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 - The Worst Horror Movie I've Ever Seen
In this Horror and Lit Club, I talk about Greg McLean's "The Darkness," possibly the most stultifyingly boring movie I've ever seen, and I recommend “Little Nightmares."
Scars in Time 12 - The Hollow Braid
In chapter 12 of 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.
Scars in Time 11 - The Hole
In chapter 11 of Scars in Time, the lines around Ash’s reality blur in full as she finishes Morgan’s story.
HLC - "The Frozen Ground" and "Coldheart Canyon" by Clive Barker
This Horror and Lit Club talks about "The Frozen Ground" and "Coldheart Canyon,” as well as rambling at length about the completion of my most recent novel.
Scars in Time 10 - The Debtor
In chapter 10 of 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.
Scars in Time 9 - The Repairs
In chapter 9 of 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.
HLC - "Ratman's Notebooks" by Stephen Gilbert and Blasphemous
This Horror and Lit Club is a discussion of “Ratman’s Notebooks” by Stephen Gilbert and “Blasphemous,” a Metroidvania video game. I also talk a bit about bad writing advice and the TV show “Fargo.”
Scars in Time 8 - The Lantern
In chapter 8 of 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.
Scars in Time 7 - The Typewriter
In chapter 7 of Scars in Time, determined to not be a burden, Ash takes a plethora of chores onto her shoulders, possibly biting off more than she can chew.
HLC - Cyberpunk 2077 and “Fargo”
This Horror and Lit Club talks about Cyberpunk 2077, Fargo, Scoob and Shag, and the Blair Witch video game.
Scars in Time 6 - The House
In chapter 6 of 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.
Scars in Time 5 - The Mayor
In chapter 5 of 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.