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

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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January 12, 2025 • 8 mins

Vol 101 - The Beginning


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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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