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The Knight at the Top of the Stairs
A Psychological Horror & Coming-of-Age NovelBy Brett Bacon
Length4h 47m
About this audiobook
The Knight at the Top of the Stairs is a novel of psychological horror and coming-of-age suspense set in the turbulent summer of 1968—a season of riots, assassinations, and war. But for nine-year-old David, the real battle is inside his own home.
At the top of the stairs stands a shadow: a knight, silent and unmoving, his hands resting on the pommel of a great sword. No one else can see it. No one else believes it’s there. Yet every time David drifts too close to its darkness, something terrible happens.
A swarm of hornets. A loaded gun in the wrong hands. A tragedy no one can undo.
David soon discovers the shadow is only the beginning. There is something else in the house—something older, stranger, and far more dangerous than a child’s fear.
A haunting story of childhood terror, family secrets, and the darkness waiting just out of sight.
Audiobook details
GenreHorror
Length4 hrs 47 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 28, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2928. A Warning in Blood
21. Where the Shadows Do Not Yield
3029. The Black Knight Among Us
32. Where the Darkness Holds Its Shape
3130. The Weight We Carry
43. The Knight's Revenge
3231. The Table Divided
54. Danger in the Field
3332. The Cat with Burning Eyes
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65. The Secret and the Offering
3433. The Burden We Choose
76. The Swarm and the Savior
3534. Waking the Dragon
87. Mosquito Man
3635. A Whisper on the Stairs
98. Fifteen-Cent Burgers
3736. The Dragon’s Warning
109. Beneath the House, the Darkness Waits
3837. Fate by the Meter
1110. The Buzzing Man's Gift
3938. The Mark of the Dark Hive
1211. Where the Shadows Break
4039. Between the Knight and the Dragon
1312. Where the Blood Still Sleeps
4140. The Street and the Knife
1413. The Stag in the Shadows
4241. The Punching Post
1514. The Shadow in the Hotel
4342. The Code of the White Knight
1615. Blood on the Glass
4443. The Battle Beneath the Window
1716. Temptation in the Basement
4544. The Knight’s Test
1817. The Knight's Favor
4645. The Knight's Final Charge
1918. The Knight in the Pages
4746. The Guardians at the Foot of the Bed
2019. The Sword in the Shadows
4847. All Knights Must Fall
2120. The Knight's Warning
4948. White Knight Rises
2221. The Empty Grave
5049. Lured into Darkness
2322. The Knight's Legacy
5150. The Second Heartbeat
2423. Summoning the Knight
5251. The Gathering of the Swords
2524. Shadows in the Archives
5352. The Shadow Reckoning
2625. The Butcher’s Lesson
5453. The Last Knight's Oath
2726. Sweet Danger
5554. The Last Watch
2827. The White Knight Returns
56About the Author
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