Knifepoint Horror

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 Versi...

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, Copy...

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

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

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

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 Pill' features Currer Hat...

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:...

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 Ghosts on...

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 Ussh...

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:...

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

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 rights...

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

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...

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 Paones...

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

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

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

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. Listen ad-free on Patreon: www.patreon.com/sorennarnia Learn more...

'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, used...

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

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.music...

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/. Listen ad-free on Patreon: www.patreon.com/soren...

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-a...

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)...