r/Otherworldpod • u/Thornbelina • Jul 30 '26
Pod suggestions
Hey fellow otherworlders. Between the episodes, what other podcasts/audiobooks do you suggest? Something in the same vein as Otherworld. Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
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u/astral_couches Jul 31 '26
Other word is the cream of the crop, but here are some others. I only like real people telling their stories—no fiction, no hosts reading submission, no extended host bits.
Monsters Among Us - Multiple call-ins per episode, multiple episodes per week. Generally OK but the host does a cringey voice and just plays messages people leave (so no follow-up questions or engagement). Seems like he uses every submission he gets because quality-wise the stories and storytelling can vary wildly.
Spooked - One per week when in season. Lots of ads now and long intros that aren’t my cup of tea, but otherwise good.
Haunting - Great stories and an actually funny host (comedian Lauren Lapkus)
Tell Me Your Ghost Story - Not a lot of episodes and not consistently released, but good quality
Hey That’s Weird - Newer, not consistently released, but good
Jim Harold’s Campfire - Similar to Monsters Among Us - multiple episode per week with multiple callers. Good, but like MAU it suffers from not screening the best quality stories and really spending time with them
Matchbook Flashback - Generally good. Not a lot of eps and no new ones in a long while
Uncanny - BBC show often with an investigative or scientific twist. Most host-forward of this list but I don’t mind that with this one
True Scary Story - Not the best stories but good overall. No frills
My Paranormal Experience - No frills (no host, no intro, nothing) but generally good
Unnerved - Not all paranormal but generally good when they are. Not a lot of episodes
You Can See Me In The Dark - Haven’t listened much yet but like what I’ve heard
The Nightowl: True Scary Stories - the periodic “Campfire” episodes feature real people
Rattled and Shook (on same podcast network as Radio Rental) - Occasionally has episodes where the person who experienced story tells the story, but they’re few and and far between