The Other Stories | Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller, WTF Stories

Escaping The Fall 'A disoriented hiker, an eerily silent forest, and no sign of the friends whose idea it was to even come out here. Would you find your way home?' 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. Grab your free copy at voice123.co/TheOtherStories . Written...

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 is the top choice for producers needing a voice to complete their creative projects, and they’ve recently created a detailed step-by-step guide explaining how to take full advantage of the power of voice in your nex...

The Walled Garden 'A little girl discovers a hidden garden in the grounds of an old house.' Written and narrated by Georgia Cook ( https://twitter.com/georgiacooked ) 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/ ) And sound effects provided by Fre...

The Forest at the End of the World 'Genetically engineered trees that were meant to help fight climate change eventually take over the planet.' Written by Thomas Kent West ( http://www.twitter.com/@thomaskentwest ) Narrated by Manny Realguy Edited by Duncan Muggleton ( http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton ) With music by Duncan Muggleton ( https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com ) And Thom Robso...

Feral 'A Texas farmer is forced to confront his fears on his hill country ranch.' Written by T.M. Friedrich ( www. SmartHorrorPublishing.com ) Narrated by Justin Fife ( https://www.twitter.com/justinbfife ) Edited by Duncan Muggleton ( http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton ) With music by Blear Moon ( https://www.facebook.com/blearmoon ) And Thom Robson ( https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/ ) The epi...

Intro by Luke Kondor ( https://www.twitter.com/lukeofkondor) 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

Photoshop Wizard - Re-Animated 'A Photoshop user finds life is about to change after her shortcut commands begin to affect the world outside of her computer screen.' Today’s episode is a bonus remaster of an episode we first published all the way back in 2016. We’ve re-seasoned the meat, plucked out a couple of maggots here and there, and are serving it up on a shiny and steamy platter, with a bra...

Desert Bloom 'One cowboy shares his stories with another.' Written by J. T. Seate Narrated by Justin Fife Edited by Karl Hughes With music by Golden Hits 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/ ) A quick thanks to our community...

Warm Inside 'Jez has a nice evening planned for Claire and himself. After picking her up from her latest workshop, it seems something has come in Claire's place.' Written by Daisy Lythe ( http://www.instagram.com/crowsandprose ) Narrated and edited by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors ( https://www. JamesBarnettCreative.com ) With music by Velleitie ( https://velleitie.us/ ) And Daniel Birch ( https...

Waifs 'Marie is the catwalk’s dream model: she can truly bring a dress to life.' Written by Die Booth ( https://diebooth.wordpress.com/ ) Narrated by Georgia Cook ( https://twitter.com/georgiacooked ) Edited by Duncan Muggleton ( http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton ) With music by Duncan Muggleton ( https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com ) And Thom Robson ( https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/ ) A...

Repossession 'A lawyer finds himself entangled in a strange case of repossession and false eviction.' 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/ ) And Thom Robson ( https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/...

Have, Hold 'A woman and her husband retreat to an isolated cabin to face a possible case of demonic possession.' Written by Thomas Kent West ( http://www.twitter.com/@thomaskentwest ) Narrated by Jasmine Arch ( https://jasminearch.com/ ) Edited by Duncan Muggleton ( http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton ) With music by Umcorps ( https://soundcloud.com/umcorps ) And Thom Robson ( https://www.thomro...

Intro by Luke Kondor ( https://www.twitter.com/lukeofkondor) 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

84.4 For Life 'When a mysterious drug called fairy dust hits the streets of southern Boston, Danny watches as his friend Alex’s life descends into chaos after they try it together.' Written by Slade Stone ( https://www.sladestone.com ) Narrated and edited by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors ( https://www. JamesBarnettCreative.com ) With music by Velleitie ( https://velleitie.us/ ) And Komiku ( http...

Tooth 'Heather receives a new cancer treatment and finds herself ravenous for incisors, canines, and lovely delicious molars...' Written by Eve Morton ( authormorton.wordpress.com ) Narrated by Erika Ventura ( https://instagram.com/efventu ) Edited by Karl Hughes ( https://twitter.com/karlhughes ) With music by Dark Fantasy Studio ( http://darkfantasystudio.com/ ) And Thom Robson ( https://www.tho...

Whispers on the Wind 'Newly eighteen and engaged to the girl of their dreams, Charlie seeks refuge under a tree, only to find there are consequences for resting in a place you don’t belong.' Written, Narrated, and Edited by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors ( https://www. JamesBarnettCreative.com ) With music by Blear Moon ( https://blearmoon.bandcamp.com/ ), And Dark Fantasy Studio ( http://darkfan...

And Down The Rushy Glen 'On a family holiday to Scotland, two little girls invite their Au Pair to play their favourite game.' Written and narrated by Georgia Cook ( https://twitter.com/georgiacooked ) Edited by Duncan Muggleton ( http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton ) With music by Silicon Transmitter ( https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Silicon_Transmitter/ ) And Thom Robson ( https://www.thomr...

Intro by Luke Kondor ( https://www.twitter.com/lukeofkondor) 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

The Wanderer 'When a millennia-old emperor’s anti-aging technologies begin to fail, he seeks the help of an outsider. He soon learns the only thing he fears more than death is truth.' Written by Greg Wilson Narrated by Justin Fife ( https://www.twitter.com/justinbfife ) Edited by Karl Hughes ( https://twitter.com/karlhughes ) With music by Daniel Birch ( https://danielbirchmusic.com ) And Thom Rob...

Hurry Up, Take My Photograph 'Giulia vanishes, leaving her husband distraught. But no one else has seen her--ever.' Written by David Powell Narrated by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors ( https://www. JamesBarnettCreative.com ) Edited by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors ( https://www. JamesBarnettCreative.com ) With music by Duncan Muggleton ( https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com ), Daniel Birch...

The Ouroboros Bite 'No one wants to die. Carmen certainly doesn’t. Elsebeth might have the answer she’s looking for, but some things are worse than death.' Written by Marie Victoria Robertson ( https://www.marievrobertson.com ) Narrated by Alexandra Elroy Edited by Duncan Muggleton ( http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton ) With music by Duncan Muggleton ( https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com )...

Feeding 'Called for an emergency shift in the dead of night, a Doctor at a country hospital finds himself caring for a mother and daughter steeped in local legend.' Written by Georgia Cook (https://twitter.com/georgiacooked) Narrated by Josh Curran (https://twitter.com/jcurranwriter) Edited by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www. JamesBarnettCreative.com) With music by AndrewKN (https://f...

Intro by Luke Kondor ( https://www.twitter.com/lukeofkondor) 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

#TheOtherStories presents... KEZ'S CHRISTMAS ADVENT CALENDAR! We gathered 12 writers from the H&C community and let them dip their hands into our Secret Santa bucket. From the bucket each writer pulled out a word, and from that word, they were asked to write and narrate a very, very short story. Today’s word was… Chimney. And the story is Gilded Lessons. Written and narrated by Shara Jahnke Ed...

#TheOtherStories presents... KEZ'S CHRISTMAS ADVENT CALENDAR! We gathered 12 writers from the H&C community and let them dip their hands into our Secret Santa bucket. From the bucket each writer pulled out a word, and from that word, they were asked to write and narrate a very, very short story. Today’s word was… Tradition. And the story is A One-Sided Conversation. Written and narrated by Jos...