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After all these years, a light seems to have been turned on inside that weird old house on the corner--so maybe it's better to stay in tonight. Here are some stories for that. 1. Prologue: traditions, part 1 2. straightaway 3. spillage 4. caveat  5. Epilogue: traditions, part 2 Music by Dave Lahn Patreon subscribers listen ad-free: www.patreon.com/sorennarnia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No homeowner's policy in existence covers everything. Patreon subscribers listen ad-free: www.patreon.com/sorennarnia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Walk through most neighborhoods, and you get at least a general sense of people’s back yards. But where the truly wealthy live on enormous gated parcels of land, you quickly notice it’s almost impossible to either see or know what’s going on back there. With all that space and total anonymity, it really could be… anything. Music: Michele Nobler, 'Choral Prelude in F Minor' by Johann Sebastian Bach, all rights reserved. The National Alliance to End Homelessness will receive 25% of all sales in the Knifepoint Horror shop through September: knifepointhorror.dashery.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even after museum hours ended that day, some people walked out to the waterside and just looked at the object silently for several minutes, not knowing what to think, or what to feel. Patreon subscribers listen ad-free: www.patreon.com/sorennarnia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Memories of one very, very strange winter's day in the life of a weary public servant. Additional narration by Linda Wojtowick of 'The Ghosts on This Road' podcast. Music: "Winter Snow" by Zac Nelson, all rights reserved. Listen ad-free on Patreon: www.patreon.com/sorennarnia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the moody late hours at The Cask & Pear, an all-night dive bar and diner on the edge of the city, some of the stories patrons tell definitely lean toward the unusual. MUSIC: “Hear Me When I Call” by Higher Land, “Ugly So” by Roger Rivas, “Look at You” by The Satellite Station, and “7 Answers” by Kazuya, all rights reserved. Listen ad-free on Patreon: www.patreon.com/sorennarnia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A young man’s strange natural gift evolves to wield a disturbing influence. MUSIC: ‘Atmo’ by Jamie Bathgate. All rights reserved. Listen ad-free on Patreon: www.patreon.com/sorennarnia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this story originally written for the Halloween 2024 episode of Kevin Lane’s Spill Your Guts podcast to accompany a few Knifepoint Horror tales interpreted by other actors, a man of science relates an encounter with a mysterious desert legend. Written and narrated by Soren Narnia. Patreon subscribers listen ad-free: https://www.patreon.com/sorennarnia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A story of desperate men, bad decisions, terrible timing, and unexpected faces in the dark. Additional narration by Charlotte Kulak. Music: “Om Bath” by Yotam Agam and “When the Tide Breaks Free” by James Forest. All rights reserved. Patreon members listen ad-free: https://www.patreon.com/sorennarnia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally heard on the Alexandria Archives podcast, this is the final recording of a man whose chosen profession finally bit back hard. With Amy Paonessa of The Bloodlust podcast. All stories on Knifepoint Horror are written by Soren Narnia. Patreon: www.patreon.com/sorennarnia  Patreon supporters listen ad-free and have access to many unreleased offerings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices