THE MAGNUS ARCHIVES #97 - We All Ignore the Pit
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- MAG097 - Case #0090303 - Jackson Ellis
Statement regarding the geographical oddities in the town of Bucoda, Washington.
The Magnus Archives tells the tale of a down-at-heels newspaper correspondent whose circumstances forced them into facing strange perceptions in the Pacific Northwest.
Content Notes: Claustrophobia, mind-control, earthquake, body horror
Starring: The Archivist - Jonathan Sims; Nikola Orsinov - Jessica Law
Writer: Jonathan Sims
Director: Alexander J Newall
Editors: Alexander J Newall, Elizabeth Moffatt, Brock Winstead
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Yes, this is the episode with the Nikola Orsinov saying "How could I sound anything silly? I'm plastic"
Yes, the time stamp is 21:06
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"You don't sound Russian? How could I sound anything silly? I'm plastic"
#Clowncore #TikTok #Meme
Every time I hear Nikola say "don't turn on the light" it cracks me up because she sounds so sincere about not wanting to horrify Jon too much
It seems to me like that's what she wants Jon to think, but the Stranger represents the fear of the unknown, which means it may be in her best interest to keep an avatar of the Eye from seeing her.
@@nyxiiineI do think it would look really silly. Because like, yeah it’s terrifying that it’s a mannequin that can move and talk and stuff, but most mannequins look like you could knock them apart with a baseball bat, which is much less intimidating
@@julesking1303isn't the implication that she's holding a severed human throat?
My name is Nikola
@@NicolelovesoldtechThat's a shame
"are you going to kill me?" "nOOOoo! .... I mean yes-"
But not for a good while yet
Michael Morgan I don’t want to go to waste
@@dontcallmebynamethatsexclu2076 the.........then why are you here?
after you attacked poor Sarah
한결 I thought it was about time, we had a good old chat
The fact that there was a Tiktok trend that got people to dress up as clowns and mouth Nikola’s voice sounds like a Stranger ritual.
Are we certain it isn't??
Maybe it is
fucking whut? Guess I'm going to need to get the dynamite and gas a la Gertrude
Or with all the subtlety, a web ritual dressed up one a stranger one
Kinda glad it happenned, I discovered the podcast thanks to that
"Wait you killed him?"
"Yep! He got really boring and I'm a monster! :D"
Top 10 best explanations of all time
E
Yes
Icon tbh
Points for honesty
Ah yes the “Magnificent Bastard” the trope for someone who is just that an absolute bastard for no other reason then because they are a little shit.
John booting elias' office door open while he's in a budget meeting: "BITCH WHAT IS MY METAPHORICAL PIT"
What
@@m.faceless4896 Im not a what archivist, Im a who. A what requires a level of unidentity that I can never obtain
@@Danielmarq606 Reverse Michael: Leahcim.
@@TheDisembodiedCreator.
I read that as the Jewish toast "L'Chaim"
@@ctrl.alt.del.9218 Even Better.
*if you're here from tiktok here's some things to keep in mind:*
this is the middle of the 3rd season, this makes very little sense because you're meant to watch the episodes in order
this is a horror tragedy podcast
this is not a movie/show, it's a podcast, it will probably never be a movie/show, there are no visuals
the main character's name is jonathan sims
(edit 11/1/23: this comment seems to help people so i won't delete it or edit it further but obviously some of this isnt entirely certain! i wrote this three years ago before the podcast had even ended! generally im not really in to tma anymore but im glad more people could enjoy it :) its a nice podcast)
bonus round: just... just listen to the podcast it's really good and then when you get to this part for real it's even better than however cool you think it is now
@@voidmatic yeah!! i wrote this comment when i was very annoyed at all the "who's here from tiktok???" comments so i could have been a little bit nicer haha
@@tvbugss dude I 10000% get ya - the main comments that were kinda bugging me we're all the "this should be a movie" type ones - no, it's a podcast, and it slaps, not everything needs a film lol
@@voidmatic exactly! the way tma is set up anyways wouldn't actually work very well as a movie, since it's broken in to statements
skunkteeth and especially with the Sasha/not!sasha thing
will someone PLEASE stop monsters from hurting jonathan the poor guy doesn't have supernatural health insurance
Agreed.
I'd do it, but I rather value my life. Might consider it more seriously if this keeps up tho, Jon is my boi :(
Complain to Elias. He might consider some kind of Jon insurance
He doesn’t live in America at least... could you imagine?
Truce Truce :( Corona is hitting America pretty hard. Amplified by the fricken Karens who don’t want to wear masks.
Nikola: *starts talking *
Me: Wow she sounds familiar. Where have I heard her voice before?
Jon: Uh- you don't...sound Russian?
Me: wait-
Nikola: How could I sound anything silly? Im plastic! :D
Me: *tiktok flashbacks * IT WAS YOU!!!
LMAO 😂😂😂😂
i was waiting for this part to go on,it got boring but then it came on,and i was like "NOW I KNOW WHO DID THIS SOUND!! I WAS SO CURIOUS AND NOW I HAVE MY ANSWER!!!"😝😝😶🌫
Thank you! I just had the most surreal moment of my life listening to this!!
@@anaheragraham5858For some reason I thought it was from like toy story 4 or something and I have no clue why (I have never watched toy story 4)
Only started getting into this recently and I am realizing a lot of the audios I've used on TT is from here!
“A-are you going to kill me..?”
“Noooo!! ….. I mean yes! But not for a good long while yet! :)”
Fun fact IRL Bucoda has not only not been consumed by a pit, but they ALSO have a month long Halloween festival during October and call themselves “Boo-coda” for the holiday.
How do they have the Halloween festival inside the pit?
@@horizonpenblade1288very carefully
Americans: Oh this isn't supernatural, this is just every city in the north west.
Yep, I'm from Olympia, there was a pit that kept coming back no matter how many times they filled it in. Just a daily nuisance, really.
@@AbstractQueer yes yes, keep saying this, you just might start believing it too))
@@PyramidXSlender Believing what?
@@PyramidXSlender what are you talking about? The same thing happens in cities and towns all over. I mean atleast in America.
@@AbstractQueer there is a giant pit next to the burger king in my town and no matter how many times they fill it, it just keeps growing
I fell asleep listening to this and was woken up by the monster talking to jon. Thanks, i died instantly.
Tenticularr Jonathan Sims’s smooth, soothing voice is a trap.
omg just happened to me as well I was so confused and scared
istg me too
Oh no! XD that would be terrifying
You poor soul
Came back to hear Nikola’s voice again and got a dermatologist ad on the side which reads “your skin needs solved: she’ll work hard to solve your skin needs.” Didn’t know the stranger was advertising these days
desperate times call for desperate measures
Right??? Every so often I'll get an ad on something that so obviously written by one of the fears, it's incredible
kinda like american gods
I once a ad for hamburger after a meat episode
Sometimes the ads go right with the video and crack me up or freak me out depending on what I’m listening to 🤣
“You have until I change my mind” is honestly horrifying.
Nikola Orsinov stole that voice box from Dolores Umbridge herself
And I said to myself: where have I heard this voice before..? Now I know
@@kyberserpent6397 I am Dolores JANE Umbridge blah blah blah high inquisitor Blah blah
no. sounds more like Amunet Black from the Flash
Yes
No, no. She took it from an angel. Just stroked it out of the angels throat.
"Nooooo! I mean _yes_ ,but not for a good old while!"
Yasss
@@Elirileykayla yeasssss
don't turn on the light!..
It went from saint to demon real quick
“i wouldn’t want you to go to waste”
Nikola: So yeah, I may have done a bit of murder- but I used all the bits! Recycling is important-
Is it bad that them wasting nothing gave them some respect for me?
Nikola: I can accept murder but I draw the line at wastefulness
Okay but the anger when Jon said "Whats my metaphorical pit?!" Made me laugh really hard
NO WAY THIS IS WHAT THAT KILLER DOLL TREND IS FROM. I'm freaking out on how many magnus archives lines Ive heard from animatics of other fandoms.
SAME. I'm a first time listener, and as soon as I heard her voice I was like "I KNOW THIS?!"
@@huntaro.1360SAME! It's so much more frightening in context 😆
Ok ok so I forgot about the trend and someone from a fandom I’m in did that trend around when I was in the middle of season one and I was just like “IS THAT JON????????”
I originally found this from TikTok but it has inspired me to listen to the whole podcast, so here I am, back again. This time with context
Welcome! Here there be horror, hillarity, and heartbreak 👁❤
Same! The videos with the sound bite from this are so good. Did you make one?
@@kristad5979 I'm not creative enough to make a good TikTok, nor am I confident enough.
I had to come back and I forgot about it and I’ve been reminded of the best days of my childhood
same!
"He got really boring, and I'm a monster! :D"
she's so cheery isn't she
Points for self awareness.
"Is he trying to warn me not to ignore my own metaphorical 'pit' because if so.... WHAT IS MY METAPHORICAL PIT" oh jon I love you
The pit is death. If you think about it to much then you will just get hurt. We all ignore the constant looming specter of our own finality
18:40
@@someoneawesome8717true but some people actually like the pit and able to tread through life with hints of death throughout their life. For example my name is Poppy which is the flower of death which is um... Ominous
if you're "here from tiktok" congrats, you found the magnus archives - an incredibly well-written horror podcast. Easy to find on yt, spotify, apple music, etc. this ep is well into the 3rd season. "oh it's not a movie???" "this should be a movie" no, shush, not everything needs to be a film or tv show, podcasts slap, maybe try them out.
sometimes the scariest things are those we cannot see, and this podcast loves to write with that energy.
if you came here from tiktok and ended up finding a podcast you love then welcome - it's in the final season currently, join the fun - hope you enjoy.
Any other podcasts similar? I'm blowing through these so fast
@@lukehicks6722 I'd recommend Lore, which is like the science and history behind horror stories and myths, and it's INCREDIBLY well written. Welcome to Nightvale is also a good one, it's about a very strange small desert town, narrated by the local radio host.
@@lukehicks6722 I can recommend Welcome to Night Vale on good authority, especially if you enjoyed this
I just did ✨
@@voidmatic omg yesss lore is soooo gooood
"Is he warning me about my metaphorical pit? because if so: What is my metaphorical pit!?" Elias is such a bitch, I love him.
18:39 (accidentally replied this to the wrong comment and took weeks to realize)
John has spent a shocking amount of time lately being strangled
What other episodes does it happen in? I’m pretty new to the podcast but uhhhh I’m really enjoying the whumpy aspect of it- 😅 so just curious!
@@notfamedtvpersonalitydrphil This is my first time listening so I can't say anything about later episodes, but Daisy also strangles him when she tries to kill him
20:14 I started this whole podcast bc of this audio. No regrets, it's been a blast!!
Thank you you kind soul
SAME
yeah same but hearing it in full context gives a completely different feeling, she genuinely terrifies me
SAME ITS THE BEST THING IVE EVER LISTENED TØ
SAME! ❤
"Well I tried putting a rug over it. Yeah, it fell in the hole."
Tommmm
Where is your girlfriend?
@@hz.kemalpasa2997 In the hole
@@deerymeimhere I tought she was on a vacation...in the hole.
@@hz.kemalpasa2997she’s at work.
Where does she work again?
…in the hole
every1 is ignoring jon mocking how Georgie doesn't wanna bother her landlord it was so cute n sarcastic but then my mans had to get attacked by yet another entity
Considering Georgie's voice actor is IRL Jonathan Simm's spouse, I always chuckle at that part because it makes me think of just regular married people disagreements 😂
@@Vi_Vi_1 I DIDN'T KNOW THAT LMAO
Jon has just become the worlds’ nerd to bully
Okay, can we all agree that Nicola Orsinov is the scariest monster yet... I haven’t listened much farther but that voice is bone chilling
i hear your nikola scariest monster and raise you: blanket monster
@@kajiyamas The ugg under the rug lol
You know. I hope I'm not the only one, but every time Jon is reading a statement I struggle to acknowledge it is still Jon reading the statement. It's still his voice, but my brain isnt making the connection. I just get so absorbed in the story that I cant acknowledge anything else that's unfolding. Talk about getting into character, holy shit this podcast is amazing!
I think I realise what it is. The voice may be the same but its the manner of speech that changes. And I think that is also am important part for a person or character's identity. Mad respect for yall at rusty quill XD
@@alphalilly8207 it's also implied that Jon (as the archivist) gets so into the statements when reading them that it's like he's actually taking on the persona of the statement giver (so much so that he can't break out of it mid-statement), so definitely an intentional effect on the part of rusty quill! It's one of my favorite parts of tma honestly, it makes every episode so engaging :DD
I adore Jessica Law's performance of Nikola. Weaving the horror into the cheerful sounding voice - just excellent! Made the character instantly one to fear.
“He got really boring and I’m a monster!”
5 year olds be like:
“What do you want me to do..? Not pull him apart?? I- I did use all the bits...”
20:11
I'm so in love with her voice.
She sounds like my mother. Its funny because she's actually like this. Glad I dont live with her anymore
Cāctūs Bøi i-
Apparently, she took it from an angel.
She's a treasure to listen to. She sounds so sweet about it.
Ok, She Sounds More Like Garnet From Steven Universe-
I would like to assure everyone that I live within spitting distance of Bucoda, and it is, in fact, still there. I've never actually driven into it, though....
Word of advice? Don't.
Lmao do it
If you never drove into it, how can you be sure it's still there?
I live an hour from it, I'm concerned for my health and safety
What's in it?
Who would have thought that a random costplay tiktok would lead me to finding one of my favorite pieces of horror media and invest months of my life into it. Butterfly effect is real folks
OMFG same
My theory from this episode and what we know so far:
Something tells me Gertrude did indeed destroy the gorilla skin and John will be looking for nothing 😅
So, Orsinov now is this Nikola, who is a mannequin. She's probably also that mannequin that killed in the store at closing time and tried to take the skin out of the person she killed, and, she's also probably even the Megan in that factory in the forest, using human skin. In the Anglerfish episode, one of the victims is called Megan, so the minions of the Stranger have the skin of a Megan for them to use.
WEll noticed, thanks!
That feeling when you accidentally discover where is that one popular sound from>>>>>>>>>
OK Nikola is right up there with “Michael” in the cool monster gang
If he's at Georgie's, then where is the Admiral during all of this?
He probably pulled a Major Tom and went "Nope, not dealing with this weird guy haunted by supernatural bs, I'm out".
didnt admiral hiss at nikola before she told jon to save his energy for the dance? i assume he just got there from another room
@@rob4ctwo No, I'm pretty sure that was Nikola shushing him.
Asleep on the radiator probably
STOP HURTING HIM OH MY GOD
I COMPLETELY AGREE
Wdym
He doesn't get hurt tho
@@dreadlordhg360 He gets strangled more than once-
The fact that I came from tiktok, found out what it from on Instagram, started all the way at episode one to find what I’d been looking for 96 episodes later. This is my first podcast I’ve listened to and I have absolutely no regrets
I came from the mechanisms and got here and realized I'd heard this audio before. Also my first podcast and no regrets at all.
when you come to the comment section to see if anyone agrees this statement feels more like Welcome to Night Vale than other statements, only to get spoiled that Jon meets Nikola because TikTok needed an audio from halfway through a podcast series to go viral.
thankfully i started listening to this when the trend died and i forgot about the audio. was a nice surprise that i heard of it from outside
i just experienced this exact thing
How bizarre. That’s the first and only episode that I’ve heard so far, and here you are, referencing the only other podcast that I could think of throughout the whole thing. I feel called out for no reason
@@bubblegum_bok but same
wow. i love nikola, she's hilarious in a morbid way
Dylan Kaz he got REALLY boring and I’m a MONSTER what do you expect me to DO
No! I mean, yes, but not for a good long while!
I can recommend looking up the Mechanisms, a band that has Nikolas voice actor as a toy soldier. (And Jon Sims as Jonny D'ville)
Fair warning, they are immortal space pirates who love violence, and all their stories end with basically everyone dead.
Her voice is such a treasure to listen to.
Nikola is my name :DD
Nikola's voice actor is outrageously good
oh..... nikola, i love you.......
don't know why but nikola scared me more than most of the other things so far 😳
For me it was when she said "I'm a *monster"* in the cheeriest possible way that I knew she'd creep me out. There's a certain unpredictability to her.
she and the blanket monster go hand in hand
I love Nikola already
Jon: Are you gonna kill me?
Nikola: Well, yes, but actually, no
She said no but actually yes?
Random idea, the old lady was Gertrude.
And the only other person in the entire series I can remember being described to have striking blue eyes was Michael but I don't think they'd cry so I dunno.
I was slightly puzzled yet excited about why there were suddenly so many views on this one but I thought that it was because there would be a cute moment between John and Martin or a huge lore drop or smth and then I realize that it was bc of a freaking tiktok sound and now I want to throw myself into the sea.
but despite this the convo between Nikola and John was very spoopy good job
20 seconds after her introduction and I already love Nikola
leave poor jon alone, he’s gotten hurt enough :((
Yeah!!! He just wants to learn, not his fault some wackjob is asking him to stop the end of the world after having appointed him to a position where he learned supernatural shit
After finding my current position, all I can say is that you're going to need a lot of emotional duct tape
Who else is here from TikTok🤠
yessss
yUp
I mean I'm glad this podcast is being shared with more people but why the heck is this on TikTok
Violet - 111 it was for some weird POV 😂
Yup was so curious
Washington is the home of weird stuff. We got citys under our cities, the rainiest place in america, dying logging towns, we all live and die for Boeing, we have more starbucks than sand, the home of grunge, and this only applies to the west of the mountains.
Cities under cities?
Cant tell if this is a joke, a shitpost comment, or completely serious
@@pianos4095 the citys sink and e build more on top
@@pianos4095 it's serious. East of the mountains is sand people and wiccans.
I'll die for a story on the Washington branch of the Magnus Archives.
She sounds like Emily from corpse bride
Yes she does!
Omg yes
I heard he voice on TikTok & thoughts that's who it was but like I missed that part from the movie. Lmao
i thought this😂!
Jessica absolutely kills it as Nickola, pun *fully* intended. Iconic.
I've been brought here because of a short i found using this audio. And when I first heard the guys voice, "I swear I heard his voice somewhere... Oh wait, is this The Narrator from Slay the Princess!!" And lo and behold, He is!! This was quite a surprise honestly. This is the first time I hear his voice in other medias haha!
Omg you’re right! I loved that game but never made the connection and now I love it even more lol (definitely have to replay it again now just to hear the voice acting)
"Well, my father called me Nikola and then I kiiiiiiilllled him."
"He got really boring, and I'm a monster!"
The fact that she says these so cheerily with such an unsettling tone is fantastic. I quite like her. Though I don't like that she decided to hurt and threaten our dear Archivist. That's no good.
Her voice is such a real treasure to listen to. I love it so much.
Found this on TIKTOK and just had to find out where it came from. Been obsessed with it ever since. Listened all the way through twice now and its easily the best podcast ever
I looked at the description before listening and just... Sat for a few minutes preparing myself...
Nikola scared me as bad as Michael did when he first showed up. These monsters are all so creepy and I don't even know what they looks like. Amazing.
Those poor people. I kinda had the feeling that Tommy really had a thing for Jackson which makes what happened to Bucoda so much sadder.
4:39 for anyone who has been backstage for something (dance performance, orchestra, etc) this is a VERY good descriptor. It's like.... uncanny valley but for a place.
Hearing Johnathon mispronounce Washington State place names is fun for me.
For the longest time I thought the doll audio was from an old horror movie. It was only today, after every episode, I heard it again. My jaw dropped! Great job :D
I was driving home on a long car trip alone at night and this came on and I swear to god I almost swerved off the road. I got chills like crazy and I had to pull over and turn on all the lights. Good sound design and voice acting!
The ending scare the shit out of me
For whatever reason the imagery was so clear and it had me frozen for the first time in this series. Well done, damn
im actually really surprised to find out TMA was popular on TikTok at some point, even if it was a single clip.. istg it always feels like one of those things only 10 people in my whole country know.
I originally found out about The Magnus Archives from TikTok, but now I’m on the 2nd season and I lowkey love it. It’s so well done and has an interesting story so far.
Hearing Nikola's voice gave me the shivers, Jessica Law did a wonderful job!
CAN EVERYONE STOP HURTING JON!?! PLEASE!!!
Everyone is talking about TiKtoK and here i came just for VA Jonathan because he sound so similar to narrator slay the princess cuz i love the game and voice acting!
Gertrude turned to Jan and said "Bottomless pit? Not after I throw you in."
Ever since I started listening to this podcast youtube has been constantly recomending me this episode under every video.
I guess youtube didnt want me to Ignore The Pit.
Me: **half asleep**
Lightbulb: **blows**
Me: 😨
Jon: **chill**
Me: 😰
“hOw cOuLd I sOuNd aNytHiNg lOve iM PlAsTiC”
The last few minutes were actually even scarier this time around (doing a complete re-listen of the whole podcast). My scalp is still prickling. Brrr. Excellent work.
I’ve finally gotten to the episode that made me listen to the Magnus archives!
I really really didn't expect him to start talking about MY city
Oh wow, this feels nostalgic. Can't believe I finally made it back here. This was the episode that made me discover Magnus Archives because of well, that TikTok trend (though I saw it on UA-cam as a short). Didn't realize it was this one until I saw that I had already liked this video and the realization hit me that I came back to this (didn't listen to the whole thing the first time, just that part, then went to listen to the first episode lol). Gosh, I love this series / podcast, so grateful I encountered it.
Y aquí estoy, sin saber 100% inglés pero dándola toda para entender estos podcasts. Pd: ya aprendí que era pit :D
The old lady was probably Gertrude, tbh
I think so too
Who was the blue eyed guy with her?
@@trucetruce335 probably Micheal
@@dannymern6425 No badly died hair was mentioned so it's probably not Gerry
Truce Truce Probably Jan Kilbride, the Daedalus crew member who was targeted by The Vast. She apparently killed him and threw his remains into the pit to counteract The Buried’s ritual
I feel like Nikola will be one of those "I love to hate her" sort of characters. She just sounds so saccharine, condescending and Fake, you know? This podcast is so good!!!
Okay, this is cool! I was born and raised in Washington, now live in Oregon and I drive past this on I5 all the time on my way to and from my old home. All of these stories have been so far away that I had to sort of imagine it more. However, I know my home state well this will be interesting!
Getting to this video and seeing how the replay graph is entirely flatlined until the end is the most terrifying thing ever. I haven't gotten to the peak yet.
Update: WHAT
My father called me nicolah....tHeN i KiLlEd HiM
pov: ur hiding in the comments for no reason even tho you can still hear it.
Okay guys, finally here all caught up after finding this on tiktok. My life changed, i loved every second of this podcast so far
i find it very funny to imagine tiktokers trying to find their audio clip and having to sift through 20 mins of The Pit narration to find it. of all the episodes to get popular out of context, it was The Pit. beautiful.
Nikola cracks me up ngl
This was the soundclip that got me to start listening to this series!!! Worth it 💕
I heard the part where Nikola says she's plastic a couple of time from... TikTok, I suppose ? I never really knew where the sound came from, I just thought it was cool... I freaked out when she started to say "How could I sound anything, silly ?" and I litteraly shouted "I'M PLASTIC !!" in my room ! It was so nice and I love that quote even more now !!!
oh man for the longest time i heard that one scene from here flying around back when i still had tiktok and was like “wtf is the magnus archives?” i never decided to find out right until my sister started talking about it to me, and then she got me into it and… now i’m here! crazy to hear this again with full context haha
Man, Jon really did get stuck with the eldritch being handing out the lamest of all the super powers. I mean, it's still cool, but it's not as immediately useful as some of the others.
We All Ignore the Pit is such a great title.
Also, "Face to no face, eye to....well." is just hilarious.
21:00 my first real introduction to the Magnus Archives and it's this audio lol
I've literally searched everywhere for this podcast
Hey, you found it! You can also listen on spotify or any designated podcast app (I use PocketCast) but I know when you're listening to your first ever podcast you don't want to get an app or anything.
Guys if u came from tiktok i would listen to all the sounds there so good and if u are good with horrors its so nice to sleep to
Is each # a different story
@@kctjdramapalace Kind of, but there is an overarching story. Start from the beginning! It’s amazing and I love it very much.
I discovered TMA thanks to Tiktok's use of the voice box conversation. I'm so happy to finally reach the episode that started all for me !
21:06 WHAT WE ALL CAME FOR
Tyyy-