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

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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January 12, 2025 • 8 mins

Vol 101 - The Beginning


Join TOS+ to access over 90 exclusive episodes, get regular stories in higher quality audio, a week early, and ad-free, at https://theotherstories.net/plus/

Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaver

Join our communities for book clubs, movie clubs, writing exercises, and more at https://theotherstories.net/community/

Leave a voicemail or get in touch at https://theo...

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January 5, 2025 • 15 mins

100.9 The Mona Lisa Effect


Along a lonely backroad through the American backcountry sits a museum whose pieces exhibit a strange property known as the Mona Lisa Effect that wreaks havoc upon all those unfortunate to visit it.


Written by Nick Botic


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


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


And Thom Robson (https://...

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December 29, 2024 • 15 mins

100.8 Focksden Lockdown Boogie

Paul Huntsman finds himself far from home as the world’s end draws near. In a series of blog posts, he chronicles humanity’s final days, its swift descent into madness — and, at last, its redemption.

Written by Chris Hobson (https://chrishobsonauthor.com/)

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

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

With music by Tim Kulig (https:...

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December 22, 2024 • 18 mins

100.7 Hope Without An Object

A woman has hidden herself away from the cult that tricked her into birthing a cosmic abomination. Now, with the cult closing in, she must decide how to end things on her own terms.

Written by D.C. Hill (https://www.instagram.com/dan_hill/)

Narrated by Alexandra Elroy

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

With music by Phat Phrog studio (https://twitter.com/PhatPhrogStudio)

And Thom Robson (https...

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December 15, 2024 • 16 mins

100.6 The Cutoff

Working in a crematorium is no day at the park. Still, Dale, Luke, and Trevor didn't have to do what they did to Adrienne's corpse. And she aims to let them know it...

Written by Jen Mierisch (https://jenmierisch.com/)

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

Produced by Darren Hawbrook (www.x.com/blurred_worlds)

With music by Ghosthack (https://www.ghosthack.de/)

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

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December 8, 2024 • 16 mins

100.6 So Nice And Sharp

He just wants to sleep, but his love won't stop goading him. He wants to resist—but he knows what she is. And he knows he will do it again.

Written by Adam H. Douglas (https://ahdouglaswrites.wordpress.com/)

Narrated by Josh Curran (https://x.com/jcurranwriter)

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

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

And Thom Robson...

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December 1, 2024 • 17 mins

100.4 6=1

When faced with extinction, humanity’s last hope rests with a disgraced scientist and a secretive cult.

Written by Richard Reynolds (groundzerocomics.co.uk)

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

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

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

And Andrew kn (https://soundcloud.com/andrew-kn)

And Myuu (https://www.thedarkpiano.com/)

And Thom Robson...

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November 24, 2024 • 16 mins

Today’s episode is a bonus remaster of an episode we first published all the way back in 2017. 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 brand new audio production

Dopamine - Re-Animated

When Jasmine receives a less-than savoury email from one of her clients, she plots the ultimate revenge, luring him into a hotel, and exposing him to her spec...

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November 17, 2024 • 13 mins

100.3 The Grinners

Yesterday, our reality was invaded by gargantuan, grinning abominations with a taste for human flesh. I had the unique misfortune of being spared.

Written by Isaac Kozukhin (www.inkydepthsfiction.com)

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 (...

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November 10, 2024 • 16 mins

100.2 The Ferryman Goes Visiting

The Ferryman of the Dead finds himself alone for the first time since life began, and at a loss for what to do next.

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

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

With music by Andrew kn (https://freesound.org/people/Andrewkn/)

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

And sound effects provide...

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November 3, 2024 • 17 mins

100.1 Totality

For as long as Lana Chand can remember, strange creatures have visited her late at night, warning her about a terrible future from which they can offer an escape. But now that time has run out, she wonders if the price of salvation is too high.

Written by Dexter McLeod (http://www.linktr.ee/dextermcleod)

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

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

With music by...

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November 3, 2024 • 43 mins

Vol 100 - The End + Interview W/ Nick Cutter

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

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

Special feature

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

With Nick Cutter (https://www.craigdavidson.net/nickcutter/index.html)

Nick Cutter is the pseudonym of Canadian author of short stories and novels, Craig Davidson. His breakout horror thriller “The Troo...

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October 30, 2024 • 26 mins

"The Hotel" was produced by the story studio Hawk & Cleaver.

To support the studio in this and all of our productions, please consider becoming a member of TOS+ over at theotherstories.net/plus, or a patron at patreon.com/hawkandcleaver.

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October 29, 2024 • 38 mins

"The Hotel" was produced by the story studio Hawk & Cleaver.

To support the studio in this and all of our productions, please consider becoming a member of TOS+ over at theotherstories.net/plus, or a patron at patreon.com/hawkandcleaver.

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