Knifepoint Horror
Tales of supernatural suspense written, produced, and narrated by Soren Narnia. The text of these stories is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA. Listen ad-free on Patreon. SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring the anomalous, the luminous, and the numinous.
Episodes
memoir
You’re browsing in an old used record shop on a rainy day. In a musty bin you come across an obscure spoken-word album, issued by a tiny regional label long forgotten. It's a curious mix of story and music, with an unusual cover. You take a chance. At home, you curl up on the sofa, and the album plays...
MUSIC:
‘Empty Seats’ by Ronald Bingaman
‘Inn of the Fermented’ by Kyle Preston
‘Flicker
hecklers
The mystery of an artist's sudden loss of grasp over her own actions may have its answer not in her mind, but in her basement.
LOCKBOX, a film based on the 2019 Knifepoint Horror story,
opens in theaters July 3rd, starring Carla Gugino, Katharine Isabelle, and Lou Taylor Pucci. Written by Justin Yoffe, directed by Daniel Stamm.
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dutchman
The legend of the Flying Dutchman has lingered and evolved for centuries, forming the basis of everything from a classic opera to characters and settings in film, TV, and even video games. This is that legend as seen from dry land, and through the lens of Knifepoint Horror.
Music: “Paragon” and “Between the Noise” by Kyle Preston, “The Heir” by Emmanuel Jacob, all rights reserved.
Watch on S
town (Soren's narration)
This is a re-recording, by the author, of the first story ever to appear on the Knifepoint Horror podcast. A man answering an ad for a creative gig becomes entrapped in a researcher's obsession: the mysterious town of Robin Song, Virginia.
MUSIC: “Hallow” by Stephen Keech, "The Horizon" by Maya Belsitzman and Matan Ephrat, “Gazing Wide” by Tamuz Dekel and PalmBlue, all rights reserved.
Origina
Otto Begged to Die
Somewhere in the harmless slush pile of the children's TV shows of our youth, we all left something that still resonates even after all these years... and that thing is not always welcome.
Cast in order of appearance:
Amy Paonessa of The Bloodlust podcast
Soren Narnia
Les Lentz
Lee Van Der Voo
Paul Fergus
Mig Windows
Beth Abdallah
Tanya Wade
Paul Kandarian
Isaiah Hernandez
Brian Lill
The Source Recordings, Volume 3
Volume 3 of 3. For the secret creepypasta lover in all of us, here’s a different, more raw way to experience some older stories from the series — directly from the mouths of the witnesses, who have no use for some author's careful prose or dramatic effects.
The stories and the tellers:
1. family: Michael Bach (20 mins. )
2. The Crack: Isaac Lewis (23 mins.)
3. compulsion: Jackson Fischer (18
evolvers
The central figure in a medical mystery is pulled down a labyrinthine path to its surreal conclusion.
MUSIC: "Is There Somebody Here?" by Alon Peretz, "Illustris Simulation" by Kyle Preston, all rights reserved.
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The Source Recordings, Volume 2
For the creepypasta lover in all of us, here’s a different, more raw way to experience a few older stories from the series—directly from the mouths of the witnesses, who have no use for some author's careful prose or dramatic effects. Volume 2 of 3.
The stories and the tellers:
1. 'hole' told by Paul Kandarian (17 mins.)
2. 'Twelve Tiny Cabins' told by Ed Dowdall (14 mins.)
3. 'laborer' told b
layabout
Eat right. Get plenty of exercise. You never know when you might need every last resource of the body to make it through the night alive.
Music: "The Unknown - Creative Cut - Minimal" by KeMi, "Infinite Emptiness" by Matooma, "Folklore - Alternative Version" by Ardie Son, all rights reserved.
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The Source Recordings, Volume 1
For the creepypasta lover in all of us, here’s a different, more raw way to experience a few older stories from the series—directly from the mouths of the witnesses, who have no use for some author's careful prose or dramatic effects. Volume 1 of 3.
The stories and the tellers:
1. 'bargain': Meyer Statham (10 mins.)
2. 'A Convergence in Wintertime': Tiff Gideon (21 mins.)
3. 'legend': CSAR (12
Up Near the Neverwills
Flashlight: Check. Water bottle: Check. Satellite phone: Check. Beef jerky: Check. Defensive weapons: To be determined.
Liz was played by Mig Windows, www.migwindows.com. Watch the short film adaptation on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@SorenNarnia-313
All stories on the Knifepoint Horror podcast are written and produced by Soren Narnia.
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An Oral History of Hell
Note to listeners: The content of this story is particularly grim, and may be very disturbing to some.
'An Oral History of Hell,' a story written before this podcast began, is a bleak, brutish tale of suspense related by a narrator condemned to Hell's wintry plain. The Grip, the Speaking Stones, the Far Mountains, the Perimeter, the Lie: In describing Hell's harsh geography and customs, Nicholas
velocity
The arrival of something mysterious and deadly in a small town sends a boy’s imagination spiraling.
MUSIC: “Fate” by Dave Lahn, “Sentient” by Gruber, all rights reserved.
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Soren Narnia can also be heard on the podcast 'The Ghosts on This Road,' with volume three now released.
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bloodborne
Some jobs hold more unusual hazards than others. And some of those hazards are just... oh boy.
MUSIC: "Christmas Songs for Children," Arthur Hall, Edison Laboratories.
A version of this story first appeared on Kevin Lane's podcast Spill Your Guts in October of 2023.
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fictions
A classic novel takes on frightening significance for an inexperienced reader.
MUSIC: "Cold in Your Bones" by Kyle Preston, "Hallowed World" by E J R M, "Wait" by Free Walking Trio, "Pentecost (Reworked)" by Christopher Galavan, all rights reserved.
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The Campfire Radio Theater podcast has posted their ambitious radio play re-imagini
pretender
Someone you passed on the street this month was not quite
who they appeared to be. And for one in a million people you pass, the self is just a cheap wire frame they dangerously abandoned long ago.
Adapted video clip for Spotify originally created by Peter Fowler.
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exiles
A father and son confront the impossible phenomena that wait
patiently to strike from within terribly familiar places.
MUSIC: “Duality” by Kyle Preston, “Blue Echoes” by Norvik,
“The Horizon” by Maya Belsitzman and Matan Ephrat, all rights reserved.
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Halloween Special: Amongst the Strangeness
A horror-lite excursion into my foggy memories of real moments when things suddenly didn't quite add up... and the unknown asserted itself just enough to make me feel around for the anti-supernatural spray I always keep by my bedside. - S.N.
New original story coming November 7.
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What a strange world we live in when there's an offi
Halloween Special: The BUFFET of the UNCANNY!
Here’s an off-the-record, completely unserious Halloween palate cleanser for when you just can’t take doofuses like me trying to scare you anymore.
MUSIC: “From Above” by Dan Mayo, “O.R.C.” by Aviad
Zinemanas, “Did You Hear That” by Peter John, “Eyes on You” by Young Lords, “Black Hole” by Stephen Keech, “Odd Numbers” by Curtis Cole, “Finger Paint” by Elijah Aaron, all rights reserved.
Whadd
Another Three for Halloween
After all these years, a light seems to have been turned on inside that weird old house on the corner--so maybe it's better to stay in tonight. Here are some stories for that.
1. Prologue: traditions, part 1
2. straightaway
3. spillage
4. caveat
5. Epilogue: traditions, part 2
Music by Dave Lahn
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What a strange world w
slither
No homeowner's policy in existence covers everything.
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carrion
Walk through most neighborhoods, and you get at least a general sense of people’s back yards. But where the truly wealthy live on enormous gated parcels of land, you quickly notice it’s almost impossible to either see or know what’s going on back there. With all that space and total anonymity, it really could be… anything.
Music: Michele Nobler, 'Choral Prelude in F Minor' by Johann Sebastian B
sunken
Even after museum hours ended that day, some people walked out to the waterside and just looked at the object silently for several minutes, not knowing what to think, or what to feel.
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patrolman
Memories of one very, very strange winter's day in the life of a weary public servant.
Additional narration by Linda Wojtowick of 'The Ghosts on This Road' podcast.
Music: "Winter Snow" by Zac Nelson, all rights reserved.
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swerve
In the moody late hours at The Cask & Pear, an all-night dive bar and diner on the edge of the city, some of the stories patrons tell definitely lean toward the unusual.
MUSIC: “Hear Me When I Call” by Higher Land, “Ugly So” by Roger Rivas, “Look at You” by The Satellite Station, and “7 Answers” by Kazuya, all rights reserved.
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throat
A young man’s strange natural gift evolves to wield a disturbing influence.
MUSIC: ‘Atmo’ by Jamie Bathgate. All rights reserved.
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The Vincents
In this story originally written for the Halloween 2024 episode of Kevin Lane’s Spill Your Guts podcast to accompany a few Knifepoint Horror tales interpreted by other actors, a man of science relates an encounter
with a mysterious desert legend.
Written and narrated by Soren Narnia.
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snatchers
A story of desperate men, bad decisions, terrible timing, and unexpected faces in the dark.
Additional narration by Charlotte Kulak.
Music: “Om Bath” by Yotam Agam and “When the Tide Breaks
Free” by James Forest. All rights reserved.
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Paranormal Appraisal 151
Originally heard on the Alexandria Archives podcast, this is the final recording of a man whose chosen profession finally bit back hard. With Amy Paonessa of The Bloodlust podcast.
All stories on Knifepoint Horror are written by Soren Narnia.
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The Campfire Radio Theater podcast h
deep
In this ghost story of the Southern Gothic, a new landowner is rapidly submerged in a relative's murky past.
Music: “Deja Reve” by DaniHaDani, “Effoliation” by SEA, and “The Racer” by Tristan Barton, all rights reserved.
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huntress
Originally heard as ‘Q & A With a Vampire Killer’ on the Alexandria Archives podcast, this is a former college student’s reflection on an unusual glimpse into a dangerous world.
All stories on the Knifepoint Horror podcast are written by Soren Narnia.
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postmarks
Ask people in the Cleveland area about The Ron Tanglethorn Show and you might get a few nods here and there. Never the most popular late-night offering on the AM band, it's remembered by diehards mostly for the rather unusual way it signed off the air for good.
Music: "Salience Bias" by Art Against Agony, all rights reserved.
All stories on the Knifepoint Horror podcast are written by Soren Narn
stranglehold
A youthful lark across the states takes a man into the heart of an awful anomaly.
Music: “Outside Your Grace” by Denhollander, all rights reserved.
All stories on the Knifepoint Horror podcast are written, produced, and edited by Soren Narnia, who can also be heard narrating or acting on the podcasts 'The Ghosts on This Road', 'Sibling Horror', 'SessionsX,' 'Let's Not Meet,' 'Campfire Radio Thea
Carried by Beasts
Opening statements in what would come to be considered one of the strangest trials in the history of New York state.
Jessica Holt-Ivers: Emma Fradd
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rory
When two colleagues in crime come together again after years apart, one reveals a looming threat more awful than incarceration… or even capital punishment.
Music: “Soft Lights” by Kyle Preston and “Turn for the Worse” by Jordan Hatfield, all rights reserved.
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here
A dark October country road, a driver, a hitchhiker... and a strange, strange story told across cold, lonely miles.
All stories on the Knifepoint Horror podcast are written by Soren Narnia, who can also be heard narrating or acting on the podcasts 'The Ghosts on This Road', 'Sibling Horror', 'SessionsX,' 'Let's Not Meet,' 'Campfire Radio Theater,' 'Tag Till We're Dead,' and others.
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harbingers
An educator's watch of the winter skies sets him in anxious motion to shelter the innocent.
Music: “Cicada Killer” by idokay, “The Heir” by Emmanuel Jacob, “Meeting the Goddess” by Kyle Preston. All rights reserved. Interview with Ila Patton, Galax, Virginia, from the Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project collection (AFC 1982/009), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
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A Quick Quintet of Terror
Five shorter tales… and just a smidgen more.
Intro music by Emma Fradd of the Sibling Horror Podcast. "Hallowed World" by E J R M, all rights reserved. Additional voice: TheFinalGirly. Photo by Diana Siedel.
Prologue: Purcell the Creator, Part 1
1. novelty
2. screen-share
3. sleeperette
4. jarprechaun
5. tempt
Epilogue: Purcell the Creator, Part 2
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majesty
The 19th-century reign of the mysterious Buth Sugo was detailed only in this one ugly, bloody, regrettable record.
Music by Dave Lahn, and also by Emma Fradd of the Sibling Horror Podcast
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crannies
Many people who hear things behind their walls suspect their house is haunted, but can’t prove it. Maybe they’re failing to ask one very simple question: How did those walls even come to be?
Additional narration by Charlotte Kulak
Music: 'Earth' by Doug Reed / Study of Sound, from the album Musica Mundana. All rights reserved.
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doggo
There’s always a small element of worry that comes when you leave a stranger to watch your property, children, or pets. Even if you’re fully trusting, here comes that gnawing sense that you yourself may have created a problem, because you didn’t quite bring yourself to tell the sitter... everything.
Thea Lapp is played by Mig Windows.
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steps
Always go very, very slowly through your radio dial, especially late at night. You never quite know when a faint signal will offer something a little unexpected.
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summoners
All the user reviews of the real-life bar at the center of this story are exactly what you’d expect for a well-liked local business. But then, such reviews are not the medium to express everything that one might feel or sense when the hour grows late, and the lights get low.
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sabbatical
A snowy walk reveals the beginnings of a mystery that grows weirder with each passing hour.
Music: “Mercury” from Study of Sound / Doug Reed. All rights reserved.
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detour
For the dead of winter, an old-fashioned ghost story set in a hot and humid place.
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Devils Everywhere You Turn
On the hurting streets of Claysmith, Connecticut, a hideous comedy of errors engulfs the innocent and guilty alike.
The cast (in order of appearance)
Barb Solomon: Linda Wojtowick
Sheriff Pat Solomon: Richard Werner
Mitzi from the Detention Center: Beth Abdallah
Sharon, Kev’s S.O.: Mig Windows
Glen, creative writer: C.S.W.
Mr. Lersch, pharma exec: Wilson James Randall
Donny from the
chains
It seemed like a simpler time, and the problems faced by the people in that small rural town seemed simpler too... or maybe it was a dreadful blindness that just made it appear that way.
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sideswipe
There's usually a moment as you drive alone late at night on a long, desolate country road when you succumb to a brief bleak thought of all that can happen to you out there. Maybe you become nervous about your sudden total dependence on your machine to get you safely back to the world of light. And maybe your surroundings start to seem genuinely scary. This is a story for those who start feeling t
endgame
For sale by Baltimore County: 3 BR, 2 BA single family dwelling on 1/3rd acre in residential section of Seven Bells. Demolition arrangements offered by county at no cost to buyer. Strict confidentiality agreement must be signed by all interested parties before property is viewed or terms discussed.
The streaming voices, in order: Frank Schumpert, Amy Paonessa, Richard Werner, and Corey N.
Pa
rink
In a suspiciously quiet and unspoiled setting, three friends are beckoned by the liberation found within their darkest impulses.
Music: “Flare Star” by Michael Vignola, all rights reserved.
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bots
The story of Joel and Sammie, a young couple suddenly divided by something terrifying—and then bonded more strongly against a bizarre and inscrutable enemy.
With the voices of Caity Roberts of the Darkest Corners podcast and Robert Cantelmo.
Music: “Peaceful Meadow,” “Sci-Fi Communication,” and “Robot Factory” by Emma Fradd of the Sibling Horror podcast, “Come Back Home” and “Cloud - Strings Ver
Late Checkout
In the world of short-term rentals, the personalities bound to the transaction sometimes briefly clash. Ninety-nine percent of the time, there’s not enough there for anything to seriously ignite. The one percent is called 418 Ulmus Street.
Sadie: Currer Hathaway
Music: “Fog Machine” and “Mellow Heart” by Emma Fradd. All rights reserved.
Song lyrics from "I Ain't Got No Home" by Woody Guthrie,
hole
Things were already tense inside a house in the middle of nowhere, and then at the wrong moment, there was a casual glimpse out the living room window.
MUSIC: 'Close' by Eleven Tales, all rights reserved.
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gifters
As a small town struggles to defend itself against cruel interlopers, the hour of vengeance draws ever closer.
MUSIC: "Hallowed World" by EJRM and "Advent" by Ben Winwood, all rights reserved.
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colony
Year by year, step by quiet step, a well-intentioned collective of great minds evolves into something to be feared.
MUSIC - ‘Through the Past’ by Michael Vignola, ‘Gazing Wide’ by Palm Blue, ‘Where the Wind Blows’ by Sean Williams, and ‘Coriolis Effect’ by Kyle Preston, all rights reserved.
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A Compendium for Halloween
Eight very different stories for the season.
1. hitcher
2. Is It That Time Again?
3. prodigal
4. panophobe
5. legalese
6. contestants
7. A Bitter Pill
8. blueberries
'Is It That Time Again?' features Emma Fradd of the Sibling Horror podcast and Beth Abdallah of the Twelve Chimes It's Midnight podcast. Watch the video adaptation on Soren Narnia’s YouTube channel.
'A Bitter Pi
cleanse
There are reliable narrators, there are unreliable narrators… and then there are outliers like the one heard here. 'Clearly guilty of murder, he somehow remains committed to his narrative,' one journalist wrote of him. 'I wasn't sure whether to look at him with a strange kind of awe, or simply run screaming and never look back.'
Additional narration by Amy Paonessa of The Bloodlust podcast.
D.N.K.
A filmmaker recalls the details of his darkest project: the people who endured it, the illusions he lost to it, and the horrific force that set it all in motion.
With:
Donald Kokoschka – John Jorgenson
Noah DiLeo – Corey N. (Rust Belt Gothic podcast)
Mayor - Beth Abdallah (Twelves Chimes It’s Midnight podcast and Odd Salon)
Bill Savoy – Teddy Ray Bullard
Mary Neary – Linda Wojtowick (The
pride
Many is the band that wishes they could have a second chance at what turned out to be their final performance—maybe they could have brought more energy to that night, or savored it just a little more... and then there’s the terrible but unforgettable case of the celebrated rock group Waters Blue and Permanent (2003-2022).
Music (all rights reserved):
"Salve Regina - Violin & Piano" by Patric
The Smoke Child
No one in attendance at the talk on that December night in New England, 2021, really knew what they would hear from the presenter, though they certainly knew his name. And while no video exists of his methodical dissection of the past, the audio recording alone seems more than enough. With additional narration by Robert Cantelmo, and Beth Abdallah of the Twelve Chimes It’s Midnight podcast.
Music
surveillance
The tomb would soon sit unnoticed, perhaps forever, in the wild grass of the lonely cemetery. But on its first night of occupancy, one man would keep a careful watch over it. Just in case.
Wilhoit McCrail: Hugh Pierce
Music: “Submarine” by Morphlexis, all rights reserved. Audio mastering by Les Lentz.
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attraction
You are invited to a place in the mountains where one man decided that no matter what the date, it will always, always be Halloween night.
(And after 'attraction,' keep listening to experience the very... well, ROUND terror of a campfire tale called 'sugary' - 39:40)
Music: “Mirrors” by Tom Goldstein, “Isolation” by Linus Johansson, “First Impression” by Maya Belsitzman & Matan Ephrat, all right
I Was Called Anwen
A documentarian’s celebrity puff piece takes a dark turn when her subject reveals the story of a friend’s haunting.
The documentarian Patricia Close : Mig Windows, www.migwindows.com
Music: ‘Mysa’ by Laurel Violet, all rights reserved.
Audio mastering: Les Lentz
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prisoner
There is a curious fact about the tiny railway station mentioned by the teller of this story that he would never know: Almost sixty years before the events he describes, the station was partially demolished in the night by someone or something unknown, and had to be rebuilt from the ground up. Unknown, yes, but there were indeed whispers--from the older folk mostly, people long dead by the time th
A Convergence in Wintertime
Someday, when you find yourself alone in a place like the one where this story occurred, take note of what happens to your footprints as the minutes tick by. As one of the narrators claims, the wind shifts things around fast--and it’s as if no trace of you ever existed.
The cast:
Anson, the seeker – Ebenezer Alasi, https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/ebenezerfunshoalasi
Eva, the penitent – Amy Paon
digs
What’s the shortest time you’ve ever lived somewhere before you left in frustration? What was the problem—bad neighbors, leaks, noise problems, lousy plumbing? Something worse?
Something mystifying?
The trashman: Benjamin Gilmour
Audio mastering by Les Lentz
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vacancy
Within every grandiose scheme, there lies the seed of possible disaster. Some of these disasters are loud, chaotic, and violent ... but sometimes they only sound like the wind sighing through haunted ruins.
Music: ‘Between the Noise’ by Kyle Preston, ‘Dreams of Light’ by Jacob Pavek. All rights reserved.
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thresholds
For Halloween, a tale of two people dwelling among the monsters who own the night.
Music: 'Altered Communications' by Emanuele Errante, and by Emma Fradd of the Sibling Horror podcast.
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occupiers
The letters and diaries of several 19th century soldiers allude to “the terrible Demon of Moscow” that once haunted the city’s streets. One witness alone told the entire story of the ghostly force most still believe was not truly of this world.
Music: 'Balance' by Muted, 'Stratum' and 'December' by Dear Gravity. All rights reserved.
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Lear
excursion
'What about the forest where this terrible thing happened?' people sometimes ask when they hear the story of the small town that became so precariously balanced between true evil and unexpected hope. 'Is it still there?' The answer is yes... the forest is still there.
Music selections by Emma Fradd of the Sibling Horror podcast; end music by Anthony Sanders, cibolathecityofgold.bandcamp.com, us
drop-ins
Each nighttime visitor to the tiny house in the country was more unwelcome than the one before ... but the fourth was truly unimaginable.
Music by Emma Fradd of the Sibling Horror podcast.
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compulsion
Conflicting feelings about a banished relative lead to a visit a long time in coming … but each step toward her house reveals more warning signs.
The detectives: 1. Hugh Pierce and 2. Reginald Baskerville
Music by Federico Nardella, “Il Riflesso Opaco," all rights reserved. Federico’s works are available on Bandcamp at https://cremisi.bandcamp.com. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cremisi.mus
Twelve Tiny Cabins
A college professor has a mysterious story to tell to a prized student, but his timing and motive are no less cryptic.
With Amy Paonessa of The Bloodlust podcast, Linda Wojtowick, Elena Vega, and Cal Butera.
All music by Anthony Sanders, used by permission, all rights reserved. Check out some of his work at https://cibolathecityofgold.bandcamp.com/.
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The Lockbox
For the people in a small town in upstate New York, what happened was just another sordid true crime story. But they would never know just how frightening and surreal things became in its aftermath, or what one woman chose to endure in the name of compassion.
Music: Bob Pokrzywa, from the album 'A Wounded and Prostrate Foe,' all rights reserved. https://bobpokrzywa.bandcamp.com/album/a-wounde
Three for Halloween
The featured story of this brief trilogy imagines that perhaps, Earth's final confrontation between good and evil will take place so quietly you'll be able to hear a caterpillar crawl through the blood-soaked grass. Before this tale comes an appetizer ... and afterward, a little dessert.
1. dusk
2. extremity
3. project
Additional narration by Linda Wojtowick.
Music: Kevin MacLeod (in
laborer
Nothing that has four walls and a roof can be eliminated as a possible breeding ground for the supernatural -- nothing.
Music: "Dream" by Jahzzar, SoundExpress, Getty Music.
"Mourning Song" and "Past the Edge" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Memories of three weird occurrences that cannot be explained merge for their living witness into a common theme.
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The Copper Cup
A man who insists on the existence of a relative no one else has ever seen delves dangerously into the swirling fog of his own youthful perceptions. Radio host played by Currer Hathaway.
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A man blinded by infatuation learns the object of his desire has intentions to become something from which he may have already missed his chance to escape.
Additional narration by Amy Paonessa of The Bloodlust podcast.
MUSIC: Lee Rosevere, from '10 Minute Meditations,' licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere AND by Kevin MacLeod, incomp
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Maybe your own town holds one: a folk tale, discredited and in many ways absurd, that nevertheless will not die. Here is a glimpse into one such tale ... and the rare destructive force it happened to carry with it.
Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), "Virtutes Instrumenti" licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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