Jonas
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Podcast Appearances
We had a couple lamps and the space heater running.
We made dinner out of canned chili and saltines, and spent most of the evening playing cards and jerking about how much Uncle Ruddy must have hoarded.
You know, trying not to think too hard about that trapdoor.
Then, sometime after eleven, we heard the first knock.
It was muffled.
Three dull thuds.
Not loud, but solid.
Like someone knocking from inside the walls.
We froze.
Did that come from under us?
I asked.
Mason didn't answer.
He grabbed the flashlight, flicked it on, and went outside.
He checked the porch, walked around the house, even shined a light under it.
Nothing.
When he got back inside, we both sat down again, trying to act normal.
Maybe it was pipes, or animals, or something settling.
All houses make weird sounds, right?
Then came the second set of knocks.
Three again.