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

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Werms

'When a plumber who’s seen too much is buried alive by a sadistic gravedigger, he discovers a series of mysterious tunnels extending from the bottom of his casket.'

Written by Andrew Benzinger (https://www.instagram.com/andrew.benzinger)

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 (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)

And sound effects provided by Freesound.org

The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)

A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch

And Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.

And to Ben Errington for tunneling through the social media abyss with his powerful content, delivering unto us, golden content nuggets.

**Follow Andrew Benzinger on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/andrew.benzinger.**

Voice actor and podcaster follow Justin Fife on Twitter at www.twitter.com/justinbfife.

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

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

My Tunnels flash fiction was written by Cody Czarzasty

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The Rescue

'A hero makes a final assault on Faraway Keep, where the Lord Chamberlain has locked away the heir to the throne.'

Written and narrated by Andy Conduit-Turner (https://twitter.com/andyctwrites)

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

With an opening theme composed by Duncan Muggleton (https://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton)

Based on the original music by Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)

Additional music in today’s episode has been provided by Dark Fantasy Studio (http://darkfantasystudio.com/)

And sound effects provided by Freesound.org and Zapsplat.com

The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)

A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch

And Joshua Boucher and Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.

And to Ben Errington for creating a social media fairy tale, each tweet a new adventure, every post a happy-ever-after.

Andy Conduit-Turner is a writer, editor and podcaster from the UK. You’ll find Andy himself @ AndyCTWrites on Twitter.

James Barnett is the producer of the Night’s End podcast. www.JamesBarnettCreative.com

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They Never Grow Up

'The crew of the Ferrous Pike embark on a perilous voyage to save their children and reclaim their future.'

Written and narrated by Andy Conduit-Turner (https://twitter.com/andyctwrites)

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

With an opening theme composed by Duncan Muggleton (https://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton)

Based on the original music by Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)

Additional music in today’s episode has been provided by Dark Fantasy Studio (http://darkfantasystudio.com/)

And sound effects provided by Freesound.org and Sounds-mp3.com and zapsplat.com

The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)

A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch

And Joshua Boucher and Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.

And to Ben Errington for creating a social media fairy tale, each tweet a new adventure, every post a happy-ever-after.

Andy Conduit-Turner is a writer, editor and podcaster from the UK. You’ll find Andy himself @ AndyCTWrites on Twitter.

James Barnett is the producer of the Night’s End podcast. www.JamesBarnettCreative.com

Join TOS+ to access over 75 exclusive episodes, get regular stories in higher quality audio, a week early, and ad-free, at https://theotherstories.net/plus/

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The Other Stories is a production of the story studio, Hawk & Cleaver, and is brought to you with a Creative Commons – Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. Don’t change it. Don’t sell it. But by all means… share the hell out of it.

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The Boy King & The Frog

'Whilst a young boy sleeps and dreams of a land in which he is king, a mysterious frog named Sir Ivan comes to visit.'

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

Narrated by Andy Conduit-Turner (https://twitter.com/andyctwrites)

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

Opening theme composed by Duncan Muggleton (https://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton)

Based on the original music by Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)

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

And Chriz Zabriskie (https://chriszabriskie.com/)

And sound effects provided by Freesound.org.

Episode illustration by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)

A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch

And Joshua Boucher and Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.

And to Ben Errington for creating a social media fairy tale, each tweet a new adventure, every post a happy-ever-after.

Luke Kondor makes stuff, including Keith – a short film made in 7 days with no ideas, no money, and no camera, www.lukekondor.com

Andy Conduit-Turner is a writer, editor and podcaster from the UK. You’ll find Andy himself @ AndyCTWrites on Twitter.

James Barnett is the producer of the Night’s End podcast. www.JamesBarnettCreative.com

You can join our Bookclub, Movieclub, and writing exercises over at Facebook.com/groups/theotherstories.

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Upon A Star

'Eager adventurers embark on a quest to a hidden cave that was, once-upon-a-time, pierced by a fabled meteor.'

Written and narrated by Andy Conduit-Turner (https://twitter.com/andyctwrites)

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

With an opening theme composed by Duncan Muggleton (https://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton)

Based on the original music by Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)

Additional music in today’s episode has been provided by Dark Fantasy Studio (http://darkfantasystudio.com/)

And sound effects provided by Freesound.org and Sounds-mp3.com.

The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)

A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch

And Joshua Boucher and Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.

And to Ben Errington for creating a social media fairy tale, each tweet a new adventure, every post a happy-ever-after.

Andy Conduit-Turner is a writer, editor and podcaster from the UK. You’ll find Andy himself @ AndyCTWrites on Twitter, on the Horror Hangout podcast, discussing the best and worst of horror films.

James Barnett is the producer of the Night’s End podcast. You can also catch other works of his at www.JamesBarnettCreative.com

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Intro by Andy Conduit-Turner (https://twitter.com/AndyCTWrites)

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Today’s episode of The Other Stories has been sponsored by Voice123, the world’s first voice over marketplace with over 30,000 projects of all genres flowing through annually. Grab your free copy at voice123.co/TheOtherStories.

Andy Conduit-Turner is a writer, editor and podcaster from the UK, with a love of horror across all mediums, you can find his stories featuring on several volumes of The Other stories, his comics published by Horde Comics and more. You’ll find Andy himself @ AndyCTWrites on Twitter, on the Horror Hangout podcast, discussing the best and worst of horror films…oh, and standing right behind you.

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Escaping The Fall

'A disoriented hiker, an eerily silent forest, and no sign of the friends whose idea it was to even come out here. Would you find your way home?'

Today’s episode of The Other Stories has been sponsored by Voice123, the world’s first voice over marketplace with over 30,000 projects of all genres flowing through annually. Grab your free copy at voice123.co/TheOtherStories.

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

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

Edited by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)

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

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

The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)

And sound effects provided by Freesound.org

A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch

And Joshua Boucher and Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.

And to Ben Errington for weaving our social media spirits into an intergalactic content tapestry.

Jasmine Arch is a writer, poet, narrator, podcaster and all round chaos-for-brains. Find out more about her or her work at JasmineArch.com.

Josh Curran is a narrator and writer. He is also the creator of the horror Audio-Drama podcast, Miscreation. You can follow him on twitter, @jcurranwriter

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Beta

'Every dog has his day, even if he isn't top dog.'

Written by J.L. Royce

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

With music by Chris Zabriskie (https://chriszabriskie.com/)

And Andrew kn (https://freesound.org/people/Andrewkn/)

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://carrionhouse.com/)

A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch

And Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.

And to Ben Errington for dishing out an endless buffet of delectable content at his social media smorgasbord, savor the flavor of Ben!

J. L. Royce is an author of science fiction, the macabre, and whatever else strikes him. He lives in the northern reaches of the American Midwest, exploring the wilderness without and within. His work appears in Allegory, Fifth Di, Fireside, Ghostlight, Love Letters to Poe, Lovecraftiana, Mysterion, parABnormal, Sci Phi, Strange Aeon, Utopia, Wyldblood, etc. He is a member of HWA and GLAHW. Some of his anthologized stories may be found at: www.jlroyce.com.

James Barnett is the producer of the Night’s End podcast. A short story fiction podcast with tales of horror and the paranormal. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts. You can also catch other works of his at www.JamesBarnettCreative.com

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The Walled Garden

'A little girl discovers a hidden garden in the grounds of an old house.'

Written and narrated by Georgia Cook (https://twitter.com/georgiacooked)

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

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

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://carrionhouse.com/)

A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch

And Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.

And to Ben Errington for crafting content masterpieces with the finesse of a social media Michelangelo.

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 Bookclub, Movieclub, and writing exercises over at Facebook.com/groups/theotherstories.

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