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

Volume 68 is sponsored by the Night's End podcast. Find out more at https://www.nightsendpodcast.com/

A young woman moves into an apartment with an unexpectedly transient front door

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/)

And sound effects provided by Freesound.org

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

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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Volume 66 is sponsored by the Night's End podcast. Find out more at https://www.nightsendpodcast.com/

And be sure to follow James Barnett (A.K.A Jimmy Horrors) over on Twitter and Instagram.

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

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Hunters of unearthly evil, Swift Bear and Laxon, must use supernatural methods to discover what monstrosity stalks the hills of Sciurus Springs. Get ready for breathtaking action and horror beyond imagining in Swift Bear & Laxon’s third thrilling adventure. Written by Richard Reynolds (http://groundzerocomics.co.uk/)Narrated by Persephone Rose (https://twitter.com/MPersephoneRose)Edited by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.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 provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)Richard Reynolds is the owner and operator of Ground Zero Comics, a small shop in Mansfield, England, but writes, draws and produces his own comics whenever he gets the chance. He plans to bring you many more adventures of Swift Bear & Laxon, if, that is, you want them... Probably even if you don't. Persephone Rose plans to live long enough, with the help of cybernetic augmentations, to travel to the stars and make extraterrestrial friends. When she isn't performing Satanic rituals, she scrapes by as a writer and voice actor of things that are not always for the faint of heart.You can help support the show over at Patreon.com/HawkandCleaverYou can join our Bookclub, Movieclub, and writing exercises over at Facebook.com/groups/hawkandcleaverT-shirts, mugs, posters, and comic books are available at www.gumroad.com/hawkandcleaverGet 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 professor on a deadline invents a device to help guide time-travellers. Will it work, and will it work in time?

Written by Liam Hogan (http://happyendingnotguaranteed.blogspot.co.uk)

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

Edited by Duncan Muggleton (https://twitter.com/duncanmuggleton)

With music by Blear Moon (https://blearmoon.bandcamp.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/)

Find out more about Liam Hogan’s work over at http://happyendingnotguaranteed.blogspot.co.uk

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

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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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Frank is understandably excited to have the opportunity to change the past, but his good deed snowballs out of control.

Written by Carolyn O’Brien

Narrated by Persephone Rose (https://twitter.com/MPersephoneRose)

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

With music by Game Dev Market (https://gamedevmarket.net)

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/)

Persephone Rose plans to live long enough, with the help of cybernetic augmentations, to travel to the stars and make extraterrestrial friends. When she isn't performing Satanic rituals, she scrapes by as a writer and voice actor of things that are not always for the faint of heart.

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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Warner Hattersley has always been a student of the dark and macabre corners of the human mind, but when he stumbles upon a black-market technology, he learns just how dangerous obsession can become.

Written by Dexter Mcleod (https://www.twitter.com/DexterMcLeod)

Narrated by James Barnett (https://twitter.com/jimmyhorrors)

Edited by Duncan Muggleton (https://twitter.com/duncanmuggleton)

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

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/)

Dexter McLeod is a writer from the southern United States, though he vacations on the shores of dim Carcosa. He writes in the darker shades of Southern Gothic, Cosmic Horror, Science Fiction, and the New Weird. You can follow him on Twitter, @DexterMcLeod.

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

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 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)

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 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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When a man hears the mother of his childhood calling him home, he decides to follow it all the way back.

Written and narrated by Luke Kondor (https://twitter.com/lukeofkondor)

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

With music by Mellarn (https://soundcloud.com/mellarn)

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/)

Luke Kondor started writing on his computer in his early teens and never looked back… and now he has very sore eyes. He makes podcasts, makes films, and writes books! Check out more of his work at LukeKondor.com and be sure to join the newsletter to get a free book of short stories. Oh yeah and follow hmi on twitter and instagram at @Lukeofkondor

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 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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Volume 66 is sponsored by the Scared To Death podcast. Find out more at https://scaredtodeathpodcast.com/

When human survival is in the balance, it’s left to one person to argue the case for our continued existence.

Written by Richard Reynolds (http://groundzerocomics.co.uk/)

Narrated by James Barnett (https://www.instagram.com/jimmyhorrors/)

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

With music by Blear Moon (https://blearmoon.bandcamp.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/)

Richard Reynolds is the owner and operator of Ground Zero Comics, a small shop in Mansfield, England, but writes, draws and produces his own comics whenever he gets the chance.

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

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 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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Volume 66 is sponsored by the Scared To Death podcast. Find out more at https://scaredtodeathpodcast.com/

When Maureen's daughter is killed in a tragic roadside collision, Maureen's grief and feelings of responsibility begin to consume her every waking moment. 

Written by Jonathan Cosgrove (https://twitter.com/jjingo_gaijin)

Narrated by Georgia Cook (https://twitter.com/Georgiacooked)

Edited by Duncan Muggleton (https://twitter.com/duncanmuggleton)

With music by Myu (https://soundcloud.com/myuu)

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/)

Jonathan Cosgrove is an Irish writer of dark fiction. His short fiction has appeared in the Arterial Bloom anthology from Crystal Lake Publishing and Daily Science Fiction. You can find out more about him at jonathancosgrove.com or say hello on Twitter at @jjingo_gaijin. 

Follow Georgia Cook on Twitter at @Georgiacooked

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 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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