Welcome to the Westside - Promotional trailer video for the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast by author Tyler Bell.
The first 4 seasons of the Westside Fairytales are comprised of a variety of short stories. Seasons 5 and 6 each are a season-long novel broken into episodic chapters. While each story can stand on its own, all content takes place in the extended Westside Fairytales universe, with continuing themes, characters, and connections. Original art by Yui Breedlove.
The Horror and Lit Club episodes are discussions, interviews, and reviews that are separate from the regular fiction episodes.
The Westside Fairytales is a Top 5 Finalist for Fiction in the 2022 CrowdUltra Podcast Awards.
The Westside Fairytales is a Top 10 Finalist for Fiction in the 2022 People’s Choice Podcast Awards.
Tyler’s story “Lagunitas, 4 a.m.” won Second Place in LEO Weekly’s 2022 Literary LEO short fiction competition.
The Westside Fairytales won Best Storytelling Production, Best Storyteller in a Storytelling Production, and Best Writing of a Storytelling Production in the 2020 Audio Verse Awards!
The Westside Fairytales was featured as an Under the Radar Podcast You Should Be Listening To in the June 2020 edition of Podcast Magazine.
Tyler and his writing have been featured on podcasts such as Hillbilly Horror Stories, Dark Topic, Witchever Path, Ignorance Was Bliss, Evergreen, Monstruo, and Sword and Scale.
You know the fear of drowning, even if you've never been near water. It's as inborn in us as the desire to keep breathing. When last we left our protagonist, she was in deathly danger, trapped in the kitchen of a sinking ship. This is part two, the conclusion of The Water-Rotted Doll.
Read MoreToday’s tale is the story of a woman’s journey from a war-torn country to one of safety and prosperity. It is a time of sickness, of death, and the specter of death itself follows her on her voyage in the form of an ugly doll made of plaster.
Read MoreWe all feel lonely sometimes. Some of us never really feel like we’re not alone, even when we’re surrounded by people. For guys like me, and our main character, that means slinking out to the bar. Thing is, that kind of lifestyle can wear on you. It can get too comfortable, and the loneliness might end up becoming your only friend.
Read MoreToday's story is about a woman who feels trapped in a life she never expected to live. She doesn't have any friends or really any social interaction aside from her children. But an old friend has stopped by to help her break out of this funk. Somebody from her childhood that always shows up when she needs him.
Read MoreSometimes the things you own end up owning you. Here's the last of the three minisodes for the summer off-season. We’ll be back in November. We hope you enjoy your Halloween. Stay safe out there.
Read MoreWe're now more than halfway through the off-season, and new episodes are just around the corner. Today's minisode is just a trifle. A snatch of memory. The creeping sort of horror that walks with you for a while even after you've said goodbye.
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