39.9K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. Archive 81

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Archive 81 is a fiction podcast about horror, cities, and the subconscious.New episodes will be released every other Wednesday.Start from '01 - A Body In A New Place'
Hosts Daniel Powell, Marc Sollinger
Producer/Network Dead Signals
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guest Michael Thompson
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 3.5K Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Within the Wires

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An immersive fiction podcast told through found audio from an alternate universe. Each season is a standalone story set in the same world. Written by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson. Original music by Mary Epworth.more Host Robin Virginie
Producer/Network Night Vale Presents
Email ****@nightvalepresents.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 3.3KFacebook 2.8KTwitter 6K Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Since Jun 2016 Get Email Contact

5. Janus Descending

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NOW PLAYING: Descendants, The Janus Descending Sequel: Book One - InheritanceJANUS DESCENDING is limited series, science fiction/horror audio drama podcast, follows the arrival of two xenoarcheologists on a small world orbiting a binary star. But what starts off as an expedition to survey the planet and the remains of a lost alien civilization, turns into a monstrous game of cat and mouse, as the two scientists are left to face the creatures that killed the planet in the first place...more Producer/Network No Such Thing Productions
Email ****@hotmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 332Facebook 133Twitter 1.8KInstagram 501 Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Since Oct 2018 Get Email Contact