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

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

These 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

April 27, 2025 17 mins

104.4 The Phone Call

A man gets a phone call from his dead wife

Written by Michael Penncavage (https://blcklst.com/profile/michael-penncavage)

Narrated by James Barnett (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)

And Sarah Jane Justice (https://www.facebook.com/sarahjanejusticewriting)

Produced by James Barnett (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)

With music by Myuu (https://www.thedarkpiano.com/)

And Phat Phrog studio (https://www.phatphrog...

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104.3 Mother Soul Alone

Following the loss of her beloved cat, a grief-stricken pet owner discovers a bleeding hole in her backyard.

Written by Clancy Nacht (https://linktr.ee/clancynacht)

Narrated by Georgia Cook (https://x.com/georgiacooked)

Produced by Karl Hughes (https://x.com/karlhughes)

With music by North Without End (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/north-without-end/)

And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)

And soun...

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April 13, 2025 16 mins

104.2 Otherworldly Passions

Arthur's passion for Lucy went beyond death. His was a love for all eternity.

Written by Scott Harper (Scottharpermacabremaestro.com)

Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.threads.net/@justin.fife)

Produced by Georgia Triantafyllopoulou (https://www.instagram.com/audiogeekgr )

With music by Master Toad (https://www.facebook.com/themastertoad/)

And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)

And sound effects ...

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April 6, 2025 18 mins

104.1 The Spirit Artist

A mechanic pays to have an online spirit medium draw a picture of her soulmate. The results scar her...and maybe someone else.

Written by Siri Harrison

Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu)

Produced by Karl Hughes (https://x.com/karlhughes)

With music by Dark Fantasy Studio (http://darkfantasystudio.com/)

And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)

And sound effects provided by Freesound....

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April 1, 2025 34 mins

Produced by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes))))

Special feature

Interview by Daniel Willcocks (https://www.danielwillcocks.com/))))

With James Kennedy (https://jameskennedy.com/)

James Kennedy is the author of the horror thriller Bride of the Tornado, which the Guardian named one of the “Best Recent Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Novels” in September 2023. James‘s previous books include the sci-fi n...

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March 30, 2025 15 mins

103.4 Goth Juliet

Years after her rendezvous with Romeo, Juliet returns to the Capulet mansion. A feast is afoot – and it will take more than kisses to still her newly awakened hunger!

Written by Dan Muenzer (danmuenzer.substack.com)

Narrated and produced by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)

With music by Spheriá (https://soundcloud.com/spheriamusic)

And Falésia 2 by Enough Records

And Duncan Muggleto...

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March 23, 2025 18 mins

103.3 All the Devils

Stranded with her father on a mysterious island, a young woman struggles to tell fiction from reality as strange memories resurface and a monster stalks her dreams.

Written by Michael Teasdale (https://www.x.com/MTeasdalewriter)

Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu)

Produced by Georgia Triantafyllopoulou (https://www.instagram.com/audiogeekgr )

With music by Kirk Osamayo (http://www.kirkosam...

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March 16, 2025 14 mins

103.2 Nick

The fate of Nick Bottom, who spent a night in a Midsummer Dream, and does not tell his friends how desperately his transformation hurt.

Written by Georgia Cook (https://x.com/georgiacooked)

Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.threads.net/@justin.fife)

Produced by Chidozie Uzochukwu (www.x.com/studio55audios)

With music by Phat Phrog studio (https://www.phatphrogstudio.com/)

And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)

An...

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March 9, 2025 16 mins

103.1 But Not For Love

Duke Senior is dead. Orlando and Rosalind find themselves on he run once again, as a terrifying slasher stalks the Forest of Arden.

Written by William Shaw (https://williamshawwriter.wordpress.com )

Narrated by Georgia Cook (https://x.com/georgiacooked)

Produced by Georgia Triantafyllopoulou (https://www.instagram.com/audiogeekgr)

With music by Epic Stock Media (https://epicstockmedia.com/)

And Thom Robson (https:/...

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March 2, 2025 15 mins

102.4 Tarot Transmutations

Bickering cards drive an online tarot reader to illustrate his own tarot deck, which ends with him facing self-transmutation.

Written by Erin Fennell (https://www.instagram.com/tangoninja)

Narrated by Luke Kondor (https://www.lukekondor.com)

Produced by Georgia Triantafyllopoulou (http://www.instagram.com/audiogeekgr)

With music by Murmurous (https://murmurous.bandcamp.com/)

And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrob...

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February 23, 2025 14 mins

102.3 One with the Death Card

When the Death card attaches itself to Ethan's fate, the only way out is through.

Written by Erin Brandt Filliter

Narrated and Produced by James Barnett (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)

With music by Kai Engel (https://www.kai-engel.com/)

And Duncan Muggleton (https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com)

And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)

And sound effects provided by Ghosthack (https://www...

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February 21, 2025 27 mins

Produced by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes))))

Special feature

Interview by Daniel Willcocks (https://www.danielwillcocks.com/))))

With C.M. Forest (https://christianlaforet.com/)

C. M. Forest, also known as Christian Laforet, is the author of the 2023 Benjamin Franklin silver award winning novel Infested (Eerie River Publishing), the novella, We All Fall Before the Harvest (Timber Ghost Press) and...

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February 16, 2025 17 mins

102.2 The Great Change

A woman's plan of getting blackout drunk is interrupted by a surreal tarot reading.

Written by Galen Gower

Narrated by Jasmine Arch (https://jasminearch.com/)

Produced by Karl Hughes (https://x.com/karlhughes)

With music by Umcorps (https://soundcloud.com/umcorps)

And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)

And sound effects provided by Freesound.org

The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Car...

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February 9, 2025 16 mins

102.1 The Last Reading of Madam Twilight

A fortune teller has lost her gift. But has no clue to the real reason why?

Written by David Thomas

Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu)

Produced by Karl Hughes (https://x.com/karlhughes)

With music by Dark Fantasy Studio (http://darkfantasystudio.com/)

And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)

And sound effects provided by Freesound.org

The episode illustration was pro...

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February 2, 2025 8 mins

101.4 The Miner’s Door - Re-Animated

When a young miner discovers a mysterious portal deep underground, his greedy supervisor unleashes a starving creature from another world — a deadly encounter that bridges two desperate realities in search of salvation.

Written by Daniel Willcocks (https://danielwillcocks.com)

Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.threads.net/@justin.fife)

Produced by Karl Hughes (https://x.com/karlhughes)

With music ...

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January 26, 2025 9 mins

101.3 Intermission - Re-Animated


A young loner is visited by a strange extra-terrestrial beacon that he is convinced is a warning for a personal tragedy that he will soon have to confront head on, even if his idea of how the linear passage of time works is changed forever.


Written by Ben Errington ([https://x.com/ben_errington](https://twitter.com/ben_errington))


Narrated by James Barnett (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative....

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101.2 The Businessman At The End Of My Bed - Re-Animated

Plagued by relentless sleep paralysis and terrifying hallucinations, Stephen wakes to find a sinister businessman and an unsettling presence in his bedroom

Written and narrated by Luke Kondor (www.instagram.com/lukeofkondor)

Produced by Karl Hughes (https://x.com/karlhughes)

With music by Daniel Birch (https://danielbirchmusic.com)

And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/...

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January 15, 2025 36 mins

Produced by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes)

Special feature

Interview by Daniel Willcocks (https://www.danielwillcocks.com/)

With Dan Soule (https://dansoule.com/)

Dan was born and raised in Nottinghamshire, England, growing up in a small cathedral town called Southwell. At aged 19, he moved to Glasgow, Scotland and met his now wife, a Northern Irish girl. Hence, he now lives in Northern Ireland on the beautiful Antrim Coa...

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January 12, 2025 8 mins

101.1 Alien - Re-Animated

When a humble farmer witnesses the descent of a fiery object from the heavens, he becomes the first to encounter its enigmatic occupant—a visitor claiming to bring peace from a distant world.

Written by Matthew C. Butcher

Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.threads.net/@justin.fife)

Produced by Karl Hughes (https://x.com/karlhughes)

With music by Cyberleaf Studio (https://andreabaroni.com/)

And Thom Robson (htt...

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Vol 101 - The Beginning


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