Not One, Not Three BUT Five New Frights.

Hi folks,

I hope you are all doing well! Callum here! Tagging in on this week’s newsletter to give you two special announcements.

Announcement one. We’ve just launched a network. The new RQ Network is a podcast network by podcasters for podcasts. RQ Network will initially focus on the best of audio drama podcasting. Starting with our first wave of five shows: Cryptids, The Deca Tapes, How it Ends, Old Gods of Appalachia and The Storage Papers.

It has been a real labour of love pulling together this cohesive collection of the best audio drama content for your listening pleasure. This first wave is themed around cosmic horror, mystery and found footage, with the aim of appealing to fans of The Magnus Archives. Future content waves seek to focus on comedy, action and more.

We hope you will join us in welcoming these interesting and award winning podcasts to Rusty Quill and that you will take the time to listen to them over on www.rustyquill.com 

Announcement two. We’ve overhauled our branding with help from Guerilla Communications a skilled design and marketing agency based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. We’re really excited about the results and feel this is a brand we can be proud of. One that is reflective of the journey we are taking as a company.

Rusty Quill has had the same look since 2015 and it certainly felt like time for a refresh. We are a very different company now from what we were back in 2015. But, we are still the same people. We are still driven by the same goals. We also still stand for the same values as when we launched! We hope this branding evokes the creativity, passion, and whimsy of Rusty Quill, while championing the high-quality speculative fiction that we are known for. All while staying true to our roots and the core values that have driven us from the beginning.

If you want to know more about these two pieces of news you can read more here or keep your eyes on the public Rusty Quill feed of your choice because today at 4pm BST as The Magnus Archives, Rusty Quill Gaming and Stellar Firma will all host an announcement by our Founder and CEO Alexander J. Newall. Additionally, we have also lined up an extra stream over on RQ Streams from Mike LeBeau where he will set aside some time to talk about the new network around (hopefully) reaching the end of his fan favourite playthrough of Alien: Isolation.

And here's our full schedule for this week (all shows release at 4pm BST, unless otherwise stated):

Mon 10th May

MAG, RQG, STL - Special Announcement from Alexander J. Newall (Public)
RQ Streams – Mike plays... Alien Isolation

Tue 11th May
RQG196 – Briefing * (Patreon)

Wed 12th May
MAG – Season 5 Q&A, Part 3 (Patreon)
RQG196 – Briefing * (Public)
RQ Streams – Nico plays… Command & Conquer: Red Alert Remastered (5pm)

Thu 13th May
STL074 – Tardigrades and Thin Ice (Patreon)
MAG – Season 5 Q&A, Part 3 (Public)

Fri 14th May
STL074 – Tardigrades and Thin Ice (Public)
Citizens Bonus - MAG Art - Jane Prentiss

Sat 15th May
RQ Streams – Mike plays… Resident Evil/Bio Hazard 8 (4pm)

* Provisional title, subject to change.

Have a good week all!

Callum Dougherty
Chief Marketing Officer

PS. Friday featured the thrilling finale of Inexplicables. I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did. If you haven’t tuned in yet you can catch the whole series right here on Patreon.

PPS. Stellar Firma mailbag is open. You can submit your questions for the upcoming Q&A to mail@rustyquill.com and please include in your email subject “Stellar Firma Mailbag”.