Havenwood’s quaint December charm hides a ritual that chills the town to its bones.

Each Christmas Eve, a reclusive resident dons an immaculate scarlet suit and walks the streets in silence. At first a local eccentric, his midnight rounds become something far darker when families begin to change, children fall ill, and a tiny carved token appears on a windowsill.

But one year, Arthur stops outside my home. A perfectly carved wooden mouse is left at the window, etched with the initials A.F. and the single word NICE. That small object becomes a terrifying guarantee and a parent’s ultimatum: keep their child on the right side of Arthur’s inscrutable tally or face consequences no one can explain.

This episode blends folklore and domestic horror, exploring how a silent figure in a red suit can become an arbiter of fate.

Is Arthur Finch is a protector, a judge, or something far worse?

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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