#mag 009

[iwikpines]

jonathan sims plays the spooky music when he gets to the dramatic parts in his recordings. this is real

[vieramars]

I JUST REALIZED I NEVER POSTED THIS HERE

This was the first art I ever made for tma back in october. I thought I'd already posted it, but I guess it only went on my insta.

[hezekiahwakely]

The disdainful tone with which Jon delivers this line is really funny considering the kind of person he already is and what hes about to become in the next four years

[two-idiots-one-thought]

MAG009 - A Father's Love

[b33viemm]

Vigilo. Audio. Opperior.

[magnusarchivesrelisten]

MAG 009

The first time I listened to this episode I was getting ready for bed. That was a horrible choice. I was also 13 so when I got into bed I was freaking out. I don't remember how long I stayed up after that but it was definitely a while.

This is the first one that I thouroughly visualized in my head as I listened to it. The visual of the streetlights going out is great.

It tapers off a little bit at the very end when she runs outside but that's literally the last 2 minutes of the statement so it's not too bad.

Needless to say, I really liked this one! I am actually a little afraid of the dark so it scares me a little (though I will say a lot of the statements have lost a bit of their scare factor on relisten but I think that's just because I know what happens). This one really makes me think of the webseries My Dad's Tapes and i really can't decide if that's a good thing or not.

This one is a great example of how none of the statements are really just one entity. Sure, this one has the dark, but the idea of someone you trust secretly being up to nefarious things plays more into the stranger and the murder shed feels more Slaughter. I love how this series gives us the explanation and very simple organization and then proceeds to tell us that it isn't that easy and that all we've really learned is that everything's extra fucked.

This one also sets up some important stuff for later. I don't have anything new to say about that, it's still cool.

Thanks for reading, have a wonderful day!

[whendermere-peaks]

Sometimes I still think about father burroughs, julia montauk's dad, and the cave girl's sister. Doing an act of worship only to wake up doing an act of horror. Doing acts of horrors to protect your daughter from those who got your wife. Sacrificed to the horrors by your own sister while doing something for her.

As someone who is too jumpy to be a horror fan, those episodes shook me to the core but they made me hooked with the podcast as I was starting it. Really made me think wtf is going on in jonny sims' mind tbh like. Genius. Concerning. Brilliant. Never do that to me again.

*proceeds to get THAT ending* 🧍‍♀️

[themagnustournament]

Round Two Part One - Match 8

Julia Montauk’s first appearance, and her very own statement! A Father’s Love faces off against Reflection, which got 224 votes last round.

MAG 009 - A Father's Love | Spotify - Acast - YT | Wiki | Transcript

Statement of Julia Montauk regarding the actions and motivations of her father the serial killer Robert Montauk.

MAG 156 - Reflection | Spotify - Acast - YT | Wiki | Transcript

Statement of Adelard Dekker, taken from a letter to Gertrude Robinson.

[magallifreyannus-archives]

MAG 009 - A Father's Love

[fractal-voidling]

MAG009 - #0020312 │ A Father’s Love

I remember this was the first episode that really got me into the mystery aspect of it all

not like the others didn't have a solid mystery to them, they definitely did

but this was the one that truly captivated me

and yes I know, I know that this person was a serial killer and that that should make him a completely irredeemable monster in my eyes

but it just doesn't

because it's clear it wasn't a lust for the kill itself

it was, well… a father's love

and I really appreciate the perspective of the daughter, because it cements that complicated mix of feelings about it all

Julia was clearly loved, to the point Robert essentially gave up his dignity and freedom to keep her away from the dark

can't wait to learn more

the streetlight segment was fxcking terrifying btw

[undead-space]

So yesterday I went to see "Heart of Stone (Das kalte Herz)" in theatre and Dutch Mike (Holländer-Michel) and his shed where he keeps the hearts got me thinking about The Magnus Archives. I have no idea if someone already talked about this but MAG 009 A Father's Love parallels this. I have no idea whether the shed where the hearts are kept is in the original fairytale or if it's just in the play but yeah.

For anyone interested, this is what the shed looked like (screenshots from YouTube, we weren'tallowedtotake pictures):

The glowing in the background are the hearts, and if I remember correctly the shed in MAG 009 glowed as well.

[dailydefunctmangamagazine]

Monthly Shōnen Jump (月刊少年ジャンプ) / Shūeisha (集英社) / May 1977 issue

[annabelle--cane]

stepping back from the actual narrative of mag 009 for a second, where the dark is involved because that weird brackish water creature is there, the episode is also all about secrets. julia is kept in the dark about this massive thing for her whole childhood and then she keeps most of the real story to herself until her father dies. the themece.

[thisispaper]

'009_Blue Bird Kitchen' by Studio Tropicana https://thisispaper.com/mag/009-blue-bird-kitchen-studio-tropicana

[fictionfixations]

where there's a will, we make a way | TMA Fic | Time Travel (Fic Rec)

its. so cool. i dont know what happens in what seasons but tags apparently say like around the middle of s5?? like. i think when hes in his coma (jon)

also oh my god the author put in a shit ton of work?? like so theres a thing where Jon's unable to say his own words, and is stuck saying things from other people's statements, (its literally in the first chapter so no actual spoil) AND THE NOTES INCLUDE WHAT EPISODES HAVE THE DIALOGUE HES USING?? like

im going to give you a part from chapter 8, partly because i really wanted to show you it compiled together instead of just strings of sentences at the beginning:

Growing frantic now, Jon shakes his head vehemently: No, no, no, no, no–

“Then what?”

“…chased me – deceit – follow me” – a skip backwards – “read it – tried to read me back–”  

“Jon, slow down,” Georgie says, sensing his onrush of panic – but he can’t.

“I’ve been tricked into–”  

“–unable to look away–”  

“–there was now a tragedy to it that flowed from the words–”  

“–nothing to do but fall into it – it felt right, like it was all I could do–”  

The words come in a halting staccato, his mind speeding through statement after statement without him like a microfiche machine caught on fast-forward.

“��even as I did so, in the back of my mind I hated myself–”  

“–I didn’t stop, though – didn’t know what to do, and my mind was swimming with – the collective horror of all the things that I had seen and felt–”  

“–I struggled and fought, but it was far stronger than I was, and I could barely keep its jagged teeth from finding my throat–”  

One hand finds his throat now. He can only distantly feel fingernails digging into his skin.

“–‘alien’ might be the best word for that presence – because what it made me feel was–”  

“–something in the back of my mind, a frantic, scuttling terror – didn’t do any good, though – no matter what I might feel about it – choice didn’t even come into it–”  

The Archive was born with a purpose, and it fulfilled its role eagerly, skillfully, instinctively. It felt good, it felt right, and even now, the instinct lingers. He misses it. He craves it. He wants it back. He –

“ –the agony of being opened and remade – to have your who torn bloody from your what, and another crudely lashed into its place–”   

There is a rushing noise in his ears, drowning everything out, and he stumbles –

“–I did what I did because it was what I was supposed to do – I’m not sure I really recognize who I became–”   

see what i mean????? its COOL. scroll down to end notes and you see (for chapter 8) "- SO, [deep breath] Jon's dialogue for Chapter 8 comes from the statements in the following episodes, in order: MAG 057; 125; 029; 138; 159; 161; 143; 143 (again); 135; 027; 088; 148; 114; 114/139; 011; 094; 063; 069; 124; 020; 067; 060; 141; 160; 147; 091; 072/009/007/004; 066/020/010; 106/059; 101; 059; 004; 102; 004; 147; 160; 020; 144; 138; 107; 048/007; 128/138; 126; 062/087/007/139/070/049; 123; 065; 092/145; 086/029; 044/012/049; 137/009/014; 091; 123; 148; 154; 154 (again); 098; 154; 129; 155; 167; 159; 057; 113; 124/057/009/143/011/017/005; 152; 152 (again); 097; 028; 023; 065; 155; 117; 117 (again); 155; 006; 113; 117 (x4); 128; 128 (again); 045/002; 016; 036/109/135; 048; 052/136/090; 124; 069; 098; 133; 058; 140; AAAAND FINALLY: 010." SO COOL???? AND OH MY GOD ALL THAT EFFORT.

[forest-of-stories]

Throwback Thursday, Fandom Edition: Statement of Nevanna, Regarding The Magnus Archives

[Given directly by subject - July 18, 2024. Statement begins.]

In 2019, @flo-nelja, my friend from the Gravity Falls fandom, told me about one of her more recent interests: a horror podcast called The Magnus Archives.  At her suggestion, I listened to a few episodes; I’ve since told people that MAG 009, “A Father’s Love,” and MAG 013, “Alone,” were the ones that convinced me to keep going.  And it shouldn’t surprise anyone who knows me that after MAG 092, “Nothing Beside Remains,” I decided to try writing fanfic.

And then I wrote over three dozen more TMA fanfics; as of now, it has my highest fanwork count on AO3.  I’ve convinced several other people to listen as well.  One of my favorite nerdy pastimes is to imagine how other media might fit into the show’s mythology.  I own three pieces of official merch (two T-shirts and a hoodie) as well as some fan-made buttons and charms. Most importantly, the friends that I made in the fandom were among my lifelines during the COVID-19 lockdown, and I still talk to them almost every day.  I have very mixed feelings about Season 5 of TMA, and I haven’t felt ready to listen to the follow-up series, but overall, I’m still so grateful that I found my way into this world.

[Statement ends.]