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98.1 Worth a Thousand Words

Ainsley Kay has tried her best to survive the loss of her family, but when every piece of art in the world becomes a horrifying gateway to a nameless evil, her grief and solitude becomes too much to bear.

Written by Dexter McLeod (http://www.linktr.ee/dextermcleod)

Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu)

Produced by Chidozie Uzochukwu (www.x.com/studio55audios)

With music by Daniel Birch (https://danielbirchmusic.com)

And adneonlux (https://adneonlux.bandcamp.com/)

And Enough Records (https://enoughrecords.scene.org/)

And Ghosthack (https://www.ghosthack.de/)

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, Jasmine Arch, Joshua Boucher, and his eyeless ones Mary Pastrano and Cody Czarzasty

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.

Dexter McLeod resides in western Kentucky, where he writes in the darker shades of Southern Gothic, folk and cosmic horror, science fiction, and the New Weird. His work has been published by Air and Nothingness Press, Dark Moon Books, The Horror Tree, TDotSpec, and the Hugo Award finalist/European SF Award-winning magazine, Sci Phi Journal. His stories have also been performed in a half-dozen volumes of Hawk & Cleaver's The Other Stories and will soon appear in Dissonance Media's Gothic horror podcast series, After the Gloaming. Visit linktr.ee/dextermcleod to connect with him online.

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

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Vol 98 - Infestation + Interview W/ Paul Tremblay

Editorial by Luke Kondor (https://www.lukekondor.com)

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

Special feature

Interview by Daniel Willcocks (https://www.danielwillcocks.com/))

With Paul Tremblay (https://www.moralityinhorror.com/)

Paul Tremblay has won the Bram Stoker, British Fantasy, and Massachusetts Book awards and is the author of Survivor Song, The Cabin at the End of the World, Disappearance at Devil’s Rock, A Head Full of Ghosts, the crime novels The Little Sleep and No Sleep Till Wonderland, and the short story collection, Growing Things and Other Stories.

His essays and short fiction have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Entertainment Weekly online, and numerous year’s-best anthologies. He has a master’s degree in mathematics and lives outside Boston with his family.

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86.3 The Walled Garden

A little girl discovers a hidden garden in the grounds of an old house.

Written and narrated by Georgia Cook (https://twitter.com/georgiacooked)

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

With music by North Without End (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/north-without-end/)

87.5 Crawlspace

Dennis' quiet evening of reading is interrupted by thumping music coming from his neighbour's house. Or at least he thinks that's where it's coming from.

Written by Kev Harrison (www.kevharrisonfiction.com

Narrated and edited by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)

With music by Daniel Birch (https://danielbirchmusic.com)

And Andrew kn (https://freesound.org/people/Andrewkn/)

87.1 Werms

When a plumber who’s seen too much is buried alive by a sadistic gravedigger, he discovers a series of mysterious tunnels extending from the bottom of his casket.

Written by Andrew Benzinger (https://www.instagram.com/andrew.benzinger)

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

Edited by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton)

With music by Duncan Muggleton (https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com)

Heart of a Bear

A bear yearns for something more…

Written by Benjamin Percy (https://benjaminpercy.com/)

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

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

With music by Tim Kulig (https://timkulig.com/)

Intro theme composed by 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, Jasmine Arch, Joshua Boucher, and his eyeless ones Mary Pastrano and Cody Czarzasty

And Joshua Boucher for helping with our submission reading.

And to Ben Errington for separating the social curds from the media whey and serving up delicious content cheese.

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Photoshop Wizard - Re-Animated

'A Photoshop user finds life is about to change after her shortcut commands begin to affect the world outside of her computer screen.'

Today’s episode is a bonus remaster of an episode we first published all the way back in 2016. We’ve re-seasoned the meat, plucked out a couple of maggots here and there, and are serving it up on a shiny and steamy platter, with a brand new narration. 

Written by Luke Kondor (https://www.lukekondor.com)

Narrated by Shara Jahnke (https://www.instagram.com/zellezra/)

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

With music by JCM [Canada] (https://soundcloud.com/j_c_m)

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 again to Joshua Boucher and to Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.

And to Ben Errington for wrestling social media alligators down in the content swamplands.

Luke Kondor makes stuff, including Keith, which went on to win the best low-budget short film at the London Short Film Festival; The Other Stories – a weekly short story podcast with over five million downloads and a Film/TV option; and El Marvo – a crowdfunded comic book about a Luchador wrestler in a post-apocalyptic future. You can follow more of Luke’s work at www.lukekondor.com

Shara Jahnke is a quirky, enigmatic laloceziac who lives in beautiful Eugene, Oregon. When she’s not fashioning medical products to rescue your squishy brains, she’s using her own to plot new story ideas, hone her archery skills, play video games, and occasionally lose herself in paralytic fits of existential dread.

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Desert Bloom

'One cowboy shares his stories with another.'

Written by J. T. Seate

Narrated by Justin Fife

Edited by Karl Hughes

With music by Golden Hits

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 Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.

And to Ben Errington for rounding up them content cows with his social media cowboying business.

Jay stands on the side of the literary highway and thumbs down whatever genre that comes roaring by. His storytelling runs the gamut from Horror Novel Review’s Best Short Fiction to the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. His fiction incorporates fantasy, horror, or humor featuring the quirkiest of characters.

Voice actor and podcaster follow Justin Fife on Twitter at www.twitter.com/justinbfife

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Warm Inside

'Jez has a nice evening planned for Claire and himself. After picking her up from her latest workshop, it seems something has come in Claire's place.'

Written by Daisy Lythe (http://www.instagram.com/crowsandprose)

Narrated and edited by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)

With music by Velleitie (https://velleitie.us/)

And Daniel Birch (https://danielbirchmusic.com)

And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)

And sound effects provided by Freesound.org and Sounds-mp3.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 Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.

And to Ben Errington for graffitiing up the streets in the name of social media. Fight the power!

Daisy is an avid horror watcher, reader and writer. You can find her on Instagram @crowsandprose

James Barnett is the producer of the Night’s End podcast. A short story fiction podcast with tales of horror and the paranormal. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts. You can also catch other works of his at www.JamesBarnettCreative.com

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Waifs

'Marie is the catwalk’s dream model: she can truly bring a dress to life.'

Written by Die Booth (https://diebooth.wordpress.com/)

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

Edited 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 Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.

And to Ben Errington for serving up content platter after content platter at his social media eatery. Compliments to the Ben!

You can find more of Die’s work, including his cursed new novella ‘Cool S’ at https://diebooth.wordpress.com/

Georgia Cook is an illustrator and writer from London. She is the winner of the LISP 2020 Flash Fiction Prize, and has been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize, Staunch Book Prize and Reflex Fiction Award, among others. She can be found on twitter at @georgiacooked and on her website at https://www.georgiacookwriter.com/

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Repossession

'A lawyer finds himself entangled in a strange case of repossession and false eviction.'

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 AndrewKN (https://freesound.org/people/Andrewkn/)

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 Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.

And to Ben Errington for doodling all over the internet in the name 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/

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

You can join our Bookclub, Movieclub, and writing exercises over at Facebook.com/groups/theotherstories.

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Have, Hold

'A woman and her husband retreat to an isolated cabin to face a possible case of demonic possession.'

Written by Thomas Kent West (http://www.twitter.com/@thomaskentwest)

Narrated by Jasmine Arch (https://jasminearch.com/)

Edited by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton)

With music by Umcorps (https://soundcloud.com/umcorps)

And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)

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

And sound effects provided by Freesound.org

A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch

And Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.

And to Ben Errington for leaping from the social media plane for content parachutery.

Thomas Kent West is an American writer of speculative fiction. He is the winner of Horrorbabble's 'Artifacts of Horror' contest and the Black Hole Entertainment short fiction prize. Thomas has previously published with the Other Stories as Thomas X. Teller. You can read more of his work by visiting his twitter @ThomasKentWest."

Jasmine Arch is a writer, poet, narrator, podcaster and all round chaos-for-brains Jasmine Arch lives in a nook of Belgian countryside with two horses, four dogs, and a husband who knows better than to distract her when she's writing. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Other Stories, NewMyths.com and Hybrid Fiction, among others. Find out more about her or her work at JasmineArch.com.

You can join our Bookclub, Movieclub, and writing exercises over at Facebook.com/groups/theotherstories.

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

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