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  • 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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КОМЕНТАРІ • 810

  • @thelegend8570
    @thelegend8570 4 роки тому +4877

    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.

    • @frogonthebikeheh
      @frogonthebikeheh 2 роки тому +56

      Hahaha, right?

    • @JVie-y1t
      @JVie-y1t 2 роки тому +209

      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.

    • @dragonllig790
      @dragonllig790 2 роки тому +6

      Same

    • @Mekabear1991
      @Mekabear1991 Рік тому +18

      What do you mean...Next time...

    • @purplethistle853
      @purplethistle853 Рік тому +26

      ​@@JVie-y1t I think burying it would have made it worse 😳

  • @winterwolf211
    @winterwolf211 Рік тому +1047

    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.

    • @waffleaffle231
      @waffleaffle231 10 місяців тому +126

      Literally the smartest character in the entire podcast, we love him

  • @paolaguzmansantiago4126
    @paolaguzmansantiago4126 4 роки тому +5258

    This guy is literally the living embodiment of "it is what it is"

    • @frogonthebikeheh
      @frogonthebikeheh 2 роки тому +316

      I just admire him so much that he made the coffin his coffee table

    • @-S.L.
      @-S.L. 2 роки тому +105

      "it is what it is" vs. It Is Not What It Is

    • @Deaven50
      @Deaven50 2 роки тому +177

      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.

    • @Maggie-pw8hb
      @Maggie-pw8hb Рік тому +60

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

    • @nanuqo2006
      @nanuqo2006 6 місяців тому +7

      I know you mean Joshua but this so applies to S1 John as well lmao

  • @cr5604
    @cr5604 4 роки тому +3567

    orange juice: *exists*
    the thing: *whomst has awoken the ancient one*

  • @mirai2275
    @mirai2275 4 роки тому +4543

    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.

    • @megancress1384
      @megancress1384 4 роки тому +288

      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.

    • @noahdowling163
      @noahdowling163 2 роки тому +78

      NAH THE KEY THING THAT WAS SO FUCKING SMART

    • @italucenaz
      @italucenaz 15 днів тому

      ​@@megancress1384for someone to take it from you and open it? I don't trust anyone with it

  • @liv0072
    @liv0072 3 роки тому +3172

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

    • @clayxros576
      @clayxros576 3 роки тому +226

      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.

    • @maxschechter4156
      @maxschechter4156 3 роки тому +243

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

    • @clayxros576
      @clayxros576 3 роки тому +1

      @@maxschechter4156
      Lol I said it for that reason. Sink the hook deeper

    • @frogonthebikeheh
      @frogonthebikeheh 2 роки тому +18

      @@maxschechter4156 Hahaha

    • @frogonthebikeheh
      @frogonthebikeheh 2 роки тому +13

      @@clayxros576 You evil person 😂😂👀

  • @sammieegoldwand
    @sammieegoldwand 2 роки тому +1791

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

    • @ot7biasedmashups
      @ot7biasedmashups 2 роки тому +10

      Yup

    • @leolion3323
      @leolion3323 Рік тому +15

      It's funny considering the later seasons

    • @zacharynguyen7286
      @zacharynguyen7286 Рік тому +5

      Hope you’re doing good and staying safe Sammie. Sending support and hearts. ❤❤❤

    • @sammieegoldwand
      @sammieegoldwand Рік тому +2

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

    • @anxiety_ridden3
      @anxiety_ridden3 10 місяців тому

      yeah I just fold like a lawn chair, ignore noise and the outside world for a little, and pop back up like normal

  • @lumosnite5935
    @lumosnite5935 5 років тому +6006

    the only smart character who makes the right decisions in this entire podcast

    • @Maskami
      @Maskami 5 років тому +1128

      i'll tell you what's in that coffin
      nun my fuckin business that's what

    • @malmorose
      @malmorose 5 років тому +592

      Take a shot everytime a character says "I knew I shouldn't have"

    • @battyrae1398
      @battyrae1398 5 років тому +167

      only one who comes close is the pig guy

    • @katwilliams2950
      @katwilliams2950 4 роки тому +620

      The angler fish guy was smart. He never walked over to give the cig

    • @Makujah_
      @Makujah_ 4 роки тому +422

      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 :)

  • @atlaszurum
    @atlaszurum 5 років тому +2457

    Finally someone who isnt stupid in a horror show

    • @camiart_casual
      @camiart_casual 4 роки тому +105

      Yeah the author's said he REALLY hates that trope and will be avoiding it at all costs

    • @SingingSealRiana
      @SingingSealRiana 2 роки тому +17

      @@camiart_casual . . . . thats so funny given the mc and who reads him

    • @SingingSealRiana
      @SingingSealRiana 2 роки тому +17

      well, we only get the statments of those who lived to tell the tale after all

    • @MooonCaaakes
      @MooonCaaakes Рік тому +3

      I’m not sure whether I should agree with you on that or be offended.

  • @GiubileiFernando
    @GiubileiFernando 4 роки тому +2667

    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.

    • @kylejohnny1468
      @kylejohnny1468 4 роки тому +427

      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

    • @m.r.adventure7642
      @m.r.adventure7642 4 роки тому +54

      This was exactly my thoughts

    • @MyNeighborTotoro0
      @MyNeighborTotoro0 4 роки тому +143

      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

    • @cartaphilus242
      @cartaphilus242 3 роки тому +106

      @@MyNeighborTotoro0 it's not a wendigo, you'll see what it is in season three. It's a set of stairs going down ;)

    • @redone233
      @redone233 3 роки тому +34

      Ooh boy looking back on this comment after finishing the show-

  • @Fernlom
    @Fernlom 2 роки тому +1810

    This dude somehow survived the Buried and the Lonely, with a “don’t see it, don’t care” attitude

    • @SingingSealRiana
      @SingingSealRiana 2 роки тому +218

      the super power of apathy

    • @chaoslord2550
      @chaoslord2550 2 роки тому +65

      Oh that’s the buried fellow I’ve been hearing about welp now that monster been spolied darn

    • @peculiarpangolin4638
      @peculiarpangolin4638 2 роки тому +80

      @@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!

    • @Sevencatsinatrenchcoat
      @Sevencatsinatrenchcoat 2 роки тому +21

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

    • @peculiarpangolin4638
      @peculiarpangolin4638 2 роки тому +14

      @@Sevencatsinatrenchcoat That's the best advice I can give!

  • @lemmetalkaboutthis
    @lemmetalkaboutthis 3 роки тому +1989

    I present to you: legit the only person smart enough to outsmart one of these horrors in the entire damn podcast

    • @-S.L.
      @-S.L. 2 роки тому +45

      I liked the Tax Man dude though! :D He's a close second.

    • @lemmetalkaboutthis
      @lemmetalkaboutthis 2 роки тому +10

      @@-S.L. hm yes, good addition

    • @SingingSealRiana
      @SingingSealRiana 2 роки тому +72

      not true, anglerfish guy got away too and he did not even step into the trap to begin with

    • @lemmetalkaboutthis
      @lemmetalkaboutthis 2 роки тому +49

      @@SingingSealRiana yeah, but he didn't outsmart being stuck with a horror for a year

    • @Athena963
      @Athena963 2 роки тому +15

      One word: Monsterpig

  • @engain8119
    @engain8119 4 роки тому +1139

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

    • @ot7biasedmashups
      @ot7biasedmashups 2 роки тому +79

      He said hell nah and I respect him for it

    • @excitedcat9517
      @excitedcat9517 5 місяців тому

      20:58
      “YOU’RE STILL ALIVE???!”
      “Yeah, go fuck yourself and take your damn key!”

    • @BrandonBDN
      @BrandonBDN 3 місяці тому +6

      To be fair the ones that did likely weren’t able to tell the story

    • @idontwantthemtodieattheend
      @idontwantthemtodieattheend 3 місяці тому

      @@BrandonBDN well said my frnd
      but i swear if it was me i would've opened the casket lmaooo

    • @_spilled_milk_pro-champion3871
      @_spilled_milk_pro-champion3871 2 місяці тому +4

      Bro was like “It says do not open, so I guess it’s none of my fucking business what’s inside. I’ve been paid to keep this thing inside my home for an undisclosed period of time, not to ask questions.”

  • @Zmanwarrior
    @Zmanwarrior 4 роки тому +630

    I still think this one is my favorite. The guy's just like "I ain't gonna fuck with that." And he doesn't.

    • @nkjmeh
      @nkjmeh 2 роки тому +28

      The absolute king of staying in his own lane. 👌🏼🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @meloncaaat2050
    @meloncaaat2050 2 роки тому +917

    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)

  • @lilanthia
    @lilanthia 4 роки тому +645

    Truly the king of Minding His Own Business

  • @starsareglowing
    @starsareglowing 4 роки тому +1050

    "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!

    • @ZeroOhClock
      @ZeroOhClock 4 роки тому +55

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

    • @starsareglowing
      @starsareglowing 4 роки тому +26

      @@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

    • @marhunt8192
      @marhunt8192 3 роки тому +1

      Oh hey it's my birthday

    • @Not_Lilly42
      @Not_Lilly42 3 роки тому +24

      @@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.

    • @arizonagreenbee
      @arizonagreenbee 3 роки тому +1

      @@Not_Lilly42 I just found the Magnus Archives what the FUCK are you talking about

  • @ixaix3218
    @ixaix3218 4 роки тому +1647

    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.

    • @Grab_001
      @Grab_001 4 роки тому +276

      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

    • @theWeaverofTales
      @theWeaverofTales 4 роки тому +170

      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

    • @erinm.395
      @erinm.395 4 роки тому +113

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

    • @clayxros576
      @clayxros576 3 роки тому +91

      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.

    • @fruitygarlic3601
      @fruitygarlic3601 3 роки тому +6

      @@clayxros576 Cool, but the criticism of melodrama still stands.

  • @artofboredom42
    @artofboredom42 Рік тому +79

    “It sounded almost like singing, if it was muffled by 20 feet of hard packed soil.” MAJOR FORESHADOWING

  • @dhampir_days
    @dhampir_days 4 роки тому +697

    major props to Joshua, resisted an eldritch entity's influence for such a long time

    • @SingingSealRiana
      @SingingSealRiana 2 роки тому +41

      the super power of being very apathetic

    • @MooonCaaakes
      @MooonCaaakes Рік тому +12

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

    • @melissaharris3389
      @melissaharris3389 Рік тому +9

      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.

  • @opheliapurple
    @opheliapurple 2 роки тому +503

    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.

    • @Asherlololkk
      @Asherlololkk Рік тому +45

      me, who's only two eps in: A wot.

    • @nitronerd55
      @nitronerd55 Рік тому +23

      ​@@Asherlololkkme who's also only 2 episodes in: huh???

    • @eitakou
      @eitakou 6 місяців тому +12

      ​@@Asherlololkk Me who's finished the podcast: LMAAOOOO

    • @vermillion_labotomy
      @vermillion_labotomy 6 місяців тому +10

      Me, who is also only in 2 episodes: honestly…why am I not surprised.

    • @Poiterito
      @Poiterito 2 місяці тому +5

      Ok spoilers for me but WHAT lmaoo

  • @arctechfox8306
    @arctechfox8306 4 роки тому +605

    Magnus archives 2: the worst housemate ever

  • @lemonace6695
    @lemonace6695 Рік тому +56

    "Nice too know ghost stories exist in my hometown" God, season one Jon is soo ridiculous, the denial is adorable.

  • @SwirlyPinwheel
    @SwirlyPinwheel 4 роки тому +864

    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."

    • @trucetruce335
      @trucetruce335 4 роки тому +52

      My solution would be to lock the coffin with extra measures that I could just destroy the keys to it.

    • @b.n.d1540
      @b.n.d1540 4 роки тому +17

      My thought was just to switch the lock on the coffin.

    • @joroi1083
      @joroi1083 4 роки тому +37

      @@b.n.d1540 but that would momentarily open it lmao

    • @b.n.d1540
      @b.n.d1540 4 роки тому +48

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

    • @joroi1083
      @joroi1083 4 роки тому +41

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

  • @Timmytimmy123123
    @Timmytimmy123123 2 роки тому +174

    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.

  • @trucetruce335
    @trucetruce335 4 роки тому +380

    Dude got a siren-esc. thing in a box and ligit said “cool cool. I’ll just ignore this”

  • @PaxASMR
    @PaxASMR 4 роки тому +2649

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

    • @Cthulhuer
      @Cthulhuer 4 роки тому +56

      Pax ASMR omfg 😂 see THIS is why I’m re-listening

    • @neroquin
      @neroquin 4 роки тому +129

      Yeah, he worded that pretty strangely and specifically so I kept it in mind

    • @tarpitfriedshrimp
      @tarpitfriedshrimp 3 роки тому +43

      did you hear his stomach grumble after he said that lol

    • @chicky6471
      @chicky6471 3 роки тому +137

      "IN foreign LAND"
      And waking up choking
      And a little bit less but "Tim did some digging of his own"

    • @ryanmoran8787
      @ryanmoran8787 3 роки тому +33

      Interesting that the coffin alone must be doing all of that tho, since J is related to the stranger

  • @Damon9
    @Damon9 4 роки тому +591

    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

    • @deepakk.7161
      @deepakk.7161 3 роки тому +23

      That's actually a really good theory!

    • @frogonthebikeheh
      @frogonthebikeheh 2 роки тому +14

      Hahaha, you're quite right...

    • @italucenaz
      @italucenaz 15 днів тому

      I just didn't get why John just didn't force the guy to be killed either way, didn't he know the think wanted to feed or was he got by surprise? He tall buff guys were more in the conspiracy than him then?

  • @ann-margretparke9525
    @ann-margretparke9525 4 роки тому +490

    My cousin uses her spare coffin as an ice box at parties. She is an undertaker.

    • @thatweirdgirlnextdoor4339
      @thatweirdgirlnextdoor4339 3 роки тому +12

      Why the fuck does she even HAVE a coffin 😬

    • @Ra_the_Sun_god
      @Ra_the_Sun_god 3 роки тому +53

      I would like to know why ur sister has a spare coffin

    • @asoaringheart
      @asoaringheart 3 роки тому +67

      So wait... What does she use her MAIN coffin for? Table???

    • @Treesonous
      @Treesonous 2 роки тому +51

      ​@@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 😊

    • @thesleepytyrannosaurusrex297
      @thesleepytyrannosaurusrex297 2 роки тому +27

      @@Treesonous that's fucking metal dude

  • @liv0072
    @liv0072 3 роки тому +576

    "fear can be as routine as hunger" sure hits different when you've heard season 5.

    • @poets_and_books5523
      @poets_and_books5523 3 роки тому +20

      Oh god.....should I be scared for season 5????

    • @liv0072
      @liv0072 3 роки тому +45

      @@poets_and_books5523 you should be scared in general 🙃

    • @VoidTherapist
      @VoidTherapist 3 роки тому +37

      That line also applies on people with severe anxiety disorder that just go on with their lives like it's part of the routine

    • @voidjockey82
      @voidjockey82 2 роки тому +8

      Don't be scared, give them nothing to feed on.

    • @spring6066
      @spring6066 24 дні тому

      fear & hunger mentioned

  • @trin-is-late
    @trin-is-late Рік тому +159

    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.

  • @bearinokc1047
    @bearinokc1047 3 роки тому +195

    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.

    • @foxrox1455
      @foxrox1455 6 місяців тому +8

      TRUE 😂😂😂

    • @annetheelf8174
      @annetheelf8174 3 місяці тому +8

      fr like only 10k for a year and a half of fear?! bro deserved 10k A MONTH

  • @peacebuddha96
    @peacebuddha96 Рік тому +65

    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."

  • @sameenshaw9670
    @sameenshaw9670 4 роки тому +389

    Thats just how it be in Netherlands

  • @TheTrainmobile
    @TheTrainmobile 3 роки тому +274

    Man: **just living in his apartment**
    Coffin: ⚰😩

    • @nkjmeh
      @nkjmeh 2 роки тому +49

      Coffin: ⚰️
      Coffin when it rains: ⚰️ 🎤oooOOOoooOoOooo

    • @Significantharrassment
      @Significantharrassment 2 роки тому +10

      Coffin when it's raining: It's ability swift swim double the speed of the pokemon under the rain

    • @Misty_Grey744
      @Misty_Grey744 9 місяців тому +5

      It’s raining
      Coffin:😩😫😩😫

  • @Ilikebats123
    @Ilikebats123 4 роки тому +353

    This guy is pretty smart. Props to him. Especially since John was surprised to see him.

  • @vanessa2603__
    @vanessa2603__ 4 роки тому +414

    The Man In The Tan Jacket, Holding A Padlocked Coffin

    • @sarahgrace3488
      @sarahgrace3488 4 роки тому +67

      Is that a reference to my favourite desert town I see.....?🌵📻 👁☁️

    • @tristemandarina9687
      @tristemandarina9687 4 роки тому +19

      @@sarahgrace3488 desert bluffs😍✨

    • @WormlordAvi
      @WormlordAvi 4 роки тому +23

      @@tristemandarina9687 :/ I. am. Descustád

    • @Classicbutterscotch
      @Classicbutterscotch 4 роки тому +35

      The coffin rattles, like it is filled with flies.

    • @nuclearlemonade5945
      @nuclearlemonade5945 4 роки тому +31

      all hail the glow cloud

  • @Dogman_35
    @Dogman_35 5 років тому +542

    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.

    • @squogbenjamin4331
      @squogbenjamin4331 3 роки тому +5

      Would you like another here. Welcome to night vale.

    • @Ra_the_Sun_god
      @Ra_the_Sun_god 3 роки тому +16

      I punch the window from the outside and yell “AND ITS GAY”

    • @mariamatedei
      @mariamatedei 3 роки тому +8

      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

  • @seytanic
    @seytanic 5 років тому +1104

    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.

    • @ThePegasiPony
      @ThePegasiPony 3 роки тому +12

      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

    • @frogonthebikeheh
      @frogonthebikeheh 2 роки тому +2

      Oh, those stories are the best

    • @mistydevillier2197
      @mistydevillier2197 2 роки тому +11

      @@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!!

    • @Idran
      @Idran 2 роки тому +3

      @@mistydevillier2197 i'm glad it's not just me

  • @Ra1neeee
    @Ra1neeee Рік тому +44

    the eldritch horrors can have a little orange juice, as a treat

  • @maggie_2618
    @maggie_2618 4 роки тому +112

    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

  • @redone233
    @redone233 3 роки тому +186

    An absolute mad lad, the only victim with a brain cell, cannot describe how lucky this guy was

    • @SingingSealRiana
      @SingingSealRiana 2 роки тому +33

      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?

    • @ot7biasedmashups
      @ot7biasedmashups 2 роки тому +14

      @@SingingSealRiana literally?? Like that was ONE video ago 💀

  • @codeattackero7techno128
    @codeattackero7techno128 28 днів тому +6

    this guy is undeniably the winner of the magnus archives. He's just over there like "nope I don't wanna know" and succeeded

  • @LPwatcher
    @LPwatcher 3 роки тому +102

    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.

    • @cheeselord3655
      @cheeselord3655 3 роки тому +23

      Yeah. People keep on saying he's a theater kid

    • @The-Busy-Beeeee
      @The-Busy-Beeeee Рік тому +13

      @@cheeselord3655 oh he definitely is

  • @nateds7326
    @nateds7326 3 роки тому +794

    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.

    • @headofathousandsheepswool
      @headofathousandsheepswool 3 роки тому +60

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

    • @nateds7326
      @nateds7326 3 роки тому +59

      @@headofathousandsheepswool yes. Give it time

    • @cheeselord3655
      @cheeselord3655 3 роки тому +21

      Maybe put spoilers up, just in case

    • @nateds7326
      @nateds7326 3 роки тому +19

      @@cheeselord3655 good call actually

    • @midnights2631
      @midnights2631 2 роки тому +14

      I would probably use the coffin as a table too

  • @blessedchijioke8012
    @blessedchijioke8012 Рік тому +33

    Bro said “I aint fucking around and I ain’t finding out “

  • @beekind7937
    @beekind7937 3 роки тому +126

    "I can't tell if his voice is calming or sad," - my bestie while listening to this episode

  • @pestilence.and.plague
    @pestilence.and.plague 2 роки тому +80

    To this day, this guy remains the smartest character in this podcast.

    • @ot7biasedmashups
      @ot7biasedmashups 2 роки тому +4

      So nobody remembers literally the FIRST ARCHIVE or what 💀💀

  • @Artrysa
    @Artrysa 3 роки тому +69

    "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.

  • @wabschall
    @wabschall Рік тому +50

    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

    • @BeautifulEarthJa
      @BeautifulEarthJa Рік тому +3

      Yep. I assumed vampire. I love how they don't use the 'regular' horror monsters.

  • @Charlockle
    @Charlockle 5 років тому +430

    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.

    • @isabella-zx2dc
      @isabella-zx2dc 4 роки тому +38

      Jonny definitely does his research! It's cool none of these are approximations and rather backed by experience

    • @angdata9371
      @angdata9371 11 місяців тому +1

      Are you an archive yet?

  • @MILOPETIT
    @MILOPETIT 4 роки тому +180

    That's what happens when you open DIO's coffin: you blink and you find yourself already dead inside the coffin :3

  • @BeijingNoodle
    @BeijingNoodle 2 роки тому +52

    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

  • @Bethelaine1
    @Bethelaine1 4 роки тому +149

    My daughter recommended this to me, so glad she did.

  • @Señor-Donjusticia
    @Señor-Donjusticia 10 місяців тому +10

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

    • @marissasullivan7356
      @marissasullivan7356 18 днів тому

      Hello Slay the Princess fan. Wasn't expecting that under these comments.

  • @jenniferreynolds2832
    @jenniferreynolds2832 4 місяці тому +5

    Vampire gets shipped to house=make a cup of tea. The most believable British moment 😂

  • @TeddyBear-sf2pk
    @TeddyBear-sf2pk 4 роки тому +79

    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.

  • @mayormarshmallow
    @mayormarshmallow 4 роки тому +75

    Coffin just wants some num nums

  • @catzo_5762
    @catzo_5762 4 роки тому +132

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

  • @katyvdb5993
    @katyvdb5993 4 роки тому +167

    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.

    • @borealissystem5916
      @borealissystem5916 4 роки тому +10

      Also, just a side note, but the background audio is impeccable.

    • @marymills3581
      @marymills3581 3 роки тому +12

      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.

    • @Not_Lilly42
      @Not_Lilly42 3 роки тому +10

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

    • @yeahkeen2905
      @yeahkeen2905 3 роки тому +2

      Writes down a spoiler and only calls it a spoiler after already making it. Real great idea.

    • @SingingSealRiana
      @SingingSealRiana 2 роки тому +1

      well, if he hid not win, there would not be a statement (probably)

  • @Lily-ge4tm
    @Lily-ge4tm 3 роки тому +28

    Ah yes, Architects. The most sensible people to have in a supernatural situation. Also the profession I chose to pursue.
    Epic.

  • @Kefkaesque13
    @Kefkaesque13 4 роки тому +62

    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.

  • @hiti6753
    @hiti6753 Рік тому +17

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

  • @glitter_and_gold1583
    @glitter_and_gold1583 5 років тому +128

    Feels like a Pandora's box

  • @judosailor610
    @judosailor610 3 місяці тому +6

    What I love about this story is how it is the opposite of the usual horror trope. Still very creepy, mind. But unlike every other horror story character, this dude followed the very clear instructions to NOT OPEN and... what do ya know? He lived! Haha.

  • @aaronsalmon1376
    @aaronsalmon1376 7 років тому +166

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

    • @virginiaf4117
      @virginiaf4117 2 роки тому +4

      when I first read this I thought you said you were driving the car and stopping to listen closely and was rather concerned

  • @birdy3671
    @birdy3671 4 роки тому +28

    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.

  • @BunnyLove5763
    @BunnyLove5763 5 років тому +193

    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!!!

  • @aesthetictrash2999
    @aesthetictrash2999 4 роки тому +80

    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

    • @dhampir_days
      @dhampir_days 4 роки тому +8

      Jonathan Sims could sing me a lullaby

  • @LisanAlGareeb
    @LisanAlGareeb Місяць тому +3

    Fear can become as routine as hunger is unfortunately a bar

  • @r3giancy
    @r3giancy 2 роки тому +9

    King of “let me mind my own business”. Love that for him.

  • @wonderwhatsgonnahappen579
    @wonderwhatsgonnahappen579 11 місяців тому +8

    Ah yes, what another lovely day with nobody but me and my new dead roommate that some guy asked me to look after, which was well over a year ago. Sure, it doesn't like it when i place stuff on its coffin, and it loves singing on rainy days, and it keeps pressuring me through bad dreams and sleep walking to open the coffin but other than that what a lovely day today. 😊

  • @slicediceandanalyse9027
    @slicediceandanalyse9027 Місяць тому +5

    SPOILERS!!!
    Really gotta love how the coffin is the buried but the actual fear in this episode is the lonely. The more I listen to this show the more I see how those two intertwine: if you’re stuck and buried, both literally and figuratively, you can’t reach out for help from others.
    In this specific episode, he is on his own when Jon approaches him. He moves away to an empty apartment complex where the coffin prevents him from making any connections and stays alone for almost a year.
    Really goes back to magnus’s theory of how every fear is intertwined and cannot exist without the other. You can really tell how much planning and foreshadowing and general thought was put into this show.

  • @FaeSparrow
    @FaeSparrow 3 роки тому +16

    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!

  • @IvySonnet
    @IvySonnet 4 роки тому +109

    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

  • @not-theraccoons5949
    @not-theraccoons5949 4 роки тому +60

    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.

    • @fauxflame5309
      @fauxflame5309 3 роки тому +5

      Kinda creepy I was just watching critical role

    • @clayxros576
      @clayxros576 3 роки тому +8

      @@fauxflame5309
      It begins

    • @ThePuppyTurtle
      @ThePuppyTurtle 2 роки тому +3

      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.

  • @hamstrbaxtr
    @hamstrbaxtr 11 місяців тому +9

    Gonna say, that part about fear becoming as routine as hunger just clicked something in me the first time i heard it...I feel like it won't be leaving me for a while.
    Edit: Well well well. Past me was aware this was probably going to be thematically relevant, but I didn't realize just how much so.

  • @A_Classy_Phoenix
    @A_Classy_Phoenix 2 роки тому +26

    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!

    • @JartinVartinJlackwood
      @JartinVartinJlackwood Рік тому +2

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

  • @weeksauce11
    @weeksauce11 Рік тому +9

    Nah when they said that the other seven flats in the building were vacant I felt chills down my spine 😓

  • @batscove
    @batscove 5 місяців тому +3

    I love how the characters actually make realistic decisions

  • @Dani_the_crow
    @Dani_the_crow 3 роки тому +38

    This episode gets funnier every time you relisten to the series

  • @Cambion_Heir
    @Cambion_Heir 2 роки тому +11

    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"

  • @emgomez5863
    @emgomez5863 Рік тому +8

    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??

  • @junoblackwood5447
    @junoblackwood5447 3 роки тому +23

    THIS IS LITERALLY THE ONLY PERSON WITH COMMON FUCKING SENCE IN THIS WHOLE PODCAST OH MY GOD

    • @royalknight2808
      @royalknight2808 2 роки тому

      IKR?!?! I JUST FINISHED LISTENING TO ALL OF IT AND BRUH HE IS THE SMARTEST ONE OF ALL!!

  • @paigealicious1718
    @paigealicious1718 Рік тому +6

    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

  • @diaryofadeadsoul5531
    @diaryofadeadsoul5531 Рік тому +21

    joshua gillespie. winner of the idgaf war

  • @type-bug
    @type-bug 22 дні тому +2

    Just started listening to this podcast today. Finally letting myself be lured in after years of stuff related to the Magnus archives appearing in my fyp.. and I can already tell the fact that the name Jhon keeps repeating itself in the stories is baaad news, man. Especially considering the guy narrating is called Jhon. (Not exactly sure of anything that happens but I still have been spoiled about one thing, just don't know how or when it happens)

  • @yeanofullname4283
    @yeanofullname4283 2 роки тому +14

    Im not usually a fan of horror or stories with no ending but, I love this series!

    • @VelvetMetrolink
      @VelvetMetrolink 2 роки тому +5

      There is, absolutely, an ending.

    • @someoneawesome8717
      @someoneawesome8717 Рік тому +2

      There's an ending, and the story is convoluted AF but oh so addictive

  • @average_oddity
    @average_oddity 2 роки тому +7

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

  • @toomuchbillcipher
    @toomuchbillcipher Рік тому +8

    My guy actually was smart unlike all other guys in similar situations

  • @staceface1
    @staceface1 4 місяці тому +5

    Oct 2024 has rolled around. It's time to return to the archives for some spooky stories.

  • @throneisbed7833
    @throneisbed7833 4 роки тому +46

    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.

    • @universarea
      @universarea 3 роки тому +1

      Oh the songwriter. Tell her I loved her songs about TMA. Especially the one about the End

  • @loki1456
    @loki1456 2 роки тому +15

    This is my favorite episode. Joshua is truly a King for resisting *[REDACTED]*.

  • @eggmug562
    @eggmug562 2 роки тому +9

    Oooooh
    I see. Interesting story. Very refreshing protagonist too. A very adaptable and smart cookie.

  • @sling4425
    @sling4425 5 років тому +38

    third time im listening to this podcast in one month. Jonny's voice is so addicting.

  • @lazyskull7949
    @lazyskull7949 4 роки тому +31

    this is probably my favorite episode still. it's just so creepy, especially the realization towards the end.

  • @ramennoodles666
    @ramennoodles666 2 роки тому +10

    Joshua is the best horror protagonist ever

  • @nicole7041
    @nicole7041 9 місяців тому +5

    How did he NOT realize he was the only tennant in a whole building for two years?

  • @penelopepalomin8091
    @penelopepalomin8091 4 роки тому +21

    I was listening with my eyes closed with my game headset on 😭 and an ad played really loud. I almost shit myself lmao

  • @dhararry7929
    @dhararry7929 10 місяців тому +10

    World's smartest horror protagonist.