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

#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… Snowball. And the story is Flake. Written and narrated by Dan Howarth ( https://t...

#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… Present. And the story is Little Sammy. Written and narrated by Karl Hughes ( htt...

#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… Coal. And the story is Fuel Bills. Written and narrated by Ben Errington ( https:...

#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… tree. And the story is What’s It All Fir?. Written and narrated by Daniel Willcoc...

#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… toy. And the story is Prezzie. Written and narrated by Luke Kondor ( https://www....

#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… jumper. And the story is The Vessel. Written and narrated by James Barnett AKA Ji...

#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… Jack-In-The-Box. And the story is In The Box. Written and narrated by Andy Condui...

#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… list. And the story is The Virgin Heather Written and narrated by Josh Curran ( h...

#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… nutcracker. And the story is Revenge of the Accursed Written and narrated by Josh...

#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… list. And the story is The Twelfth Widow Written and narrated by Jasmine Arch ( h...

Adrian 'A scientist working the night shift at a museum archive finds himself dealing with the defence mechanisms of a bizarre new specimen.' 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 Andrew KN And Thom Robson ( https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/ ) An...

Life Distilled 'An art critic finds himself enthralled by the strange glass statues of an upcoming modern artist.' Written by Georgia Cook Narrated by Josh Curran Edited by Duncan Muggleton With music by Blear Moon 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://carrion...

Opportunity of a Lifetime 'A scientist stationed at the newly formed Antarctic Research Station Endurance gets drawn into a nightmare during his search for biofuels.' Written by T.M. Friedrich ( www. SmartHorrorPublishing.com ) Narrated by Justin Fife ( www.twitter.com/justinbfife ) Edited by Karl Hughes ( www.twitter.com/karlhughes With music by Zapsplat.com And Thom Robson ( https://www.thomrobs...

Cephalocide '2079. In a world decimated by an unravelling climate disaster, scavengers dive into sunken homes to find valuables to trade. Pursuing their biggest score yet, a trio of divers finds that something has been waiting for them in the deep…' Written by Alex Wakeford ( https://twitter.com/haruspis ) Narrated by Justin Fife ( https://www.twitter.com/justinbfife ) Edited by Duncan Muggleton (...

Intro by Luke Kondor ( https://www.twitter.com/lukeofkondor) 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 join our...

Bag O Bones 'You wouldn't look at Ole Jimper twice, as he totes his black sack around the city, but he'll look at you. Once.' Written by Paul Currion ( www.currion.net ) 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 ( http...

Replication 'You find the tape in an antique shop; the one your friend Mikey works at on Saturdays. You find me. Hello.' Written and 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/ ) The ep...

You're invited to explore the wonders of Master Chancy's Toy Emporium. The Toy Factory is a new Halloween tale from The Other Stories with daily episodes from 27th - 31st October. Investigate the lost tapes for yourself on all podcast platforms this spooky season. #TheToyFactory Listen on Acast, Amazon Music, Spotify & iTunes http://www.theotherstories.net http://www.hawkandcleaver.com/podcast...

You're invited to explore the wonders of Master Chancy's Toy Emporium. The Toy Factory is a new Halloween tale from The Other Stories with daily episodes from 27th - 31st October. Investigate the lost tapes for yourself on all podcast platforms this spooky season. #TheToyFactory Listen on Acast, Amazon Music, Spotify & iTunes http://www.theotherstories.net http://www.hawkandcleaver.com/podcast...

You're invited to explore the wonders of Master Chancy's Toy Emporium. The Toy Factory is a new Halloween tale from The Other Stories with daily episodes from 27th - 31st October. Investigate the lost tapes for yourself on all podcast platforms this spooky season. #TheToyFactory Listen on Acast, Amazon Music, Spotify & iTunes http://www.theotherstories.net http://www.hawkandcleaver.com/podcast...

You're invited to explore the wonders of Master Chancy's Toy Emporium. The Toy Factory is a new Halloween tale from The Other Stories with daily episodes from 27th - 31st October. Investigate the lost tapes for yourself on all podcast platforms this spooky season. #TheToyFactory Listen on Acast, Amazon Music, Spotify & iTunes http://www.theotherstories.net http://www.hawkandcleaver.com/podcast...

You're invited to explore the wonders of Master Chancy's Toy Emporium. The Toy Factory is a new Halloween tale from The Other Stories with daily episodes from 27th - 31st October. Investigate the lost tapes for yourself on all podcast platforms this spooky season. #TheToyFactory Listen on Acast, Amazon Music, Spotify & iTunes http://www.theotherstories.net http://www.hawkandcleaver.com/podcast...

The Slab 'A working stiff finds himself on a mobster’s bad side and discovers that the afterlife is nothing like its depiction in the movies.' Written by C.B. Oliver Narrated by Justin Fife Edited by Karl Hughes With music by Kai Engel And Thom Robson ( https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/ ) The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House ( https://carrionhouse.com/ ) And sound...

Desire & Sons 'The sign in the window reads “Ghosts--Bought & Sold.” Surely the proprietor of this curio shop is joking; but the narrator soon discovers that the owner is far more serious than he could ever have expected.' Written by Nicola Lombardi & Joe Weintraub Narrated by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors Edited by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors With music by Daniel Birch Music ( h...

The Blunt Edges 'A scholar of M.R. James unearths an ancient relic, soon finding that there may have been more truth to those old ghost stories than he realised.' Written by Dan Howarth Narrated by Josh Curran Edited by Duncan Muggleton ( http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton ) With music by Duncan Muggleton ( https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com ) And Thom Robson ( https://www.thomrobsonmusic...