THE MAGNUS ARCHIVES #39 - Infestation

MAG039 - Case #0160729-A - Staff of the Magnus Institute
Series of recorded segments during an apparent attack on the Institute.
The Magnus Archives provides a number of hastily recorded pieces concerning the activities of the staff who appear to be under siege by an infestation of worms.
Starring: The Archivist - Jonathan Sims; Sasha James - Lottie Broomhall; Martin Blackwood - Alexander J Newall; Tim Stoker - Mike LeBeau; Elias Bouchard - Ben Meredith; Jane Prentiss - Hannah Brankin
Writer: Jonathan Sims
Director: Alexander J Newall
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[@imalittlelady]

Tim after being attacked by worms, getting high on co2 and breaking through a freaking wall: *“hi guys! :D”*

[@fish3977]

Am just imagining them with a fire Axe in hand with a huge smile like the dude in american psycho

[@0nullnil]

Dilated eyes and everything. @fish3977

[@xfrobie9773]

Euphoria is a kind of late stage symptom of hypoxia, he is not okay, lol

[@cawareyoudoin7379]

"Martin, did you die here?" is possibly the funniest thing that was said so far, but the scene with the hearts being judged on rythm comes close second.

[@f_mva]

that line was too much... jon, bby, your comedic timing is impeccable

[@kimmy_future4265]

can you imagine? one day just finding out your coworker was a ghost and they were just like "yeah, didn't you know?" and then everyone just went on with their day. that's how John's question felt lol.

[@Jazzisa311]

I lost it at Martin using the tape recorders to record his poetry because he wants to be a hipster XD

[@KateCantDraw]

"A ghost, really?" "Shut up Martin"

[@cawareyoudoin7379]

@@KateCantDraw hah. Simpler times.

[@jadynnkotch1833]

"Well, Martin, I guess this is i--" **crash** "Oh, hi guys! :D" TIM YOU'VE OUTDONE YOURSELF WITH THIS ONE!

[@carianawaters6425]

Honestly probably my fav part of the episode

[@hamburgerdog25]

I have a new love for Tim

[@FurKid_the_Gg_roo_99]

Martin's "You made it!! :D" too though- 😭

[@TopOceanKitty_Gacha]

Wearing his sunglasses and Hawaiian shirt

[@wyrmie7276]

Two bros chilling in an archive, 5ft apart having a heart to heart.

[@prettypjohnson4970]

Cause their toats gay!

[@Nizati]

Well, you sure as hell called it.

[@marceline1514]

@@prettypjohnson4970 read that as their toast's gay

[@lordtoademort8124]

@@marceline1514 statement of one internet user marceline regarding appearntly homosexual toast

[@thenippleextractor]

not a phone is sight, just guys living the moment

[@bookfanatic8329]

I know the characters are in a very deadly situation, but I can't help but laugh at them when they're are all like, "Gosh, death is upon me, yet Jon would be miffed if I didn't record my last dying breaths."

[@frogonthebikeheh]

Gosh I love this comment so much

[@bloodredviolet]

I mean are they wrong though?

[@neos8421]

@@bloodredviolet ;)

[@NerveUnderscore]

"I'm gonna die but Jon would kill me slower (and painful-er) if I get out alive without recording it"

[@pokechu5273]

Lol so true

[@Izzy-iv8pr]

StAtEmeNT OF joE sPOOky

[@Calciumcarbonate27]

rEgARdInG SiNIsTeR hAPpEniNGs

[@jaymunro3881]

rEgArDiNg SiNiStEr HaPpEniNGs iN ThE dOwNtOwN oF- Sasha?

[@poopilydoopily7784]

6:20 lmao

[@fevre_dream8542]

God I miss happy Tim.

[@frogonthebikeheh]

*Behind you! RUN!*

[@placeholder6415]

TIM CAN'T HEAR US OH GOD OH FUCK HE'S GOT AIRPODS IN THE WORMS ARE RIGHT THERE

[@i.put.the.pan.in.panic.]

I'M LITERALLY CACKLING

[@BackToBrazil]

hhahah

[@bugsonvhs]

Deadass one of my favourite headcanons is that throughout this entire episode Tim was wearing sunglasses

[@_mel_9953]

Lmao I love this. Maybe the institute is super dark too, so he literally just wears them for style

[@tearez13]

@@_mel_9953 I mean most archives/artfact storage rooms are kept low light so as the aid in the presevation of all the antiquities they contain, so this is probably canon.

[@hamburgerdog25]

@@_mel_9953 Tim is definitely speaking _"I wear my sunglasses at night"_ at volumes

[@8BitBaka]

For whatever reason, when I first listened, I fully pictured Tim wearing a Hawaiian shirt.

[@alexandraluster284]

Oh yeah!

[@mrsbasia122]

John: "I'm recording this in case Prentiss is in there to kill us." Tim: Opens door. Prentiss: "Archivisssst." Captions: *Applause*

[@Lily-ge4tm]

Wait does it actually say *applause*?

[@Lily-ge4tm]

Holy heck it actually does

[@0nullnil]

I mean the voice acting deserves it lmao

[@CarbonatedMilkshake]

once again i was listening to this and my deaf cousin was reading over my shoulder and they start randomly clapping.-

[@maggiedawg]

just the long ass pause after martin says that the tapes have a lo-fi charm is maybe the funniest shit

[@MegaAlex576]

Martin wasn't wrong though

[@humanbean4037]

Ikr lmao

[@lalaliet]

I half expected Jon to say "goddammit Martin"

[@azulBjort_1406]

Of topic. Human person, I just wanted to say that I love your profile pic, it's a real Trans vibe 👌 .

[@kameronhughes884]

It even made the Eldritch horror stop to reconsider if it's methods were cringe.

[@emilyneff3168]

"because i'm SCARED, MARTIN" oh my god

[@pianos4095]

Yea....

[@Forlorn_Overseer]

I K NO W

[@nekomimianimelover]

I couldn't stop laughing when Tim came in. I feel like he's just trying to keep from panic but he just sounds so chipper, like "Hey boys whats up, this is a crazy friday am I right?"

[@valdamirlebanon4508]

Honestly, he was so chipper that I personally found it more unsettling than the worms. Like, he was only putting on a fake air of confidence to lure them out of their bunker and into a trap.

[@cappuccino1645]

Just another day at the archives

[@wakipaki7381]

That was due to him huffing all that CO2

[@b-blythe6763]

Tim was such a delight this episode

[@danchase859]

Honestly i half expected a “mondays, am i right?”

[@eliwhite6159]

if tims last words were about the joe spooky and the sinister happenings he would have died a legend

[@eliwhite6159]

"dId U dIe HeRe?!" jon you are so dumb yet so smart constantly

[@blueweirdness4023]

A meme legend, to be exact. XD I can't stop laughing. edit: Scratch that, he's a meme legend anyways.

[@amphitritemists4595]

You know what? I'm sure however he goes will be legendary this is Tim we're talking about

[@eliwhite6159]

@@amphitritemists4595 *trying not to cry after finishing season three* tim deserved better

[@amphitritemists4595]

@@eliwhite6159 EXCUSE ME?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN?! AHHHHHHHH

[@ElForrest-Okey]

"You've been sleeping in the archive with a fire extinguisher and a corkscrew for 4 months" that's honestly a hilarious mental image.

[@tharchandran3709]

"A ghost, really?" "Shut up, Martin." I mean, I liked Jon a lot already, but this scene, with their little heart to heart, made me love his character a lot more.

[@klltsun_2576]

Same XD

[@horrificreader4084]

My shipppp

[@Sevalithi]

Jon is giving bid tsundere energy

[@frogonthebikeheh]

Same TuT

[@catdn7011]

gay people (real)

[@tonio1377]

I love Jon and Martin, and their little heart to heart. The whole "did you die" was so funny, and how lowkey ashamed Jon sounded after was really cute. I love seeing Jon being soft and scared, on opposition to his usual cold and pretentious self

[@Kate-uj9rx]

I like to imagine that Tim kool aid man'd his way in

[@lessthanwilliam7152]

Kate OH YEAH!

[@_mel_9953]

He actually did, as he’s describing it later he confirms that he bust through the wall :D

[@nikonikoknees4488]

Thales adds always scared me as a kid, I was convinced mr. Koolaid would come in at night and kill me Xd

[@nemnyoom]

@@nikonikoknees4488 the secret sixteenth fear: kool aid man

[@nikonikoknees4488]

@@nemnyoom dude koolaid man is an anomaly, change my mind

[@johnnyshortfor]

Martin is by far my favorite character in this (first time listening.) and his reaction to the “did you die here” is the funniest thing I’ve heard in a while

[@zilaalapsablue7228]

Yes, i love him

[@leonstormmaster6133]

(first time listen too) He sounded so offended by that. I really had to laugh he is also my favorite so far.

[@ParadoxEngineer]

Everyone: *about to die by worms* Tim: "HI GUYS! FUNNY STORY REALLY, I WAS HEADING INTO THE OFFICE WH-"

[@Noitalfin]

Me upon first hearing Tim in the series: "Oh he's gonna die" Soon as Tim shows up in this episode: "Oh he's DEFINITELY gonna die" Me after Tim Kool Aid Mans his way through a wall: "PLEASE DON'T DIE TIM, I LOVE YOU!"

[@_emotionalcandy_8904]

This is accurate and hilarious

[@melissaharris3389]

Tim _was_ supposed to die, but there were scheduling issues with Sasha's VA, so she was replaced, and Tim lived to die another day.

[@Record_Scratch]

Oh man. This is the episode where I realised just how attached I've grown to all these characters. I didn't want anyone to die. I love Martin so much. Also, I like to imagine that anytime Tim smiles you can see one of his corner teeth sparkle. Jon thinking Martin is a ghost instantly made me love his character a dozen times more. Sasha, I hope u are okay. Elias tho gives me a really bad feeling.

[@b-blythe6763]

The Magnus Institute gives me a bad feeling ;-; I don't trust it.

[@PrincessX-ke8tj]

Hi! Opinion had Elias now?

[@dragonfire5308]

::::)

[@maybe0rdinary]

@@dragonfire5308 i Do Not like the implications of thiz

[@julypow]

hey are you ok now

[@aybukebulat]

Why... Why do I imagine Tim as wearing floral print shirts...? He just has that energy...

[@pho_is_not_interesting]

youre not the only one lmao. most of the fanart portrays him wearing floral shrits. seems to be an unspoken rule in the fandom

[@fevre_dream8542]

Strong Bi energy

[@Sosaparks]

Tim has the Kramer-iest vibe in the show, I think

[@Alsarnia]

It's funny, because for some reason Tim gives me car salesman vibes so I always picture him wearing a full suit, but now I desperately want to change that image to Hawaiian shirt and sunglasses

[@cornercrescent9293]

statement of JOE SPOOKY

[@unicornilluminati9019]

I DIED at that part 😂

[@piratehalfdroid7370]

Did John day the part or tim

[@_mel_9953]

@@piratehalfdroid7370 It was Tim

[@piratehalfdroid7370]

@@_mel_9953 oh thank you XD

[@St0nek]

regarding Sinister Happenings

[@ocean7889]

Tim is amazing, he had me cracking up at these lines: ''Statement of Joe Spooky regarding sinister happenings'' ''Horrible death and everything :D'' ''Aaaaahrciiiiiivess :D'' I love Tim lol

[@themindkiller9030]

The humour in this episode is fantastic. When Sasha extracts the worm from Jon, and over his screaming she says "I just want to point out, I didn't make this much of a fuss." Also just straight up jumping in to save Tim, pure bravery. I'm gonna miss her, easily one of the best characters.

[@aaliyahadesida2815]

The second season of The Magnus Archives better be just all of Martin's poetry otherwise I'm quitting this series...

[@Ella-gj7vr]

Ouch

[@bluebird9870]

You can actually read some of his poetry if you join their 10$ tier patreon.

[@azulBjort_1406]

@@bluebird9870 😂😂 this is why I love this podcast 😂😂😂

[@maryagrimm8412]

"Raise your hand if you love this" *hand goes up* "Now raise your hand if you know what's going on" *hand goes down*

[@f_mva]

uhhh... spooky worms... creepy lady.. weird table.... i think that about covers it

[@MochiPuff58]

People keep talking about Martin and Tim, but nobody is talking about how badass Sasha is. Girl is so brave and smart!!! I love this character can’t get enough ❤️ Edit: just finished the show, I hate my life

[@MochiPuff58]

Okay just finished the show, and I fucking hate my life

[@higuerap1975]

SGDHHDIDHDLSHDKHD I'M SO SORRY

[@Nina-ns5kh]

She dies, doesent she? Fml

[@gc6929]

Question: (SPOILERS) Is this still real Sasha? I’ve only seen the later seasons and I’m filling myself in but by bit. Is this not-Sasha yet?

[@MochiPuff58]

@@gc6929 okay but SPOILER warning although u may know by now. Ur right it’s Not-Sasha by the end of the episode. It was the Stranger, which is a being that kills someone and replaces their life even though it looks and sounds different but no one really can tell for some reason. The VA sounds similar but it’s totally different. The real Sasha unfortunately died when this in the room.

[@AdamOfIngolstadt]

Jon is the dad on vacation with a camera. You can't do literally anything without him like "Hold on, better record this"

[@lappelduvide2515]

f to pay respects for sasha

[@koromoro6682]

F

[@Penelope-rc6xl]

f

[@jaixproembry4683]

F

[@roswell6477]

f

[@Somajsibere]

F

[@magical_maniac]

15:15 Tim absolutely just pulled down his pants didnt he

[@adrienne-ukulelecraftsandm559]

Yes

[@azulBjort_1406]

Yes, yes he did😅

[@RainWelsh]

“Can you see Prentiss?” “No. No, I think... oh no, there she is.” Got huge Shaun of the Dead vibes from this bit, beautiful 😂

[@hamburgerdog25]

At least they didn't do the sad thing "That isn't funny, heh heh heh..." "Then why are you laughing?" "I'm not laughing..."

[@fevre_dream8542]

@@hamburgerdog25 Well ...

[@grimgrinners]

“I’ve been recording myself, and I think tapes have a lo-fi charm.” Tim and Jon look at each other. They both look at Martin. Martin smiles sheepishly.

[@dannhoff6646]

Tim is such a Himbo, i love him

[@stephenderry9488]

JP from Fresh Meat vibes.

[@fluffsnake]

*imagines Martin sleeping hugging a fire extinguisher and with a corkscrew under his pillow*

[@atiredweeb8551]

Freaked out my mom in the car by wearing earphones while listening to the last half of this. She watched me go from laughing to freezing in fear to relief to confusion to more fear and even a flinch before I paused it, tossed my phone on my lap and said "Well Sasha's fricking dead."

[@blindseeing]

SO THE WORMS DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE THERE

[@kazoo_king_]

EXACTLY!

[@SeraphinSnecmel]

The guy‘s just a genius

[@pipedream2556]

Where? The magnus institute or the tunnels?

[@fays.p.5663]

That thing. Was trying. To imitate. Sasha. Koolkoolkool I don't need to use the sleep tonight anyway

[@finelynicklinson7617]

Same, like it’s 4am here and I- Horror things never scare me but this is genuinely really scary and I’m loving it!

[@chrissypendergrass9613]

5 minutes after Jon admitting he's not as skeptical as he pretends to be, "MaRtiN are YOU A GhOSt?!"

[@micah8439]

Equal dumbass energy from both martin and Jon, I'm so fucking loving this!!

[@cyclopsboxhead5318]

"whatever web these statements have caught you in, I'm there too" 😀😀😀 THE WHOLE TIMEEEE

[@aaliyahadesida2815]

"Are you giving me my review _now_ ?" jfc Martinnn I'm quaking.

[@antioch3784]

Tim: "What's up guys??"

[@anarchysammich]

IM SORRY BUT TIM CRASHING THROUGH THE WALL WHILE JON IS THINKING HE'S GONNA DIE IS HILARIOUS "well martin this is the e--" *tim casually breaking the wall* "hi guys"

[@foxthemess518]

“Again”?!?! Is Elias implying that Jon used to be a smoker?? Interesting- This episode made me laugh a lot harder than I should’ve and it’s been really hard to hold in my cackling at 4:15 AM- Honestly this has some of the best comedy of the entire season!!

[@stephenderry9488]

Before the anglerfish, yes.

[@theprideling]

I really loved Martin blowing up at Jon like that. It was long overdue! And also we finally get the truth out of Jon about how he really feels about the statements and the Institute. Also the way he says "heart to heart... thing" Oh Jon.

[@cappuccino1645]

The Joe spooky caught me off guard the first time I'm not gonna lie.

[@dracorex426]

There's a reason the Foundation keeps their shit in different rooms.

[@alibaba-255]

There the scp foundation if they had no money

[@Speckaboo]

Ali Ali THIS

[@dracorex426]

@Emily Barclay I mean, no, they're rather different. But also they still have a room full of artifacts.

[@f_mva]

the foundation needs to teach the magnus archives about proper containment procedures

[@piratehalfdroid7370]

@@f_mva probably the only good thing the scp can give them

[@bleddynwolf8463]

Martin and Jon, traumatized: Tim: lets go explore the tunnels, chums!!!

[@Gamma36]

There is NOT enough mourning for Sasha in this comment section, coming back for a rewatch and I miss her :( Girl basically saved the gang's lives and then died for it

[@caitiecat1173]

This is what I was just thinking. Second time rewatching it but first time reading comments and I was disappointed to see not many people cared that she died.

[@melissa8110]

Spoiler!! 😭😫😰😨 Now I'm worried!

[@ghostboy3994]

because we’re listening for the first time?? and now you gave a major spoiler?? wtf man. so not cool.

[@ghostboy3994]

@@caitiecat1173BECAUSE THEY DONT KNOW. most people don’t go back just to comment spoilers for other people like fucking losers

[@shreeshfuup7058]

@@ghostboy3994bro’s mad that the comment section dedicated to discussing the video talks about the events of the video

[@amphitritemists4595]

I just imagine Jon leaning in close and Martin thinks "omg its happening he's going to hug or kiss me or ahhhh" and then Jon just blurts out "you didnt die here right?"😂

[@azulBjort_1406]

😂😂😂

[@JinxSnowOctober]

Most Comments are about Martin and Jon's heart-to-heart hsuajsiocs iS NO ONE GOING TO MENTION SASHA HELLO OH MY GOD DD: SASHA

[@CallMeNIBS]

I love Tim, what a ray of sunshine

[@purplecatloverrandompizza]

If only that lasted

[@jaen.1952]

statement of ~joe spooky~ regarding *sinister happenings*

[@cecilkeith1951]

"So the worms wouldn't know they were there" I will always adore Martin.

[@tookiwolfpaint5142]

So... I'm assuming Sasha is wherever the original Graham went, all the way back in episode three.

[@marykilgallon]

Sasha noooooooooooo

[@user-mz6gk7cj4d]

The Magnus Archives is just a workplace comedy with spooky stories

[@erinbathie-moore8478]

I'm currently reading a fanfic that's based on that premise, and it's beautiful 😂

[@SpazzK]

did sasha turn into not-sasha? like not-graham?

[@mimkyodar]

No, Sasha is fine. She;s always been like that.

[@yds2m]

yup

[@ishner]

I have no idea what you are on about.

[@helenhoang6209]

Yea, what are you talking about?

[@dandrown9464]

I thought the same the scream and the noise of the recorder made me thought something happened to her

[@frogonthebikeheh]

Tim taking his pants off, just to show Jon he wasn't bitten had me dead 🤣🤣🤣

[@itstictac2825]

Alright, I know I wished for the plot to advance and stuff, but this episode actually felt like the "FUCK GO BACK" meme all the way through. Will they ever go back to pacefull recordings of the cases?? Poor bois Seriously though, it was an INCREDIBLE episode. I was terrified from start to finish, and goddamn that ending is going to make me start the next episode right now at 1 am. Many lines crushed my heart, the deliveries are incredible. Also, if something actually took the place of Sasha like the thing with Graham, I am going to find it and fight it with my bare fists.

[@purplecatloverrandompizza]

Just wait until season 3

[@otakukid154]

@@purplecatloverrandompizza just wait for season 5 :’)

[@NerveUnderscore]

Who's gonna tell 'em...

[@nalinmalhotra3319]

I listen to this when I am painting there is something funny about painting a calm blissful dusk scene while your earphones are blasting batshit chaotic horror at you.

[@mxxnlight111]

BAHAHA i love that description

[@Sarana174]

Same, it’s funny how pure horror is blasting in my earphone in the background while I’m just painting cute cats

[@joxterrose3189]

I would KILL for this to be an animated series

[@oftheangels777]

Not Tim and Jon going quiet when Martin mentioned he recorded his poetry 😂😭

[@Dragoriax3]

oh god when its testing out her voice.... I'm happy i'm listening to all these again jeezuz.

[@cupcaketv5673]

Martin: "I guess it has a... lofi charm to it?" .......... Jon: "..I see."

[@alicepatton3040]

What if the listener is a main part of the series. You're the next archivist and you are listening to the last archivists recorded statements

[@sammieegoldwand]

that is a cool theory

[@voidjockey82]

A lovely theory, a good basis but I might take it into a different direction.

[@levchenkodarya]

I would certainly quit a couple of tapes ago in that case...

[@gachasins699]

@@levchenkodarya you can try :)

[@marylii04]

​@@levchenkodaryaah yes, about that

[@Vabulous1]

I almost fucking shrieked when Jon asked if Martin was a ghost. Martin is on another level in this episode.💀 Edit: TIM. MY GUY. This effing episode. It's horrifying by also hysterical.

[@michellemaloney2839]

Jon and Martin are absolutely adorable together. I think it's because we got to hear Jon with his guard really down for the first time.

[@vegussy]

Under attack by an eldritch abomination straight from a mysophobe's worst nightmare and Tim's still the life of the party dhjsjwiw

[@koromoro6682]

I’m only a couple minutes in, but I’m enjoying how we don’t get all the information right away and in the correct order. This is the opposite of how the show is normally done, but it’s very exciting. I was just thinking “damn, why’s Jon screaming like a little baby so much,” but then I realized he was digging the worm out with a corkscrew .... damb ok

[@allenl5960]

That 'What why?' when John hears Martin was hiding spare CO2. The 'I had the tools I needed in the room with me and had to make a panicked run away and had to drag a worm out of me because you hid said tools?' condensed into two words.

[@namaschu9418]

When Sasha screamed I started crying, that voice acting is to good I just can't

[@ekourege]

F to Sasha. She will be missed.

[@f_mva]

I'm sure she's just fine.

[@davv6628]

@@f_mva well that aged badly

[@mimkyodar]

@@davv6628 Nah, Sasha's fine. she'll be all over season 2.

[@kassidytucker8431]

You are the first person who I've seen talk about Sasha

[@lokimemes4694]

10:13 Oh geez. Now I feel bad for finding Jon’s character voices cute.

[@purplecatloverrandompizza]

I miss these times, Tim was a Kool aid man, Sashas around, all we had to worry about was some worms, everyone trusted each other... Things were so nice and simple

[@sammieegoldwand]

First time listener here. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY SASHAS AROUND??? IS SHE NOT IN OTHER SEASONS???

[@purplecatloverrandompizza]

@@sammieegoldwand well technically A Sasha was still around...

[@clayxros576]

12:40 I respect Jon's instinct to be ready for just about anything at this point. Though frankly if Martin was a ghost it would be a huge benefit since he's pretty benign and willing to help.

[@azulBjort_1406]

Yeah I though he was being quite open minded about it honestly😅

[@_mel_9953]

I like to imagine that the worms are all worm on a strings

[@clanskrub665]

jane is a worm off the string :)

[@HearthFlow]

@@clanskrub665 *_YOU_*

[@azulBjort_1406]

OH NO now I can't get that imagine out of my head and can't take Jane Prentis seriously😅 Just imagine the hole corridors full of those worms on a string and everyone desperately runing away 😂😂😂😂

[@Alsmythical]

"Martin, did you die here?" best part of the podcast so far.

[@klaushargreevesstanaccount8835]

Wow Lottie Broomhall killed it there at the end with Sasha's voice acting. First time yet I've gotten a full body chill like that.

[@pyrosianheir]

Martin - "I think the tapes have a certain lo-fi charm..." Me - Oh my god, Martin, you enormous dork, that's so fun. XD

[@aesynthi6884]

ugh the maggot sounds really make this for me aaaaggd jjgdjdgs they make me shudder

[@trobertson3951]

MARTIN WRITES POETRY AND RECORDS IT ON THE TAPESSSSSS THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY

[@CaptainBarnabas]

THIS JUST IN: TIM STOKER IS THE BEST FICTIONAL CHARACTER EVER or is it joe spooky?

[@wade9352]

benny pfp :0

[@myainsel2579]

Stoker like Bram Stoker , writer of the Dracula ?

[@lordbaphie]

@@myainsel2579 3 months late but yes. It's confirmed that's where his last name was based on

[@bmann0843]

Ok so unrelated but Martin and Jon remind me of Merlin and Arthur from the show Merlin exspecially the line "a ghost, really?!" "Shut up Martin"

[@goingghost8297]

Ahhhh that explains so much for me

[@Companion92]

I love to see all the characters in action. It has a nice found footage feeling to it.

[@poopilydoopily7784]

OMG BRO REALLY JUST SAID "Martin...I..ah..eh...you didn't DIE here did you?"

[@racoon_in_ankhmorpork]

It’s really, really odd that this episode manages to be so incredibly funny while still being absolutely terrifying as well. I loved it.

[@consistentlyinconsistent4877]

I paused halfway through this episode to grab some water and realized I had started humming The Hearse Song. "The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out, the worms play peanuckle on your snout." Why, brain??

[@kooky2243]

STOP that song scared me shitless when I was younger

[@comfybox]

spoilers holy macaroni. Elias- he had to have known Not Them was there. He set Sasha up D: Two birds with one stone, huh. Also, Sasha is so brave and selfless, gosh. Thoughtful too, recording her last moments.

[@sunken.cities]

i should probably be worried for them but this episode is so funny to me tim is fucking ridiculous but them all yelling for him made me laugh a lot even though it shouldnt "you didn't die here, did you?" jon oh my god tim "kool-aid man" stoker

[@sunken.cities]

i take it back SASHAAAA :(((

[@oggser8050]

omg.... she sees me

[@8ball191]

IM LOSING MY MIND TIM I LOVE U

[@thegayestgaycat5253]

6:14 "Statement of JoE sPoOkY regarding SINISTER HAPPENINGS in the downtown-"

[@chipmic9647]

oh dear. the fact that the next vid is titled "Human Remains" is not at all comforting

[@nuhahasan952]

The five seconds of complete silence after Martin mentioned his poetry absolutely killed me😂

[@tompetrecca157]

i loved when tim broke the wall high on CO2 he is hilarous in season 1 also statement of joe sPoOkY

[@marceline3665]

What wacky hijinks have the gang been up to this time? *WORM*

[@poopilydoopily7784]

"STATEMENT OF jOe spOOKy regarding sInisTer hapPenNinGs in the downtown-"

[@kakyoweiner]

6:22 JoE SpOOKy

[@moonstruckstarlet6607]

Almost done with season 1! First time listening and I love it so much

[@hamster_in_a_wheel_8099]

same! Its really exciting even as I try and slightly fail to avoid spoilers

[@otakukid154]

are you okay?

[@ann-margretparke9525]

Sasha never liked artifact storage. And now neither do I.