Stay ConnectedThese aren’t the stories your mother used to tell you … no, these are The Other Stories. The Other Stories is a weekly short story podcast. A modern take on The Twilight Zone, Tales From The Crypt, or The Outer Limits. Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller, WTF stories delivered right to your podcast feed every Monday morning.
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Crawlspace
'Dennis' quiet evening of reading is interrupted by thumping music coming from his neighbour's house. Or at least he thinks that's where it's coming from.'
Written by Kev Harrison (www.kevharrisonfiction.com
Narrated by Narrator and edited by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)
With music by Daniel Birch (https://danielbirchmusic.com)
And Andrew kn (https://freesound.org/people/Andrewkn/)
And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)
And sound effects provided by Freesound.org
The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)
A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch
And Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.
And to Ben Errington for wriggling through the twists and turns of the social media labyrinth.
Kev Harrison is a British writer of horror and dark fiction living in Lisbon, Portugal. His novella, Below, is out now from Brigids Gate Press. Find more about him and his work at www.kevharrisonfiction.com
James Barnett is the producer of the Night’s End podcast. A short story fiction podcast with tales of horror and the paranormal. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts. You can also catch other works of his at www.JamesBarnettCreative.com
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Lucky Ruff
'A park employee discovers more than he bargained for when he loses his way in the maintenance tunnels below an amusement park.'
Written by Georgia Cook (https://twitter.com/georgiacooked)
Narrated by Josh Curran (https://twitter.com/jcurranwriter)
Edited by Duncan Muggleton (social media link)
With music by Duncan Muggleton (social media link)
And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)
And sound effects provided by Freesound.org
The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)
A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch
And Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.
And to Ben Errington for navigating the intricate network of social media, like a nimble worm, leaving a slimy trail of tweets, grams, and posts.
**Georgia Cook is an illustrator and writer from London. She is the winner of the LISP 2020 Flash Fiction Prize, and has been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize, Staunch Book Prize and Reflex Fiction Award, among others. She can be found on twitter at @georgiacooked and on her website at https://www.georgiacookwriter.com/**
Josh Curran is a narrator and writer. He has narrated many episodes of The Other Stories over the show’s lifetime. He is also the creator of the horror Audio-Drama podcast, Miscreation. You can follow him on twitter, @jcurranwriter
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As the podcast celebrates its 7th birthday, we asked some of the HOS offices to pick some of their favourite stories from the past year.
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81.2 Desire & Sons
Written by Nicola Lombardi & Joe Weintraub
Narrated and edited by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)
With music by Daniel Birch Music (https://danielbirchmusic.com)
78.1 Invite To Interview
Written by Manny Realguy
Narrated by Manny Realguy
85.2 Repossession
Written by Georgia Cook (https://twitter.com/georgiacooked)
Narrated by Josh Curran (https://twitter.com/jcurranwriter)
Edited by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes)
With music by AndrewKN (https://freesound.org/people/Andrewkn/)
79.5 Mary, Mary
Written and narrated by Georgia Cook (https://twitter.com/georgiacooked)
Edited by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes)
With music by Blear Moon (https://blearmoon.bandcamp.com/)
80.4 C.S.U
Written by Richard Reynolds (groundzerocomics.co.uk)
Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.twitter.com/justinbfife)
Edited by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton)
With music by Duncan Muggleton (https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com)
76.3 The Toll
Written by Andy Conduit-Turner (https://twitter.com/andyctwrites)
Narrated by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://twitter.com/jimmyhorrors)
Edited by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton)
With music by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton)
Intro theme composed by Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)
And sound effects provided by Freesound.org
The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)
A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch
And Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.
And to Ben Errington for separating the social curds from the media whey and serving up delicious content cheese.
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The Bommsy Tit
'Years back, a man’s dog went into a fabric tunnel and never came out the other side. Until today, that is.'
Written and narrated by Luke Kondor (https://www.lukekondor.com)
Edited by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton)
With music by Duncan Muggleton (https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com)
And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)
And sound effects provided by Freesound.org
The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)
A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch
And to Joshua Boucher and Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.
And to Ben Errington the ongoing explosion of content being fired out of his Social Media canon.
Luke Kondor started writing on his computer in his early teens and never looked back… and now he has very sore eyes. He runs and produces a short story podcast called The Other Stories, which has amassed over 10-million downloads. In 2015, he won the best Low-Budget Film Award at the London Short Film Festival for a film he made in 7 days with no camera and no money. Currently he works from a dining room table in the middle of Sherwood Forest and lives with his fiancée, Cat, their pet cat, Oscar, and their larger, angrier cat, Alaska, who is actually a dog. www.lukekondor.com
Join TOS+ to access over 75 exclusive episodes, get regular stories in higher quality audio, a week early, and ad-free, at https://theotherstories.net/plus/
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Today’s episode of The Other Stories has been sponsored by Voice123, the world’s first voice over marketplace. You’ll see why signing up for a free Voice123 account at voice123.com is your most hassle-free way to post your projects and hire a voice actor today!
Coyotes
'A group of migrants attempt to cross the American border for safety, only to find that something within is hunting them.'
Written by Thomas Kent West (http://www.twitter.com/@thomaskentwest)
Narrated by Shara Jahnke (https://www.instagram.com/zellezra/)
Edited by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes)
With music by Chris Zabriskie (https://chriszabriskie.com/)
And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)
The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)
And sound effects provided by Zapsplat.com and Freesound.org
A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch
And Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.
And to Ben Errington for tunneling through the digital soil of social media, like a diligent and handsome earthworm.
Thomas Kent West is an American writer of speculative fiction. He is the winner of Horrorbabble's 'Artifacts of Horror' contest and the Black Hole Entertainment short fiction prize.
Shara Jahnke is an enigmatic laloceziac who lives in beautiful Eugene, Oregon. When she’s not fashioning medical products to rescue your squishy brains, she’s using her own to plot new story ideas, hone her archery skills and play video games.
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TOAST
A sentient toaster searches for customers in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Written and narrated by Luke Kondor (https://www.instagram.com/lukeofkondor)
Edited by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes)
With Lincoln Boucher as the voice of TOAST
With music by Cyberleaf Studio (https://andreabaroni.com/)
And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)
And sound effects provided by Freesound.org
The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)
A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch
And Joshua Boucher Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.
And to Ben Errington and his robot washing machine, rinsing the radioactive stains of boredom from the post-apocalyptic bedsheets.
Luke Kondor started writing on his computer in his early teens and never looked back… and now he has very sore eyes. He runs and produces a short story podcast called The Other Stories, which has amassed over 10-million downloads. In 2015, he won the best Low-Budget Film Award at the London Short Film Festival for a film he made in 7 days with no camera and no money. Currently he works from a dining room table in the middle of Sherwood Forest and lives with his fiancée, Cat, their pet cat, Oscar, and their larger, angrier cat, Alaska, who is actually a dog. www.lukekondor.com
Karl Hughes does all things audio. He has been responsible for what you hear in the hugely successful "The Other Stories" podcast since the early days, making sure every monster sounds scary but doesn't blow your ears off. When he isn't hunting down gun shot and stabbing SFX for podcasts he also composes podcast theme tunes – you can hear two of these on the "This Is Horror" and the "Great Writers Share" podcast.
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Werms
'When a plumber who’s seen too much is buried alive by a sadistic gravedigger, he discovers a series of mysterious tunnels extending from the bottom of his casket.'
Written by Andrew Benzinger (https://www.instagram.com/andrew.benzinger)
Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.twitter.com/justinbfife)
Edited by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton)
With music by Duncan Muggleton (https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com)
And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)
And sound effects provided by Freesound.org
The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)
A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch
And Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.
And to Ben Errington for tunneling through the social media abyss with his powerful content, delivering unto us, golden content nuggets.
**Follow Andrew Benzinger on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/andrew.benzinger.**
Voice actor and podcaster follow Justin Fife on Twitter at www.twitter.com/justinbfife.
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The Other Stories is a production of the story studio, Hawk & Cleaver, and is brought to you with a Creative Commons – Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. Don’t change it. Don’t sell it. But by all means… share the hell out of it.
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Editorial by Luke Kondor (https://www.lukekondor.com)
Produced by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes)
My Tunnels flash fiction was written by Cody Czarzasty
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Today’s episode of The Other Stories has been sponsored by Voice123, the world’s first voice over marketplace with over 30,000 projects of all genres flowing through annually. voice123.co/TheOtherStories.
The Rescue
'A hero makes a final assault on Faraway Keep, where the Lord Chamberlain has locked away the heir to the throne.'
Written and narrated by Andy Conduit-Turner (https://twitter.com/andyctwrites)
Produced by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)
With an opening theme composed by Duncan Muggleton (https://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton)
Based on the original music by Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)
Additional music in today’s episode has been provided by Dark Fantasy Studio (http://darkfantasystudio.com/)
And sound effects provided by Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com
The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)
A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch
And Joshua Boucher and Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.
And to Ben Errington for creating a social media fairy tale, each tweet a new adventure, every post a happy-ever-after.
Andy Conduit-Turner is a writer, editor and podcaster from the UK. You’ll find Andy himself @ AndyCTWrites on Twitter.
James Barnett is the producer of the Night’s End podcast. www.JamesBarnettCreative.com
Join TOS+ to access over 75 exclusive episodes, get regular stories in higher quality audio, a week early, and ad-free, at https://theotherstories.net/plus/
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Join our communities for book clubs, movie clubs, writing exercises, and more at https://theotherstories.net/community/
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The Other Stories is a production of the story studio, Hawk & Cleaver, and is brought to you with a Creative Commons – Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. Don’t change it. Don’t sell it. But by all means… share the hell out of it.
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Today’s episode of The Other Stories has been sponsored by Voice123, the world’s first voice over marketplace with over 30,000 projects of all genres flowing through annually. voice123.co/TheOtherStories.
They Never Grow Up
'The crew of the Ferrous Pike embark on a perilous voyage to save their children and reclaim their future.'
Written and narrated by Andy Conduit-Turner (https://twitter.com/andyctwrites)
Produced by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)
With an opening theme composed by Duncan Muggleton (https://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton)
Based on the original music by Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)
Additional music in today’s episode has been provided by Dark Fantasy Studio (http://darkfantasystudio.com/)
And sound effects provided by Freesound.org and Sounds-mp3.com and zapsplat.com
The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)
A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch
And Joshua Boucher and Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.
And to Ben Errington for creating a social media fairy tale, each tweet a new adventure, every post a happy-ever-after.
Andy Conduit-Turner is a writer, editor and podcaster from the UK. You’ll find Andy himself @ AndyCTWrites on Twitter.
James Barnett is the producer of the Night’s End podcast. www.JamesBarnettCreative.com
Join TOS+ to access over 75 exclusive episodes, get regular stories in higher quality audio, a week early, and ad-free, at https://theotherstories.net/plus/
Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaver
Check out our writing courses at https://theotherstories.net/courses/
Grab some merch at https://gumroad.com/hawkandcleaver
The Other Stories is a production of the story studio, Hawk & Cleaver, and is brought to you with a Creative Commons – Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. Don’t change it. Don’t sell it. But by all means… share the hell out of it.
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