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

34.4 Hunter/Killer

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

Luke Kondor

Scary Stories, Horror Fiction, Drama, Science Fiction, Nosleep, Fiction, Horror Audio Drama

4.4848 Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2018

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Written by Matt Butcher

Narrated by Ian McEuen

Edited by Karl Hughes

With music by Thom Robson


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0:00.0

Imagine you, you in a nice comfy seat, with your hands behind your head, taking in the views,

0:09.7

instead of taking on the road, maybe even taking a nap. That's the bliss of getting where you need to go

0:16.3

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0:23.1

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0:24.6

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0:26.5

Feel good travel.

0:31.4

These aren't the stories your mother told you.

0:38.2

No, these are the other stories.

0:45.7

Hunter Killer, written by Matt Butcher, narrated by Ian McEwan.

1:02.0

Looking through eyes that are not my own, I scan for something, anything that will betray the enemy's location.

1:14.5

Heat sensors show nothing, save for chimney smoke or the occasional stray cat,

1:19.9

and audio seems to show nothing beyond acceptable background noise.

1:24.5

This wasn't right. Our intelligence was good. Our intelligence was always good.

1:32.5

Negative on target control. Engaging the noise dampeners and active camouflage, I slowly

1:39.5

edge down the alleyway towards the open street and extend an optical sensor around the corner.

1:45.9

Unsurprisingly, given the unsociable night hour, I find the main street pitch dark and deserted.

1:53.0

Caution, however, is never excessive as we are operating in the heart of insurgency-occupied

1:59.2

territory, and I'm piloting several million dollars

2:02.8

worth of tech. Hunching down on all fours to minimize my form, I slink out into the open street

2:10.4

like a mechanized panther. My sensors still give me nothing.

2:20.0

Someone has to be here.

2:23.2

Dron surveillance had tracked down a dozen or so heat signatures to a nearby hidden compound until yesterday.

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