The Westside Fairytales Podcast
We at the Westside Fairytales have written a story for you. Not you in that broad sense where you just means anybody, but you, Dear Listener. We know all about you. What makes you nervous, what sickens you, what keeps you from leaving your house sometimes for the maddening worry of it. And we’ve put it in a story. A story we’ll read for you.
Demons, desperate souls, and eldritch horrors… These strange and varied original tales will linger long after you've finished listening. The Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast is an award-winning audiodrama written, read, and produced by author Tyler Bell.
Seasons 1-4 contain a variety of short stories; Seasons 5 and 6 are novels broken into chapters. While each story can stand on its own, all take place in the extended Westside Fairytales universe, with continuing themes, characters, and connections. The Horror and Lit Club episodes are discussions, interviews, and reviews independent of the fiction episodes. Original art by Yui Breedlove.
Latest Episodes
HLC - Blasphemous 2
On this episode of the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club, host Tyler Bell says Blasphemous 2 is just a really great game.
HLC - "I'm Glad My Mom Died" by Jennette McCurdy
In this episode of the Horror and Lit Club, host Tyler Bell talks about Jennette McCurdy’s memoir, “I’m Glad My Mom Died.” Tyler usually doesn’t read memoirs, but this was a good one.
HLC - Interview with Chantal Ryan, horror game developer
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.
HLC - Interview with horror creator and professional artist Nic Boone
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.
HLC - Interview with Steven LaFond, co-creator of Witchever Path
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.
HLC - Interview with indie author Paul J. Kearns
In this episode of the HLC, host Tyler Bell interviews Paul J. Kearns, an independent horror author from the UK.
HLC - "Knock at the Cabin"
In this episode of the 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.
HLC - Horizon Zero Dawn and "Children of Chicago" by Cynthia Pelayo
In this 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.
HLC - "The Black Phone" and "The Hollow Places" by T. Kingfisher
On this episode of the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club, I do a massive review of "The Black Phone," and I also talk a bit about "The Hollow Places.”
HLC - "Yellowjackets," Elden Ring, and "Come With Me" by Ronald Malfi
Today's Horror and Lit Club episode covers Showtime's "Yellowjackets," the horror/mystery novel "Come With Me" by Ronald Malfi, and probably the best open world game ever released, "Elden Ring."
HLC - "Malignant" and "Candyman"
In this episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast's Horror and Lit Club, I have an EXTENSIVE discussion of the absolute mess that is Malignant and my thoughts on Candyman.
HLC - Psychonauts, suburban fascism, and "American Horror Story"
In this Horror and Lit Club, The Great Hiatus continues! But our first book, “The Eyes Beneath My Father’s House,” is out now on Amazon in Kindle and paperback!