Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories
168 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 401 ratingsStrange and deadly things lurk in the dark spaces between dream and reality. Westside Fairytales is a collection of award-winning horror and dark fiction stories written and read by author Tyler Bell. New episodes most Fridays.
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HLC - "The Terror" by Dan Simmons and its television adaptation by AMC
January 18, 2020 00:21 - 1 hour - 145 MBIn this episode of the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club, we discuss Dan Simmon's 2007 novel "The Terror," and its 2018 adaptation written and produced by David Kajganich. Also, I talk about and review "The Lighthouse" directed by Robert Eggers and the 2020 reboot of "The Grudge."Check outSupport us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | InstagramJoin the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit ClubSend us an emailArtwork by Yui Breedlove
Oh, Heaven
January 03, 2020 22:05 - 56 minutes - 77 MBIt's good to have a goal to keep you motivated, to keep you grounded, but letting that goal become an obsession is never healthy.Today's story concerns a longtime sailor whose dissatisfaction with his work life is manifested in his obsession with a small Pacific island. His desire to return there after a brief shore leave intensifies until it seems only violence, possibly even mutiny, will allow him to return to his own, personal heaven.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Follow...
HLC - "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris and "The Witch" dir. by Robert Eggers
December 20, 2019 22:53 - 1 hour - 119 MBAn early release of the Horror and Lit Club, in which we discuss this month's recommendations: "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris and "The Witch" directed by Robert Eggers. Also a lengthy discussion on subtle moralizing in stories alongside my thoughts on Taika Waititi's "Jojo Rabbit."Let me know if you agree or disagree with my takes in the comments!Check out Housewives of True Crime and MorbidologySupport us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Follow us on social media: Twitter | ...
Introducing Blood Ties
December 18, 2019 20:00 - 11 minutesBLOOD TIES: A scripted audio series starring Gillian Jacobs, Josh Gad, and Amy Landecker. When legendary pediatric cardiologist and businessman, Dr. Peter Richland, is killed in a plane crash two days before Christmas, secrets begin to emerge about his dealings with female colleagues throughout his career. These disturbing revelations thrust his children, Eleonore and Michael, into a fight they’re completely unprepared for. Listen now at wondery.fm/BTWestside See acast.com/privacy for priva...
Mud of the Heart
December 06, 2019 21:40 - 1 hour - 116 MBIn this episode of the Westside Fairytales, we join a young man contracted as a hospice nurse to a mute, elderly woman living in an aged mansion beside a swamp. As the woman in his care slips closer to death, he finds himself plagued by haunting visions. Show recommendations: Crime Salad: Download the Himalaya app or go to www.himalaya.com/crimesalad and enter promo code SALAD at checkout to get 30 days of premium content free! Invisible Choir: Download the Himalaya app or go to www.himala...
3: Mud of the Heart
December 06, 2019 21:40 - 1 hourIn this episode of the Westside Fairytales, we join a young man contracted as a hospice nurse to a mute, elderly woman living in an aged mansion beside a swamp. As the woman in his care slips closer to death, he finds himself plagued by haunting visions.
Introducing Detective Trapp
November 19, 2019 23:45 - 9 minutesAnaheim investigator Julissa Trapp is not like other detectives. She’s the only woman on the homicide squad, and a skilled chameleon: undercover cop in vice stings, crime-scene commander, patient confidante of killers. A master interrogator, she invokes her personal experience – and deepest griefs -- as a tool to elicit confessions. When a young woman’s body is found at a trash-sorting plant, Trapp learns the murder may be linked to the disappearance of three other women in nearby Santa Ana. ...
HLC - "Beloved" by Toni Morrison and "Society" dir. by Brian Yuzna
November 15, 2019 20:05 - 1 hour - 114 MBIn this month’s Horror and Lit Club is a discussion on Toni Morrison’s seminal work, “Beloved,” and the 1989 body-horror film “Society” directed by Brian Yuzna. Check out Crimelines and Box of Oddities Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch! Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Join the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club Send us an email Artwork by Yui Breedlove
Best Roses, Manassas, West Virginia
November 01, 2019 21:31 - 1 hour - 138 MBToday’s story concerns a group of older folks, the tip-top of society who live on a secluded hill in West Virginia. Despite an all-consuming fire steadily, surely approaching them, they’re content to squabble amongst themselves about old feuds and grudges. That is, until one of them finds a seemingly innocuous sign that sets about the events that will bring an end to their little hilltop community. This episode brought to you by: Scare You To Sleep by Shelby Scott Support us on Patreon or b...
1: Best Roses, Manassas, West Virginia
November 01, 2019 21:31 - 1 hour - 92.2 MBToday’s story concerns a group of older folks, the tip-top of society who live on a secluded hill in West Virginia. Despite an all-consuming fire steadily, surely approaching them, they’re content to squabble amongst themselves about old feuds and grudges. That is, until one of them finds a seemingly innocuous sign that sets about the events that will bring an end to their little hilltop community. Check out Scare You To Sleep (https://www.scareyoutosleep.com/) by Shelby Scott Support us on P...
2: Best Roses, Manassas, West Virginia
November 01, 2019 21:31 - 1 hourToday’s story concerns a group of older folks, the tip-top of society who live on a secluded hill in West Virginia. Despite an all-consuming fire steadily, surely approaching them, they’re content to squabble amongst themselves about old feuds and grudges. That is, until one of them finds a seemingly innocuous sign that sets about the events that will bring an end to their little hilltop community. This episode brought to you by: Scare You To Sleep by Shelby Scott Support us on Patreon or b...
Introducing What Makes a Killer
October 31, 2019 17:14 - 5 minutesAudioboom presents: What Makes a Killer. Listen to new episodes of What Makes a Killer for a look into the life and crimes of the world’s most infamous serial killers. Featuring interviews with family members, forensic experts, law enforcement, and witnesses. What Makes a Killer premieres 10/31. Subscribe to What Makes a Killer on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-makes-a-killer/id1483611909 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
HLC - Dead by Daylight and "It," by Stephen King
October 18, 2019 20:42 - 1 hour - 129 MBAn off-the-cuff discussion of October’s literature and random horror recommendations, Dead by Daylight from Behavior Interactive and “It,” by Stephen King. For “It” we discuss not only the novel, but the television miniseries and recent movies as well. Check out True Crime Horror Story Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch! Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Join the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club Send us an email Artwork by Yui Breedlove
1: The Umbrella Man
October 04, 2019 19:30 - 1 hourMost of us — all of us, hopefully — had a small, comfortable group of friends in high school we seemed to do everything with. The folks who seemed to always be around, showing up, dragging you out to do this or that. Today’s story concerns the end of just such a group of friends as they begin their senior year of high school. These four aren’t lucky enough to simply grow apart, however, because some twisted and crooked thing has endeavored to make their parting far more deadly. This episode ...
The Umbrella Man
October 04, 2019 19:30 - 1 hour - 154 MBMost of us — all of us, hopefully — had a small, comfortable group of friends in high school we seemed to do everything with. The folks who seemed to always be around, showing up, dragging you out to do this or that. Today’s story concerns the end of just such a group of friends as they begin their senior year of high school. These four aren’t lucky enough to simply grow apart, however, because some twisted and crooked thing has endeavored to make their parting far more deadly. This episode ...
Introducing: The Mysterious Mr. Epstein
October 01, 2019 19:39 - 9 minutesFor most of his life, Jeffrey Epstein was a mystery-- who he was, how he made his money, and how he got away with horrific crimes for so many years. The Mysterious Mr. Epstein explores how Epstein was able to use his wealth to buy status and credibility, to buy power, and ultimately to buy himself freedom from justice. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Summer Minisode - Best Left Forgotten
September 13, 2019 19:23 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MBIt’s most often the least deserving who plague themselves with guilt, who allow the pain to build up until it suffocates them. This summer’s minisode is about just such a person who, whether they deserve it or not, is killing himself with regret over the past. This episode brought to you by: Stitcher Premium - Go to stitcherpremium.com and use offer code FAIRYTALES to get your first month free! Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch! Follow us on social media: Twitter | Faceboo...
Summer Minisode (311) - Best Left Forgotten
September 13, 2019 19:23 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MBIt’s most often the least deserving who plague themselves with guilt, who allow the pain to build up until it suffocates them. This summer’s minisode is about just such a person who, whether they deserve it or not, is killing himself with regret over the past. Support our sponsor: Stitcher Premium - Go to stitcherpremium.com and use offer code FAIRYTALES to get your first month free! Support us on Patreon Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Join the Westside Fairyt...
11: Summer Minisode - Best Left Forgotten
September 13, 2019 19:23 - 22 minutesIt’s most often the least deserving who plague themselves with guilt, who allow the pain to build up until it suffocates them. This summer’s minisode is about just such a person who, whether they deserve it or not, is killing himself with regret over the past. Support our sponsor: Stitcher Premium - Go to stitcherpremium.com and use offer code FAIRYTALES to get your first month free! Support us on Patreon Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Join the Westside Fairyt...
Introducing: Over My Dead Body: Joe Exotic
August 27, 2019 19:08 - 4 minutesJoe Exotic loves his animals, his husbands and his animals. He’s a liger-breeding, gun-slinging, polygamous zoo owner from Oklahoma. And throughout his career, he’s made some major enemies. Listen to season 2 of Over My Dead Body: Joe Exotic on August 27th. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Season Four Promo
August 26, 2019 20:56 - 1 minute - 1.57 MBThe Westside Fairytales returns October 4 with ten new, horrific stories. Tell your friends.
Season Four Teaser
August 26, 2019 20:56 - 1 minuteThe Westside Fairytales returns October 4 with ten new, horrific stories. Tell your friends. The Westside Fairytales returns October 4 with ten new, horrific stories. Tell your friends.
Update - Merch Store is Live!
August 02, 2019 23:01 - 45 minutes - 62.7 MBShow your support for the Westside Fairytales by making a purchase from our merch store at westsidefairytales.com/merch. Support us on Patreon Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Join the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club Send us an email Artwork by Yui Breedlove New season begins in October!
HLC - Jeannette Walls’ “The Glass Castle” and John Carpenter’s “The Thing”
July 21, 2019 00:29 - 1 hour - 98.3 MBIn this episode of the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club, I discuss the recommendations for July 2019: John Carpenter’s 1983 horror film “The Thing,” and Jeanette Wall’s 2004 memoir, “The Glass Castle.” I also talk about some stuff I’ve been watching lately, including The Last Drive In with Joe Bob Briggs, and a somewhat tragic experience from my childhood. This episode brought to you by: Stitcher Premium - Go to stitcherpremium.com and use offer code FAIRYTALES to get your first mon...
HLC - July 2019
July 21, 2019 00:29 - 1 hourIn this episode of the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club, I discuss the recommendations for July 2019: John Carpenter’s 1983 horror film “The Thing,” and Jeanette Wall’s 2004 memoir, “The Glass Castle.” I also talk about some stuff I’ve been watching lately, including The Last Drive In with Joe Bob Briggs, and a somewhat tragic experience from my childhood. This episode brought to you by: Stitcher Premium - Go to stitcherpremium.com and use offer code FAIRYTALES to get your first mon...
Bonus Episode: Behind the Season
July 15, 2019 03:19 - 1 hour - 119 MBHey folks, thanks for sticking with me through another thrilling season of the Westside Fairytales. This retrospective episode is a much larger version of a thing I do on the Patreon and I thought it’d be a nice bonus for you guys at the end of the season. This episode brought to you by: Stitcher Premium — Go to stitcherpremium.com and use code FAIRYTALES for your first month free! Support us on Patreon! Follow us on Social Media! Twitter Facebook Instagram Send us an Email! ...
10: Ice, and Alley Walking
July 05, 2019 22:14 - 52 minutesSome people are invisible to most of us, but that doesn’t make them any less important. In this month’s episode, the season finale of the Westside Fairytales, come along on a journey with one of those forgotten people on a slow escape from a city rotting apart from the inside out. This Episode’s Sponsors: HelloFresh (https://www.hellofresh.com/landing/westside80) — Go to hellofresh.com/westside80 and use promo code Westside80! SimpleContacts (https://www.simplecontacts.com/wf20) — Go to S...
Ice, and Alley Walking
July 05, 2019 22:14 - 52 minutes - 72.7 MBSome people are invisible to most of us, but that doesn’t make them any less important. In this month’s episode, the season finale of the Westside Fairytales, come along on a journey with one of those forgotten people on a slow escape from a city rotting apart from the inside out.
HLC - "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad and "Magic" starring Anthony Hopkins
June 21, 2019 23:36 - 1 hour - 98.2 MBOn this month’s episode of the Horror and Lit Club, I ramble at length on some books I’ve been reading, HBO’s new miniseries Chernobyl, and the Westside Fairytales literature and random horror recommendations for June 2019. This month’s sponsor: Stitcher Premium Support us on Patreon! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Join the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club! Send Tyler a message: [email protected] This month’s recommendations: Literature recommendation:...
9: Tota Americana (Part Four)
May 31, 2019 22:17 - 1 hourEverything that begins, must end.This episode, we bring you the long-awaited finale of the four-part Tota Americana. This month’s sponsors: Feminist Folklore and Audible Support us on Patreon! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Join the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club! Send Tyler a message: [email protected] This month’s recommendations: Literature recommendation: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad Random horror recommendation: Magic, starring Anthony Ho...
Tota Americana (Part Four)
May 31, 2019 22:17 - 1 hour - 103 MBEverything that begins, must end.This episode, we bring you the long-awaited finale of the four-part Tota Americana. This month’s sponsors: Feminist Folklore and Audible Support us on Patreon! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Join the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club! Send Tyler a message: [email protected] This month’s recommendations: Literature recommendation: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad Random horror recommendation: Magic, starring Anthony Ho...
HLC - "Preacher" by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon and "Night in the Woods"
May 18, 2019 21:33 - 48 minutes - 66.1 MBWelcome to the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club! This is new a monthly bonus episode series where host Tyler Bell goes into detail about the month's random horror and literature recommendations. It's not required listening to understand the podcast, just a little bonus we're throwing in to thank you for all your support! Support us on Patreon! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram! Join the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club! Send Tyler a Message: westsidefairytales@gm...
HLC - May 2019
May 18, 2019 21:33 - 48 minutesWelcome to the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club! This is new a monthly bonus episode series where host Tyler Bell goes into detail about the month's random horror and literature recommendations. It's not required listening to understand the podcast, just a little bonus we're throwing in to thank you for all your support! Support us on Patreon! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram! Join the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club! Send Tyler a Message: westsidefairytales@gm...
HLC - May 2019
May 18, 2019 21:33 - 48 minutesWelcome to the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club! This is new a monthly bonus episode series where host Tyler Bell goes into detail about the month's random horror and literature recommendations. It's not required listening to understand the podcast, just a little bonus we're throwing in to thank you for all your support! Support us on Patreon! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram! Join the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club! Send Tyler a Message: westsidefairytales@gm...
8: Tota Americana (Part Three)
May 03, 2019 20:27 - 56 minutesIn this continuation of the four-part series Tota Americana, Alex continues traveling through the wide open spaces of the American Great Plains, coming across an odd, lonely girl sitting by herself on a train platform. She asks for little more than some company, but things aren't always what they seem out there on the road. Let us remind you that today’s story is the second part of a four-part series. Our suggestion is that you return here after enjoying part one, but no worries if you’d lik...
Tota Americana (Part Three)
May 03, 2019 20:27 - 56 minutes - 76.9 MBIn this continuation of the four-part series Tota Americana, Alex continues traveling through the wide open spaces of the American Great Plains, coming across an odd, lonely girl sitting by herself on a train platform. She asks for little more than some company, but things aren't always what they seem out there on the road. Let us remind you that today’s story is the second part of a four-part series. Our suggestion is that you return here after enjoying part one, but no worries if you’d lik...
Tota Americana (Part Two)
April 05, 2019 23:48 - 45 minutes - 62.8 MBIt’s on the Great Planes of this country where we resume our story, the tale of a young person named Alex who is traveling across this country to the resting place of a barely known father. The hope is to find some deeper understanding of self through this visitation, but the paths ahead are riddled with pitfalls and parties of a dubious nature. Marks have been set into flesh that leave the scent of blood to linger on the wind, drawing forth a greater evil from the depths of the American Hear...
306 - Tota Americana (Part One)
March 01, 2019 22:04 - 54 minutes - 74.9 MBThe greatest lie we tell ourselves is often the most cruel. That we, standing amongst so many others just like ourselves, live lives without reason or purpose. That we are insignificant, useless, or even disposable. It’s a lie that seems to come down out of the sky, like acid rain, etching itself into anyone unlucky enough to be caught out in the storm, and disintegrating those of us who can make their home nowhere but the gutters. In this, the first part of a four part series, we join a y...
Tota Americana (Part One)
March 01, 2019 22:04 - 54 minutesIn this, the first of a four-part series, we join a young person, a human animal cast loose of the nest by a sudden death of one parent, and the just as unexpected madness of another. Setting out on a journey to understand a new and unfamiliar life, this child will come across demons both external and internal, and characters both familiar and unfamiliar to you, dear reader. Support us on Patreon Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Join the Westside Fairytales Horro...
6: 306 - Tota Americana (Part One)
March 01, 2019 22:04 - 54 minutesThe greatest lie we tell ourselves is often the most cruel. That we, standing amongst so many others just like ourselves, live lives without reason or purpose. That we are insignificant, useless, or even disposable. It’s a lie that seems to come down out of the sky, like acid rain, etching itself into anyone unlucky enough to be caught out in the storm, and disintegrating those of us who can make their home nowhere but the gutters. In this, the first part of a four part series, we join a y...
Introducing Over My Dead Body
February 12, 2019 20:10 - 6 minutesSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Gates of Heaven
February 01, 2019 21:50 - 1 hourToday’s story will let us see the furthest limits to which loyalty might push us, by putting us in the shoes of a soldier faced with unthinkable duties. In the last months of a war he does not yet know has all but ended, he’ll be pushed to carry out orders beyond the scope of anything he’s ever, even in his worst nightmares, thought could come to pass. And we’ll see if those golden tethers of loyalty, so valuable and yet so easily broken, will bend him to the task at hand. Support us on Pat...
305 - The Gates of Heaven
February 01, 2019 21:50 - 1 hour - 92.6 MBLoyalty is one of our most frightening precepts. On its surface, an absolute dedication to ideology, a nation, or a person might seem honorable. Often, in fact, loyalty is considered the most prized of attributes one might find in a man or woman. But unless you’ve seen loyalty in truth, you may want to reserve your judgments on its worth. For there is no trespass which can not be excused with loyalty. There is no line that loyalty will not let you cross. There is no limit to the cruelties ...
5: 305 - The Gates of Heaven
February 01, 2019 21:50 - 1 hourLoyalty is one of our most frightening precepts.
Monstruo!!
January 09, 2019 05:01 - 8 minutesHere it is everybody, Monstruo! Available now wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more at MonstruoPodcast.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
304 - Ghost Story (Part Two)
January 04, 2019 21:10 - 49 minutes - 68.3 MBSometimes I think of people as bells ringing on a foggy night. They are all different and distant, ringing to their own timbre. Some are golden and light, others are solemn iron things whose peeling thrum falls slow and cold over the land. It’s not easy to traverse the fog on the way to them, holding an ear up the cold night and still trying to keep your eye on the uneven ground before you. For some people, the stress of those first meetings, of finding the voice behind the bell in the fog, ...
4: 304 - Ghost Story (Part Two)
January 04, 2019 21:10 - 49 minutesSometimes I think of people as bells ringing on a foggy night. They are all different and distant, ringing to their own timbre. Some are golden and light, others are solemn iron things whose peeling thrum falls slow and cold over the land. It’s not easy to traverse the fog on the way to them, holding an ear up the cold night and still trying to keep your eye on the uneven ground before you. For some people, the stress of those first meetings, of finding the voice behind the bell in the fog, ...
Ghost Story (Part Two)
January 04, 2019 21:10 - 49 minutesToday’s story is the second half of a two-part tale. Last episode, we left the subject of our story, a young man named Barden, on his lonesome in his hermitage of a flat in Paris. He’s been bothered by strange knocking from the apartment downstairs, and visions of some pale-faced apparition that may or may not be a symptom of his self-imposed isolation. Barden is a man who likes solitude not because he enjoys it, but because it suits him and he’s afraid of trying anything else. But he’s st...
Ghost Story (Part One)
December 08, 2018 01:35 - 40 minutesToday’s story is about a man living alone, with little more than the glow of his computer to keep him company. But something from beyond the veil of death and time may soon enter into the life of this modern hermit, whether he wants it to or not. Support us on Patreon Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Join the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club Send us an email Artwork by Yui Breedlove This month’s recommendations: Literature recommendation: ”My Friend Da...