It was always raining in the small English town of Kinsey. Most of the residents found it cozy and peaceful. That is anyway until Mr. Madsen started showing up.

It would happen once or twice a month. Mr. Madsen, dressed always in his long black coat and holding his black umbrella, would stroll about the neighborhoods of Kinsey. It didn’t matter whether it was pouring rain or just a drizzle. In fact, sometimes the heavier the rain the more likely he would be to appear. His pace never changed, it was remarkably consistent no matter the elements, and he would not be deterred from his path.

Sometimes the residents would catch Mr. Madsen whistling a tune. Sometimes they would hear him reciting poetry, or quoting some passages from a book. On rare occasions, an unlucky resident may find Mr. Madsen coming up their walkway to their front door. At this point, you would likely feel a pit form in your stomach as you hear the *rap* *rap* *rap* on your door.

None of the residents ever opened the door for Mr. Madsen. If he ever knocked, they would sit in fear and silence until he gave up and returned to his walk. He was never very persistent; he would normally give it two or three tries and then turn back. The residents speculated about what he could possibly want. It was the horrifying mystery of it all that lingered above the town.

You see, Mr. Madsen has been dead for twenty years. He had lived a quiet life in Kinsey with his wife and adult son, who it had been rumored was suffering from severe mental illness. Well those rumors turned out to be true it seems as one fateful night, Mr. Madsen’s son shot both him and his wife in bed before turning the gun on himself. It was the most gruesome murder the town of Kinsey had seen in over a century.

Now as I tell you this, you probably haven’t noticed its started to rain. Pretty heavy by the sound of it. You hear a faint tap on your door. It’s a polite but insistent knock. I don’t need to tell you who it is. You already know. It’s him.

What do you think? Should we let him in…and finally learn what Mr. Madsen needs to tell us?