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

Listeners might also enjoy my new (free) audiobook of dark suspense called Town With a Tranquil Name, now downloadable from the podcast Those Snowy Nights You Read to Me, They'll Never Be Forgotten.

Also now available: a graphic novel version of eight Knifepoint Horror stories. Check out the anthology here:

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Other audio horror by Soren Narnia:

'Why Have You Disturbed Our Sleep' - The Bloodlust podcast, October 8, 2017

'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

Patreon: www.patreon.com/sorennarnia

Winthrop as depicted by Mandey Brown. Instagram: mandeyfromzogs

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.

0:00  dusk

7:51  extremity

41:41  project

Additional narration by Linda Wojtowick. Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Ice Demon" licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Other audio horror by Soren Narnia:

'Why Have You Disturbed Our Sleep' - The Bloodlust podcast, October 8, 2017

'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

Patreon: www.patreon.com/sorennarnia

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
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Patreon: www.patreon.com/sorennarnia

Other audio horror by Soren Narnia:

“Why Have You Disturbed Our Sleep” - The Bloodlust podcast, October 8, 2017

“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

Drawing by Jill Merrill

Memories of three weird occurrences that cannot be explained merge for their living witness into a common theme.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Another tale of lands touched by both enigmatic beauty and dormant, uncategorizable cruelty. 

The narrator: Justy Gee, the Starless podcast

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

From artist David Montano -

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
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