Knifepoint Horror

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-wounded-and-prostrate-foe    -and-  Anthony Brown, 'Evolving Ambient Soundscape,' Getty Music. All rights reserved.   Cast (in order of appearance): Scholar: Eric Dantley Ellen Hershbergen: Linda Wojtowick Narrator: Jamie Molina Pontiac resident: Julie Medina Father Dorr: Les Lentz Denise Minotka: Amy Newman Detective: Corey Landis Radio broadcaster: Maureen Rivers Nan Carlos: Currer Hathaway Private investigator:  Stuart Arnheim Social worker: Effi T. Mothgil Grace Beck: Catherine Saraceno Prosecutor: Cal Butera Police officer: Ebenezer Alasi   Listen ad-free on Patreon: www.patreon.com/sorennarnia   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 (incompetech.com) "Ice Demon" licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Listen ad-free on Patreon: www.patreon.com/sorennarnia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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/ Patreon: www.patreon.com/sorennarnia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Memories of three weird occurrences that cannot be explained merge for their living witness into a common theme. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sorennarnia   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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, incompetech.com. 'Mesmerize,' 'Mystic Dark Background,' and 'The Dread' licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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/ Listen ad-free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sorennarnia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A man in trouble, wanting only an escape from a crisis, stumbles across a mystery which leads to another... and yet another, demanding a return to a dangerous place and time. Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), "Shadowlands 1: Horizon" licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Listen ad-free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sorennarnia   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another tale of lands touched by both enigmatic beauty and dormant, uncategorizable cruelty.  The narrator: Justy Gee The poem reader: Jes Echo Gail Greenlove: Amy Paonessa, The Bloodlust podcast The truck driver: Cal Butera Michael Spinell: Soren Narnia Nadia Oliver: Susan Wallace Ronald Garr: Brian Lillie Poetry by Mia LeBemay Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) “Concentration” and “Smoother Move” licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Listen ad-free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sorennarnia/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the haunted, any calm explanation of a supernatural phenomenon is a comforting one, no matter where it comes from. But it is never more important than in that very moment to remain watchful and mistrusting. Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Magic Forest" Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices