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

By Hawk & Cleaver | A Digital Story Studio bringing you the best new stories to watch, read, sniff, and absorb.

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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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80.4 C.S.U

09.25.2022

C.S.U 'A near immaculate crime scene, a homicide specialist and a pioneering piece of investigative technology. Is it the perfect murder or can it be solved in minutes?' Written by Richard Reynolds (groundzerocomics.co.uk) Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.twitter.com/justinbfife) Edited by ...

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09.25.2022 80.4 C.S.U C.S.U 'A near immaculate crime scene, a homicide specialist and a pioneering piece of investigative technology. Is it the perfect murder or can it be solved in minutes?' Written by Richard Reynolds (groundzerocomics.co.uk) Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.twitter.com/justinbfife) Edited by ...
09.18.2022 80.3 The Safe The Safe 'Two thieves search an abandoned hotel on the promise of treasure, but find something nasty lurking in the basements.' 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 ...
09.11.2022 80.2 Dig Dig 'After another weary day on the touring bike, Tony sets up camp and settles in for an unsettling night.' Written by Ian J. Middleton (www.ianjmiddleton.com) Narrated by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (www.JamesBarnettCreative.com) Edited by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton) With ...
09.04.2022 80.1 Speed Awareness Course Enjoying the podcast? How would you like to support the The Other Stories? And also get monthly bonus episodes, Q&A; episodes, access to the Hawk & Cleaver discord server, along with access to the H&C; library which includes ebooks and ...
09.04.2022 Vol 80 - Crime 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 ...
08.28.2022 79.5 Mary, Mary This episode has been sponsored by Scared to Death! If you’re looking for something scary, mysterious and interesting to distract and entertain you, check out our horror podcast, Scared to Death! Mary, Mary 'Picture a mirror. Picture the shards of ...
08.21.2022 79.4 Fingerprints This episode has been sponsored by Scared To Death If you’re looking for something scary, mysterious and interesting to distract and entertain you, check out our horror podcast, Scared to Death! Fingerprints 'Detective Janus Evergreen should have call it a ...
08.14.2022 79.3 Disco Inferno This episode has been sponsored by Scared To Death! If you’re looking for something scary, mysterious and interesting to distract and entertain you, check out our horror podcast, Scared to Death! New episodes drop every Tuesday night, the stroke before ...
08.07.2022 79.2 Little Sponge This episode has been sponsored by Scared To Death. For more, head over to https://scaredtodeathpodcast.com/ Little Sponge 'A serial killer is forced to come to terms with his actions when his son begins to mirror his sociopathic tendencies.' Written by ...
07.31.2022 79.1 Rearview This episode has been sponsored by Scared To Death. For more, head over to https://scaredtodeathpodcast.com/ Rearview 'A mysterious creature hunts a car full of partiers.' Written by Thomas Teller (https://twitter.com/ThomasXTeller1) Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.twitter.com/justinbfife) Edited by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton) ...
07.31.2022 Vol 79 - Mirrors This episode has been sponsored by Scared To Death. For more, head over to https://scaredtodeathpodcast.com/ 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 ...
07.24.2022 78.5 Scratch Scratch 'When the rats come to Fatum, Piper offers to banish them—but what she summons will take away more than the rats she promised.' Written by Marisca Pichette (https://www.mariscapichette.com/) Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu) Edited by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes) With ...
07.17.2022 78.4 The Hand That Feeds The Hand That Feeds 'When a couple finds a strange plant at their local store, they couldn’t possibly have guessed the nightmare they were in for.' Written by K.J. Shepherd (https://twitter.com/KyleDoesWords) Narrated by Josh Curran (https://twitter.com/jcurranwriter) Edited by Karl Hughes ...
07.10.2022 78.3 Flotsam Flotsam 'The ocean holds many dangers. Sometimes, the threat is already onboard.' Written by John Mansfield Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.twitter.com/justinbfife) Edited by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton) With music by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton) And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/) The episode illustration was ...
07.03.2022 78.2 Husk Today’s episode has been sponsored by Territory, the new novella from Dan Howarth. In a remote Finnish hunting community, darkness and the cold hold the villagers close. As a pack of wolves threaten the village’s future, grief-stricken hunter Jari must ...
06.26.2022 78.1 Invite to Interview ==NEW PODCAST ALERT== Check out the latest Hawk & Cleaver podcast, Monsters & Madness, a dungeons & dragons podcast featuring members and friends of the Hawk & Cleaver Community. This episode has been sponsored by Manny Realguy. Invite To Interview ...
06.26.2022 Vol 78 - Metamorphosis II ==NEW PODCAST ALERT== Check out the latest Hawk & Cleaver podcast, Monsters & Madness (https://pod.link/1626987886#), a dungeons & dragons podcast featuring members and friends of the Hawk & Cleaver Community. Intro by Luke Kondor (https://www.twitter.com/lukeofkondor) You can join our Bookclub, ...
06.19.2022 77.4 Lady Stardust This episode has been sponsored by our next Getting Started Writing Short Horror Stories MiniCourse, head over to theotherstories.net/courses and sign up today. Limited spots available. Lady Stardust 'Dysphoria amplified, David enters a Victorian cemetery. A tiger and time conspire ...
06.12.2022 77.3 The Devil Did It: A Miss Terri Mystery Today’s episode has been sponsored by Luke Kondor and his new absurd comedy novel, My Dog Shits Cash. He’s running a small crowdfunding campaign to produce a limited hardcover edition along with the audio adaptation. https://www.LukeKondor.com/Cash The Devil Did It: ...
06.05.2022 77.2 Darling Johnny Today’s episode has been sponsored by Luke Kondor and his new absurd comedy novel, My Dog Shits Cash. He’s running a small crowdfunding campaign to produce a limited hardcover edition along with the audio adaptation. https://www.LukeKondor.com/Cash Darling Johnny 'At the ...
05.29.2022 77.1 Remade Today’s episode has been sponsored by Luke Kondor and his new absurd comedy novel, My Dog Shits Cash. Sweet like a Pixar movie but riotous and absurd. For fans of The Mighty Boosh, Wes Anderson movies, Adventure Time, and a ...
05.29.2022 Vol 77 - Victorian England Volume 77 of The Other Stories has been brought to you by Luke Kondor and his new absurd comedy novel, My Dog Shits Cash. It’s about a depressed man called Nathan Alabaster. At the start of the story his life ...
05.22.2022 76.4 Cleaning Up For A Hero This episode has been sponsored by Getting Started Writing Short Horror Stories MiniCourse. Find out more at https://theotherstories.net/courses. Cleaning Up For A Hero 'Terry's good at his job, cleaning up the mess left in the wake of a new breed ...
05.15.2022 76.3 The Toll Today’s episode is dedicated to Joshua and Stephanie Boucher who recently 16 year wedding anniversary. Congratulations guys that’s amazing and here’s to many more years. Kez has even offered to fly over and deliver a blood sacrifice or two... in ...
05.08.2022 76.2 Two For Joy Two For Joy Robert Blythe, 'The Man Who Can Explode Birds With His Mind' is back with renewed dreams of making a difference in the world. But how does one make an impression as a supervillain if no one ever ...
05.01.2022 76.1 The Hand of Glory The Hand Of Glory 'A solo mission to recover a missing fellow superhero from the Appalachian Mountains goes awry for newly-inducted heroine The Wren.' Written by Georgia Cook (https://twitter.com/georgiacooked) Narrated by Alexandra Elroy Edited by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes) With music ...
05.01.2022 Vol 76 - Superheroes II Intro by Luke Kondor (https://www.twitter.com/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 ...
04.24.2022 75.4 An Arm and A Leg This episode has been sponsored by the Getting Started Writing Short Horror Stories MiniCourse. Find out more at https://theotherstories.net/minicourse. An Arm and a Leg 'Keegan Gibson's mother has one failing kidney left and only four months to live. A man ...
04.17.2022 75.3 The Pleasure of Pain This episode has been sponsored by Beasts of Immortality: Blood and Purpose by Paul J. Kearns. Grab a copy today over at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and wherever books are sold. The Pleasure of Pain 'When a user is introduced ...
04.10.2022 75.2 The Audsley Chimera The Audsley Chimera Nick dreams of engineering the creatures of his childhood story books. But perhaps some things should remain as dreams. Written by Die Booth (https://diebooth.wordpress.com/) Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.twitter.com/justinbfife) Edited by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton) With music by ...
04.03.2022 75.1 Skin Deep This episode has been sponsored by the Getting Started Writing Short Horror Stories MiniCourse. Find out more at https://theotherstories.net/minicourse. Skin Deep A celebrity cosmetic surgeon finds himself employed to assess the strange new growths on the neck of a former ...
04.03.2022 Vol 75 - Surgery II Intro by Luke Kondor (https://www.twitter.com/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 ...
03.27.2022 74.4 The Right One This episode has been sponsored by the Maniac On The Loose Scary Stories Podcast. Find out more at www.maniacontheloose.com The Right One 'How far would you go to serve the one?' Written by Mark Towse (https://www.instagram.com/towseywrites/) Narrated by Justin Fife ...
03.21.2022 74.3 Church Of The Chronically Ill This episode has been sponsored by the Maniac On The Loose Scary Stories Podcast. Find out more at www.maniacontheloose.com Church Of The Chronically Ill 'A young man is initiated into a cult that worships sickness and disease.' Written by Brendan ...
03.14.2022 74.2 The Nuns In The Woods This episode has been sponsored by the Maniac On The Loose Scary Stories Podcast. Check it out at http://www.maniacontheloose.com The Nuns In The Woods 'Devin has been going into the woods at night to investigate a local legend about an ...
03.07.2022 74.1 Cult Classic This episode has been sponsored by the Maniac On The Loose Scary Stories Podcast. Check it out at http://www.maniacontheloose.com Cult Classic 'A classic horror film has sinister consequences.' Written by Thomas Teller Narrated by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors Edited ...
03.07.2022 Vol 74 - Cults II + Winnie The Pooh & The Step To Far Intro by Luke Kondor (https://www.twitter.com/lukeofkondor) Winnie The Pooh & The Step To Far Written by Kyle J Sheperd (https://www.kylejshepherd.com/) And narrated by Erika Ventura (https://www.instagram.com/efventu/) You can join our Bookclub, Movieclub, and writing exercises over at Facebook.com/groups/hawkandcleaver T-shirts, mugs, posters, ...
02.28.2022 73.4 The Wrong Impression The Wrong Impression 'Do you believe everything you hear, read, and see in the media? This is a story about one boy who did cross the line between reality and fantasy.' Written by Carolyn O’Brien Narrated by Manny Realguy Edited ...
02.21.2022 73.3 Justice Done 73.3 Justice Done Young Danny sneaks into his Father’s office to find an unreleased game. Does he dare play it? Written and Narrated by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://twitter.com/jimmyhorrors) Edited by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton) With music by Duncan Muggleton ...
02.14.2022 73.2 Kill / Death Ratio A highly paid professional video game player discovers the sinister nature of his favorite game. Written by Thomas Teller (https://twitter.com/ThomasXTeller1) Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.twitter.com/justinbfife) Edited by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton) With music by Sillicon Transmitter (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Silicon_Transmitter/) And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/) ...
02.07.2022 73.1 Shut In This episode has been sponsored by The Sharp End of the Rainbow a brand new short story collection from Madeleine Swann. Published by Heads Dance Press and out today over at https://godless.com/products/the-sharp-end-of-the-rainbow-by-madeleine-swann-1 When Amy’s oddity-obsessed brother goes missing, she uncovers ...
02.07.2022 Vol 73 - Video Games II Intro by Luke Kondor (https://www.twitter.com/lukeofkondor) Sign up to the MiniCourse - https://theotherstories.net/minicourse 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 ...
01.31.2022 Bulletproof Part 3 - Revenge Of Bulletproof Bulletproof Audrey awakes from a long bloody slumber and is tasked with bringing down the mastermind behind the space carnival that imprisoned and tortured her. Will she do as she is told, or will she enact the revenge she so ...
01.30.2022 Bulletproof Part 2 - Audrey Is Bulletproof Immortal Audrey and Elastic girl, Kalinda, must escape from the Callahan Brothers Carnival, but how do you escape a circus in space? Roll up, roll up, we’re going into the abyss. Written by Joanne Askew (https://twitter.com/j_askew_author) Narrated by Erika Ventura ...
01.29.2022 Bulletproof Part 1 - Bulletproof 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 ...
01.29.2022 Bulletproof - The Miniseries 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 ...
01.24.2022 72.4 The Other Little Girl A tired mother purchases an antique mirror from a house clearance sale, only for her daughter to start seeing a strange mirror copy of herself. Written and narrated by Georgia Cook (https://www.twitter.com/georgiacooked) Edited by Duncan Muggleton (https://www.twitter.com/duncanmuggleton) With music by ...
01.17.2022 72.3 Fissure This episode has been sponsored by our Writing Short Stories MiniCourse! A 7-day minicourse for those looking to dip their toes into the wonderful world of writing short scary stories. For more info head to https://www.TheOtherStories.Net/Minicourse 72.3 Fissure A couple ...
01.10.2022 72.2 Clones This episode has been sponsored by our Writing Short Stories MiniCourse. A 7-day mini-course for those looking to dip their toes into the wonderful world of writing short scary stories. For more info head to https://www.TheOtherStories.Net/Minicourse Clones When a cloning ...
01.03.2022 72.1 There's Something In The House A pregnant woman begins to notice strange happenings in her house. Written by Thomas Teller (https://twitter.com/ThomasXTeller1) Narrated by Alexandra Elroy (https://www.wattpad.com/user/AlexandraElroy) Edited by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes) With music by north-without-end (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/north-without-end) And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/) The episode illustration was provided ...

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