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

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

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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S3.5 Mechanical

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2026/09/27

S3.5 MechanicalThe original Mechanical Turk appears to be a fraud, but just how dangerous is it to its young female chess-playing operator?Written by Liam Hogan (http://happyendingnotguaranteed.blogspot.co.uk)Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu)Produced by Karl Hughes (https://bsky.app/profile/karlhughes.bsky.social)With music by Tim Kulig (https://timkulig.com/)And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)The episode illustration was provided by Matt Seff Barnes

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16:28

S3.4 Eagles and Shamblers

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2026/09/20

S3.4 Eagles and ShamblersCheerleaders in love at the end of the world.Written by Donna J. W. Munro (https://www.donnajwmunro.com)Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu)Produced by Georgia Triantafyllopoulou (https://www.instagram.com/audiogeekgr )With music by Epic Stock Media (https://epicstockmedia.com/)And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)And sound effects provided by https://getsoundly.com/The episode illustration was provided by Matt Seff Barnes

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10:52

S3.3 My Writing Partner

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2026/09/13

S3.3 My Writing PartnerReading someone’s mind can have horrific consequences, even when you don’t do it.Written by Sol Roberts-Lieb (http://sol.roberts-lieb.com/)Narrated and Produced by James Barnett (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)With music by Myuu (https://www.thedarkpiano.com/)And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)And sound effects provided by Freesound.orgThe episode illustration was provided by Matt Seff Barnes (https://www.mattseffbarnes.com/)Joshua Boucher is our story

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12:35

S3.2 Like Silver

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2026/09/06

S3.2 Like SilverGrappling with the loss of his significant other, a haunted man struggles to allow her spirit -- and his own -- to rest.Written by Derek Alan JonesNarrated by Justin Fife (https://www.threads.net/@justin.fife)Produced by Georgia Triantafyllopoulou (https://www.instagram.com/audiogeekgr )With music by Epic Stock Media (https://epicstockmedia.com/)And Grzegorz Rusin (https://freemusicarchive.org/)And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)And sound effects provided by

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13:32

S3.1 The Collecting

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2026/08/30

S3.1 The Collecting*The young ones would appear strange on most days, but tonight they draw no notice. Tonight is the night of the collecting, and it is the one night of the year when the young ones move about in peace.*Written by Cassandra Daucus (https://linktr.ee/residualdreaming)Narrated by Georgia Cook (https://www.georgiacookwriter.com/)Produced by Georgia Triantafyllopoulou (https://www.instagram.com/audiogeekgr )With music by Guided meditation (https://freemusicarchive.org/)And Kirk Osamayo

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14:24

S2.8 My Brother Roy

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2026/07/26

S2.8 My Brother RoyDuring a hot, humid, summer night in downriver Detroit, a lonely man looking for love meets a woman at a local bar. Unfortunately for her, the man and his brother prove to be more bizarre than her most deranged nightmare.Written by Edward. R. RosickNarrated by Justin Fife (https://www.threads.net/@justin.fife)Produced by James Barnett (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)With music by North Without End (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/north-without-end/)And Mantis Shrimp

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15:13

S2.7 Confession

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2026/07/19

S2.7 ConfessionAfter being arrested for a murder he didn’t commit, Paul is relieved to discover that everyone believes him. However, he soon finds that even though they know he is innocent, they want him to confess.Written by Harley CarnellNarrated by Josh CurranProduced by Karl Hughes (https://bsky.app/profile/karlhughes.bsky.social)With music by Cyberleaf Studio (https://andreabaroni.com/)And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)And sound effects provided by Freesound.orgThe episode

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16:51

S2.6 Holiday Bonus

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2026/07/12

S2.6 Holiday BonusA well-intentioned bonus by a department manager leads to chaos in the workplace.Written by Russell Richardson (https://www.russellrichardson.org)Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.threads.net/@justin.fife)Produced by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)With music by Boom Library (https://www.boomlibrary.com/)And Dark Fantasy Studio (http://darkfantasystudio.com/)And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)And sound effects provided by

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14:30

S2.5 Alina's Ring

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2026/07/05

S2.5 Alina's RingDuring World War II, a wounded German soldier stumbles into the home of an Italian peasant family. As the daughter nurses the soldier back to health, she falls madly in love with him without realizing—or does she?—that it was his comrades who murdered her mother and father. Her obsessive, uncompromising passion can lead only to a grisly finaleWritten by Nicola LombardiAnd translated by Joe WeintraubNarrated by Justin Fife (https://www.threads.net/@justin.fife)Produced by Georgia

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12:52

S2.4 Child in a Mirror Dark

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2026/06/28

S2.4 Child in a Mirror DarkA horror took his daughter from him years ago. He hasn't stopped searching for a way back to her, but what has he sacrificed in the process?Written by Chris DeStefano (social media link)Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.threads.net/@justin.fife)Produced by Georgia Triantafyllopoulou (https://www.instagram.com/audiogeekgr )With music by Epic Stock Media (https://epicstockmedia.com/)And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)And sound effects provided by

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21:40

S2.3 Never Use the Last Page

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2026/06/21

S2.3 Never Use the Last PageA woman seeks revenge upon the person who killed her fiancé in a most unusual manner.Written by Morgan Chalfant (https://www.instagram.com/eyesonly34/)Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu)Produced by Karl Hughes (https://bsky.app/profile/karlhughes.bsky.social)With music by Chris Logsdon (https://chrislsound.com/)And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)The episode illustration was provided by Matt Seff Barnes

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17:27

S2.2 Long Live The Prom King

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2026/06/14

S2.2 Long Live The Prom King*Bobby never expected himself to die. Nobody with a girlfriend like Clara Jones in their life was about to die.*Written by Georgia Cook (https://x.com/georgiacooked)Narrated by Josh CurranProduced by Karl Hughes (https://bsky.app/profile/karlhughes.bsky.social)With music by Dark Fantasy Studio (http://darkfantasystudio.com/)And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)And sound effects provided by Freesound.orgThe episode illustration was provided by Matt Seff Barnes

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14:29

S2.1 Warm-blooded

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2026/06/07

S2.1 Warm-bloodedJames Morello works the night shift on a far away space station. During one of his shifts, he realizes there’s something else out there with him in vast, emptiness. Written by Trey Stone (https://www.facebook.com/TreyStoneAuthor/)Narrated and produced by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)With music by Tim Kulig (https://timkulig.com/)And Daniel Birch (https://danielbirchmusic.com)And Soularflair (https://freemusicarchive.org/)And Thom Robson

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14:12

S1.8 Fair

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2026/05/03

FairLily, frustrated by her tyrannical manager at her cinema job, shows him a cursed film which causes him to be ripped apart by a demon.Written by Caolán Mac An Aircinn (https://www.instagram.com/writercaolan/)Narrated by Georgia Cook (https://x.com/georgiacooked)Produced by Georgia Triantafyllopoulou (https://www.instagram.com/audiogeekgr )With music by Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/)And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)The episode illustration was provided by Matt

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15:42

S1.7 Personal Growth

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2026/04/27

Personal GrowthPercival’s monochrome existence is about to change. Personal growth is expected, he is responding in terrifying ways very much outside of office protocol. Written by Simon Ward (www.x.com/simon_W_writes)Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.threads.net/@justin.fife)Produced by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)With music by Daniel Birch (https://danielbirchmusic.com)And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)And sound effects provided by

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17:43

S1.6 How To Brew A Perfect Cup Of Tea

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2026/04/19

How To Brew A Perfect Cup Of TeaBen and Marie are having tea and coffee before work. They're not alone.Written by Cassandra Daucus (https://linktr.ee/residualdreaming))Narrated by Georgia Cook (https://x.com/georgiacooked))Produced by Karl Hughes (https://bsky.app/profile/karlhughes.bsky.social)With music by Cyberleaf Studio (https://andreabaroni.com/)And North Without End (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/north-without-end/)And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)And sound effects

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21:28

S1.5 The Debt Collector

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2026/04/12

The Debt CollectorArtificial Intelligence, Bee, inhabits the bodies of those who miss subscription payments to utilize their own brains, voluntarily pulled from their heads and enhanced. When opportunity arises, Bee enacts a daring plan to break the cycle of her monotonous existence.Written by Sophia Wells (www.instagram.com/sophia.wells)Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu)Produced by Karl Hughes (https://bsky.app/profile/karlhughes.bsky.social)With music by Phat Phrog studio

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15:46

S1.4 The Tail End

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2026/04/05

The Tail EndAfter nearly drowning in a shipwreck, a young man mistakes a village girl for his savior, not knowing it was a mermaid from old sea lore who pulled him from the depths. Scorned, she calls upon ancient tides to claim what was promised—his heart, or his life.Written by Mary Pastrano (www.instagram.com/MaryPWriter)Narrated by Josh CurranProduced by Georgia Triantafyllopoulou (https://www.instagram.com/audiogeekgr )With music by Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/)And Thom

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20:02

S1.3 Butterfly Bites

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2026/03/29

Butterfly BitesAideen finds a lush thriving garden behind an old abandoned house, filled with beautiful butterflies. But, wait, butterflies don’t bite, do they?Written by Susan E. Rogers(https://www.facebook.com/sarahjanejusticewriting)Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu)Produced by Karl Hughes (https://bsky.app/profile/karlhughes.bsky.social)With music by Brylie Christopher Oxley (https://brylie.bandcamp.com/)And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)And sound effects

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15:28

S1.2 Glitch

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2026/03/23

Glitch*As CEO of a company standing on the frontlines of the war against deception technology, Ash Cavanaugh wants the public to remember that whatever they’re seeing, it might not be real.*Written by Sarah Jane Justice (https://www.facebook.com/sarahjanejusticewriting)Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu)Produced by Georgia Triantafyllopoulou (https://www.instagram.com/audiogeekgr )With music by Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/)And Thom Robson

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