
The Magpie Does Not Know is a British folk horror fiction podcast and supernatural mystery audio drama. A slow-burn story of disappearances, bird lore, and a shadow watching from the edges of a small town. Atmospheric psychological horror with rural noir tension. One for Sorrow. Nothing is explained. No one is safe.
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| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 9 | Founded | 2 months ago |
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“The swallow does not know he is a swallow.
It cuts the sky like a blade, carrying omens in its wings.”
In this chapter, He walks through a town that no longer feels real, pulled by something He cannot see and cannot silence.
Time loosens.
Streets b... more
Chapter Seven pushes our story into darker territory as He wakes to a world subtly out of joint. A pressure older than thought begins to guide Him, drawing Him through a Sunday morning that feels staged, unreal, and full of quiet threat. As the pull ... more
This episode invites listeners into the atmospheric world of Newbold Street, where the mysterious becomes quietly ordinary. Events can slip from memory and places return to routine after something unsettling occurs. The narrative focuses on observati... more
The Bittern Does Not Know He Is a Bittern is a chapter rooted in silence, place, and the things that watch without being seen. As police visit a small-town bicycle shop following a local death, He continues his work, practicing a kind of stillness th... more
A folklore horror chapter where birds mark time, absence sharpens attention, and the night opens without warning. After Latch’s death, He finds the old understandings have not faded but deepened—lodged in habit, movement, and the hours before dawn.
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Chapter Three is a study in noticing the absence.and the space that is left. Ordinary moments gain gravity. Quiet tension builds. Patterns emerge slowly. In stillness, the chapter sharpens perception, attuning the reader to the hidden rhythms of life... more
Some years earlier.... A boy joins the Young Ornithology Society, drawn by quiet predictability. In a dim, dust-filled barn, he discovers patterns in birds and receives a green booklet on their laws and lore. The world outside remains chaotic, but in... more
The rook does not know he is a rook.
Not at first.
Not while the morning is still soft.
The bell above the bicycle repair shop door gave its usual thin, reluctant ring as he stepped inside. He’d always thought it sounded like something being woken... more









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The narrative explores themes of isolation, existentialism, and the nuances of human emotion through the lens of bird behavior and mysterious events in a rural setting. Each episode presents a haunting atmosphere, drawing parallels between the characters' internal struggles and their interactions with nature, particularly birds, which symbolize deeper truths about identity and existence. With a slow-burn storytelling approach, the series creates a blend of psychological horror and folkloric elements, inviting listeners to ponder the uncanny presence that looms over a small town facing inexplicable disappearances.
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