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Welcome back to The Twisted Chapters Podcast, where the fiction’s dark, the coffee’s cold, and the shadows might be watching. In this week’s episode, Ricky and Gordy dissect Chapter 11 of Blades of Glass by Rudy Stankowitz—a relentless descent into trauma, violence, and the kind of horror that doesn’t blink.

This isn’t your average vampire chapter. We’re talking childhood brutality, emotional scars you can feel, and a procedural unraveling that hints at something unspeakable hiding in plain sight. From a boy locked in a closet with a bag of cat food to detectives chasing a gray-skinned man buying pig’s blood by the gallon, this chapter doesn’t flinch—and neither do we.

We’ll talk:

• How abuse becomes survival—and survival becomes something far darker
• The forensic breadcrumbs left behind by a bloodthirsty killer
• If Darius is a villain, a victim, or something in between
• A potential serial killer leaving saliva at Florida landmarks
• Why you might want to cancel your next hike through Obahoshe Springs
• ...and yes, what kind of monster has The Human League as a ringtone

Terror Factor Rating:
🩸 9.25/10 — You won’t sleep, but you’ll think. And maybe check the lock on your closet.

Trigger Warnings (content discussed):
⚠️ Graphic child abuse
⚠️ Psychological trauma
⚠️ Drowning imagery
⚠️ Domestic violence
⚠️ Murder, blood, and forensic descriptions

Blades of Glass: A Town Stained in Silence is a Twisted Chapters True Crime Original, written and adapted from the novel Blades of Glass by Rudy Stankowitz, available on Amazon. This episode was produced by Joy Riddle, mixed by Cleo Hatshesup, and executive produced by Doodle & Lizzie Borden. For full transcripts and bonus content, click the sow notes

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Willow wakes in the dark—paralyzed, breathless, and not alone. A presence lingers at the foot of her bed, a figure pulled from her nightmares… or worse, from IHOP. As panic takes over, a silent scream finally tears loose, drawing Lacey into a night spiraling toward madness.

Officer Grady Reynolds responds to the call, but even he senses this isn’t just a routine check-in. Something isn’t right. Not in Willow’s townhouse. Not in Lewisville. And definitely not in the quiet spaces between memory and reality.

In This Episode:

• Sleep paralysis turns into full-body terror
• A dream intruder appears in the flesh
• Officer Reynolds brings a .357 and old-school grit
• Lacey proves once again why you want her in your corner at 3:00 a.m.
• A cigarette, a failed lighter… and a whispered warning that sends chills down your spine

Content Warning:
This episode features scenes of psychological terror, sleep paralysis, and trauma response. Listener discretion is advised—especially if you sleep alone.

👁️ Next Week on Twisted Chapters:
A quiet room. A strange connection. And a woman found bleeding at Satan’s Sink. We go deeper into the mystery haunting Lewisville—and it’s about to get bloodier.

🔪 Blades of Glass is a Southern Gothic psychological thriller told through fractured minds, generational scars, and the voices of those clinging to sanity by the thinnest thread.

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Blades of Glass: A Town Stained in Silence is a Twisted Chapters True Crime Original, written and adapted from the novel Blades of Glass by Rudy Stankowitz, available on Amazon. This episode was produced by Joy Riddle, mixed by Cleo Hatshesup, and executive produced by Doodle & Lizzie Borden. For full transcripts and bonus content, click the sow notes

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A silent alarm, a broken window, and a blood-soaked mystery—Officer Grady Reynolds responds to what seems like a routine call at the Albumin Community Blood Center… but this break-in isn’t about stealing computers or cash. Someone—or something—is hunting plasma. Meanwhile, Willow wakes from a disturbingly vivid dream, only to realize it mirrors the very crime unfolding across town. Was it just stress… or a psychic link to something darker?

As the early hours unravel, a dangerous figure stalks the fringes of Lewisville, leaving behind shattered glass and crimson footprints. The episode spirals deeper when we glimpse the intruder’s escape—and the horrifying realization of what was taken. Blood.

Is Willow’s dream just trauma echoing back, or something far more sinister? Could she be seeing through the eyes of a killer?

Highlights:

• Officer Reynolds responds to a break-in that escalates into a full-blown investigation.
• The intruder flees, leaving behind red footprints and a trail of questions.
• Willow experiences a disturbing dream—where she becomes the suspect.
• A haunting detail: the stolen item wasn’t money or equipment—it was blood.
• Flashbacks, repressed memories, and a sinister presence stalking from the shadows.

Themes:
Unreliable memory, psychic dissonance, trauma bonding, early clues of a ritualistic killer, and the eerie connection between nurse and predator.

Trigger Warnings:
Violence, psychological distress, references to blood and past abuse.

Listen if you enjoy:
Mindhunter, Sharp Objects, Yellowjackets, and the early chapters of Hannibal.

Blades of Glass: A Town Stained in Silence is a Twisted Chapters True Crime Original, written and adapted from the novel Blades of Glass by Rudy Stankowitz, available on Amazon. This episode was produced by Joy Riddle, mixed by Cleo Hatshesup, and executive produced by Doodle & Lizzie Borden. For full transcripts and bonus content, click the sow notes