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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If you could never be killed, how would you use your gift? Saving lives? Making a difference to mankind? Or would you join the Callaghan Brothers Space Circus and entertain the masses by being killed over and over again for your adoring fans?
A sci-fi story of blood and heart and not to be missed.
Intro by Luke Kondor (https://www.lukekondor.com/)
Written by Joanne Askew (https://twitter.com/j_askew_author)
Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://www.facebook.com/bioartsy/)
Edited by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes)
And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.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 Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.
And to Ben Errington who keeps scoring 300s in the 10-pin bowling game of social media posts.
Science Fiction and Horror writer, Joanne Askew, explores mental health, sexual identity and diversity through her fiction. The deepness and darkness of space is her second home. As an LGBTQIA+ activist, she aims to use her fiction to make the world a better place for the next generation to come out in. Her sci-fi horror novella, Sloth, is out now. www.jaskewauthor.com
Erika Ventura is an artist, mother, narrator, and a husbandry technician. How does she manage it all? No idea, but her artwork can be seen on her Instagram (@efventu) or you can visit her artist page www.facebook.com/BioArtsy
If you’d like to write for The Other Stories, we’re currently open for submissions over at https://theotherstories.net/submissions
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A tired mother purchases an antique mirror from a house clearance sale, only for her daughter to start seeing a strange mirror copy of herself.
Written and narrated by Georgia Cook (https://www.twitter.com/georgiacooked)
Edited by Duncan Muggleton (https://www.twitter.com/duncanmuggleton)
With music by Duncan Muggleton (https://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton)
And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.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 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.
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/
You can help support the show over at Patreon.com/HawkandCleaver
You can join our Bookclub, Movieclub, and writing exercises over at Facebook.com/groups/hawkandcleaver
T-shirts, mugs, posters, and comic books are available at www.gumroad.com/hawkandcleaver
Get help with your short stories and your podcasts by heading to TheOtherStories.Net/services
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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This episode has been sponsored by our Writing Short Stories MiniCourse! A 7-day minicourse for those looking to dip their toes into the wonderful world of writing short scary stories. For more info head to https://www.TheOtherStories.Net/Minicourse
72.3 Fissure
A couple with a strained relationship find a crack in their hallway wall. Unknown to them, something resides within the crack and it will say anything, or become anyone, to be free.
Written by D.C. Hill (https://www.twitter.com/dan_hill)
Narrated by Jasmine Arch (https://jasminearch.com/)
Edited by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes)
With music by Andrew kn (https://freesound.org/Andrewkn/)
And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)
And sound effects were 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 the ongoing explosion of content being fired out of his Social Media canon.
Follow D.C. Hill at @dan_hill over on Twitter.
Jasmine Arch is a writer, poet, narrator, podcaster and all-round chaos-for-brains Jasmine Arch lives in a nook of Belgian countryside with two horses, four dogs, and a husband who knows better than to distract her when she's writing. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Other Stories, NewMyths.com and Hybrid Fiction, among others. Find out more about her or her work at JasmineArch.com.
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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This episode has been sponsored by our Writing Short Stories MiniCourse. A 7-day mini-course for those looking to dip their toes into the wonderful world of writing short scary stories. For more info head to https://www.TheOtherStories.Net/Minicourse
Clones
When a cloning experiment spirals out of control, there is only one way it can end.
Written by JT Shields (https://www.instagram.com/shields_author/)
Narrated by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.instagram.com/jimmyhorrors/)
Edited by Duncan Muggleton (https://www.twitter.com/duncanmuggleton)
With music by Duncan Muggleton (https://www.twitter.com/duncanmuggleton)
And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.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 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.
For more of JT Shields work, head over to jtshields.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.jamesbarnettauthor.com
You can help support the show over at Patreon.com/HawkandCleaver
You can join our Bookclub, Movieclub, and writing exercises over at Facebook.com/groups/hawkandcleaver
T-shirts, mugs, posters, and comic books are available at www.gumroad.com/hawkandcleaver
Get help with your short stories and your podcasts by heading to TheOtherStories.Net/services
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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A pregnant woman begins to notice strange happenings in her house.
Written by Thomas Teller (https://twitter.com/ThomasXTeller1)
Narrated by Alexandra Elroy (https://www.wattpad.com/user/AlexandraElroy)
Edited by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes)
With music by north-without-end (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/north-without-end)
And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.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 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.
Alexandra is a bilingual voice actress and writer who lives in the Netherlands. She loves everything to do with stories, especially creative and playful horror. Her favourite voices to do are witches, goblins and crazy computers. When she is not voicing, writing or mummy-ing (which is all the time, really) she directs plays that she adapted from classic novels such as Pride and Prejudice, Death on the Nile and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.
You can help support the show over at Patreon.com/HawkandCleaver
You can join our Bookclub, Movieclub, and writing exercises over at Facebook.com/groups/hawkandcleaver
T-shirts, mugs, posters, and comic books are available at www.gumroad.com/hawkandcleaver
Get help with your short stories and your podcasts by heading to TheOtherStories.Net/services
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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Intro by Luke Kondor (https://www.twitter.com/lukeofkondor)
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You can help support the show over at Patreon.com/HawkandCleaver
You can join our Bookclub, Movieclub, and writing exercises over at Facebook.com/groups/hawkandcleaver
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Get help with your short stories and your podcasts by heading to TheOtherStories.Net/services
The Other Stories is a production 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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A down-on-his luck driver encounters an unusual woman in the rain, unaware of her deadly attraction.
Written by J.L. Royce (https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJLRoyce)
Narrated by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.instagram.com/jimmyhorrors/)
Edited by Duncan Muggleton (https://www.twitter.com/duncanmuggleton)
With music by Duncan Muggleton (https://www.twitter.com/duncanmuggleton)
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 the ongoing explosion of content he fires out of his Social Media canon.
J. L. Royce is a published author of science fiction, the macabre, and whatever else strikes him. He lives in the northern reaches of the American Midwest. His work appears in Allegory, Ghostlight, Little Demon, Love Letters to Poe, Mysterion, parABnormal, Sci Phi, Utopia, Wyldblood, etc. He is a member of HWA and GLAHW and was a Finalist in the Q3 2020 Writers of the Future competition. Some of his anthologized stories may be found at: amazon.com/author/jlroyce.
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.jamesbarnettauthor.com
You can help support the show over at Patreon.com/HawkandCleaver
You can join our Bookclub, Movieclub, and writing exercises over at Facebook.com/groups/hawkandcleaver
T-shirts, mugs, posters, and comic books are available at www.gumroad.com/hawkandcleaver
Get help with your short stories and your podcasts by heading to TheOtherStories.Net/services
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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A short smattering of flash fiction stories to tide you over until the big bad Santa man comes...
The Colours of Christmas
Written by Grant Longstaff (https://grantlongstaff.co.uk/)
Narrated by Luke Kondor (https://www.lukekondor.com)
The Wooden Doll
Written by Matt Micheli (https://www.instagram.com/micheliworld/)
Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://www.instagram.com/efventu/)
The Christmas Gnome
Written by Lisa Rose
Narrated by Georgia Cook (https://www.twitter.com/georgiacooked)
Edited by Duncan Muggleton (https://www.twitter.com/duncanmuggleton)
With music by Duncan Muggleton (https://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton)
The episode illustration was provided by Kristýna Plíhalová (https://www.instagram.com/kristyna.plihalova/)
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 the ongoing explosion of content being fired out of his Social Media canon.
You can help support the show over at Patreon.com/HawkandCleaver
You can join our Bookclub, Movieclub, and writing exercises over at Facebook.com/groups/hawkandcleaver
T-shirts, mugs, posters, and comic books are available at www.gumroad.com/hawkandcleaver
Get help with your short stories and your podcasts by heading to TheOtherStories.Net/services
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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This episode of The Other Stories has been sponsored by the Maniac On The Loose Scary Stories podcast. For more information head over to www.maniacontheloose.com.
The Weight of Your Glare
When a young girl is bartered away to a god, she will do whatever it takes to free herself. This story looks at the Medusa myth from the perspective of the monster herself, but how much of a monster is she really?
Written and narrated by Jasmine Arch (https://www.jasminearch.com)
Edited by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes)
With music by Blear Moon (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blear_Moon)
And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.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 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.
Jasmine Arch is a writer, poet, narrator, podcaster and all round chaos-for-brains Jasmine Arch lives in a nook of Belgian countryside with two horses, four dogs, and a husband who knows better than to distract her when she's writing. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Other Stories, NewMyths.com and Hybrid Fiction, among others. Find out more about her or her work at JasmineArch.com.
You can help support the show over at Patreon.com/HawkandCleaver
You can join our Bookclub, Movieclub, and writing exercises over at Facebook.com/groups/hawkandcleaver
T-shirts, mugs, posters, and comic books are available at www.gumroad.com/hawkandcleaver
Get help with your short stories and your podcasts by heading to TheOtherStories.Net/services
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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A Customs and Border Protection manager pushes for answers when a strange package is flagged for inspection. He comes to realize that some truths are best left in the shadows.
Written by David Tremblay
Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.twitter.com/justinbfife)
Edited by Duncan Muggleton (https://www.twitter.com/duncanmuggleton)
With music by Duncan Muggleton (https://www.twitter.com/duncanmuggleton)
And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)
The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)
David Trembley is the author of Coffin Street, a short horror story and A Shiver in The Dark, a collection of short and flash horror fiction, both available on Amazon.
Justin Fife is an audio producer, amateur voice actor, podcaster, and video game lover. Follow him on Twitter at @justnbifife
You can help support the show over at Patreon.com/HawkandCleaver
You can join our Bookclub, Movieclub, and writing exercises over at Facebook.com/groups/hawkandcleaver
T-shirts, mugs, posters, and comic books are available at www.gumroad.com/hawkandcleaver
Get help with your short stories and your podcasts by heading to TheOtherStories.Net/services
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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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