Knifepoint Horror

Late Checkout

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:…

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hole

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. Art by S. Patrick Brown,

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gifters

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. Art by S. Patrick Brown, 

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colony

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…

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A Compendium for Halloween

Eight very different stories for the season. 1. hitcher (0:00) 2. Is It That Time Again? (6:03)  3. prodigal (17:37) 4. panophobe (23:05) 5. legalese (33:39) 6. contestants (41:57) 7. A Bitter Pill (48:39) 8. blueberries (1:10:48) ‘Is It That…

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cleanse

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…

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D.N.K.

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 Nelson ( podcast) Mayor -…

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pride

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…

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The Smoke Child

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…

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surveillance

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…

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