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S2.2 Long Live The Prom King

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 (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.**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/Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaverJoin 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/submissionsCheck 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 for more information.

S2.1 Warm-blooded

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. with the loss of his significant other, a haunted man struggles to allow her spirit -- and his own -- to rest.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 Freesound.orgThe 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 @TreyStoneAuthorJames 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.comJoin 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/Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaverJoin 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/submissionsCheck out our writing courses at https://theotherstories.net/courses/Grab some merch at https://gumroad.com/hawkandcleaver</

S1.8 Fair

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 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/**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/Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaverJoin 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/submissionsCheck out our writing courses at https://theotherstories.net/courses/Grab some merch at https://gumroad.com/hawkandcleaverThe 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 for more information.

S1.7 Personal Growth

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 Freesound.orgThe 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_writesJustin Fife is an audiobook narrator and voice actor, and he can be found on Threads @Justin.fifeJoin 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/Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaverJoin 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/submissionsCheck out our writing courses at https://theotherstories.net/courses/Grab some merch at https://gumroad.com/hawkandcleaverThe 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 for more information.

S1.6 How To Brew A Perfect Cup Of Tea

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 provided by Freesound.orgThe 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/**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/Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaverJoin 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/submissionsCheck out our writing courses at https://theotherstories.net/courses/Grab some merch at https://gumroad.com/hawkandcleaverThe 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 for more information.

S1.5 The Debt Collector

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 (https://www.phatphrogstudio.com/)And 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 (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.Sophia Wells is a speculative fiction writer from Atlantic Canada. When not dreaming up her next story, she works as an Engineer-in-Training and (un)professional cat petter. This is her first publication. Instagram: www.instagram.com/sophia.wellsErika 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 www.facebook.com/BioArtsyJoin 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/Support the show, get audiobooks, and more at https://www.patreon.com/hawkandcleaverJoin 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/submissionsCheck out our writing courses at https://theotherstories.net/courses/Grab some merch at https://gumroad.com/hawkandcleaverThe 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 for more information.

S1.4 The Tail End

S1.3 Butterfly Bites