Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories

108 - Gourmand Gourmet (Part Two)

March 18, 2017 01:07 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MB

This episode is the second half of Gourmand Gourmet, where our hapless protagonist has found he can no longer keep any traditional food down after emergency brain surgery. After slitting the throat of a lamb during a Central Park Nativity scene, he discovers the one thing he can eat is human blood and flesh. With that knowledge in hand, he must decide whether it's better to starve to death ... or to go hunting. Part One is available on iTunes, along with the entire Westside Fairytales archiv...

Gourmand Gourmet (Part Two)

March 18, 2017 01:07 - 35 minutes

This episode is the second half of Gourmand Gourmet, in which David has found he can no longer keep any traditional food down after emergency brain surgery. After slitting the throat of a lamb during a Central Park nativity scene, he discovers the one thing he can eat is human flesh. With that knowledge in hand, he must decide whether it's better to starve to death ... or to go hunting. Support us on Patreon Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Join the Westside Fair...

Gourmand Gourmet (Part One)

March 05, 2017 02:55 - 39 minutes

A well-respected food critic finds he's no longer able to enjoy food after emergency surgery to remove tumors from his brain. Not only is he unable to enjoy it, but everything tastes utterly foul to him. As his career, relationship, and dignity are put on the line, he puts his hope in curing himself by finding something to eat that doesn't come up right after he chews, but he soon finds the only item on the menu is the most taboo. Support us on Patreon Follow us on social media: Twitter | ...

107 - Gourmand Gourmet (Part One)

March 05, 2017 02:55 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MB

A well-respected food critic finds he's no longer able to enjoy food after emergency surgery to remove two large cancer granules from his brain. Not only is not able to enjoy it, it tastes utterly foul to him. As his career, relationship, and dignity are put on the line, our protagonist puts his hope in curing himself by finding something to eat that doesn't come up right after he chews, but in time he finds the only item on the menu is the most taboo of foods. Part One of Two See more of m...

106 - The Twinkling Kad

February 17, 2017 04:23 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MB

Today’s tale is based loosely on my own life. I too lost a job I’d worked very hard to get, and I too had to take work as a night watchman at a construction site. Sitting there in the dark, alone in the middle of nowhere, you will start seeing things. Little bursts of light and twists of shadow. The only thing more frightening than that, I believe, would be finding out the thing you thought you’d saw was actually there. @realTylerBell @WSFairytales Facebook: Westside Fairytales iTunes: ht...

The Twinkling Kad

February 17, 2017 04:23 - 34 minutes

A disgraced former professor is forced to take a job as a night watchman after his career and life fall apart. After spending some time alone in the dark on his night patrols, he finds his new station in life is far from the worst of his worries. Today’s tale is based loosely on my own life. I too lost a job I’d worked very hard to get, and I too had to take work as a night watchman at a construction site. Sitting there in the dark, alone in the middle of nowhere, you will start seeing thin...

Carpenter Under Stone (Part Two)

February 01, 2017 23:14 - 28 minutes

To recap part one of this week's story, a mentally disadvantaged inmate named Zeke is being forced to make Glory State Penitentiary’s first electric chair. The first inmate scheduled to use that chair, a notorious criminal named Cunny Marco, has been threatening Zeke, hoping that him not finishing the chair means his own execution will be stayed indefinitely. Support us on Patreon Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Join the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club ...

105 - Carpenter Under Stone (Part Two)

February 01, 2017 23:14 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB

To recap the first half of CARPENTER UNDER STONE, a mentally disadvantaged inmate named Zeke Rachel is being forced to make Glory State Penitentiary’s first electric chair by the money-obsessed Warden Pine. The first inmate scheduled to use that chair, a notorious criminal named Cunny Marco, has been threatening Zeke, hoping that him not finishing the chair means his execution will be stayed indefinitely.

Carpenter Under Stone (Part One)

January 21, 2017 00:09 - 24 minutes

What would you do if somebody gave you the choice of dying now, or killing people just to die a bit later? In this week's story, a mentally-disabled savant at a mid-20th-century West Virginia prison is faced with that same decision when the warden gives him a simple task: Build the prison's new electric chair. This story is long enough that we're going to be splitting it into two parts. Support us on Patreon Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Join the Westside Fair...

104 - Carpenter Under Stone (Part One)

January 21, 2017 00:09 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MB

What would you do if somebody gave you the choice of dying now, or killing people to die a bit later? In this week's story, CARPENTER UNDER STONE, a mentally-disabled savant at a mid-20th-century West Virginia prison is faced with that same choice when the warden gives him a simple task: Build the prison's new electric chair. This story is long enough that we're going to be splitting it into two parts. Enjoy the second half of CARPENTER UNDER STONE in two weeks.

As Read by the Author

January 06, 2017 07:11 - 29 minutes

This episode is concerned with the life of a very odd book. What would you do if you found the book in your hands was writing itself even as you read it? Would you put it down, afraid of some trickery, or would you read on with fascination? And what would you do, Dear Listener, if you found out the book had suddenly switched its focus to you? Support us on Patreon Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Join the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club Send us an email ...

103 - As Read by the Author

January 06, 2017 07:11 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

A strange book leaves a trail of bloodshed across the ages.

2: The Book Buyer

December 19, 2016 21:26 - 23 minutes

An man discusses his odd hobby of collecting many copies of the same mundane book.

The Book Buyer

December 19, 2016 21:26 - 23 minutes

Everybody knows somebody with an obsession. Sports. Video games. Reading. But some people's hobbies take a darker turn. This story deals with just such a man, whose obsessive book-collecting may be covering up a much more sinister desire. 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

102 - The Book Buyer

December 19, 2016 21:26 - 23 minutes - 31.7 MB

Everybody knows somebody with an obsession. Sports. Video games. Reading. But some people's hobbies take a darker turn. This story deals with just such a man, whose obsessive book collecting may be covering up a much more sinister desire.

1: 101 - The Urge

December 07, 2016 22:58 - 26 minutes

Have you ever stood at the edge of a tall building or ledge and just had that urge to jump? In this first episode of the Westside Fairytales podcast, we follow a young woman who travels into the woods and finds it hard to leave.

101 - The Urge

December 07, 2016 22:58 - 26 minutes - 37 MB

Have you ever stood at the edge of a tall building or ledge and just had that urge to jump? In this first episode of the Westside Fairytales Podcast, we follow a young woman who travels into the woods and finds it hard to leave.

The Urge