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Open a case tonight, on your phone.

Every Midnight Archive case also lives in the Vault. Read the full story on your phone, play the Field Kit right on the screen, and crack the cipher. Prefer paper? Each case comes with a printable PDF too.

Try one free

Case 000: The Mary Celeste

A ship found adrift with no one aboard. Five clues, one cipher, five minutes. See exactly how a case works before you buy.

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Merch

Art prints of every case, tees, totes, Case Notes notebooks, and the Cute Archive magnets and stickers. Made to order and shipped to your door. Krampus is here for the holidays.

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Every new case

The Digital Archive

$5 a month

A new case opens in your Vault every month, with its full podcast episode. Nothing is mailed. Cancel anytime, or upgrade to the sealed envelope whenever you like.

Start the Digital Archive
Just one case

Past Cases

$5 each

Pick the Mothman, the Bridgewater Triangle or the Zodiac. Instant, in your Vault the moment you check out, cipher fragment included. Past cases are digital only and are never reprinted.

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Catch up on everything

The Archive Pass

$5 per case, every fragment included

Joining late? Get every case you missed in one checkout, so you can still finish the season. The page shows exactly how many you missed.

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Listen with the lights off

Audio Cases

Free, every episode

Every case is also a full episode of The Midnight Archive podcast: narration, music and sound design, about 25 minutes. Every episode is free. Press play right in your browser, no account needed.

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Party in a PDF

Krampus Mystery Night

$14, 6 to 8 players

Host a mystery party in a wintry mountain village, 1934. The chapel bells are gone, a hundred year old letter is missing, and everyone at the table is a suspect. Character files, clue cards and a reveal script. Text it to your guests or print it.

Host a Mystery Night
Print at home

Cipher Pack Vol. 1

$4, instant PDF

Ten ciphers from Season One, from easy to hard: Morse, pigpen, Caesar, Polybius and more. Answer key in the back. Perfect for a game night.

Get the Cipher Pack
For your wall

The Evidence Board

$3, instant PDF

Print it, pin it, and run red string between everything that doesn't add up. Exhibit cards, suspect cards, a timeline, a map, stamps and a theory sheet. Works with every case.

Build your board
For someone else

The Instant Gift

From $11, sends at the minute you choose

Too late for the mail? Send a gift by email tonight, or schedule it for Christmas morning. They pick the plan and add their own address.

Send a gift

Already a mailed member? Your digital edition and podcast episode are included. Every case you receive by mail also opens in your Vault, free. Open the Vault

How it works

  • Check out with an account (the same email you use at checkout).
  • Go to the Vault and log in. Your cases are waiting.
  • Tap Read and play on your phone, or download the PDF to print.

The season's renewal reward is for members. Fragments you collect count toward the season code whenever you hold an active membership.