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

Flying to the remote jungle to collect his deceased father’s body, a grieving son experiences strange visions on the airline flight over.

Written by John Crinan & Hannah Mariska

Narrated by Grant Patrizio

Edited by Karl Hughes

With music by Thom Robson

And sound effects were provided by Freesound.Org

Hannah Mariska is a London based writer. Find her on Twitter @hannah_mariska.

John Crinan is a writer and podcaster. Check out more of his work at www.johncrinan.com or on Twitter, @johncrinan.

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Today’s art and stories and were the winners of our Facebook group Flash Fiction competition. 

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E.L.F 2006

Written by Owen Bailey-Burne

Narrated by Josh Curran

Christmas Surprise

Written by Scott Burgher

Narrated by Jasmine Arch

Claus Is Coming To Town

Written by John Shields

Narrated by Persephone Rose

Snowflakes

Written by John Shields

Narrated by Luke Kondor

Edited by Karl Hughes

With artwork by Richard Reynolds

With music and sound effects by ToiletRollTube and Lena Orsa

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A dead body is found at a holiday camp, sparking the staff to not only have to answer questions but start asking some of their own.

Written by Dan Howarth

Narrated by Josh Curran

Edited by Karl Hughes

With music by Andrew KN and Thom Robson

And sound effects provided Freesound.org

Dan Howarth is a writer from the North West of England. He has co-edited three anthologies, the most recent of these, Pareidolia was launched by Black Shuck Books in July 2019. His chapbook Dulce Et Decorum Est is available from Demain Press. Dan can be found on Twitter via @danhowarth20

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When a motivational speaker realises he’s no longer true to himself he must take drastic steps to recapture his authenticity.

Written by Michael David Wilson

Narrated by Persephone Rose

Edited by Karl Hughes

With music by Inspector J, Spheriá, Chris Zabriskie, and Thom Robson.

And sound effects provided by Freesound.org

Michael David Wilson is a professional writer, editor, podcaster, and the founder of thisishorror.co.uk. His forthcoming novella, The Girl in the Video, will be published later this year by Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing. Connect with Michael at www.michaeldavidwilson.co.uk or @wilsonthewriter on Twitter.

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As the winter solstice approaches, the masked boys of the northern villages prepare to ward off the siege of the dark spirits. In one village though, there is only one boy. Will it be enough or will the darkness ravage the land?

Written by Kev Harrison

Narrated by Justin Fife

Edited by Karl Hughes

With music by Andrew KN and Thom Robson

And sound effects provided by Freesound.Org

Kev Harrison is a writer of dark fiction, living in Lisbon, Portugal. His latest release, Cinders of a Blind Man Who Could See, is available now and his website, www.kevharrisonfiction.com is the place for all the latest news on his writing.

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A wave goodbye to those from beyond the grave, and a big sloppy welcome to those hidden behind their masks.

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The Facebook Group

The Survey

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Stephanie died inside a long time ago. A victim of domestic abuse she simply exists from one day to the next.

Written by Andy Morris

Narrated by Alexandra Elroy

Edited by Karl Hughes

With music by Spheriá, Myuu, and Thom Robson

Check out more of Andy’s work here.

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If you could never be killed, how would you use your gift? Saving lives? Making a difference to mankind? Or would you join the Callaghan Brothers Space Circus and entertain the masses by being killed over and over again for your adoring fans?

Written by J. Askew

Narrated by Erika Ventura

Edited by Karl Hughes

With music by Andrew KN and Thom Robson

And sound effects provided by Freesound.org

J. Askew enjoys exploring mental health issues, sexual identity, and disability through sci-fi and horror. She is a member of the Horror Writers Association and aims to be a leading female author in her genres. She has been published in Awakenings Literary Magazine and Dead Man's Tome. Her debut novel, Green Again, which explores mental health and neurodiverse people at the end of the world, is currently in editing and will be released in 2020. In the meantime she is enjoying writing short stories that show the strength of those with alternate needs in a sci-fi or horror setting. She is a member of the LGBTQ community and identifies as bisexual. J. Askew tweets at @J_Askew_Author. 

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Even as a ghost, it may be prove hard to escape the clutch of your murderer.

Written and narrated by Jasmine Arch

Edited by Karl Hughes

With music by Andrew KN and Thom Robson

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

Jasmine Arch is a poet, writer, narrator and artist with chaos for brains. Connect with her on Twitter @jaye_arch.

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"My son, wherefore seek'st thou thy face thus to hide?"

"Look, father, the Erl-King is close by our side!"

Written by Elana Gomel

Narrated by Alexandra Elroy

Edited by Karl Hughes

With music by Chris Zabriskie and Zapsplat.com

And sound effects provided by Freesoung.org

Elana Gomel is the author of six non-fiction books published by Routledge, Macmillan and others and of numerous articles on subjects ranging from science fiction and fantasy to posthumanism and Victorian literature. Her fantasy and science fiction stories appeared in Apex, Timeless Tales, Mythic, The Fantasist, and other magazines; and in anthologies The Apex Book of World SF, People of the Book, Zion’s Fiction, Ink Stains, Transcendent and others. Her collection of stories Un/home was published by Alban Lake in 2018. She is the author of three fantasy and science fiction novels: A Tale of Three Cities (2013) The Hungry Ones (2018), and The Cryptids (2019). The fairy-tale-based novel Nightwood is scheduled to come out this year.

She can be found at www.citiesoflightanddarkness.com

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