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A man attempts to talk his way out of a murder charge with the help of a Duty Solicitor.
Written by Georgia Cook (https://x.com/georgiacooked)
Narrated and produced by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)
With music by Tim Kulig (https://timkulig.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, Jasmine Arch, Joshua Boucher, and his eyeless ones Mary Pastrano and Cody Czarzasty
And Joshua Boucher for helping with our submission reading.
In the quantum dance of digital fame, Ben Errington pirouettes endlessly.
**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/**
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 www.JamesBarnettCreative.com
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97.2 Old Lady Cavanagh
*Zee, Davey-Boy, Lee, and Cameron, four high school stoner friends, are out pheasant hunting during a gloomy Michigan October day. A gunshot leaves one of the boys dead and the other three facing life in jail or an old lady with a very deadly agenda.* 
Written by Edward. R. Rosick 
Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.x.com/justinbfife)
Produced by Duncan Muggleton (http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton)
With music by Duncan Muggleton ([https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com](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, Jasmine Arch, Joshua Boucher, and his eyeless ones Mary Pastrano and Cody Czarzasty
And Joshua Boucher for helping with our submission reading. 
In the labyrinthine halls of digital fame, Ben Errington whispers secrets only the servers understand.
**Voice actor and podcaster follow Justin Fife on Twitter at [www.twitter.com/justinbfife](http://www.twitter.com/justinbfife)**
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CONTENT WARNING:
Please be advised, today’s episode is particularly gruesome. It borders on extreme horror and includes the death of a child. If that isn’t for you, no worries, feel free to skip out on this episode, and join us for a new dark tale next week.
97.1 Mine
A woman in the aftermath of betrayal focuses her intense pain on a young couple and, seeking to embody the very thing she was denied, finds a horrific way to covet them.
Written by Eleanor Keisman (www.instagram.com/e_keisman)
Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu)
Produced 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, Jasmine Arch, Joshua Boucher, and his eyeless ones Mary Pastrano and Cody Czarzasty
And Joshua Boucher for helping with our submission reading.
In the carnival of digital fame, Ben Errington is the ringmaster and we… simply cannot… get enough…
Eleanor is an American expat living in Vienna. She holds a bachelor’s in liberal arts, an MBA, and is currently an MFA candidate. Primarily a short story writer, she’s working on her first novel. Her work has appeared in Litro Magazine, 21-MAGAZINE, a publication of works in translation, The Bangalore Review, and a blog for The Sunday Writer’s Club, a writing group in Vienna. She speaks German, enjoys hiking, and making friends with stray cats. Instagram e_keisman
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 97 - Crime II + Interview W/ Mona Kabbani
Editorial by Luke Kondor (https://www.lukekondor.com)
Narrated by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.jamesbarnettauthor.com/))
Produced by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes))
Special feature
Interview by Daniel Willcocks (https://www.danielwillcocks.com/))
With Mona Kabbani (https://www.moralityinhorror.com/)
Mona Kabbani is a horror fan, book reviewer, and writer obsessed with psychology and the human condition. She emulates the conflict of the good versus the bad and all of the in between in her work while providing an entertainingly horrifying experience.
She is the author of The Bell Chime, which won the award for Best Horror Novella of 2020 from LoHF, Vanilla, and For You.
Born in Beirut, Lebanon, she now resides in New York City, where much of her writing is inspired.
She is the creator of Morality in Horror, her signature mark upon the world of gore.
Follow her on Instagram and TikTok @moralityinhorror

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Our favourite episodes from the eight year of THE OTHER STORIES.
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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96.5 Influence

*A new online influencer arrives seemingly overnight, taking the fandom world by storm.*

Written by Georgia Cook (https://x.com/georgiacooked)

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

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

With music by Daniel Birch ([https://danielbirchmusic.com](https://danielbirchmusic.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 Joshua Boucher for helping with our submission reading.

In the chaotic dance of digital fame, Ben Errington pirouettes with the grace of a pixelated ghost.

**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/**

**You can now also pre-order Georgia’s Dracula Daily Sketchbook Collection an art book featuring a new drawing for every entry in the classic horror novel "Dracula” at** https://georgiacook.bigcartel.com/product/dracula-daily-sketch-collection-hardback-edition-preorders

**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](http://www.facebook.com/BioArtsy)**

Join TOS+ to access over 75 exclusive episodes, get regular stories in higher quality audio, a week early, and ad-free, at https://theotherstories.net/plus/

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Join our communities for book clubs, movie clubs, writing exercises, and more at https://theotherstories.net/community/

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Check out our writing courses at https://theotherstories.net/courses/

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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.**