Knifepoint Horror

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. Patreon: www.patreon.com/sorennarnia   Patreon supporters have access to many unreleased offerings, including Soren's own narrations of several earlier podcast stories originally voiced by others; 'traces,' an audio story that creepily revisits the sites of Knifepoint Horror tales many listeners know very well; the 'Unchallenging Campfire Tales' collection for those who like their horror goofy sometimes; a (massive) PDF of the show's transcripts; other original short audio stories and narrations of some classic ones; and most recently, Soren's recitation of eleven dark and disturbing poems by great writers. P.S. Counterweight Theatre Lab in Colorado Springs is adapting the Knifepoint Horror story 'The Copper Cup' for the stage next month... the details are at https://www.counterweighttheatre.com/current-upcoming.

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

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 (00:02) 1. novelty (00:37) 2. screen-share (9:27) 3. sleeperette (26:09) 4. jarprechaun (46:35) 5. tempt (1:09:18) Epilogue: Purcell the Creator, Part 2 (1:27:21)   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. Patreon: www.patreon.com/sorennarnia

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 Art by S. Patrick Brown, https://www.instagram.com/scalawagarts/ All stories on the Knifepoint Horror podcast are written by Soren Narnia. Thanks to Jeffrey Walker for including me in the recording of his latest tale, “Posthuman,” for the Acephale Horror Fiction podcast. I 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. Patreon: www.patreon.com/sorennarnia And by artist David Montano:  

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

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

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.   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sorennarnia Volumes 1 through 7 of the Knifepoint Horror transcripts are available on Amazon in e-book or print format.

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

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.   Patreon: www.patreon.com/sorennarnia Volumes 1 through 7 of the Knifepoint Horror transcripts are available on Amazon in e-book or print format.

For the dead of winter, an old-fashioned ghost story set in a hot and humid place. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sorennarnia   Art by S. Patrick Brown, https://www.instagram.com/scalawagarts/

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 woodshop: Brian Lillie Cy Dunker: Soren Narnia Shay, pharma tech: Amy Paonessa Faith, online dater: Charlotte Kulak Eric from Parts Procurement: Paul Fergus Interrogator Menkie: Teddy Ray Bullard Charles from Property Crimes: Dana Bolton Franklin from App Development: Corey N. Murray from App Integration: Conner Roslan Mary from Junction Bay: TheFinalGirly Sergeant Greenaway, Recruitment Division: Hugh Pierce Bev, Old Wooden City Tour Guide: Caity Roberts Esme from New Haven: Lee Van Der Voo Perry from Stamford: Jeremy Fershleiser Judge Clowder: Karen Smith MUSIC: ‘Multitudes’ by Lance Conrad, ‘Advent’ by Ben Winwood, ‘Close’ by Eleven Tales, and ‘Flying Above the Sun’ by Yehezkel Raz, all rights reserved. Soren Narnia can also be heard on the podcasts 'The Ghosts on This Road', 'Sibling Horror', 'SessionsX,' and others. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sorennarnia Art by S. Patrick Brown, https://www.instagram.com/scalawagarts/

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/