Ever wondered what the opposite of bedtime stories would be? Welcome to Altered Reality, where fairy tales get a sinister twist. Here, "happily ever after" is a distant memory, replaced by darker, more complex narratives. This short story fiction podcast plays like a modern audio drama, delving into grotesque retellings of classic tales and original stories that will keep you on the edge. #DarkStories, #FairyTaleRetellings, #AudioDrama, #HorrorPodcast
In this episode, the visit of the ghost of Christmas past is retold. How does the past impact our future?
24 Apr 2023
The ice candy man
Once a symbol of joy, now a cause of terror. When the ice candy man comes, playing his sweet melody, children run towards their homes because they know that the ice candy man is here to get them.
27 Feb 2023
The Storyteller
The people of the village are afraid of the dark and what happens to those who tend to explore this darkness. An innocent child plagued with the idea of becoming a hero, one day decides to do something that not many have tried of doing. Even if they have, they haven't lived to tell the tale.
4 Mar 2022
A poets guide to time travel
You don’t have to be a mad scientist to make a time machine and travel to the past.
17 Aug 2021
The Jingle Man
Long before the Santa Claus, there was the Jingle Man. His purpose was to spread joy through his music. But, as Santa took that role from him, there was a threat of being forgotten by the people and seizing to exist. So, the Jingle Man must travel to the North Pole and confront Santa Claus.
8 Jun 2021
Let the Tortoise fly
This episode of the podcast features a retelling of an old classic, "The Eagle and tortoise." The tortoise wants to fly and begs the eagle to help him achieve this goal of his.
5 Jun 2021
Who takes the Tooth Fairy's teeth?
This episode of the podcast features a retelling of the story of a popular character, "The tooth fairy," and a simple question about her own teeth. This life altering question does not come to a child, but to an adult who has recently taken a little something to take the edge off.
1 Jun 2021
The Vultures are waiting
In this episode, the folktale, "The lion and the bore," is retold from the perspective of the vultures. who are merely an audience in the original Aesop's fable.
4 May 2021
The council of frogs
This is the sixth episode of the altered reality podcast. It features a retelling of an Aesop's fable "The Frogs who desired a king."
20 Apr 2021
The wolf without a skin
This is the fifth episode of the Altered Reality Podcast. In this episode there is a retelling of "The Wolf in the sheep's skin."
12 Apr 2021
The Grasshopper won't be fooled
This is the fourth episode of the Altered Reality Podcast. It features the retelling of Aesop's fable, "The grasshopper and the ants." The ants were able to survive the winter because they had spent the entire summer preparing, while the grasshopper spent it enjoying. Now, the grasshopper had no food. I will change the story while keeping the framework of the tale the same and see if the story still holds up.
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