Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories

On this episode: Elam revisits painful memories and our protagonists embark on the final leg of their long journey. Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Buy our short-story collection The Eyes Beneath My Father's House on Amazon and pre-order Tyler's debut novel West By God from The Henlo Press ! Support us on  Patreon  or by...

In this episode: The Sunken City Arc ends with our heroes scattered, the train all but destroyed, and the remaining survivors faced with a long walk toward their final destinations. Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Buy our short-story collection The Eyes Beneath My Father's House on Amazon and pre-order Tyler's debut novel West By G...

In chapter 15 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Sin Carriers, a boy reminisces about the life that led him to become a beast. Vasily fights to his last breath against an unimaginable foe. One of our travelers is almost fatally injured. A voice helps Moira rise from the darkness. A letter is accidentally delivered, and an important article of clothing is irreparably...

In this episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast's Horror and Lit Club, host Tyler Bell takes a look at the new Metroidvania game "Blasphemous 2," a sequel to one of Tyler’s all-time favorite indie games. 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 Apple...

In chapter 14 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Sin Carriers, Su suffers through fever dreams as she recovers from the concussion Wickless gave her. Tolliver finally stands up for himself. Vasily fights for his life in the fetid waters beneath the town. Mildover is terrified by something familiar in town, and Vicky finds himself sent off on a solo mission. Thanks f...

In this episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast's Horror and Lit Club, host Tyler Bell talks about the book "I'm Glad My Mom Died" by Jennette McCurdy. McCurdy's memoir about her mom dying is a short, riveting expose on childhood stardom. Definitely a solid addition to anybody's TBR stack. The Horror and Lit Club episodes are discussions and reviews that are separate fro...

In chapter 13 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Sin Carriers, our surviving travelers disembark at the next town, a ghostly remnant of civilization sitting on poles overtop a fetid, oil-laced swamp. Vicky finds a familiar secret in the post exchange. Miskal nurses Don through a fever brought on by the gunshot wound from Su, rifles through Wickless’ effects, and mak...

Something’s not quite right in the quiet mountain town of Targrady, West Virginia… Months after a local teen was lynched in the dead of a hot summer night, two men stand charged with murder in what the majority opinion considers to be an open-and-shut case. But Adelaide Stephenson, a young crime reporter from Charleston, is finding out the smallest cracks in the official narrative run far, far dee...

On this episode of the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club, host Tyler Bell sits down with Chantal Ryan, an indie video game developer and anthropologist from Australia. Topics include Generative AI technology, her horror inspirations, and her current project "darkwebSTREAMER." Learn more about Chantal using her Linktree and make sure to follow her and darkwebSTREAMER on Twitter! Thanks for li...

On this episode of the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club, host Tyler Bell sits down with Nic Boone, a horror creator and artist who's worked on numerous video games, including League of Legends. They're very well read on the social and economic issues facing artists these days, and we talk horror, their work, and the threats facing working artists in the modern market. We talk at length abou...

In chapter 12 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Sin Carriers, Su wakes up the morning after the events of the Ball, tired but none the worse for wear. Her debt paid to Moira, she leaves, not knowing somebody else aboard the train is waiting to collect. Mr. Vaught takes stock of the increasing damage to the train and tells the security crew to be ready to stop again...

On this episode of the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club, host Tyler Bell sits down with Steven LaFond, co-creator of the horror audiodrama Witchever Path, and talks about the inspirations behind some of their writing. They also talk about the upcoming Decolonize and Discover festival, created by his partner Journee LaFond. Hop in and enjoy! Check out Witchever Path and Decolonize and Discov...

In chapter 11 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Sin Carriers, Vasily and Vicky try to make sense of Belial’s home and his plans, and to figure out what he’s done with Su and Moira. Young Sulome drags herself from an early grave hand over bloody hand. Colt Wickless sticks to the shadows in town, trying to find his way to safety. And Belial’s ball comes to an explosi...

In this episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast's Horror and Lit Club, host Tyler Bell interviews Paul J. Kearns, an independent horror author from the UK. We talk about vampires, movies, his books “The Hunted and Other Twisted Tales” and “Beasts of Immortality,” and more! It's a great talk and you should go hunt down his books! Visit Paul's Linktree to learn more about...

In chapter 10 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Sin Carriers, we delve into the past to better understand the present. The drivers try to survive a night out drinking. Tolliver finds himself ejected from the party. And Gato has a piece of property returned to him. Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. Buy our boo...

In this episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast's Horror and Lit Club, host Tyler Bell talks about “Knock at the Cabin.” M. Night Shyamalan's most recent film isn't his worst, but it's still not very good. 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 iTun...

In this episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast's Horror and Lit Club, host Tyler Bell talks at extreme length about one of the best movies in recent memory, “The Menu.” 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...

In chapter 9 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Sin Carriers, Tolliver can’t seem to stop embarrassing himself. We are introduced to the dangerous and enigmatic Lord Belial, who holds sway over this town and whose motives are wholly unknown. Ducky and Gato have a chat. The Rider approaches in the company of great, foul-colored clouds. Wickless finds more than he bar...

In this episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast's Horror and Lit Club, host Tyler Bell interviews Caitlyn Pace, author of "Mumblings," a collection of horror and dark fiction short stories set in West Virginia. It's a great talk and you should go hunt down a copy of her book! Buy Mumblings by Caitlyn Pace. The Horror and Lit Club episodes are discussions and reviews that...

In chapter 8 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Sin Carriers, Elam comes across a curio that reminds him of his painful past. Su finds herself more comfortable than expected in the clothes she’s borrowed from Moira. Vasily takes what he believes is a great personal risk. Vicky tries to make a sale and receives an invitation from an extremely odd man. Gato interrupts...

In chapter 7 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Sin Carriers, as divides deepen between them, crew members will find themselves pulled into the gravity of different factions. Deceived by themselves or by others, these bonds may just as likely lead to bloodshed, as they do to brotherhood. Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get you...

In this episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s Horror and Lit Club, host Tyler Bell talks about jury duty! And also the video game Horizon Zero Dawn, and the book “Children of Chicago” by Cynthia Pelayo. 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 iTu...

In chapter 6 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Sin Carriers, our travelers recover from the aftermath of the Pinkerton attack and discover whether the few revelations about their pasts might hurt relations with the rest of the crew. Conversations are had amongst the drivers, the security personnel, and the VIPs about what’s to come as the bodies of the Pinkertons k...

This episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s Horror and Lit Club covers the 2022 horror film "Barbarian," a review that took so long to do because Tyler loves that movie that we had to cut the discussion of the recent adaptation of Neil Gaiman's "The Sandman." Next month, we'll be at the West Virginia Book Festival in Charleston, so stop by to say hi, buy a book, and g...

On this episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s Horror and Lit Club, Tyler complains a lot but also talks about the 2022 horror film “Nope” by Jordan Peele. 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 b...