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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As the winter solstice approaches, the masked boys of the northern villages prepare to ward off the siege of the dark spirits. In one village though, there is only one boy. Will it be enough or will the darkness ravage the land?
Written by Kev Harrison
Narrated by Justin Fife
Edited by Karl Hughes
With music by Andrew KN and Thom Robson
And sound effects provided by Freesound.Org
Kev Harrison is a writer of dark fiction, living in Lisbon, Portugal. His latest release, Cinders of a Blind Man Who Could See, is available now and his website, www.kevharrisonfiction.com is the place for all the latest news on his writing.
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A wave goodbye to those from beyond the grave, and a big sloppy welcome to those hidden behind their masks.
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Stephanie died inside a long time ago. A victim of domestic abuse she simply exists from one day to the next.
Written by Andy Morris
Narrated by Alexandra Elroy
Edited by Karl Hughes
With music by Spheriá, Myuu, and Thom Robson
Check out more of Andy’s work here.
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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?
Written by J. Askew
Narrated by Erika Ventura
Edited by Karl Hughes
With music by Andrew KN and Thom Robson
And sound effects provided by Freesound.org
J. Askew enjoys exploring mental health issues, sexual identity, and disability through sci-fi and horror. She is a member of the Horror Writers Association and aims to be a leading female author in her genres. She has been published in Awakenings Literary Magazine and Dead Man's Tome. Her debut novel, Green Again, which explores mental health and neurodiverse people at the end of the world, is currently in editing and will be released in 2020. In the meantime she is enjoying writing short stories that show the strength of those with alternate needs in a sci-fi or horror setting. She is a member of the LGBTQ community and identifies as bisexual. J. Askew tweets at @J_Askew_Author.
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Even as a ghost, it may be prove hard to escape the clutch of your murderer.
Written and narrated by Jasmine Arch
Edited by Karl Hughes
With music by Andrew KN and Thom Robson
And sound effects provided by Zapsplat.com and Freesound.org
Jasmine Arch is a poet, writer, narrator and artist with chaos for brains. Connect with her on Twitter @jaye_arch.
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"My son, wherefore seek'st thou thy face thus to hide?"
"Look, father, the Erl-King is close by our side!"
Written by Elana Gomel
Narrated by Alexandra Elroy
Edited by Karl Hughes
With music by Chris Zabriskie and Zapsplat.com
And sound effects provided by Freesoung.org
Elana Gomel is the author of six non-fiction books published by Routledge, Macmillan and others and of numerous articles on subjects ranging from science fiction and fantasy to posthumanism and Victorian literature. Her fantasy and science fiction stories appeared in Apex, Timeless Tales, Mythic, The Fantasist, and other magazines; and in anthologies The Apex Book of World SF, People of the Book, Zion’s Fiction, Ink Stains, Transcendent and others. Her collection of stories Un/home was published by Alban Lake in 2018. She is the author of three fantasy and science fiction novels: A Tale of Three Cities (2013) The Hungry Ones (2018), and The Cryptids (2019). The fairy-tale-based novel Nightwood is scheduled to come out this year.
She can be found at www.citiesoflightanddarkness.com
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Featuring the winning flash fiction story from our Facebook group:
Where The Spiders Dwell by Andy Morris.
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With The Nest all over with, I managed to grab one of the writers, Andy Conduit-Turner, and nail him down for a little Q&A session.
Back to our usual programming next week.
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No school. No parents. No way out.
The disappearance of four single parents leads to an investigation by the children they leave behind. The youngsters are convinced that a sinister supernatural force is responsible.
ACT 5 - ENTER THE NEST
Tired, and increasingly desperate, the unlikely group of Jamie, Valerie, Isabel and Raheem all arrive at where they suspect The Nest is located. They plan on leaving either WITH their missing families, or not at all!
Written by Andy Conduit-Turner along with the rest of The Nest writing team
Narrated by Persephone Rose, Alexandra Elroy, Josh Curran, Jasmine Arch, and me, Luke Kondor
Edited by Karl Hughes
Theme music by Timo Henderson
Featuring music by Adneonlux and Chris Zabriskie and Myuu
And music and sound effects provided by Zapsplat.com and Freesound.org
The Nest artwork was created by Luke Spooner at Carrion House
Purchase the book adaptation of The Nest on Amazon today!
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No school. No parents. No way out.
The disappearance of four single parents leads to an investigation by the children they leave behind. The youngsters are convinced that a sinister supernatural force is responsible.
ACT 4 - RAHEEM
Raheem hears the thing that stalks his small town — horrible, screeching sounds that his father assures him are just the storm outside. But Raheem knows different: He has seen the creature and tonight, armed with his camera, he’ll prove to his father that the monster is real… or die trying.
Written by John Crinan
Narrated by Josh Curran
Edited by Karl Hughes
Theme music by Timo Henderson
Featuring music by Adneonlux
And music and sound effects provided by Zapsplat.com and Freesound.org
The Nest artwork was created by Luke Spooner at Carrion House
Purchase the book adaptation of The Nest on Amazon today!
And if you’re enjoying The Nest, we’d love to hear your thoughts over social media or via a review of the podcast on your favourite podcast app.
Check out more of our podcasting work over at www.HawkandCleaver.com/podcasts
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