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

It’s Halloween.

Which means, for one night only, we’re legally required to make The Other Stories approximately thirty-seven percent more sinister.

So lock your doors. Turn down the lights. Ignore whatever just moved behind you.

And whatever you do…

Don’t go...

OFF-BOOK

Desperate for a gig, a struggling actor goes method, pushing the boundaries of his sanity in pursuit of perfection.

Written by Dan Howarth (https://www.danhowarthwriter.com)

Narrated by Josh Curran

And Georgia Cook (https://www.georgiacookwriter.com/)

Produced by Karl Hughes (https://bsky.app/profile/karlhughes.bsky.social)

With music by Cyberleaf Studio (https://andreabaroni.com/)

And Chris L Sound (https://chrislsound.com/)

And Phat Phrog studio (https://www.phatphrogstudio.com/)

And Dark Fantasy Studio (http://darkfantasystudio.com/)

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

And sound effects provided by https://Freesound.org

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

Joshua Boucher is our story programmer.

Jasmine Arch manages our community.

Mary Pastrano helps orchestrate the chaos.

And the show would collapse into static and screams without the ongoing work of Karl Hughes, Georgia Triantafyllopoulou, and James Barnett — AKA Jimmy Horrors.

Dan Howarth is a British Fantasy Award nominated author of gritty Northern Weird horror fiction with a strong focus on societal issues and tinged with folklore and the supernatural.

He is the author of Last Night of Freedom (a folk horror thriller), Lionhearts (a horrific state of the nation dissection), Territory (a novella of remote, snowbound horror) and the short story collection, Dark Missives.

His short fiction has been published in numerous places including Weird Horror Magazine, Chthonic Matter Quarterly, The Other Stories podcast and most recently, Motives Unknown: New Northern Crime from Dead Ink Books.

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.

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/

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S3.8 The Retreat

Corporate success requires sacrifice. Have you given 110 per cent?

Written by Penny Durham

Narrated by Georgia Cook (https://www.georgiacookwriter.com/)

And Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu)

Produced by James Barnett (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)

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

And Umcorps (https://soundcloud.com/umcorps)

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

And sound effects provided by https://Freesound.org

The episode illustration was provided by Matt Seff Barnes (https://www.mattseffbarnes.com/)

Joshua Boucher is our story programmer.

Jasmine Arch manages our community.

Mary Pastrano helps orchestrate the chaos.

And the show would collapse into static and screams without the ongoing work of Karl Hughes, Georgia Triantafyllopoulou, and James Barnett — AKA Jimmy Horrors.

Penny Durham is a journalist living in Sydney with a tall man and a round cat. She is an editor and writer at doctor magazine The Medical Republic and began writing horror fiction in 2022. She has been published in Midnight Echo, Fraidy Cat Quarterly, Nightmare Fuel, Banksia Journal, the Tiny Terrors podcast and more. She does not tweet @pennydee.

**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/**

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S3.7 47 Seconds

A young man ignores a phone call from the love of his life, only to find that if he had answered he might have changed her fate. Now he's forced to find a way to live with himself, alone, and to see if he can find a way back home again.

Written by Jerry Enni

Narrated 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 Myuu (https://www.thedarkpiano.com/)

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

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

And sound effects provided by http://Freesound.org

The episode illustration was provided by Matt Seff Barnes (https://www.mattseffbarnes.com/)

Joshua Boucher is our story programmer.

Jasmine Arch manages our community.

Mary Pastrano helps orchestrate the chaos.

And the show would collapse into static and screams without the ongoing work of Karl Hughes, Georgia Triantafyllopoulou, and James Barnett — AKA Jimmy Horrors.

Jerri Enni has provided an email address for any questions or comments: stocktonwritersgroup@yahoo.com

Justin Fife is an audiobook narrator and voice actor, and he can be found on Threads @Justin.fife

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S3.6 Claws

The crew of an isolated lighthouse discover something alarming washed up in the latest storm.

Written by Georgia Cook (https://www.georgiacookwriter.com/)

Narrated by Josh Curran

Produced by James Barnett (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)

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

And Brylie Christopher Oxley (https://brylie.bandcamp.com/)

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

And sound effects provided by http://Freesound.org and pixabay.

The episode illustration was provided by Matt Seff Barnes (https://www.mattseffbarnes.com/)

Joshua Boucher is our story programmer.

Jasmine Arch manages our community.

Mary Pastrano helps orchestrate the chaos.

And the show would collapse into static and screams without the ongoing work of Karl Hughes, Georgia Triantafyllopoulou, and James Barnett — AKA Jimmy Horrors.

**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/**

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.

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S3.5 Mechanical

The 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 (https://www.mattseffbarnes.com/)

Joshua Boucher is our story programmer.

Jasmine Arch manages our community.

Mary Pastrano helps orchestrate the chaos.

And the show would collapse into static and screams without the ongoing work of Karl Hughes, Georgia Triantafyllopoulou, and James Barnett — AKA Jimmy Horrors.

Liam Hogan is an award winning short story writer, with stories in Best of British Science Fiction and in Best of British Fantasy (NewCon Press). He’s been published by Analog, Daily Science Fiction, and Flame Tree Press, among others. He helps host Liars’ League London, volunteers at the creative writing charity Ministry of Stories, and lives and avoids work in London. More details at http://happyendingnotguaranteed.blogspot.co.uk

Erika Ventura is an artist, mother, bilingual narrator, and a painting instructor. How does she manage it all? No idea, but her artwork can be seen on Instagram (@efventu) or you can visit her artist page https://www.facebook.com/BioArtsy

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S3.4 Eagles and Shamblers

Cheerleaders in love at the end of the world.

Written by Donna J. W. Munro (https://www.donnajwmunro.com)

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

Produced by Georgia Triantafyllopoulou (https://www.instagram.com/audiogeekgr )

With music by Epic Stock Media (https://epicstockmedia.com/)

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

And sound effects provided by https://getsoundly.com/

The episode illustration was provided by Matt Seff Barnes (https://www.mattseffbarnes.com/)

Joshua Boucher is our story programmer.

Jasmine Arch manages our community.

Mary Pastrano helps orchestrate the chaos.

And the show would collapse into static and screams without the ongoing work of Karl Hughes, Georgia Triantafyllopoulou, and James Barnett — AKA Jimmy Horrors.

Donna J. W. Munro’s pieces are published in Nothing’s Sacred Magazine IV and V, Corvid Queen, Hazard Yet Forward (2012), Enter the Apocalypse (2017), Beautiful Lies, Painful Truths II (2018), Terror Politico (2019), It Calls from the Forest (2020), Gray Sisters Vol 1 (2020), Pseudopod 752 (2021), Shakespeare Unleashed (2023) and others. Check out her novel, Revelation: Poppet Cycle Book 1. Contact her at https://www.donnajwmunro.com or @DonnaJWMunro on Twitter.

Erika Ventura is an artist, mother, bilingual narrator, and a painting instructor. How does she manage it all? No idea, but her artwork can be seen on Instagram (@efventu) or you can visit her artist page http://www.facebook.com/BioArtsy

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S3.3 My Writing Partner

Reading 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 http://Freesound.org

The episode illustration was provided by Matt Seff Barnes (https://www.mattseffbarnes.com/)

Joshua Boucher is our story programmer.

Jasmine Arch manages our community.

Mary Pastrano helps orchestrate the chaos.

And the show would collapse into static and screams without the ongoing work of Karl Hughes, Georgia Triantafyllopoulou, and James Barnett — AKA Jimmy Horrors.

Sol Roberts-Lieb is a science fiction and speculative fiction author who enjoys exploring big ideas through grounded, deeply human stories. Outside of writing, he works in faculty development in higher education, helping educators improve teaching and learning. He lives in the United States with his wife, their two daughters, and an ever-curious corgi named Spock. Sol is currently writing his first science fiction novel while developing several other speculative fiction projects. Learn more at http://sol.roberts-lieb.com/.

James Barnett is the producer of the Night’s End podcast and After The Gloaming. Search for them wherever you get your podcasts. You can also catch other works of his at http://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com

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S3.2 Like Silver

Grappling with the loss of his significant other, a haunted man struggles to allow her spirit -- and his own -- to rest.

Written by Derek Alan Jones

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 Grzegorz Rusin (https://freemusicarchive.org/)

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

And sound effects provided by https://getsoundly.com/

The episode illustration was provided by Matt Seff Barnes (https://www.mattseffbarnes.com/)

Joshua Boucher is our story programmer.

Jasmine Arch manages our community.

Mary Pastrano helps orchestrate the chaos.

And the show would collapse into static and screams without the ongoing work of Karl Hughes, Georgia Triantafyllopoulou, and James Barnett — AKA Jimmy Horrors.

Justin Fife is an audiobook narrator and voice actor, and he can be found on Threads @Justin.fife

Join TOS+ to access over 90 exclusive episodes, get regular stories in higher quality audio, a week early, and ad-free, at https://theotherstories.net/plus/

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S3.1 The Collecting

*The young ones would appear strange on most days, but tonight they draw no notice. Tonight is the night of the collecting, and it is the one night of the year when the young ones move about in peace.*

Written by Cassandra Daucus (https://linktr.ee/residualdreaming)

Narrated by Georgia Cook (https://www.georgiacookwriter.com/)

Produced by Georgia Triantafyllopoulou (https://www.instagram.com/audiogeekgr )

With music by Guided meditation (https://freemusicarchive.org/)

And Kirk Osamayo (http://www.kirkosamayo.com/)

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

And sound effects provided by Soundly

And sound effects provided by Freesound.org

The episode illustration was provided by Matt Seff Barnes (https://www.mattseffbarnes.com/)

Joshua Boucher is our story programmer.

Jasmine Arch manages our community.

Mary Pastrano helps orchestrate the chaos.

And the show would collapse into static and screams without the ongoing work of Karl Hughes, Georgia Triantafyllopoulou, and James Barnett — AKA Jimmy Horrors.

**Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, M. R. James, Shirley Jackson, Robert Aickman, and a ton of fan fiction, Cassandra Daucus (she/her) writes soft horror and dark romance. She is intrigued by how the human mind responds to the unknown, and also enjoys a good gross-out. Her story "Teething" is published in Ooze: Little Bursts of Body Horror, edited by Ruth Anna Evans, and she has also published drabbles in Trembling With Fear and Hungry Shadow Press's Deadly Drabble Tuesday. Cassandra lives outside of Philadelphia with her family and three cats. She tweets at @residualdreamin and her website is https://residualdreaming.com/**

**Georgia Cook is an illustrator and writer from London. She has written for publications such as Baffling, Vastarien Lit, and Flame Tree press, as well as the Doctor Who range with Big Finish. She can be found on twitter at @georgiacooked and on her website at https://www.georgiacookwriter.com/**

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S2.8 My Brother Roy

During 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. Rosick

Narrated 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 (http://www.freemusicarchive.org)

And Alex Mason (https://soundcloud.com/alexmason-1-1)

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

And sound effects provided by http://Freesound.org

The episode illustration was provided by Matt Seff Barnes (https://www.mattseffbarnes.com/)

Joshua Boucher is our story programmer.

Jasmine Arch manages our community.

Mary Pastrano helps orchestrate the chaos.

And the show would collapse into static and screams without the ongoing work of Karl Hughes, Georgia Triantafyllopoulou, and James Barnett — AKA Jimmy Horrors.

Justin Fife is an audiobook narrator and voice actor, and he can be found on Threads @Justin.fife

Join TOS+ to access over 90 exclusive episodes, get regular stories in higher quality audio, a week early, and ad-free, at https://theotherstories.net/plus/

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S2.7 Confession

After 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 Carnell

Narrated by Josh Curran

Produced 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 http://Freesound.org

The episode illustration was provided by Matt Seff Barnes (https://www.mattseffbarnes.com/)

Joshua Boucher is our story programmer.

Jasmine Arch manages our community.

Mary Pastrano helps orchestrate the chaos.

And the show would collapse into static and screams without the ongoing work of Karl Hughes, Georgia Triantafyllopoulou, and James Barnett — AKA Jimmy Horrors.

Harley Carnell lives and writes in London, England. His work has been published, or is forthcoming, in Vastarien, Riptide Journal, Litro and Penumbra, among others. It has been performed on the NoSleep Podcast, the Drabblecast and Nocturnal Transmissions.

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.

Join TOS+ to access over 90 exclusive episodes, get regular stories in higher quality audio, a week early, and ad-free, at https://theotherstories.net/plus/

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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.

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S2.6 Holiday Bonus

A 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 http://Freesound.org

The episode illustration was provided by Matt Seff Barnes (https://www.mattseffbarnes.com/)

Joshua Boucher is our story programmer.

Jasmine Arch manages our community.

Mary Pastrano helps orchestrate the chaos.

And the show would collapse into static and screams without the ongoing work of Karl Hughes, Georgia Triantafyllopoulou, and James Barnett — AKA Jimmy Horrors.

For more information about Russell Richardson’s work, head to https://www.russellrichardson.org

Justin Fife is an audiobook narrator and voice actor, and he can be found on Threads @Justin.fife

Join TOS+ to access over 90 exclusive episodes, get regular stories in higher quality audio, a week early, and ad-free, at https://theotherstories.net/plus/

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S2.5 Alina's Ring

During 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 finale

Written by Nicola Lombardi

And translated by Joe Weintraub

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 Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/)

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

And sound effects provided by https://getsoundly.com/

The episode illustration was provided by Matt Seff Barnes (https://www.mattseffbarnes.com/)

Joshua Boucher is our story programmer.

Jasmine Arch manages our community.

Mary Pastrano helps orchestrate the chaos.

And the show would collapse into static and screams without the ongoing work of Karl Hughes, Georgia Triantafyllopoulou, and James Barnett — AKA Jimmy Horrors.

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 https://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.

Justin Fife is an audiobook narrator and voice actor, and he can be found on Threads @Justin.fife

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S2.4 Child in a Mirror Dark

A 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 https://getsoundly.com/

Joshua Boucher is our story programmer.

Jasmine Arch manages our community.

Mary Pastrano helps orchestrate the chaos.

And the show would collapse into static and screams without the ongoing work of Karl Hughes, Georgia Triantafyllopoulou, and James Barnett — AKA Jimmy Horrors.

Chris DeStefano has been fascinated with horror and the macabre since reading a story of spontaneous human combustion as a child. He currently lives, works and writes in New Jersey with his wife, daughters and two black cats. His work has been previously published in Cosmic Horror Monthly, the dark fiction anthology Mixtape:1986, and can be found on X and BlueSky @chrisdestefano

Justin Fife is an audiobook narrator and voice actor, and he can be found on Threads @Justin.fife

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S2.3 Never Use the Last Page

A 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 (https://www.mattseffbarnes.com/)

Joshua Boucher is our story programmer.

Jasmine Arch manages our community.

Mary Pastrano helps orchestrate the chaos.

And the show would collapse into static and screams without the ongoing work of Karl Hughes, Georgia Triantafyllopoulou, and James Barnett — AKA Jimmy Horrors.

Follow Morgan Chalfant on Instagram at @eyesonly34

Erika Ventura is an artist, mother, bilingual narrator, and a painting instructor. How does she manage it all? No idea, but her artwork can be seen on Instagram (@efventu) or you can visit her artist page http://www.facebook.com/BioArtsy

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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 Curran

Produced 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.org

The episode illustration was provided by Matt Seff Barnes (https://www.mattseffbarnes.com/)

Joshua Boucher is our story programmer.

Jasmine Arch manages our community.

Mary Pastrano helps orchestrate the chaos.

And the show would collapse into static and screams without the ongoing work of Karl Hughes, Georgia Triantafyllopoulou, and James Barnett — AKA Jimmy Horrors.

**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/**

**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.**

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S2.1 Warm-blooded

James 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 (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)

And sound effects provided by https://freesound.org/

The episode illustration was provided by Matt Seff Barnes (https://www.mattseffbarnes.com/)

Joshua Boucher is our story programmer.

Jasmine Arch manages our community.

Mary Pastrano helps orchestrate the chaos.

And the show would collapse into static and screams without the ongoing work of Karl Hughes, Georgia Triantafyllopoulou, and James Barnett — AKA Jimmy Horrors.

Trey Stone grew up in rural Norway, the youngest of three siblings, excluding his younger brother who doesn’t count. Trey was always fascinated with stories, choosing more often than not to sit still and read and write about adventures than to run around outside having them in person.

Trey has written five novels, including The Consequence of Loyalty, A State of Despair, A Form of Revenge, At The Gate & A Death Worth Living, and Fjordbeist, which is in Norwegian. He’s also written a handful of short stories.

He has a degree in archaeology from the University of Southampton – what is archaeology if not storytelling, -building, -making, -sharing, and -investigating – and when he’s not writing he spends his time working as a slightly shorter (but much prettier) Harrison Ford-wannabe.

Trey plays guitar with Norwegian death metal band Dark Delirium and sings, writes and plays in singer-songwriter folk-pop band Maryon. He likes playing video games, his favorites being anything by Bethesda, the main Pokemon series, and he has a nostalgic love for the Warcraft universe.

He’ll occasionally run, though he much prefers to lift weights. He’s an uncle to at least 15 kids and he loves to travel if it wasn’t for the fact that it’s such a pain in the ass to do.

Trey lives on an Arctic island, at 78 degrees north, where he works protecting the cultural heritage.

Trey can be found on most social media as @TreyStoneAuthor

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 https://www.jamesbarnettcreative.com/

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Fair

Lily, 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 Seff Barnes (https://www.mattseffbarnes.com/)

Joshua Boucher is our story programmer.

Jasmine Arch manages our community.

Mary Pastrano helps orchestrate the chaos.

And the show would collapse into static and screams without the ongoing work of Karl Hughes, Georgia Triantafyllopoulou, and James Barnett — AKA Jimmy Horrors.

**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/**

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Personal Growth

Percival’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 https://Freesound.org

The episode illustration was provided by Matt Seff Barnes (https://www.mattseffbarnes.com/)

Joshua Boucher is our story programmer.

Jasmine Arch manages our community.

Mary Pastrano helps orchestrate the chaos.

And the show would collapse into static and screams without the ongoing work of Karl Hughes, Georgia Triantafyllopoulou, and James Barnett — AKA Jimmy Horrors.

For more of Simon Ward, you can follow him on X at www.x.com/simon_W_writes

Justin Fife is an audiobook narrator and voice actor, and he can be found on Threads @Justin.fife

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How To Brew A Perfect Cup Of Tea

Ben 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 provided by http://Freesound.org

The episode illustration was provided by Matt Seff Barnes (https://www.mattseffbarnes.com/)

Joshua Boucher is our story programmer.

Jasmine Arch manages our community.

Mary Pastrano helps orchestrate the chaos.

And the show would collapse into static and screams without the ongoing work of Karl Hughes, Georgia Triantafyllopoulou, and James Barnett — AKA Jimmy Horrors.

Cassandra Daucus has asked for people to donate to The Trevor Project (https://www.thetrevorproject.org/) to support LGBTQ+ young people.

**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/**

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