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

S3.4 Eagles and ShamblersCheerleaders in love at the end of the world.Written by Donna J. W. Munro (https://www.donnajwmunro.com)Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu)Produced by Georgia Triantafyllopoulou (https://www.instagram.com/audiogeekgr )With music by Epic Stock Media (https://epicstockmedia.com/)And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)And sound effects provided by https://getsoundly.com/The episode illustration was provided by Matt Seff Barnes (https://www.mattseffbarnes.com/)Joshua Boucher is our story programmer.Jasmine Arch manages our community.Mary Pastrano helps orchestrate the chaos.And the show would collapse into static and screams without the ongoing work of Karl Hughes, Georgia Triantafyllopoulou, and James Barnett — AKA Jimmy Horrors.Donna J. W. Munro’s pieces are published in Nothing’s Sacred Magazine IV and V, Corvid Queen, Hazard Yet Forward (2012), Enter the Apocalypse (2017), Beautiful Lies, Painful Truths II (2018), Terror Politico (2019), It Calls from the Forest (2020), Gray Sisters Vol 1 (2020), Pseudopod 752 (2021), Shakespeare Unleashed (2023) and others. Check out her novel, Revelation: Poppet Cycle Book 1. Contact her at https://www.donnajwmunro.com or @DonnaJWMunro on Twitter.Erika Ventura is an artist, mother, bilingual narrator, and a painting instructor. How does she manage it all? No idea, but her artwork can be seen on Instagram (@efventu) or you can visit her artist page www.facebook.com/BioArtsy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3.3 My Writing PartnerReading someone’s mind can have horrific consequences, even when you don’t do it.Written by Sol Roberts-Lieb (http://sol.roberts-lieb.com/)Narrated and Produced by James Barnett (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)With music by Myuu (https://www.thedarkpiano.com/)And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)And sound effects provided by Freesound.orgThe episode illustration was provided by Matt Seff Barnes (https://www.mattseffbarnes.com/)Joshua Boucher is our story programmer.Jasmine Arch manages our community.Mary Pastrano helps orchestrate the chaos.And the show would collapse into static and screams without the ongoing work of Karl Hughes, Georgia Triantafyllopoulou, and James Barnett — AKA Jimmy Horrors.Sol Roberts-Lieb is a science fiction and speculative fiction author who enjoys exploring big ideas through grounded, deeply human stories. Outside of writing, he works in faculty development in higher education, helping educators improve teaching and learning. He lives in the United States with his wife, their two daughters, and an ever-curious corgi named Spock. Sol is currently writing his first science fiction novel while developing several other speculative fiction projects. Learn more at sol.roberts-lieb.com.James Barnett is the producer of the Night’s End podcast and After The Gloaming. Search for them wherever you get your podcasts. You can also catch other works of his at www.JamesBarnettCreative.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3.2 Like SilverGrappling with the loss of his significant other, a haunted man struggles to allow her spirit -- and his own -- to rest.Written by Derek Alan JonesNarrated by Justin Fife (https://www.threads.net/@justin.fife)Produced by Georgia Triantafyllopoulou (https://www.instagram.com/audiogeekgr )With music by Epic Stock Media (https://epicstockmedia.com/)And Grzegorz Rusin (https://freemusicarchive.org/)And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)And sound effects provided by https://getsoundly.com/The episode illustration was provided by Matt Seff Barnes (https://www.mattseffbarnes.com/)Joshua Boucher is our story programmer.Jasmine Arch manages our community.Mary Pastrano helps orchestrate the chaos.And the show would collapse into static and screams without the ongoing work of Karl Hughes, Georgia Triantafyllopoulou, and James Barnett — AKA Jimmy Horrors.Justin Fife is an audiobook narrator and voice actor, and he can be found on Threads @Justin.fifeJoin TOS+ to access over 90 exclusive episodes, get regular stories in higher quality audio, a week early, and ad-free, at https://theotherstories.net/plus/Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaverJoin our communities for book clubs, movie clubs, writing exercises, and more at https://theotherstories.net/community/Leave a voicemail or get in touch at https://theotherstories.net/submissionsCheck out our writing courses at https://theotherstories.net/courses/Grab some merch at https://gumroad.com/hawkandcleaverThe 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3.1 The Collecting*The young ones would appear strange on most days, but tonight they draw no notice. Tonight is the night of the collecting, and it is the one night of the year when the young ones move about in peace.*Written by Cassandra Daucus (https://linktr.ee/residualdreaming)Narrated by Georgia Cook (https://www.georgiacookwriter.com/)Produced by Georgia Triantafyllopoulou (https://www.instagram.com/audiogeekgr )With music by Guided meditation (https://freemusicarchive.org/)And Kirk Osamayo (http://www.kirkosamayo.com/)And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)And sound effects provided by Soundly And sound effects provided by Freesound.orgThe episode illustration was provided by Matt Seff Barnes (https://www.mattseffbarnes.com/) Joshua Boucher is our story programmer.Jasmine Arch manages our community. Mary Pastrano helps orchestrate the chaos. And the show would collapse into static and screams without the ongoing work of Karl Hughes, Georgia Triantafyllopoulou, and James Barnett — AKA Jimmy Horrors.**Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, M. R. James, Shirley Jackson, Robert Aickman, and a ton of fan fiction, Cassandra Daucus (she/her) writes soft horror and dark romance. She is intrigued by how the human mind responds to the unknown, and also enjoys a good gross-out. Her story "Teething" is published in Ooze: Little Bursts of Body Horror, edited by Ruth Anna Evans, and she has also published drabbles in Trembling With Fear and Hungry Shadow Press's Deadly Drabble Tuesday. Cassandra lives outside of Philadelphia with her family and three cats. She tweets at @residualdreamin and her website is https://residualdreaming.com/****Georgia Cook is an illustrator and writer from London. She has written for publications such as Baffling, Vastarien Lit, and Flame Tree press, as well as the Doctor Who range with Big Finish. She can be found on twitter at @georgiacooked and on her website at https://www.georgiacookwriter.com/**Join TOS+ to access over 90 exclusive episodes, get regular stories in higher quality audio, a week early, and ad-free, at https://theotherstories.net/plus/Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaverJoin our communities for book clubs, movie clubs, writing exercises, and more at https://theotherstories.net/community/Leave a voicemail or get in touch at https://theotherstories.net/submissionsCheck out our writing courses at https://theotherstories.net/courses/Grab some merch at https://gumroad.com/hawkandcleaver**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.** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2.8 My Brother RoyDuring a hot, humid, summer night in downriver Detroit, a lonely man looking for love meets a woman at a local bar. Unfortunately for her, the man and his brother prove to be more bizarre than her most deranged nightmare.Written by Edward. R. RosickNarrated by Justin Fife (https://www.threads.net/@justin.fife)Produced by James Barnett (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)With music by North Without End (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/north-without-end/)And Mantis Shrimp (www.freemusicarchive.org)And Alex Mason (https://soundcloud.com/alexmason-1-1)And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)And sound effects provided by Freesound.orgThe episode illustration was provided by Matt Seff Barnes (https://www.mattseffbarnes.com/)Joshua Boucher is our story programmer.Jasmine Arch manages our community.Mary Pastrano helps orchestrate the chaos.And the show would collapse into static and screams without the ongoing work of Karl Hughes, Georgia Triantafyllopoulou, and James Barnett — AKA Jimmy Horrors.Justin Fife is an audiobook narrator and voice actor, and he can be found on Threads @Justin.fifeJoin TOS+ to access over 90 exclusive episodes, get regular stories in higher quality audio, a week early, and ad-free, at https://theotherstories.net/plus/Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaverJoin our communities for book clubs, movie clubs, writing exercises, and more at https://theotherstories.net/community/Leave a voicemail or get in touch at https://theotherstories.net/submissionsCheck out our writing courses at https://theotherstories.net/courses/Grab some merch at https://gumroad.com/hawkandcleaverThe 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.