240 - He Is Holding a Knife

He is holding a knife.
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Written by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor
Narrated by Cecil Baldwin
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[@AutumnEndergemGaming]

What does he have? A knife! NO.

[@Matheus-ql7mn]

This vine!! 😂😂

[@largo778]

I was actually thinking back to season 2.... "He's holding a cat" when I saw the title.

[@MySerpentine]

Yeah, definite callback.

[@Matheus-ql7mn]

Same

[@heroedify]

I really enjoy that this episode suggests that Cecil is fully capable of making phone calls while also broadcasting live, so every time he’s taken a call on the air has been because he wanted to

[@abracadaverous]

Can you imagine how much worse this would have gone if he was holding a knife?

[@ari638]

For real, thank goodness he wasn't holding a knife

[@StormVII]

Holy crap! THAT is how you do a cliffhanger!

[@notkimpine]

that is not a fucking cliffhanger ending it was a fucking abrupt cut ending that they written by AI or somethin...

[@umbreon013]

A cliffhanger before their January break so I'm going to have to sit here doing a nervous relisten for six weeks, I'm so excited!

[@jckun100]

3:15 Well I'm glad the town found somewhere where to dispose of all the physical waste.

[@perterisnotahomestuck459]

NO BC WHEN I TELL YOU MY JAW DROPPED AT THAT ENDING

[@notkimpine]

that ending was terrified than most horror movie nowadays. god i love this episode recently on spotify and i was fucking ready for this shit for a new episodes on every podcast group

[@IsaGh0st]

ITS MIDNIGHT HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO BE NORMAL ABOUT THIS

[@kerink]

really stellar performance and episode. the tension and carlos' kindness, the suspense of the ending, that final line delivery. just really great all around. i wonder if carlos knew the boy was kevin from the start and thats why he insisted he live with tamika instead of coming home with him and cecil...

[@moonevangelista]

Nice weather we're having. Also: holy shit

[@MySerpentine]

I want to know more about you too, Kevin. About your father and about Strex and the connections I see between your father and your Smiling God and why you remember your childhood as including the lighthouse now. I want to hear about your job as a temp at a company that literally disappeared a few days later and what a scuttle-state is.

[@deadlyNightshade789]

I audibly gasped at the reveal (and i dont usually do that lmao). Well played guys. This is a proper horror story and im sooo here for it. I thought the kid was eerie all this time but this just made the entire thing downright scary 🙌 did not see this coming

[@Matheus-ql7mn]

I stopped what I was doing, mouth agape, pulled out my headphones and sat in complete shock. I didn't see that coming either.

[@deadlyNightshade789]

@Matheus-ql7mn before the reveal I was like "oh let the boy have his knife it's fine" but that changed very quickly to "OH MY GOD TAKE THAT KNIFE AWAY FROM HIM THIS INSANT OR YOU'RE ALL GONNA DIE" 😂😂 my heart stopped for a second asdfghkglgk. It's the whole hindsight thing that makes this so bonechilling because the threat has been there all this time in plain sight! Fucking brilliant

[@FrequentFlyer815]

Believe me when I say, at first, I didnt recognize the name Kevin. I had to play it back again and hear the voice to put it together. Incredible.

[@panth753]

I did not expect that ending

[@notkimpine]

i love this ending than most modern fast and furious franchise that made me blush

[@unlikelyspore1406]

Oh yeah, well i'm holding a fork... Bring it!

[@mysticfox5764]

I'll take you both on with my spoon!!

[@unlikelyspore1406]

@@mysticfox5764 careful there, put the safety on it.

[@canteventhough]

I have a spife, you could never.

[@mysticfox5764]

​@@canteventhough alright woah there buddy don't you think that's a bit much?!

[@canteventhough]

@@mysticfox5764 *double wields spork in left hand, spife in right* nothing is too much for the safety of Nightvale.

[@takavasen1826]

And you are going to make us wair for an entire month after that ending huh? Great episode

[@transformersfreak130]

Longer than that, I think. They often do a hiatus in January

[@notkimpine]

night vale is taking a break after new year is happening. 2024 is all here...

[@markjonovitch1093]

Nooooo how do we wait til February after this!?!?

[@JohannesVIII]

Well I did NOT see that twist coming

[@ColorPrince]

HOW AM I GONNA GO TO SLEEP NOW?!?! i was already stressed for Carlos... and now you're telling me Cecil is all alone with h i m?!?!?!

[@Matheus-ql7mn]

I don't need sleep, I need answers 😂

[@ColorPrince]

@@Matheus-ql7mn A n s w e r s!?!?!?!? We demand ✨ with love

[@ari638]

He'll be fiiiiiiiine

[@EayuProuxm]

Well even with winter here that's a plot twist to chill you to the bone

[@MorganRenfield]

Another amazing episode incoming!

[@SirSadness]

Kevin? My dearest? WHAT?!

[@kathyfrye941]

Been a fan since 2017. Listened to all the episodes, I fucking adore this podcast. I'm so proud of you

[@notkimpine]

that abrupt ending cut was terrifying because i love audio thrilling podcast than most big budget hollywood actors that made me fucking sick. keep this show going strong after 11 years of sickening thriller podcast that made spotify blush

[@IsaGh0st]

WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN IT ENDS LIKE THAT. ITS MIDNIGHT AND IM SCREAMING

[@glitterPOP]

guys i think he’s holding a knife

[@ari638]

Are you sure?

[@glitterPOP]

@@ari638 no i’m not i was just guessing

[@glitterPOP]

@@ari638 HEY WAIT THATS THE NAME OF ANOTHER EPISODE

[@ari638]

@@glitterPOP >:3 my genius knows no bounds (and that definitely wasn't a coincidence)

[@jinx17]

i bought a nightvale hoodie for myself for christmas, the mostly void partially stars hoodie, and i love it

[@ari638]

Aaaaa I got it as a t-shirt after the haunting liveshow :D love it so much

[@notkimpine]

i can't believe that ending gave me flashbacks after watching fast x abrupt ending that my brain is about to fucking explode for this thrilling podcast

[@sarcastixfoxdragon6166]

IM CAUGHT UP!!! IM FINALLY. CAUGHT. UP.

[@zehsackett6132]

Good on this episode for being creepy and eerie. Night vale has felt too safe for a while

[@ijustimagineit]

*YELLING INTO THE VOID* KEVIIIIIINNNNN!!!!!!!

[@Flickbix0217]

Seriously the screaming I did in my car this morning as soon as I heard that voice!!!

[@frankusmcjoe5943]

Welp. I've seen a lot of comments like this on my journey, so now I guess it's time for mine. All caught up with Night Vale! For the first time! Started watching it in... late Febuary? Early March? I know for a fact I saw Sandstorms A and B on March 17th. It feels so right to get caught up so close to the end of the year. This podcast has been so helpful for my mental health in this notably tough year. It's also strengthened my relationship with my husband, who truly loves this town. We saw "The Haunting of Night Vale" earlier this year together in New Haven. We were supposed to see "The Attic" in New York, but flooding shot that idea down. I'm truly amazed how quickly i got so invested in this weird fucking town. Also; KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN!!! Ok, i'm done. I'll be seeing you up ahead.

[@sailorsaturn7808]

Sorry sorry but the way I KNEW this boy was going to be kevin and aaaaaa screamed when it happened! Great episode!!!

[@MacTechG4]

That’s not a knife… Holds up a baguette… THIS is a knife!

[@theterminalstupidityvariet1629]

Obligatory “finally caught up” post

[@glitterPOP]

THE ENDING WOAH

[@RedCanary2005]

"Past performance is not a predictor of future results." Lenard Burton is that you?

[@lilaboxx]

THE BOY!!!

[@0therun1t21]

Somehow I missed this, oh well, I get two episodes today!

[@heatherfidler9039]

Me, at the end of this episode: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!

[@tyronedavies8680]

Audible gasp!

[@canteventhough]

*gasp* 🎉

[@saltypineapple8371]

the boy reminds me of the little prince for some reason. edit: well. for the first half of his arc lol. now hes very scary.

[@janosrock]

is anyone surprised about disparition's voice but also kinda not really?

[@CrystallineButterfly]

oh my *frickin* god

[@kalishiva18]

Making me think this is also the end. 😢

[@williamsavage]

Interesting.

[@ToolTime89]

Which song it is at 12:40?

[@griseldagimpel517]

Kevin! 😀

[@felisityclover8072]

happy birthday to me🎉 :)

[@nicholasheideman9572]

Happy Birthday.

[@ohari1]

You can never trust a Kevin

[@janeeggleston9542]

Yikes!

[@johnperry6201]

The ads in every episode are completely immersion breaking. Stop it! Just write it in your description. No one wants to hear your ads!!!