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
S2.5 Alina's Ring
During World War II, a wounded German soldier stumbles into the home of an Italian peasant family. As the daughter nurses the soldier back to health, she falls madly in love with him without realizing—or does she?—that it was his comrades who murdered her mother and father. Her obsessive, uncompromising passion can lead only to a grisly finale
Written by Nicola Lombardi
And translated by Joe Weintraub
S2.4 Child in a Mirror Dark
A horror took his daughter from him years ago. He hasn't stopped searching for a way back to her, but what has he sacrificed in the process?
Written by Chris DeStefano (social media link)
Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.threads.net/@justin.fife)
Produced by Georgia Triantafyllopoulou (https://www.instagram.com/audiogeekgr )
With music by Epic Stock Media (https://epicstockmedia.com/)
And Thom Robson (http...
S2.3 Never Use the Last Page
A woman seeks revenge upon the person who killed her fiancé in a most unusual manner.
Written by Morgan Chalfant (https://www.instagram.com/eyesonly34/)
Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu)
Produced by Karl Hughes (https://bsky.app/profile/karlhughes.bsky.social)
With music by Chris Logsdon (https://chrislsound.com/)
And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)
S2.2 Long Live The Prom King
*Bobby never expected himself to die. Nobody with a girlfriend like Clara Jones in their life was about to die.*
Written by Georgia Cook (https://x.com/georgiacooked)
Narrated by Josh Curran
Produced by Karl Hughes (https://bsky.app/profile/karlhughes.bsky.social)
With music by Dark Fantasy Studio (http://darkfantasystudio.com/)
And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)
And...
S2.1 Warm-blooded
James Morello works the night shift on a far away space station. During one of his shifts, he realizes there’s something else out there with him in vast, emptiness.
Written by Trey Stone (https://www.facebook.com/TreyStoneAuthor/)
Narrated and produced by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)
With music by Tim Kulig (https://timkulig.com/)
And Daniel Birch (https://danielbirchmus...
Fair
Lily, frustrated by her tyrannical manager at her cinema job, shows him a cursed film which causes him to be ripped apart by a demon.
Written by Caolán Mac An Aircinn (https://www.instagram.com/writercaolan/)
Narrated by Georgia Cook (https://x.com/georgiacooked)
Produced by Georgia Triantafyllopoulou (https://www.instagram.com/audiogeekgr )
With music by Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/)
And Thom Robson (https://ww...
Personal Growth
Percival’s monochrome existence is about to change. Personal growth is expected, he is responding in terrifying ways very much outside of office protocol.
Written by Simon Ward (www.x.com/simon_W_writes)
Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.threads.net/@justin.fife)
Produced by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)
With music by Daniel Birch (https://danielbirchmusic.com)
How To Brew A Perfect Cup Of Tea
Ben and Marie are having tea and coffee before work. They're not alone.
Written by Cassandra Daucus (https://linktr.ee/residualdreaming))
Narrated by Georgia Cook (https://x.com/georgiacooked))
Produced by Karl Hughes (https://bsky.app/profile/karlhughes.bsky.social)
With music by Cyberleaf Studio (https://andreabaroni.com/)
And North Without End (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/north-without-end/)
The Debt Collector
Artificial Intelligence, Bee, inhabits the bodies of those who miss subscription payments to utilize their own brains, voluntarily pulled from their heads and enhanced. When opportunity arises, Bee enacts a daring plan to break the cycle of her monotonous existence.
Written by Sophia Wells (www.instagram.com/sophia.wells)
Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu)
Produced by Karl Hughes (https://bsky....
The Tail End
After nearly drowning in a shipwreck, a young man mistakes a village girl for his savior, not knowing it was a mermaid from old sea lore who pulled him from the depths. Scorned, she calls upon ancient tides to claim what was promised—his heart, or his life.
Written by Mary Pastrano (www.instagram.com/MaryPWriter)
Narrated by Josh Curran
Produced by Georgia Triantafyllopoulou (https://www.instagram.com/audiogeekgr )
Butterfly Bites
Aideen finds a lush thriving garden behind an old abandoned house, filled with beautiful butterflies. But, wait, butterflies don’t bite, do they?
Written by Susan E. Rogers(https://www.facebook.com/sarahjanejusticewriting)
Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu)
Produced by Karl Hughes (https://bsky.app/profile/karlhughes.bsky.social)
With music by Brylie Christopher Oxley (https://brylie.bandcamp...
Glitch
*As CEO of a company standing on the frontlines of the war against deception technology, Ash Cavanaugh wants the public to remember that whatever they’re seeing, it might not be real.*
Written by Sarah Jane Justice (https://www.facebook.com/sarahjanejusticewriting)
Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu)
Produced by Georgia Triantafyllopoulou (https://www.instagram.com/audiogeekgr )
Wit...
I Think My Sock Puppet Hates Me
The bond between a man and his sock puppet is a sacred thing, but what happens when the relationship is in trouble?
Written by Andy Morris (https://blackcattales.weebly.com/)
Narrated by Josh Curran
Produced by Karl Hughes (https://bsky.app/profile/karlhughes.bsky.social)
With music by Dark Fantasy Studio (http://darkfantasystudio.com/)
And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)
80.1 Speed Awareness Course
One of our cameras detected a violation of the speed limit. You can either accept 3 points on your driving license, or take the Speed Awareness Course. What is your choice?
Written by Joanne Askew (www.jaskewauthor.com)
Narrated by Alexandra Elroy (social media link)
Edited by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton)
With music by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton)
A struggling artist turned gallery owner launches his attempt to become remembered.
Written by Dan Howarth
Narrated by Josh Curran
Edited by Karl Hughes
With music by Umcorps and Thom Robson
And sound effects provided by Zapsplat.com and Freesound.org
Dan Howarth is a writer from the North West of England. He has co-edited three anthologies, the most recent of these, Pareidolia was launched by Black Shuck Books in July 2019. His chapbook...
90.2 She Burns
A struggling actress visits a cryptic Seer, who hands her a crooked match, and a choice.
Written by Luke Kondor (https://www.instagram.com/lukeofkondor/)
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/)
89.1 The Incomparable Freddy Red
When seven-year-old Kim Barnes wills her imaginary friend, Freddy Red, into existence, who spills over with games and laughter and titters and blood.
Written by Luke Kondor (https://www.lukekondor.com)
Narrated by Matthew Lloyd Davies (https://twitter.com/mldAudio)
Edited by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes)
With music by MusicLFiles (https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles)
C.S.U
A near immaculate crime scene, a homicide specialist and a pioneering piece of investigative technology. Is it the perfect murder or can it be solved in minutes?
Written by Richard Reynolds (groundzerocomics.co.uk)
Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.twitter.com/justinbfife)
Edited by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton)
With music by Duncan Muggleton (https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com)
And Thom Robson (...
78.2 Husk
Today’s episode has been sponsored by Territory is the new novella from Dan Howarth.
In a remote Finnish hunting community, darkness and the cold hold the villagers close. As a pack of wolves threaten the village’s future, grief-stricken hunter Jari must unite the population to reclaim their territory.
Old feuds and dark habits rear their heads as Jari tries to lead the villagers through their toughest season, bu...
87.5 Crawlspace
Dennis' quiet evening of reading is interrupted by thumping music coming from his neighbour's house. Or at least he thinks that's where it's coming from.
Written by Kev Harrison (www.kevharrisonfiction.com
Narrated by Narrator and edited by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)
With music by Daniel Birch (https://danielbirchmusic.com)
And Andrew kn (https://freesound.org/people/Andrewkn/)
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