Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories

In this episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast's Horror and Lit Club, Tyler talks about Greg McLean's "The Darkness," possibly the most stultifyingly boring movie he's ever seen, plans for upcoming format changes to various parts of the podcast, and a recommendation for the Little Nightmares video game by Tarsier Studios. He also talks at some length about his evolving "Radha Mitchell Conspiracy Theory" that will eventually expose him as the triviality-obsessed sociopath he is.The Horror and Lit Club episodes are discussions and reviews that are separate from the regular fiction episodes.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In chapter 12 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Scars in Time, there is no separating Ash from her visions now, and she doesn’t know if what she’s experiencing are visions at all. Seemingly thrust out of her own life and into one she’d rather die — rather kill — than live, she finds her headspace filled with memories of an existence that shouldn’t feel as familiar as it does.Desperate for a way out, but bedridden from smoke inhalation, Ash is forced to use every last ounce of wit to escape this new and horrific predicament.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord!Artwork by Yui Breedlove Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In chapter 11 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Scars in Time, the lines around Ash’s reality blur in full as she finishes Morgan’s story. The cruel, beautiful ghost haunting her seems as made of flesh as Darcy.As time moves on without Ash fully in the world, the repairs to her home proceed on schedule. But as the work crews pry deeper into the house, an accident occurs that might push Ash through the thin walls of her own mind into somewhere else entirely.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord!Artwork by Yui Breedlove Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast's Horror and Lit Club is a discussion of the movie "The Frozen Ground" directed by Scott Walker and the book "Coldheart Canyon" by Clive Barker, as well as rambling at length about the completion of Tyler's most recent novel "Black City," which you are not allowed to read yet.The Horror and Lit Club episodes are discussions and reviews that are separate from the regular fiction episodes. Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In chapter 10 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Scars in Time, Ash dives fully into the story of Jacob Morgan, the supposed real estate agent who’d ended his own life by jumping off a balcony at the Gun Cotton Hotel. As Ash dives into his sordid past, it’s readily apparent that, perhaps, not everything she’s writing is fiction.Even more to the point, the lines between Ash’s visions of Morgan’s life before that ill-fated meeting in Gun Cotton and Ash’s own life aren’t quite as solid as they should be.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord!Artwork by Yui Breedlove Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In chapter 9 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Scars in Time, furious with Darcy after their argument the night before, Ash takes on more responsibilities to prove she’s capable of handling things herself. She goes into town in search of a phone and parts to get her new typewriter working.She manages to reconnect with an old friend and meets with a repairman who takes her on a more detailed tour of her home. What Ash learns is that her home has more secrets — and rooms — than she ever expected, though figuring out those riddles will have to wait.Because she’s got a new typewriter she’s just dying to try out.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord!Artwork by Yui Breedlove Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast's Horror and Lit Club is a discussion of “Ratman’s Notebooks” by Stephen Gilbert and Blasphemous, a Metroidvania video game from Team17. Tyler also talks a bit about bad writing advice, the TV show “Fargo,” and other nonsense.This month’s recommendations:“Ratman’s Notebooks” by Stephen Gilbert“Blasphemous” by Team17The Horror and Lit Club episodes are discussions and reviews that are separate from the regular fiction episodes. Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In chapter 8 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Scars in Time, Ash tries to shake off the images that accompanied her discovery in the attic, pondering what or who might have left those things there. When the ancient and overtaxed electrical grid in her house dies, however, she’s forced to trek back into Gun Cotton in search of a temporary source of light.Something strong enough, hopefully, to beat back the black and smoking shadows trying to creep up from the basement.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord!Artwork by Yui Breedlove Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In chapter 7 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Scars in Time, Ash and Darcy are finally moved in — official residents of Gun Cotton. But their new home is anything but perfect. Years of neglect have left it near in ruins, and with the high pressures of her new practice, Darcy will have to leave much of the work to Ash.Determined to not be a burden, Ash takes a plethora of chores onto her shoulders, possibly biting off more than she can chew. As she’s exploring her new home ahead of the planned renovations, she stumbles across something that’s been hidden away for a long time. Hidden, in fact, just where someone, or some thing, knew she would find it.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord!Artwork by Yui Breedlove Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast's Horror and Lit Club is a discussion of the video game Cyberpunk 2077 and the TV series “Fargo,” as well as this month’s recommendations: the web comic “Scoob and Shag,” and the Blair Witch video game. This month's recommendations:Scoob and ShagBlair WitchThe Horror and Lit Club episodes are discussions and reviews that are separate from the regular fiction episodes. Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In chapter 6 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Scars in Time, Ash and Darcy take the day to explore their new house, a place as full of secrets and lost memories as it is bad wiring and rusted pipe. Ash’s visions continue to haunt her. And though now they all have a very specific setting — this odd house in Old Town, Gun Cotton — Ash finds she’s no longer quite feeling herself when she has them.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord!Artwork by Yui Breedlove Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In chapter 5 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Scars in Time, if there’s anything Ash can be sure of, it’s that her move to Gun Cotton has not alleviated her visions. To make matters worse, she’s become the unwilling witness to a suicide.Despite her fragile mental state, Ash has to speak with the police and, while doing so, meets the enigmatic and somewhat frightening mayor of Gun Cotton. And, before the day’s over, she’ll have the key to her new home in hand.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord!Artwork by Yui Breedlove Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast's Horror and Lit Club is a discussion of "House on Haunted Hill" (1999) directed by William Malone and "Unsounded," a web comic by Ashley Cope. I also chat about the "Hannibal" TV show and talk a lot of shit about "Hillbilly Elegy" by J.D. Vance. Note, I called J.D. Vance by the wrong name for most of this episode.This month's recommendations:"House on Haunted Hill" (1999)"Unsounded" by Ashley CopeThe Horror and Lit Club episodes are discussions and reviews that are separate from the regular fiction episodes. Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In chapter 4 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark podcast’s Scars in Time, Darcy helps Ash pull herself together after a particularly bad episode. Ash’s visions are growing more vivid and more obtrusive by the day, coalescing with a life-changing moment of self-destruction.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord!Artwork by Yui Breedlove Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In chapter 3 of Scars in Time, a fire leaves Darcy and Ash without recourse to do anything but head for West Virginia. Are Ash’s horrifying dreams a friendly warning, or a poorly veiled threat about what awaits her?Ash and Darcy drive across America to their new home in the remote mountain town of Gun Cotton. A misty, almost forgotten place full of its own odd ghosts, some of which have been waiting a long time to meet Ash Littletree.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord!Artwork by Yui Breedlove Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month's episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast's Horror and Lit Club is a discussion of this month's recommendations: the web comic "Kill Six Billion Demons" by Abbadon and the American Horrorplex Haunted House in Louisville, Kentucky. Tyler also discusses HBO's "Lovecraft Country," Adam Sandler's "Hubie Halloween," and the movie adaptation of Clive Barker's "Books of Blood."The Horror and Lit Club episodes are discussions and reviews that are separate from the regular fiction episodes. Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In chapter 2 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Scars in Time, Ash wraps up the last threads of her life in Colorado as she and Darcy prepare to move to Gun Cotton, West Virginia. However, Ash’s delusions - her visions - continue to afflict her day and night. She soldiers on, as always, but finds it harder and harder to say the nightmares she’s seeing aren’t real when they’re walking around in the daytime.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord!Artwork by Yui Breedlove Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first chapter in the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s first season-long, 20-part story “Scars in Time” takes you to Gun Cotton, West Virginia, a small, eclectic mountain town where the ever-thickening mists hold untold and horrifying secrets. We join Ash Littletree, now 30 years past the events of our tale, “The Umbrella Man,” as she journeys back to her home state to escape the funk that has overtaken her in middle age.Once back in West Virginia, however, she’ll find the past she thought she’d left behind is still half-alive and waiting for her. And this time, she might not escape.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord!Artwork by Yui Breedlove Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scars in Time is the 20-episode single-story fifth season of the Westside Fairytales. Journey to Gun Cotton, West Virginia, and experience the nightmare beginning October 2nd.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord!Artwork by Yui Breedlove Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The last Horror and Lit Club for season four is a discussion of the book "Voices of Glory" by Davis Grubb and Shudder's "The Last Drive-in With Joe Bob Briggs," as well as excessive rambling about anime and representation and the importance of taking a break now and then.This month's recommendations:Literature Recommendation: "Voices of Glory" by Davis GrubbRandom Horror Recommendation: "The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs"The Horror and Lit Club episodes are discussions and reviews that are separate from the regular fiction episodes. Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s episode of the Westside Fairytales, a young man is attacked while walking home after a night at the bar. When he wakes the next morning, he finds his life has changed forever.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon!Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereArtwork by Yui BreedloveThis month's recommendations:Literature Recommendation: "Voices of Glory" by Davis GrubbRandom Horror Recommendation: "The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club, Tyler talks about Maya Angelou's seminal 1969 work "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," and Guillermo del Toro's masterpiece of horror-fantasy, "Pan's Labyrinth." He also rambles at length about potentially racist bookstore layouts, the absolute travesty that is "Cannibal Holocaust," and the horrors of war.Also, he meant to say "microtonal" music when talking about System of a Down, not "multitonal."This month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings," by Maya AngelouRandom horror recommendation: "Pan's Labyrinth," dir. by Guillermo del ToroThe Horror and Lit Club episodes are discussions and reviews that are separate from the regular fiction episodes. Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's episode of the Westside Fairytales is about young men interred at a West Virginia lunatic asylum and the things one of them is willing to do to ensure the other survives.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon!Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereArtwork by Yui BreedloveThis month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings," by Maya AngelouRandom horror recommendation: "Pan's Labyrinth," directed by Guillermo del Toro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month’s episode of the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club is a discussion of the ceaseless flow of time, as well as this month’s recommendations, the book “Hyperion” by Dan Simmons and the movie “Event Horizon” directed by Paul W.S. Anderson.This month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: "Hyperion" by Dan Simmons Random horror recommendation: "Event Horizon" directed by Paul W. S. Anderson The Horror and Lit Club episodes are discussions and reviews that are separate from the regular fiction episodes. Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode of the Westside Fairytales, a massive industrial accident involving a space station orbiting a distant star imperils the lives of the few workers remaining aboard during a skeleton shift. But as one of the workers tries to make his way out of the floundering station, he finds there might be something inhuman hunting for the remaining survivors.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon!Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereArtwork by Yui BreedloveThis month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: "Hyperion" by Dan Simmons Random horror recommendation: "Event Horizon" directed by Paul W.S. Anderson  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month's episode of the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club is a discussion of the book "Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro and the movie "Session 9" directed by Brad Anderson. Tyler also talks at length about what he's been enjoying during quarantine, including the 1991 film "Soap Dish," the original 1973 version of "The Wicker Man," and the first-person shooter video game Doom Eternal.This month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: “Remains of the Day” by Kazuo IshiguroRandom horror recommendation: “Session 9” directed by Brad AndersonThe Horror and Lit Club episodes are discussions and reviews that are separate from the regular fiction episodes. Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's episode of the Westside Fairytales concerns a handful of men working for a small moving company tasked with emptying an ancient woodland mansion. As they dig deeper into the house, however, they find more than just cobwebs lingering in the halls.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon!Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereArtwork by Yui BreedloveThis month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: “Remains of the Day” by Kazuo IshiguroRandom horror recommendation: “Session 9” directed by Brad Anderson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month’s episode of the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club is a discussion of the dual recommendations, Davis Grubb's debut 1953 novel "Night of the Hunter" and its 1955 film adaptation by Charles Laughton. Tyler also gives his first impression of the new “Locke and Key” series on Netflix and rambles on about the greatness of Tobe Hooper’s classic, “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.”This month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: “Night of the Hunter” by Davis GrubbRandom horror recommendation: Night of the Hunter, directed by Charles LaughtonThe Horror and Lit Club episodes are discussions and reviews that are separate from the regular fiction episodes. Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode of the Westside Fairytales, a lone soldier stalks the ruins of a post-apocalyptic city, following the last orders he was given at the end of an unknown war. But as he hunts his quarry through broken buildings and desolate streets, he realizes he's not just the hunter, but the hunted.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon!Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereArtwork by Yui BreedloveThis month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: “Night of the Hunter” by Davis GrubbRandom horror recommendation: Night of the Hunter, directed by Charles Laughton Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month's episode of the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club is a discussion of the book "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros and the movie "REC" directed by Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza. Tyler also talks at length about how bad the holidays between January and June suck and how much he loves "Bates Motel," the five-season adaptation of "Psycho" that aired on the A&E network from 2013 to 2017.This month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra CisnerosRandom horror recommendation: REC dir. by Jaume Balaguero and Paco PlazaThe Horror and Lit Club episodes are discussions and reviews that are separate from the regular fiction episodes. Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s episode of the Westside Fairytales, a peasant girl working as an agave farmer is given a second chance at a new life, but the sacrifices she'll have to make may not be worth it.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon!Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereArtwork by Yui BreedloveThis month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra CisnerosRandom horror recommendation: REC directed by Jaume Baulguero and Paco Plaza Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club, we discuss Dan Simmons’ 2007 novel "The Terror," and its 2018 TV adaptation on AMC written and produced by David Kajganich. Also, Tyler talks about and reviews "The Lighthouse" directed by Robert Eggers and the 2020 reboot of "The Grudge."This month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: "The Terror" by Dan SimmonsRandom horror recommendation: AMC's "The Terror," developed by David KajganichThe Horror and Lit Club episodes are discussions and reviews that are separate from the regular fiction episodes.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today’s episode of the Westside Fairytales 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.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon!Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereArtwork by Yui BreedloveThis month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: "The Terror" by Dan SimmonsRandom horror recommendation: AMC's "The Terror," developed by David Kajganich Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club, 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 Tyler's thoughts on Taika Waititi's "Jojo Rabbit."Let me know if you agree or disagree with my takes in the comments!The Horror and Lit Club episodes are discussions and reviews that are separate from the regular fiction episodes. Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s 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.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon!Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereArtwork by Yui BreedloveThis month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: “Me Talk Pretty One Day” by David SedarisRandom horror recommendation: “The Witch” directed by Robert Eggers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month’s Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club is a discussion of Toni Morrison’s seminal work, “Beloved” and the 1989 body-horror film “Society” directed by Brian Yuzna. The Horror and Lit Club episodes are discussions and reviews that are separate from the regular fiction episodes. Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today’s episode of the Westside Fairytales 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.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon!Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereArtwork by Yui BreedloveThis month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: ”Beloved” by Toni MorrisonRandom horror recommendation: "Society” directed by Brian Yuzna Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month’s episode of the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club is a discussion of October’s literature and random horror recommendations, the video game 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.The Horror and Lit Club episodes are discussions and reviews that are separate from the regular fiction episodes. Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today’s episode of the Westside Fairytales concerns the end of 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.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon!Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereArtwork by Yui BreedloveThis month’s recommendations: Literature recommendation: “It” by Stephen KingRandom horror recommendation: “Dead by Daylight” from Behavior Interactive Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’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 Westside Fairytales minisode is about just such a person who, whether he deserves it or not, is killing himself with regret over the past.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon!Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereArtwork by Yui Breedlove Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Westside Fairytales podcast returns Oct. 4 with 10 new, horrific stories. Tell your friends. And stay safe out there.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon!Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereArtwork by Yui Breedlove Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club, Tyler discusses the recommendations for July: John Carpenter’s 1983 horror film “The Thing,” and Jeannette Walls’ 2004 memoir, “The Glass Castle.” He also talks about some stuff he's been watching lately, including “The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs,” and a somewhat tragic experience from childhood.The Horror and Lit Club episodes are discussions and reviews that are separate from the regular fiction episodes. Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey folks, thanks for sticking with us through another thrilling season of the Westside Fairytales. This retrospective episode is a much larger version of a thing we do on the Patreon and we thought it’d be a nice bonus for you all at the end of the season.The Horror and Lit Club episodes are discussions and reviews that are separate from the regular fiction episodes. Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord!New season begins in October! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some people are invisible to many of us, but that doesn’t make them any less important. In today’s episode, the season 3 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 month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: “The Glass Castle” by Jeannette WallsRandom horror recommendation: “The Thing” directed by John CarpenterThanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon!Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereArtwork by Yui Breedlove Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this month’s episode of the Horror and Lit Club, Tyler rambles at length on some books he's been reading, HBO’s new miniseries “Chernobyl,” and the Westside Fairytales literature and random horror recommendations for June 2019.This month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: ”Heart of Darkness” by Joseph ConradRandom horror recommendation: ”Magic,” starring Anthony HopkinsThe Horror and Lit Club episodes are discussions and reviews that are separate from the regular fiction episodes. Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everything that begins, must end. In this episode of the Westside Fairytales, we bring you the long-awaited finale of the four-part story, Tota Americana.Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.This month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: ”Heart of Darkness” by Joseph ConradRandom horror recommendation: Magic, starring Anthony HopkinsBuy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon!Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereArtwork by Yui Breedlove Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome 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.This month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: "Preacher" by Garth Ennis and Steve DillonRandom horror recommendation: Night in the Woods video gameThe Horror and Lit Club episodes are discussions and reviews that are separate from the regular fiction episodes. Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereJoin the Discord! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 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 third of a four-part series. Our suggestion is that you return here after enjoying part one and two, but no worries if you’d like to listen out of order. We here at the Westside Fairytales sometimes eat our dessert before dinner as well.This month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: "Preacher" by Garth Ennis and Steve DillonRandom horror recommendation: Night in the Woods video gameThanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon!Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereArtwork by Yui Breedlove Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s on the Great Plains where we resume our story, the tale of a young person named Alex traveling across the 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 Heartlands. A thing beyond reckoning, which must be faced in time.Let us remind you that today’s story is the second of a four-part series. Our suggestion is that you return here after enjoying part one, but no worries if you’d like to listen out of order. We here at the Westside Fairytales sometimes eat our dessert before dinner as well.This month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: “American Gods” by Neil GaimanRandom horror recommendation: Apocalypse NowThanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon!Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereArtwork by Yui Breedlove Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s episode of the Westside Fairytales, 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 listener.This month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: ”The Talisman” by Stephen King and Peter StraubRandom horror recommendation: The WailingThanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Buy our book "The Eyes Beneath My Father's House" on Amazon!Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereArtwork by Yui Breedlove Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.