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
Introducing Season 5: Scars in Time
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.
HLC - "Voices of Glory" by Davis Grubb and "The Last Drive-in With Joe Bob Briggs"
The last Horror and Lit Club for season 4 discusses "Voices of Glory" by Davis Grubb and "The Last Drive-in With Joe Bob Briggs," plus rambling about anime and representation and the importance of taking a break now and then.
HLC - "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou and "Pan's Labyrinth"
Today’s Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club 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."
HLC - "Hyperion" by Dan Simmons and "Event Horizon"
Today’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, “Hyperion” by Dan Simmons and “Event Horizon” directed by Paul W.S. Anderson.
HLC - "Night of the Hunter" by Davis Grubb and "Night of the Hunter" dir. by Charles Laughton
A discussion of this month's dual recommendations, Davis Grubb's debut 1953 novel "Night of the Hunter" and its 1955 film adaptation by Charles Laughton.
Within as Without
In today's story, 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 as well.
HLC - "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros and "REC"
This month's horror and lit club is a discussion of "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros and "REC" directed by Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza.
Ojos Oscuros
In this story, 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.
HLC - "The Terror" by Dan Simmons and its TV adaptation
In this episode of the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club, we discuss Dan Simmons’ 2007 novel "The Terror," and its 2018 adaptation written and produced by David Kajganich. Also, I talk about and review "The Lighthouse" directed by Robert Eggers and the 2020 reboot of "The Grudge."
HLC - "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris and "The Witch"
An off-the-cuff discussion of December's recommendations, "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris and "The Witch" dir. by Robert Eggers.