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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A powerful secret, a desperate monster. It got out in the 60s - it's out again.
Written by J. Askew (https://www.jaskewauthor.com)
Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu)
Edited by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes)
With music by Daniel Birch (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Daniel_Birch)
and Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.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/)
Science Fiction and Horror writer, Joanne Askew, explores mental health, sexual identity and diversity through her fiction. She often shows weaknesses as strengths at the end of the world. She writes space operas, dystopian dramas and weird fiction, all steeped in plot twists and stand-out characters. 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. www.jaskewauthor.com
Erika is a mother, narrator, visual artist and an animal husbandry technician. How does she manage it all? No idea, but her artwork can be seen on her Instagram (https://instagram.com/efventu) or you can visit her artist page www.facebook.com/BioArtsy
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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Today's episode includes a short interview with author Dan Howarth (https://twitter.com/danhowarth20) in a discussion all about writing short horror stories.
Pick up Dan's new book:
https://books2read.com/darkmissives
Intro by Luke Kondor (https://www.twitter.com/lukeofkondor)
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They say that the videos from the caving expedition at Winslow Farm are just another internet hoax, but the sister of one of the missing is determined to uncover the truth.
Written by David J. Thirteen (https://twitter.com/davidjthirteen)
Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://www.instagram.com/efventu/)
Edited by Duncan Muggleton (https://twitter.com/duncanmuggleton)
With music by Andrew kn (https://freesound.org/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/)
David J. Thirteen is a writer of horror and dark fiction with stories in several anthologies. Find out more about David's writing at DavidJThirteen.com.
Erika is a mother, narrator, visual artist and an animal 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
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 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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After an earthquake at the alleged site of an ancient lost civilisation, deep sea divers Robin & Anna go in search of an underwater discovery.
Written by Hannah Mariska (http://instagram.com/hannahmariska)
Narrated by Jasmine Arch(https://www.JasmineArch.com)
Edited by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/duncanmuggleton)
With music by Chris Zabriskie (https://soundcloud.com/chriszabriskie)
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/)
Hannah Mariska is a Welsh writer living in London. You can find her on instagram.com/hannahmariska
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 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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Gods don't die easily. Neither do old soldiers.
Written by Donna J. W. Munro (https://twitter.com/DonnaJWMunro)
Narrated by Justin Fife (https://twitter.com/justinbfife)
Edited by Duncan Muggleton (https://twitter.com/duncanmuggleton)
With music by Duncan Muggleton (https://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/)
Check out more of Donna J. W. Munro’s work over at a www.donnajwmunro.com.
And check out Justin’s new YouTube channel all about voice acting and narrating here.
You can help support the show over at Patreon.com/HawkandCleaver
You can join our Bookclub, Movieclub, and joining in with the 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 construction crew discovers an ancient city in the tunnels deep beneath the river Thames.
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 Daniel Birch (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Daniel_Birch)
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/)
Follow Georgia Cook on Twitter at @georgiacooked
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
You can help support the show over at Patreon.com/HawkandCleaver
You can join our Bookclub, Movieclub, and joining in with the 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 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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Tips For Submitting Stories To TOS
A short conversation with Andy Conduit-Turner (https://twitter.com/AndyCTWrites) and Luke Kondor (https://twitter.com/Lukeofkondor)
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 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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Hidden inside a giant cake, a vampire waits to take revenge on those who wronged her five hundred years ago.
Written by Kate Tyte
Narrated by Alexandra Elroy (https://www.billyshakes.nl/)
Edited by Duncan Muggleton(https://twitter.com/duncanmuggleton)
With music by Alex Mason (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason)
and Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)
And sound effects provided by Freesound.org
The episode illustration was provided by Kristýna Plíhalová (https://www.facebook.com/czinaplihalova)
Kate Tyte was born in Bath, England. She worked as an archivist for over ten years, before moving to Lisbon where she works as an English teacher. Her non-fiction has appeared in various British history and genealogy magazines. Her essays have appeared in Slightly Foxed, and her fiction in STORGY, Riggwelter, The Fiction Pool, and in Madness Heart Press's anthology ‘Ghastly Gastronomy’. She is a book reviewer for STORGY and The Short Story.
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.
She also has a BA in Japanese Language and Culture and a Film and Photographic Studies Master.
You can help support the show over at Patreon.com/HawkandCleaver
You can join our bookclub and chat about the podcast over at Facebook.com/groups/hawkandcleaver
T-shirts, mugs, comics, and posters are available at www.gumroad.com/hawkandcleaver
Want to learn how to podcast? Want feedback on a short story? All of our services are available at https://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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Half-forgotten memories haunt Joel when he tries to pretend everything is normal. How long can he ignore signs of his other life, the terrible things he’s done, or the people he’s left behind?
Written by Duncan Muggleton (https://twitter.com/duncanmuggleton)
Narrated by Manny Realguy
Edited by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes)
With music by Daniel Birch (https://www.danielbirchmusic.com/)
and Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)
And sound effects provided by http://www.Freesound.org
The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)
Duncan is one-half of the editing team on The Other Stories, and he occasionally writes stories that no-one reads. But mostly he makes music that no one listens to, as part of his indie record label, Temporal Recordings. All of this music is free, and can be found at temporalrecordings.wordpress.com. Follow him on Twitter at @duncanmuggleton
Manny Really is a man… and he’s a real… guy…
You can help support the show over at Patreon.com/HawkandCleaver
You can join our bookclub and movie club and chat about the podcast over at Facebook.com/groups/hawkandcleaver
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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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Lisey Grant has received yet another bouquet from her ex-girlfriend seeking impossible forgiveness. But is there another message hidden within the flowers?
Written by Kathleen Allen (https://twitter.com/katallen089)
Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://www.instagram.com/efventu/)
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 provided by http://www.Freesound.org
The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)
Follow Kathleen Allan on Twitter at https://twitter.com/katallen089
Erika is a mother, narrator, visual artist and an animal 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
You can help support the show over at Patreon.com/HawkandCleaver
You can join our bookclub and movie club and chat about the podcast over at Facebook.com/groups/hawkandcleaver
T-shirts and mugs are available at www.gumroad.com/hawkandcleaver
The Other Stories is a production by 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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