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.”

Sin Carriers 3 - Introductions

In chapter 3 of Sin Carriers, a team of misfits embarks safely, heading east. With nothing but time on their hands, our disparate cast makes their introductions, both to us, and to each other. Some of these first meetings are friendly, others awkward, and at least one close to deadly.

Fiction, Horror, Podcast, Sin Carriers, Suspense, ThrillerTyler BellJuly 1, 2022westside fairytales, west side, fairy tales, tyler bell, sin carriers, horror, dark fiction, fiction, podcast, writing, story, storytelling, writer, author, novel, western, america, wild west, audiobook, audio drama, audiodrama, introductions, book, episode, art, indie, original

HLC - "Vivarium" and "Wrong Turn"

On this episode of the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club, we talk about the absolute relic of 2000s horror, “Wrong Turn,” and an extremely dull modern cosmic horror thriller called “Vivarium.”

Fiction, HLC, Horror, Podcast, Suspense, ThrillerTyler BellJune 24, 2022horror, fiction, podcast, westside fairytales, west side, fairy tales, tyler bell, dark fiction, vivarium, wrong turn, wv, appalachia, west virginia, jesse eisenberg, movie, thriller, review, sci fi, sci-fi

Sin Carriers 2 - Departure

In chapter 2 of Sin Carriers, we’re introduced to the rest of our party as they embark on a train ride toward bloodshed, misery, and horror! Knife-slingers, thieves on the lam, and, most frightening of all, a Catholic priest!

Horror, Podcast, Fiction, Sin Carriers, Suspense, ThrillerTyler BellJune 10, 2022horror, serial, scary, storytelling, sin carriers, western, action, anime, tyler bell, westside fairytales, west side, fairy tales, dark fiction, fiction, fantasy, thriller, suspense, audio drama, audiodrama, audiobook, book, novel, writing

HLC - Tyler got COVID, "The Exorcist" as read by William Peter Blatty, and "Stalker"

Today’s Horror and Lit Club: I ain’t dead goddammit.

Fiction, HLC, Horror, Podcast, Thriller, SuspenseTyler BellMay 27, 2022tyler bell, westside fairytales, west side, fairy tales, podcast, horror, literature, books, movies, audiobook, fiction, dark, scary, the exorcist, william peter blatty, stalker, movie, book, audiodrama, audio drama

Sin Carriers 1 - Into the Wood

In the years following the end of a wild, free America, a group of misfits, killers, and criminals gather in a city on America's west coast, soon to travel east by rail in each other's company in the first episode of this season’s story, Sin Carriers.

HLC - "Dexter" is the Worst Best Show Ever

In today’s Horror and Lit Club: I recently finished the "Dexter" reboot "New Blood" and I wanted to review it, as well as the earlier seasons.

Horror, Fiction, HLC, Podcast, Suspense, ThrillerTyler BellJanuary 21, 2022horror and lit club, dexter, showtime, review, retrospective, hlc, tyler bell, westside fairytales, west side, fairy tales, author, writing, new blood, michael c hall, jennifer carpenter, jeff lindsay, book, tv, show, series, serial killer, vigilante, dexter morgan, novel, media

The Tortures of Edith Harlow

In today’s story, days after the death of her husband, the widowed Edith Harlow finds she must contend with a mysterious entity named Mr. Bags, who has aims on her home in the remote Staplebrick Holler.

Fiction, Horror, Podcast, Short stories, Suspense, ThrillerTyler BellDecember 24, 2021tyler bell, westside fairytales, west side, fairy tales, horror, fiction, dark fiction, podcast, audiobook, audio drama, audiodrama, edith harlow, tortures, west virginia, wv, appalachia, mr. bags, frank, widow, staplebrick holler, the dark, story, storytelling, writing, author, writer, indie, original

Don't Want

In today’s story, we learn the deepest desires are the darkest.

Fiction, Horror, Podcast, Suspense, ThrillerTyler BellOctober 29, 2021tyler bell, horror, fiction, podcast, westside fairytales, author, writer, dark fiction, warning, trigger, scary, story, storytelling, audiobook, audio drama, audiodrama, book

HLC - "Blacktop Wasteland" by S.A. Cosby is amazing

Mid-summer check in! In this episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast's Horror and Lit Club, I talk about the book "Blacktop Wasteland" by S.A. Cosby.

Fiction, HLC, Horror, Podcast, Suspense, ThrillerTyler BellAugust 27, 2021westside fairytales, tyler bell, west side, fairy tales, podcast, horror, hlc, horror and lit club, literature, movie, book, novel, s.a. cosby, blacktop wasteland, fiction, dark, story, scary, storytelling, author, writer, audio, audiodrama, audio drama, audiobook, appalachia, wv, ky, west virginia, kentucky, louisville, review, discussion, criticism, media

Scars in Time 20 - The End

In chapter 20 of Scars in Time, Ash clings to life by a thread, hanging literally at the edge of the door to oblivion. But she can hear the typewriter. It is calling to her.