Knifepoint Horror

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. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sorennarnia Art by Allison Donovan      

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 these things the very first second that road begins to curve out of sight. MUSIC: Josh McCausland, "A Town Called Dismal," all rights reserved. https://www.patreon.com/sorennarnia Art by S. Patrick Brown, https://www.instagram.com/scalawagarts/ And from artist David Montano (https://davidmontano.com/home.html):    

For sale by Baltimore County: 3 BR, 2 BA single family dwelling on 1/3rd acre in residential section of Seven Bells, Maryland. 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 Nelson Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sorennarnia Art by S. Patrick Brown, https://www.instagram.com/scalawagarts/

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.   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sorennarnia

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 Version” by Ardie Son, “A Town Called Dismal” by Josh McCausland, “Passing Hours” by Jupiter Sands, “Lightless Voids” by Kyle Preston, and “Journey” by Sid Acharya, all rights reserved. https://www.patreon.com/sorennarnia Art by S. Patrick Brown, https://www.instagram.com/scalawagarts/ Now available on Amazon: 'Knifepoint Horror: The Transcripts, Volume 7.'  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C1J523T1

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 (www.currerhathaway.com) Music: “Fog Machine” and “Mellow Heart” by Emma Fradd. All rights reserved. Song lyrics from "I Ain't Got No Home" by Woody Guthrie, Copyright 1961 (renewed) and 1963 (renewed) by Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc. & TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. (BMI) Art by S. Patrick Brown, https://www.instagram.com/scalawagarts/

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. https://www.patreon.com/sorennarnia Art by S. Patrick Brown, https://www.instagram.com/scalawagarts/

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. https://www.patreon.com/sorennarnia Art by S. Patrick Brown, https://www.instagram.com/scalawagarts/

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. https://www.patreon.com/sorennarnia Other audio horror by Soren Narnia: 'Town With a Tranquil Name,' on the podcast Those Snowy Nights You Read to Me, They'll Never Be Forgotten, October 30, 2019 'Outcall' - Episode 15, Alexandria Archives podcast 'Paranormal Appraisal 151' – Episode 20, Alexandria Archives podcast 'Q & A With a Vampire Killer' - Episode 33, Alexandria Archives podcast 'Why Have You Disturbed Our Sleep' - The Bloodlust podcast, October 8, 2017 Soren can also be heard on the podcasts 'The Ghosts on This Road', 'Sibling Horror', 'SessionsX,' 'Let's Not Meet,' and others. He also recently appeared in John Ballentine's horror drama 'The Dreams of Wolves' on Campfire Radio Theater. Art by S. Patrick Brown, https://www.instagram.com/scalawagarts/

Eight very different stories for the season. 1. hitcher (0:00) 2. Is It That Time Again? (6:03)  3. prodigal (17:37) 4. panophobe (23:05) 5. legalese (33:39) 6. contestants (41:57) 7. A Bitter Pill (48:39) 8. blueberries (1:10:48) '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 Pill' features Currer Hathaway (www.currerhathaway.com) and Beth Abdallah. The song 'The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten' is by Empty Heaven, from the album Getting the Blues, all rights reserved.  Additional music in 'A Bitter Pill' and 'Blueberries' by Emma Fradd, all rights reserved. https://www.patreon.com/sorennarnia Soren can also be heard on the podcasts 'The Ghosts on This Road', 'Sibling Horror', 'SessionsX,' 'Let's Not Meet,' and others. This month, he's also in John Ballentine's horror drama 'The Dreams of Wolves' on Campfire Radio Theater. The latest interviews with Soren can be seen on YouTube on ‘Reader’s Labyrinth’ hosted by Frank Schumpert, and heard on the 'Spill Your Guts' podcast with Kevin Lane.  And for Halloween, Nichole Hamilton has done a reading of the Knifepoint Horror story 'trail' on her podcast Light & Shadow:  https://www.lightandshadowpod.com/podcast/halloween-party-2

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. Music: “Atmo” by Jamie Bathgate, all rights reserved. https://www.patreon.com/sorennarnia Other audio horror by Soren Narnia: 'Town With a Tranquil Name,' an audiobook on the podcast Those Snowy Nights You Read to Me, They'll Never Be Forgotten, October 30, 2019 'Outcall' - Episode 15, Alexandria Archives podcast 'Paranormal Appraisal 151' – Episode 20, Alexandria Archives podcast 'Q & A With a Vampire Killer' - Episode 33, Alexandria Archives podcast 'Why Have You Disturbed Our Sleep' - The Bloodlust podcast, October 8, 2017 Soren Narnia can also be heard on the podcasts 'The Ghosts on This Road', 'Sibling Horror', 'SessionsX,' and others. Read an interview with the author in Monstrum magazine's June issue. Art by S. Patrick Brown, https://www.instagram.com/scalawagarts/

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 Nelson (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 Ghosts on This Road podcast) Lisa Whitelaw – Mig Windows (migwindows.com) Officer Ekins – Dana Bolton (The Night Terrors podcast) French Translator - Isabelle Humbert Ernestine Souza – Naomi Azran English Translator – Emma Fradd (Sibling Horror podcast) Music: ‘Ana Yelena’ by Kristian Sensini, ‘Midnight Clear’ by Hans Johnson, ‘Better Now’ by Philip Daniel, ‘Quiet Contentment’ by The David Roy Collective. All rights reserved. Audio mastering by Les Lentz Audio-Video Other audio horror by Soren Narnia: 'Outcall' - Episode 15, Alexandria Archives podcast 'Paranormal Appraisal 151' – Episode 20, Alexandria Archives podcast 'Q & A With a Vampire Killer' - Episode 33, Alexandria Archives podcast 'Why Have You Disturbed Our Sleep' - The Bloodlust podcast, October 8, 2017 'Town With a Tranquil Name,' an audiobook on the Those Snowy Nights You Read to Me, They'll Never Be Forgotten podcast, October 30, 2019 Soren Narnia can also be heard on the podcasts 'The Ghosts on This Road', 'Sibling Horror', 'SessionsX,' and others. Listen to his narration of H.P. Lovecraft's 'The Festival' at the Lovecraft eZine Podcast's YouTube channel. Listen to the latest interview with Soren Narnia at the Incarnation Read podcast. https://www.patreon.com/sorennarnia Art by S. Patrick Brown, https://www.instagram.com/scalawagarts/

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 Patrick Ussher, "El Faro" by When the Tide Breaks Free, "Fount" by Homely, "Everything" by The Days Audio mastering: Les Lentz Special thanks to Sharon Yablon of the Garden of Terrible Blooms podcast for being my location advisor on this one. Listen to Soren Narnia's narration of H.P. Lovecraft's "The Festival" at the Lovecraft eZine Podcast's YouTube channel. Art by S. Patrick Brown, https://www.instagram.com/scalawagarts/. Art by Grey Allison, https://www.instagram.com/greyallison/?hl=en   Other audio horror by Soren Narnia: 'Outcall' - Episode 15, Alexandria Archives podcast 'Paranormal Appraisal 151' – Episode 20, Alexandria Archives podcast 'Q & A With a Vampire Killer' - Episode 33, Alexandria Archives podcast 'Why Have You Disturbed Our Sleep' - The Bloodlust podcast, October 8, 2017 'Town With a Tranquil Name,' an audiobook on the Those Snowy Nights You Read to Me, They'll Never Be Forgotten podcast, October 30, 2019 https://www.patreon.com/sorennarnia

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: 'December' by Dear Gravity, all rights reserved. Original artwork by S. Patrick Brown, https://www.instagram.com/scalawagarts/ Audio mastering: Les Lentz www.patreon.com/sorennarnia Listen to Soren Narnia's narration of H.P. Lovecraft's "The Festival" at the Lovecraft eZine Podcast's YouTube channel.

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.

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) Art by S. Patrick Brown, https://www.instagram.com/scalawagarts/  Music: “Mirrors” by Tom Goldstein, “Isolation” by Linus Johansson, “First Impression” by Maya Belsitzman & Matan Ephrat, all rights reserved. Other audio horror by Soren Narnia: 'Outcall' - Episode 15, Alexandria Archives podcast 'Paranormal Appraisal 151' – Episode 20, Alexandria Archives podcast 'Q & A With a Vampire Killer' - Episode 33, Alexandria Archives podcast 'Why Have You Disturbed Our Sleep' - The Bloodlust podcast, October 8, 2017 'Town With a Tranquil Name,' an audiobook on the Those Snowy Nights You Read to Me, They'll Never Be Forgotten podcast, October 30, 2019

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 Art by S. Patrick Brown, https://www.instagram.com/scalawagarts/ Music: ‘Mysa’ by Laurel Violet, all rights reserved. Audio mastering: Les Lentz COMING OCTOBER 1: A tale for Halloween. www.patreon.com/sorennarnia

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 the weary and hungry narrator appeared in the mountains utterly by chance. MUSIC: 'Forests' by Narvik; 'Vodohrai' by Smerichka; all rights reserved. Soren Narnia can also be heard on the podcasts 'The Ghosts on This Road' and 'Sibling Horror,' as well as others. Other audio horror by Soren Narnia: 'Outcall' - Episode 15, Alexandria Archives podcast 'Paranormal Appraisal 151' – Episode 20, Alexandria Archives podcast 'Q & A With a Vampire Killer' - Episode 33, Alexandria Archives podcast 'Why Have You Disturbed Our Sleep' - The Bloodlust podcast, October 8, 2017 'Town With a Tranquil Name,' an audiobook on the Those Snowy Nights You Read to Me, They'll Never Be Forgotten podcast, October 30, 2019

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 Paonessa of The Bloodlust podcast, thebloodlust.net Lydia – Currer Hathaway, currerhathaway.com James Del Norr – Reginald Baskerville, www.backstage.com/u/reginald-baskerville/ Monica – Linda Wojtowick, The Ghosts on This Road podcast Tom - Soren Narnia Music: “Close” by Eleven Tales, “Paragon” by Kyle Preston, all rights reserved. Audio Mastering: Les Lentz www.patreon.com/sorennarnia

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 Soren Narnia can also be heard on the podcasts 'The Ghosts on This Road' and 'Sibling Horror.' Watch his horror shorts 'Server Unknown,' 'The Jarprechaun,' 'Drop-ins,' and 'Sleeperette' on his YouTube channel. www.patreon.com/sorennarnia