I have listened to well over 200 20-30 minute episodes of audio that primarily consists of Jonny Sims talking. Between The Magnus Archives (which Iāve listened to from Season 1 to Season 4 about 4 times, plus Season 5 only once), Season 1 and some of Season 2 of TMagP, as well as Re: Dracula in which he stars as my main man Dr. Jack Seward, plus going two rounds with the audiobook version of his horror anthology/novella 13 Storeys⦠thatās a ludicrous amount of time spent listening to one manās voice.
As such, I have (naturally) become very familiar with and accustomed to this voice. I generally find its tones and cadence quite familiar and soothing, regardless of the role which the voice is tasked with occupying and animating. I have, of course, felt cold dread upon listening to the words being spoken by this voice as it describes innumerable horrors in various contexts throughout the years. But dread is all that the voice ever evoked in me, and that was down to the writing it read, and not any quality intrinsic to itself. It has never terrified me before, not truly, not once.
So explain to me why the hell this voice I know so well scared the dickens out of me in the audiobook for Family Business????
10/10 would recommend this audiobook. Fascinating story, well-developed characters. It might well have taken place in the universe of The Magnus Archives or the one most adjacent to it. Also, something about the sound mixing or the performance itself makes Jonnyās voice magnificently sinister when it crops up every now and then, at least imo. Anyone else who has listened to the audiobook is welcome to share their thoughts by commenting or reblogging if they so wish.














