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

This episode has been sponsored by the Getting Started Writing Short Horror Stories MiniCourse. Find out more at https://theotherstories.net/minicourse.

Skin Deep

A celebrity cosmetic surgeon finds himself employed to assess the strange new growths on the neck of a former Hollywood star.

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

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

With music by JCM [Canada] (https://soundcloud.com/j_c_m)

And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.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 Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.

And to Ben Errington for whistling out content melodies from the end of his social media pan pipes.

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/

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This episode has been sponsored by the Maniac On The Loose Scary Stories Podcast. Find out more at www.maniacontheloose.com

The Right One

'How far would you go to serve the one?'

Written by Mark Towse (https://www.instagram.com/towseywrites/)

Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.twitter.com/justinbfife)

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

With music by JCM [Canada] (https://soundcloud.com/j_c_m)

And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.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 Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.

And to Ben Errington for the hot lava eruptions of content he spurts from the end of his social media volcano.

Check out more of Mark Towse’s work at https://marktowsedarkfiction.wordpress.com/

**Audio producer, amateur voice actor, podcaster, and video game lover, follow Justin Fife on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/justinbfife**

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This episode has been sponsored by the Maniac On The Loose Scary Stories Podcast. Find out more at www.maniacontheloose.com

Church Of The Chronically Ill

'A young man is initiated into a cult that worships sickness and disease.'

Written by Brendan Vidito (https://brendanvidito.com/)

Narrated by Grant Patrizio (https://www.grantpatrizio.com/)

Edited by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton)

With music by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton)

And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.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 Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.

And to Ben Errington for the content pikes, seat drops, and swivel hips, he performs each week on the social media tramampoloine

Brendan Vidito is the author of the Wonderland Book Award-winning collection of body horror stories, Nightmares in Ecstasy. He also co-edited the Splatterpunk Award-nominated anthology The New Flesh: A Literary Tribute to David Cronenberg. He lives in Ontario, Canada.

Grant Patrizio has lent his skills to a variety of audiobooks, animated works, video games, and audio dramas, one of which got him nominated for an Audioverse Award in 2019! It's been an incredible ride so far, and the best is yet to come!

You can help support the show over at Patreon.com/HawkandCleaver

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Get help with your short stories and your podcasts by heading to TheOtherStories.Net/services

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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This episode has been sponsored by the Maniac On The Loose Scary Stories Podcast. Check it out at http://www.maniacontheloose.com

The Nuns In The Woods

'Devin has been going into the woods at night to investigate a local legend about an order of dead nuns who live there. Things get a little out of hand when he decides one night to bring some friends along.'

Written by Chris Lillienthal (www.ChrisLWrites.com)

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

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

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

And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.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 Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.

And to Ben Errington for the catchy content showtunes he bellows out from the social media Broadway production.

Chris Lilienthal is a fiction writer whose work has been published in anthologies from Dragon Soul Press, Eerie River Publishing, and Unsettling Reads. He lives with his wife, two sons, and two dogs. Learn more at www.ChrisLWrites.com.

Jasmine Arch is a writer, poet, narrator, podcaster and all round chaos-for-brains Jasmine Arch lives in a nook of Belgian countryside with two horses, four dogs, and a husband who knows better than to distract her when she's writing. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Other Stories, NewMyths.com and Hybrid Fiction, among others. Find out more about her or her work at JasmineArch.com.

You can help support the show over at Patreon.com/HawkandCleaver

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Get help with your short stories and your podcasts by heading to TheOtherStories.Net/services

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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This episode has been sponsored by the Maniac On The Loose Scary Stories Podcast. Check it out at http://www.maniacontheloose.com

Cult Classic

'A classic horror film has sinister consequences.'

Written by Thomas Teller

Narrated by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors

Edited by Duncan Muggleton

With music by Duncan Muggleton

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

With 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 Captain Ben Errington for piloting us to new unexplored content universes aboard his big social media starship. Thanks Captain, it’s been a pleasure.

Thomas Teller is a writer and author in Minnesota who is seeking representation. You can read more of his work by following him on Twitter @ThomasXTeller1

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.jamesbarnettauthor.com

If you’ve got a podcast or a business or a social media starship and you’d like to fly our listeners to different dimensions and restaurants, then did you know you could advertsie it here on The Other Stories. We’re always looking for great sponsors to work with so head over to TheOtherStories.Net/Contact and get in touch.

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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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Intro by Luke Kondor (https://www.twitter.com/lukeofkondor)

Winnie The Pooh & The Step To Far

Written by Kyle J Sheperd (https://www.kylejshepherd.com/)

And narrated by Erika Ventura (https://www.instagram.com/efventu/)

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The Wrong Impression

'Do you believe everything you hear, read, and see in the media? This is a story about one boy who did cross the line between reality and fantasy.'

Written by Carolyn O’Brien

Narrated by Manny Realguy

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

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

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 Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.

And to Ben Errington for his daily content pirouettes and plié’s he performs every day at the social media ballet.

Forged in the centre of a supernova 10,000 years from now, Manny Realguy rides the cosmic waves and feasts on dying planets shitting out stars.

You can help support the show over at Patreon.com/HawkandCleaver

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73.3 Justice Done

Young Danny sneaks into his Father’s office to find an unreleased game. Does he dare play it?

Written and Narrated by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://twitter.com/jimmyhorrors)

Edited by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton)

With music by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton)

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

And sound effects provided by http://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 the healing magic of his chakra-enrichening social media content. If you follow us and you feel re-aligned or mystisied... then you can thank Ben Errington for that. You don’t even have to say it with words... just put out some thank you vibes and he;ll pick up on them

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.jamesbarnettauthor.com

You can help support the show over at Patreon.com/HawkandCleaver

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Get help with your short stories and your podcasts by heading to TheOtherStories.Net/services

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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A highly paid professional video game player discovers the sinister nature of his favorite game.

Written by Thomas Teller (https://twitter.com/ThomasXTeller1)

Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.twitter.com/justinbfife)

Edited by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton)

With music by Sillicon Transmitter (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Silicon_Transmitter/)

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

And sound effects provided by http://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 the constant bombardment of sick riffs he rocks out on his social media content guitar.

Thomas Teller is a writer and author in Minnesota who is seeking representation. You can read more of his work by following him on Twitter @ThomasXTeller1

Audio producer, amateur voice actor, podcaster, and video game lover, follow Justin Fife on Twitter at @JustinBFife.

You can help support the show over at Patreon.com/HawkandCleaver

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

T-shirts, mugs, posters, and comic books are available at www.gumroad.com/hawkandcleaver

Get help with your short stories and your podcasts by heading to TheOtherStories.Net/services

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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This episode has been sponsored by The Sharp End of the Rainbow a brand new short story collection from Madeleine Swann. Published by Heads Dance Press and out today over at https://godless.com/products/the-sharp-end-of-the-rainbow-by-madeleine-swann-1

When Amy’s oddity-obsessed brother goes missing, she uncovers a strange arcade cabinet hidden in the mess of his empty apartment.

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

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

With music by Daniel Birch (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Daniel_Birch)

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

With sound effects provided by https://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 the ongoing explosion of content being fired out of his Social Media canon.

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/

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If that sounds like fun head over to the https://theotherstories.net/contact and drop us a message!

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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