Door_Knocker (horror)
Door Knocker is a Forge horror mod that makes doors knock on their own, adding unsettling sounds to quiet nights in survival worlds.
What it does
Doors in the world occasionally knock by themselves, with the sound placed where the door stands so nearby players can locate it. A knock can turn into a door opening instead, at a configurable chance, and the mod can also make a door knock from the far side of a wall. Timing and distance are set in a config file: the minimum and maximum delay between knocks is separate for day and night, and nights produce longer gaps and wider search radii. Debug logging can be switched on to print events to the console while testing.
Door Knocker is a Forge mod for 1.19.2 and 1.20.1, with the latest file at 1.2.0 for 1.20.1. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. The mod works with modpacks and with proxy, Paper and Spigot servers, and it is released under the MIT License, but it is not open source.
Key features
Random door knocks
Doors knock at random intervals, creating tension while the player is alone at a base.
Night intensity
Night settings use shorter gaps and larger search distances, so the threat feels more present after dark.
Spatial audio
Each knock plays at the door position, so the direction of the sound can be told from the source.
Configurable rarity
Delays, distances and the chance of a door opening are set in config files to control how often knocks happen.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Solo survival
A player alone in a base hears a knock from another room and has to decide whether to open the door.
Horror modpacks
Modpacks built around Cursed content can add the knocks to vanilla gameplay without changing other systems.
Multiplayer servers
Server owners can add atmospheric knocking to a shared world, with the sound heard only by players near the door.
Who it’s for: Players who want more unsettling sounds in a survival world, and server owners who run horror-themed modpacks on Forge 1.20.1.
How it compares
Alexia's Secret Doors is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. 99nightinforest is also a Forge mod for 1.20.1, released under All rights reserved and not open source. Both share the client and server environment with Door Knocker, but Door Knocker covers 1.19.2 and 1.20.1 and is licensed under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door_Knocker (horror) | Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-28 |
| Alexia's Secret Doors | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-28 |
| 99nightinforest | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-02 |
Questions
Does Door Knocker need to be installed on the server?
Which Forge versions does Door Knocker support?
Can the knock timing and distance be changed?
In the catalog
Door_Knocker (horror) is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,426 Cursed mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Door Knocker is a lightweight, server-friendly mod that adds atmospheric door knocking sounds to your Minecraft world. Ever been alone in your base at night, and suddenly you hear a knock from the other side of the door? But when you open it... nobody's there.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/door_knocker
- Owner
- apelsinpro2009
- Published
- 2026-04-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15