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These aren't the stories your mother used to tell you ... no, these are The Other Stories. The Other Stories is a weekly short story podcast. A modern take on The Twilight Zone, Tales From The Crypt, or The Outer Limits. Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller, WTF stories delivered right to your podcast feed every Monday morning.

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574 episodes

Swift Bear & Laxon 1.4 - The Tribe With No Name

Swift Bear & Laxon Ep 4 - The Tribe With No Name Written by Richard Reynolds (www.groundzerocomics.co.uk) Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.twitter.com/justinbfife) Produced by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes) With music by RoyBushBand (https://pixabay.com/users/roybushband-30554739/) And QubeSounds (https://pixabay.com/users/qubesounds-24397640/) 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 Joshua Boucher for helping with our submission reading. And to Ben Errington, the Digital Desperado, his content robbing us of our attention and stealing our hearts in the lawless territories of social media. 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 and strips whenever he gets the chance. You can read these comics for free on the shop’s website, groundzerocomics.co.uk - ‘free comics’ sidebar. Voice actor and podcaster follow Justin Fife on Twitter at www.twitter.com/justinbfife **Karl Hughes is the lead audio producer here at The Other Stories. You can talk to him about mastering your audiobooks or podcasts over @karlhughes on Twitter. That's karl with a K, or better yet just visit TheOtherStories.net to learn more. Check out his new album full of UK Dance Classics on Spotify. Just search for the artist Piregg. It's a bit like the word pirate and egg smashed together! Spotify Link: https://sptfy.com/Piregg Twitter Link: https://twitter.com/karlhughesBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/karlhughes.bsky.socialMastadon: https://mastodonapp.uk/@piregg** 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. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

20m
Mar 31
Swift Bear & Laxon 1.3 - Beyond the Hillbilly Horrors

Swift Bear & Laxon Ep 3 - Beyond the Hillbilly Horrors '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 (www.groundzerocomics.co.uk) Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.twitter.com/justinbfife) Produced by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes) With music by RoyBushBand (https://pixabay.com/users/roybushband-30554739/) And QubeSounds (https://pixabay.com/users/qubesounds-24397640/) 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 Joshua Boucher for helping with our submission reading. And to Ben Errington, the Digital Desperado, his content robbing us of our attention and stealing our hearts in the lawless territories of social media. 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 and strips whenever he gets the chance. You can read these comics for free on the shop’s website, groundzerocomics.co.uk - ‘free comics’ sidebar. Voice actor and podcaster follow Justin Fife on Twitter at www.twitter.com/justinbfife **Karl Hughes is the lead audio producer here at The Other Stories. You can talk to him about mastering your audiobooks or podcasts over @karlhughes on Twitter. That's karl with a K, or better yet just visit TheOtherStories.net to learn more. Check out his new album full of UK Dance Classics on Spotify. Just search for the artist Piregg. It's a bit like the word pirate and egg smashed together! Spotify Link: https://sptfy.com/Piregg Twitter Link: https://twitter.com/karlhughesBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/karlhughes.bsky.socialMastadon: https://mastodonapp.uk/@piregg** 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. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

19m
Mar 25
Swift Bear & Laxon 1.2 - The Meat Field

Swift Bear & Laxon Ep 2 - The Meat Field Written by Richard Reynolds (www.groundzerocomics.co.uk) Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.twitter.com/justinbfife) Produced by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes) With music by RoyBushBand (https://pixabay.com/users/roybushband-30554739/) And QubeSounds (https://pixabay.com/users/qubesounds-24397640/) And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.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 for helping with our submission reading. And to Ben Errington, the Digital Drifter of the Online Frontier, his content a tumbleweed rolling through the weird west of social media. 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 AND STRIPS WHENEVER HE GETS THE CHANCE. YOU CAN READ THESE COMICS FOR FREE ON THE SHOP’S WEBSITE, groundzerocomics.co.uk - ‘FREE COMICS’ SIDEBAR. VOICE ACTOR AND PODCASTER FOLLOW JUSTIN FIFE ON TWITTER AT WWW.TWITTER.COM/JUSTINBFIFE **Karl Hughes is the lead audio producer here at The Other Stories. You can talk to him about mastering your audiobooks or podcasts over @karlhughes on Twitter. That's karl with a K, or better yet just visit TheOtherStories.net to learn more. Check out his new album full of UK Dance Classics on Spotify. Just search for the artist Piregg. It's a bit like the word pirate and egg smashed together! Spotify Link: https://sptfy.com/Piregg Twitter Link: https://twitter.com/karlhughes BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/karlhughes.bsky.social Mastadon: https://mastodonapp.uk/@piregg** 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. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

18m
Mar 18
Swift Bear & Laxon 1.1 - Boss Dannon's Boss

Swift Bear & Laxon 1.1 - Boss Dannon's Boss Written by Richard Reynolds (www.groundzerocomics.co.uk) Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.twitter.com/justinbfife) Produced by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes) With music by RoyBushBand (https://pixabay.com/users/roybushband-30554739/) And QubeSounds (https://pixabay.com/users/qubesounds-24397640/) 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 Joshua Boucher for helping with our submission reading. And to Ben Errington, the Prospector of Digital Gold, mining the depths of the weird west of social media 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 and strips whenever he gets the chance. You can read these comics for free on the shop’s website, groundzerocomics.co.uk - ‘free comics’ sidebar. Voice actor and podcaster follow Justin Fife on Twitter at www.twitter.com/justinbfife **Karl Hughes is the lead audio producer here at The Other Stories. You can talk to him about mastering your audiobooks or podcasts over @karlhughes on Twitter. That's karl with a K, or better yet just visit TheOtherStories.net to learn more. Check out his new album full of UK Dance Classics on Spotify. Just search for the artist Piregg. It's a bit like the word pirate and egg smashed together! Spotify Link: https://sptfy.com/Piregg Twitter Link: https://twitter.com/karlhughesBlueSky:  https://bsky.app/profile/karlhughes.bsky.socialMastadon: https://mastodonapp.uk/@piregg** 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. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

18m
Mar 11
Swift Bear & Laxon - Interview W/ Richard Reynolds

Swift Bear & Laxon S1 - Interview W/ Richard Reynolds Editorial by Luke Kondor (https://www.lukekondor.com https://www.lukekondor.com/) Produced by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes) Special feature Interview with Richard Reynolds (https://groundzerocomics.co.uk/) * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

16m
Mar 11
93.7 Chimera 5.1

93.7 Chimera 5.1 *An author discovers an AI with a knack for storytelling, but as the line between human and machine creativity blurs, will the writer realise the true cost of his "art"?* Written by JT Shields ([www.jtshields.com](http://www.jtshields.com/)) Narrated and produced by James Barnett (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com) With music by Duncan Muggleton ([https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com](https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com/)) And Boom Library And 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/) A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch And Joshua Boucher for helping with our submission reading.  And to Ben Errington, the cybernetic sommelier, serving up perfect pairings of ones and zeros.  **J T Shields is a writer from the UK who enjoys all things horror. You can follow his work on [www.jtshields.com](http://www.jtshields.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** 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/ Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaver Join 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/submissions Check 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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

14m
Mar 04
93.6 Magic.AI

Magic.AI http://magic.ai/ Written by Rich Hosek (https://www.twitter.com/RichHosek) Narrated by Josh Curran (https://twitter.com/jcurranwriter) Produced by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton) With music by Duncan Muggleton (https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com/) And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/) And sound effects provided by Freesound.org 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 Joshua Boucher for helping with our submission reading. And to Ben Errington, the Silicon Sage… and Onion… with gravy and mash potato… and a maybe some roasted turnips and… sorry got a little lost… RICH WRITES AND NARRATES HIS OWN FICTION PODCAST, THE AWARD-WINNING BEDTIME STORIES FOR INSOMNIACS.YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT BEDTIMESTORIES.STUDIO.FOR INFORMATION ABOUT HIS PARANORMAL MYSTERY AND THRILLER NOVELS, VISIT RICHHOSEK.COM http://richhosek.com/,AND YOU CAN FIND HIS TELEVISION WRITING CREDITS AT IMDB. JOSH CURRAN IS A NARRATOR AND WRITER. HE IS ALSO THE CREATOR OF THE HORROR AUDIO-DRAMA PODCAST, MISCREATION https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/miscreation-an-anthology-of-audio-drama-horror/id1456466288?ign-mpt=uo%3D4&mt=2. YOU CAN FOLLOW HIM ON TWITTER, @JCURRANWRITER https://twitter.com/jcurranwriter?lang=en 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/ Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaver Join 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/submissions Check 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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

18m
Feb 29
93.5 To Do No Harm

To Do No Harm Written by Anthony H Roberts (https://www.instagram.com/CherokeeRefugee) Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu) Produced by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton https://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton) With music by Duncan Muggleton (https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com/) And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/) And sound effects provided by Freesound.org 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 Joshua Boucher for helping with our submission reading. And to Ben Errington, the Algorithm whisperer, tickling the code with his fingers and toes, making the content with his ones and zeroes. Follow Anthony H Roberts @CherokeeRefugee on Medium/Twitter/Instagram/Patron with novels and short stories on Amazon. Erika Ventura is an artist, mother, bilingual narrator, and a husbandry technician. 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 https://www.facebook.com/BioArtsy 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/ Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaver Join 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/submissions Check 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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

17m
Feb 26
93.4 Imposter Syndrome

Imposter Syndrome Written by Georgia Cook (https://twitter.com/georgiacooked) Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.twitter.com/justinbfife) Produced 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 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 Joshua Boucher for helping with our submission reading. And to Ben Errington, the Deep Learning Luminaire, lighting up the fascinating new realms of digital intelligence. **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/** VOICE ACTOR AND PODCASTER FOLLOW JUSTIN FIFE ON TWITTER AT WWW.TWITTER.COM/JUSTINBFIFE http://www.twitter.com/justinbfife 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/ Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaver Join 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/submissions Check 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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

16m
Feb 19
93.3 Launch Phanes

93.3 Launch Phanes Written by Richard Reynolds (groundzerocomics.co.uk http://groundzerocomics.co.uk/) Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu) Produced by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes) With music by Sascha Ende (https://www.sascha-ende.de/) And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/) And sound effects provided by Freesound.org 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 Joshua Boucher for helping with our submission reading. And to Ben Errington, bitten by a radioactive ChatBot, he now dispenses both chit and chat on all your friendly neighbourhood social media platforms. 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 and strips whenever he gets the chance. You can read these comics for free on the shop’s website, groundzerocomics.co.uk http://groundzerocomics.co.uk/ - ‘free comics’ sidebar. Erika Ventura is an artist, mother, bilingual narrator, and a husbandry technician. 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 http://www.facebook.com/BioArtsy 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/ Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaver Join 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/submissions Check 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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

18m
Feb 15
93.2 The Artifice

The Artifice Written and narrated by Luke Kondor (https://www.instagram.com/lukeofkondor) Produced by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes) With music by Chris Zabriskie (https://chriszabriskie.com/) And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/) And sound effects provided by Freesound.org 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 Joshua Boucher for helping with our submission reading. And to Ben Errington, the Quantum Quill, his content transcending the limits of any one social media platform. LUKE KONDOR STARTED WRITING ON HIS COMPUTER IN HIS EARLY TEENS AND NEVER LOOKED BACK… AND NOW HE HAS VERY SORE EYES. HE ALSO RUNS AND PRODUCES A SHORT STORY PODCAST CALLED , WHICH HAS AMASSED OVER 11-MILLION DOWNLOADS AND HAS A MONTHLY LISTENERSHIP OF ~100K DOWNLOADS. CURRENTLY HE LIVES AND WORKS ON A DINING ROOM TABLE IN THE MIDDLE OF SHERWOOD FOREST. FOR MORE HEAD TO WWW.LUKEKONDOR.COM http://www.lukekondor.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/ Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaver Join 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/submissions Check 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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

17m
Feb 12
93.1 Where Credit Is Due

Where Credit Is Due Written by Dexter McLeod (http://www.twitter.com/DexterMcLeod) Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.twitter.com/justinbfife) Produced by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes) With music by Chris Zabriskie (https://chriszabriskie.com/) And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/) And sound effects provided by Freesound.org 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 Joshua Boucher for helping with our submission reading. And to Ben Errington, the Turing Test of Social Media, making social media posts so lively you’d think they were alive in and of themselves. DEXTER MCLEOD IS A WRITER FROM THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES, THOUGH HE VACATIONS ON THE SHORES OF DIM CARCOSA. YOU CAN FOLLOW HIM ON TWITTER, @DEXTERMCLEOD. VOICE ACTOR AND PODCASTER FOLLOW JUSTIN FIFE ON TWITTER AT WWW.TWITTER.COM/JUSTINBFIFE http://www.twitter.com/justinbfife 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/ Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaver Join 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/submissions Check 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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

18m
Feb 05
Vol 93 - Artificial Intelligence II + Horror Books Chat w/ Daniel Willcocks

Vol 93 - Artificial Intelligence II + Horror Books Chat W/ Daniel Willcocks Editorial by Luke Kondor (https://www.lukekondor.com https://www.lukekondor.com/) Produced by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes) Special feature Interview with Daniel Willcocks (https://www.danielwillcocks.com/) * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

29m
Feb 05
TOS x McSweeney’s - Here and Now and Then and Forever : Part 2

Today is part one of a very special collaboration with an independent nonprofit publishing company based in San Francisco - McSweeney’s, and the 71st issue of their Quarterly Concern - McSWEENEY’S 71: THE MONSTROUS AND THE TERRIBLE. Here and Now and Then and Forever - Part 2 Written by Attila Veres (https://www.valancourtbooks.com/attilaveres.html) Translated to English by Luca Karafiáth ** Narrated by Jasmine Arch ( https://jasminearch.com/) Produced by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton) With music by Duncan Muggleton (https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com/) And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/) And sound effects provided by Freesound.org 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 Joshua Boucher for helping with our submission reading. And to Ben Errington the ongoing explosion of content being fired out of his Social Media canon. ATTILA VERES (B. 1985) IS A HUNGARIAN WRITER OF HORROR AND WEIRD FICTION. JASMINE ARCH IS A WRITER, POET, NARRATOR, PODCASTER AND ALL ROUND CHAOS-FOR-BRAINS. MCSWEENEY’S IS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT PUBLISHING COMPANY BASED IN SAN FRANCISCO. FOR MORE, HEAD TO MCSWEENEYS.NET http://mcsweeneys.net/. 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/ Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaver Join 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/submissions Check 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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

24m
Feb 01
TOS x McSweeney’s - Here and Now and Then and Forever : Part 1

Today is part one of a very special collaboration with an independent nonprofit publishing company based in San Francisco - McSweeney’s, and the 71st issue of their Quarterly Concern - McSWEENEY’S 71: THE MONSTROUS AND THE TERRIBLE. Here and Now and Then and Forever - Part 1 Written by Attila Veres (https://www.valancourtbooks.com/attilaveres.html) Translated to English by Luca Karafiáth ** Narrated by Jasmine Arch (https://jasminearch.com/) Produced by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton) With music by Duncan Muggleton (https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com/) And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/) And sound effects provided by Freesound.org 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 Joshua Boucher for helping with our submission reading. And to Ben Errington the ongoing explosion of content being fired out of his Social Media canon. ATTILA VERES (B. 1985) IS A HUNGARIAN WRITER OF HORROR AND WEIRD FICTION. JASMINE ARCH IS A WRITER, POET, NARRATOR, PODCASTER AND ALL ROUND CHAOS-FOR-BRAINS. MCSWEENEY’S IS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT PUBLISHING COMPANY BASED IN SAN FRANCISCO. FOR MORE, HEAD TO MCSWEENEYS.NET http://mcsweeneys.net/. 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/ Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaver Join 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/submissions Check 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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

24m
Jan 29
92.4 The Tarpin Maze

The Tarpin Maze Written by Jesse Krenzel (https://www.jessekrenzel.com) Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.twitter.com/justinbfife) Produced 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 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 Joshua Boucher for helping with our submission reading. And to Ben Errington, the M.C. Escher of social media, bewildering and confusing and yet so enticing. FOR MORE OF JESSE KRENZEL’S WORK, HEAD TO WWW.JESSEKRENZEL.COM http://www.jessekrenzel.com. VOICE ACTOR AND PODCASTER FOLLOW JUSTIN FIFE ON TWITTER AT WWW.TWITTER.COM/JUSTINBFIFE http://www.twitter.com/justinbfife 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/ Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaver Join 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/submissions Check 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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

18m
Jan 22
92.3 Inside the House of Mirrors

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. Voice123 is the top choice for producers needing a voice to complete their creative projects, and they’ve recently a handy report of 37 AI-Powered Tools that will help you boost efficiency in your pre and post-production workflow. Grab your free copy at Voice123.co/37AIToolsTOS. You’ll see why signing up for a free Voice123 account at voice123.com is your most hassle-free way to post your projects and hire a voice actor today! Inside the House of Mirrors Written by Nicola Lombardi and translated by Joe Weintraub (www.nicolalombardi.com) Narrated by Manny Realguy Produced 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 Joshua Boucher for helping with our submission reading. And to Ben Errington, our cartographer, mapping out the ever-changing terrain of social media, AFTER THIRTY YEARS OF WRITING--3 NOVELS, SIX COLLECTIONS, ONE FILM ADAPTATION, MULTIPLE TRANSLATIONS FROM THE ENGLISH--LOMBARDI IS CONSIDERED A MASTER OF THE HORROR GENRE IN ITALY (HIS WEBSITE CAN BE FOUND HERE:AT WWW.NICOLALOMBARDI.COM). HIS FIRST COLLECTION IN ENGLISH, THE GYPSY SPIDERS AND OTHER TALES OF ITALIAN HORROR, WAS PUBLISHED BY UK'S TARTARUS PRESS IN DEC. 2021. 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/ Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaver Join 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/submissions Check 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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

14m
Jan 15
92.2 Champion of Meridoria

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. Voice123 is the top choice for producers needing a voice to complete their creative projects, and they’ve recently a handy report of 37 AI-Powered Tools that will help you boost efficiency in your pre and post-production workflow. Grab your free copy at Voice123.co/37AIToolsTOS. You’ll see why signing up for a free Voice123 account at voice123.com is your most hassle-free way to post your projects and hire a voice actor today! Champion of Meridoria Written by JT Shields (www.jtshields.com) Narrated by James Barnett (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com) And Josh Curran (https://twitter.com/jcurranwriter) Produced by James Barnett (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)) With music by Ghosthack (https://www.ghosthack.de/) And 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/) A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch And Joshua Boucher for helping with our submission reading. And to Ben Errington the ongoing explosion of content being fired out of his Social Media canon. J T SHIELDS IS A WRITER FROM THE UK WHO ENJOYS ALL THINGS HORROR. YOU CAN FOLLOW HIS WORK ON WWW.JTSHIELDS.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 JOSH CURRAN IS A NARRATOR AND WRITER. HE HAS NARRATED MANY EPISODES OF THE OTHER STORIES OVER THE SHOW’S LIFETIME. HE IS ALSO THE CREATOR OF THE HORROR AUDIO-DRAMA PODCAST, MISCREATION. YOU CAN FOLLOW HIM ON TWITTER, @JCURRANWRITER 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/ Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaver Join 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/submissions Check 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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

16m
Jan 08
92.1 Mazeplay

Mazeplay Written by Georgia Cook (https://www.georgiacookwriter.com/) Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.twitter.com/justinbfife) Produced by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton) With music by Duncan Muggleton (https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com/) And sound effects provided by Freesound.org http://freesound.org/ 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 Joshua Boucher for helping with our submission reading. And to Ben Errington, the Master of the Maze, guiding us through the twists and turns of social media. **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/** VOICE ACTOR AND PODCASTER FOLLOW JUSTIN FIFE ON TWITTER AT WWW.TWITTER.COM/JUSTINBFIFE http://www.twitter.com/justinbfife 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/ Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaver Join 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/submissions Check 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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

16m
Jan 01
Vol 92 - Mazes

Vol 92 - Mazes Editorial by Luke Kondor (https://www.lukekondor.com https://www.lukekondor.com/) Produced by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes) Our roundtablers: James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.jamesbarnettcreative.com https://www.jamesbarnettcreative.com/) Jasmine Arch (https://jasminearch.com/) Joushua Boucher (https://www.facebook.com/groups/theotherstories) Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes) Luke Kondor (https://www.lukekondor.com https://www.lukekondor.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/ SUPPORT THE SHOW, GET AUDIOBOOKS, AND MORE AT https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaver JOIN 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/submissions CHECK 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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

45m
Jan 01
Christmas 2023 - The Ghost of Christmas Never

The Ghost Of Christmas Never 'A man wakes up on Christmas morning, hungover, chilly, and stuck in a chimney.' Written and narrated by Luke Kondor (https://www.instagram.com/lukeofkondor) Wraparound segments written by Andy Conduit-Turner (https://twitter.com/andyctwrites) Wraparound extra narration performed by Luke Kondor (https://www.instagram.com/lukeofkondor) and Duncan Muggleton ([https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com](https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com/)) Produced by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.jamesbarnettcreative.com/) With music by Dark Fantasy Studio (http://darkfantasystudio.com/) And Zight (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/zight/) And Duncan Muggleton ([https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com](https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com/)) And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/) And sound effects provided by Freesound.org http://freesound.org/ and Boom Library 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 for helping with our submission reading.  And to Ben Errington, the Nutcracker of Online Entertainment, cracking open the shell of monotony with his engaging content. 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/ Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaver Join 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/submissions Check 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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

20m
Dec 25, 2023
Christmas 2023 - Refreshed After Dinner

Refreshed After Dinner Written and narrated by Sarah Jane Justice (https://www.facebook.com/sarahjanejusticewriting) Wraparound segments written by Andy Conduit-Turner (https://twitter.com/andyctwrites) Wraparound extra narration performed by Luke Kondor (https://www.instagram.com/lukeofkondor) and James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com) Produced by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com) With music by Kai Engel (https://www.kai-engel.com/) And Beat Mekanik (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/) And Tim Kulig (https://timkulig.com/) And Duncan Muggleton (https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com) And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/) And sound effects provided by Freesound.org http://Freesound.org and Boom Library https://www.boomlibrary.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 for helping with our submission reading. And to Ben Errington, the Online Yule Log of Warmth and Comfort, his content providing a cozy and inviting space for all to gather and connect during the festive season 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/ Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

21m
Dec 18, 2023
Christmas 2023 - But You Can’t F With Christmas

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. VOICE123 IS THE TOP CHOICE FOR PRODUCERS NEEDING A VOICE TO COMPLETE THEIR CREATIVE PROJECTS, AND THEY’VE RECENTLY A HANDY REPORT OF 37 AI-POWERED TOOLS THAT WILL HELP YOU BOOST EFFICIENCY IN YOUR PRE AND POST-PRODUCTION WORKFLOW. GRAB YOUR FREE COPY AT VOICE123.CO/37AITOOLSTOS. YOU’LL SEE WHY SIGNING UP FOR A FREE VOICE123 ACCOUNT AT VOICE123.COM IS YOUR MOST HASSLE-FREE WAY TO POST YOUR PROJECTS AND HIRE A VOICE ACTOR TODAY! But You Can’t F With Christmas Written and narrated by Andy Conduit-Turner (https://twitter.com/andyctwrites) Wraparound segments written by Andy Conduit-Turner (https://twitter.com/andyctwrites) Wraparound extra narration performed by Luke Kondor (https://www.instagram.com/lukeofkondor) and Andy Conduit-Turner (https://twitter.com/andyctwrites) Produced by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com) With music by Dark Fantasy Studio (http://darkfantasystudio.com/) And Beat Mekanik (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/) And Duncan Muggleton (https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com) And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/) And sound effects provided by Freesound.org and Boom Library 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 for helping with our submission reading. And to Ben Errington, the mistletoe of social media, his posts serving as a virtual gathering place for friends and followers to share a kiss or two… of digital interaction. 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/ Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

21m
Dec 11, 2023
Christmas 2023 - The Yule Fire

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. VOICE123 IS THE TOP CHOICE FOR PRODUCERS NEEDING A VOICE TO COMPLETE THEIR CREATIVE PROJECTS, AND THEY’VE RECENTLY A HANDY REPORT OF 37 AI-POWERED TOOLS THAT WILL HELP YOU BOOST EFFICIENCY IN YOUR PRE AND POST-PRODUCTION WORKFLOW. GRAB YOUR FREE COPY AT VOICE123.CO/37AITOOLSTOS. YOU’LL SEE WHY SIGNING UP FOR A FREE VOICE123 ACCOUNT AT VOICE123.COM IS YOUR MOST HASSLE-FREE WAY TO POST YOUR PROJECTS AND HIRE A VOICE ACTOR TODAY! The Yule Fire Written and narrated by Jasmine Arch (https://jasminearch.com/) Wraparound segments written by Andy Conduit-Turner (https://twitter.com/andyctwrites) Wraparound extra narration performed by Luke Kondor (https://www.instagram.com/lukeofkondor) and Daniel Willcocks (https://danielwillcocks.com) Produced by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com) With music by Dark Fantasy Studio (http://darkfantasystudio.com/) And Beat Mekanik (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/) And Tim Kulig (https://timkulig.com/) And Kirk Osamayo (http://www.kirkosamayo.com/) And Duncan Muggleton (https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com) And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/) And sound effects provided by Freesound.org and Boom Library  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 for helping with our submission reading. And to Ben Errington, the Rudolph of Content Creation, guiding us through the dark and foggy pathways of the digital world with his bright ideas and illuminating content. 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. 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/ Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

19m
Dec 04, 2023
91.4 Nanny Rutt

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. VOICE123 IS THE TOP CHOICE FOR PRODUCERS NEEDING A VOICE TO COMPLETE THEIR CREATIVE PROJECTS, AND THEY’VE RECENTLY A HANDY REPORT OF 37 AI-POWERED TOOLS THAT WILL HELP YOU BOOST EFFICIENCY IN YOUR PRE AND POST-PRODUCTION WORKFLOW. GRAB YOUR FREE COPY AT VOICE123.CO/37AITOOLSTOS. YOU’LL SEE WHY SIGNING UP FOR A FREE VOICE123 ACCOUNT AT VOICE123.COM IS YOUR MOST HASSLE-FREE WAY TO POST YOUR PROJECTS AND HIRE A VOICE ACTOR TODAY! Nanny Rutt Written by Georgia Cook (https://twitter.com/georgiacooked) Narrated by Josh Curran (https://twitter.com/jcurranwriter) Edited by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes) With music by Umcorps (https://soundcloud.com/umcorps) 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 Joshua Boucher Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading. And to Ben Errington, the social media Wendigo, turned into such after finding himself trapped in a mine with nothing but social media content for sustenance. Alone, in the dark, for years… he started to… change… he started to… tweet. 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/** JOSH CURRAN IS A NARRATOR AND WRITER. YOU CAN FOLLOW HIM ON TWITTER, @JCURRANWRITER 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/ Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaver Join 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/submissions Check 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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

19m
Nov 27, 2023
91.3 Footprints

Footprints Written by Amanda M. Blake (amandamblake.com http://amandamblake.com/) Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.twitter.com/justinbfife) Edited by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggletona) With music by Duncan Muggleton (https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com) And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/) And sound effects provided by Freesound.org 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 Joshua Boucher Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading. And to Ben Errington, the Kraken of Content Creation… emerging from the deep seas, tentacle first, slimy, and with a socially conscious marketing strategy. A CAT-LOVING DAYDREAMER AND MID-AGE GOTH WHO LOVES GEEKERY OF ALL SORTS, FROM SUPERHEROES TO HORROR MOVIES, URBAN FANTASY TO UNCONVENTIONAL ROMANCE, AMANDA M. BLAKE IS THE AUTHOR OF SUCH HORROR TITLES AS NOCTURNE AND DEEP DOWN AND THE FAIRY TALE MASH-UP SERIES THORNS. FOR MORE, VISIT AMANDAMBLAKE.COM http://amandamblake.com/. VOICE ACTOR AND PODCASTER FOLLOW JUSTIN FIFE ON TWITTER AT WWW.TWITTER.COM/JUSTINBFIFE http://www.twitter.com/justinbfife 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/ Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaver Join 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/submissions Check 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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

12m
Nov 20, 2023
91.2 Eyes Burning Blue

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. VOICE123 IS THE TOP CHOICE FOR PRODUCERS NEEDING A VOICE TO COMPLETE THEIR CREATIVE PROJECTS, AND THEY’VE RECENTLY A HANDY REPORT OF 37 AI-POWERED TOOLS THAT WILL HELP YOU BOOST EFFICIENCY IN YOUR PRE AND POST-PRODUCTION WORKFLOW. GRAB YOUR FREE COPY AT VOICE123.CO/37AITOOLSTOS. YOU’LL SEE WHY SIGNING UP FOR A FREE VOICE123 ACCOUNT AT VOICE123.COM IS YOUR MOST HASSLE-FREE WAY TO POST YOUR PROJECTS AND HIRE A VOICE ACTOR TODAY!  Eyes Burning Blue Written and Narrated by Jasmine Arch (https://jasminearch.com/) Produced by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com) With music by Dark Fantasy Studio (http://darkfantasystudio.com/) And Chris Zabriskie (https://chriszabriskie.com/) And Kai Engel (https://www.kai-engel.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 Joshua Boucher Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading. And to Ben Errington… the Jersey Devil of Social Media hopscotch. Does the Jersey Devil play hopscotch? The onus is on you to prove to me that he doesn’t. 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. 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 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/ Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaver Join 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/submissions Check 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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

16m
Nov 13, 2023
91.1 The Ribbiting

The Ribbiting Written by Kay Hanifen (https://www.instagram.com/katharinehanifen/) Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu) 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 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 Joshua Boucher Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading. And to Ben Errington, the Social Media Chupacabra, grunting and howling in the nighttime wilderness… digitally speaking. Kay Hanifen was born on a Friday the 13th and once lived for three months in a haunted castle. So, obviously, she had to become a horror writer. Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheUnicornComi1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katharinehanifen/** ERIKA VENTURA IS AN ARTIST, MOTHER, BILINGUAL NARRATOR, AND A HUSBANDRY TECHNICIAN. 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 http://www.facebook.com/BioArtsy 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/ Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaver Join 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/submissions Check 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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

17m
Nov 06, 2023
Vol 91 - Cryptids

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. VOICE123 IS THE TOP CHOICE FOR PRODUCERS NEEDING A VOICE TO COMPLETE THEIR CREATIVE PROJECTS, AND THEY’VE RECENTLY A HANDY REPORT OF 37 AI-POWERED TOOLS THAT WILL HELP YOU BOOST EFFICIENCY IN YOUR PRE AND POST-PRODUCTION WORKFLOW. GRAB YOUR FREE COPY AT VOICE123.CO/37AITOOLSTOS http://voice123.co/37AIToolsTOS. YOU’LL SEE WHY SIGNING UP FOR A FREE VOICE123 ACCOUNT AT VOICE123.COM IS YOUR MOST HASSLE-FREE WAY TO POST YOUR PROJECTS AND HIRE A VOICE ACTOR TODAY! Editorial by Luke Kondor (https://www.lukekondor.com https://www.lukekondor.com/) Produced by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes) *** 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/ Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaver Join 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/submissions Check 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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

8m
Nov 06, 2023
Dream - 7 - A Cosmic Queen

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. Voice123 is the top choice for producers needing a voice to complete their creative projects, and they’ve recently a handy report of 37 AI-Powered Tools that will help you boost efficiency in your pre and post-production workflow. Grab your free copy at Voice123.co/37AIToolsTOS. You’ll see why signing up for a free Voice123 account at voice123.com is your most hassle-free way to post your projects and hire a voice actor today! Dream was produced by the story studio Hawk & Cleaver and its community. To support the studio and to join our discord community, head over to www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaver. Dream was written by Daniel Willcocks (www.danielwillcocks.com) Editing and sound production by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors of Dissonance Media. www.jamesbarnettcreative.com Georgia Cook plays the role of Alice (www.georgiacookwriter.com Josh Curran plays the role of Henry (www.twitter.com/joshcurran) Manny Realguy plays the role of Father Joseph Maudsley reprises the role of Old Knobbly (www.twitter.com/josephmaudsley) A special thanks to our chanting cultists. A full list of contributors can be found at www.theotherstories.net/dream The Dream Theme Music was created by Duncan Muggleton (www.twitter.com/duncanmuggleton) Music by Tim Kulig, Kevin Mcleod, and Dark Fantasy Studio. Music: Various by Tim Kulig Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Despair and Triumph by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3641-despair-and-triumph  Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Sound Effects provided by Freesound.org, Ghosthack, and Boom Library.  Artwork was created by Paramita at www.creativeparamita.com Finally, a special thank you to this episode’s sponsors: Shadow & Spice Book Box – quarterly subscription boxes for lovers of fantasy, horror, and dark romance – sign up now at www.bookboxcanada.com And Eerie River Publishing, an independent publishing house specialising in dark fantasy and horror. Find out more at www.eerieriverpublishing.com 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 https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

33m
Oct 31, 2023