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Demons, desperate souls, and eldritch horrors. Strange and varied original stories that will linger long after you've finished listening. The Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast is written, read, and produced by Tyler Bell. New episodes every month.
In chapter 15 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Sin Carriers, a boy reminisces about the life that led him to become a beast. Vasily fights to his last breath against an unimaginable foe. One of our travelers is almost fatally injured. A voice helps Moira rise from the darkness. A letter is accidentally delivered, and an important article of clothing is irreparably damaged.
PLUS: The official book launch party for Tyler's debut novel, West by God, is January 12 at Foxing Books in Louisville, Kentucky. Come see us!
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In this episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast's Horror and Lit Club, host Tyler Bell takes a look at the new Metroidvania game "Blasphemous 2," a sequel to one of Tyler’s all-time favorite indie games.
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In chapter 14 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Sin Carriers, Su suffers through fever dreams as she recovers from the concussion Wickless gave her. Tolliver finally stands up for himself. Vasily fights for his life in the fetid waters beneath the town. Mildover is terrified by something familiar in town, and Vicky finds himself sent off on a solo mission.
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In this episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast's Horror and Lit Club, host Tyler Bell talks about the book "I'm Glad My Mom Died" by Jennette McCurdy. McCurdy's memoir about her mom dying is a short, riveting expose on childhood stardom. Definitely a solid addition to anybody's TBR stack.
The Horror and Lit Club episodes are discussions and reviews that are separate from the regular fiction episodes.
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On this episode of Sin Carriers, our surviving travelers disembark at the next town, a ghostly remnant of civilization sitting on poles overtop a fetid, oil-laced swamp. Vicky finds a familiar secret in the post exchange. Miskal nurses Don through a fever brought on by the gunshot wound from Su, rifles through Wickless’ effects, and makes a tough decision.
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This month's HLC is a continuation of our interview series, this time with Nic Boone, a horror creator and artist who's worked on numerous video games, including League of Legends. They're very well read on the social and economic issues facing artists these days, and so I invited them on to talk horror, their work, and the threats facing working artists in the modern market. We talk at length about AI, workers rights, and the grim future of art if the people who make it don't learn to band together and stick up for themselves.
If you're the politically weary sort, or get upset when you hear non-status-quo opinions about politics, economics, etc., this episode may not be for you. We get out in the weeds on some issues, but I have say quite expressly that these are issues I'm very passionate about and that have deep and profound effects on folks like me being able to make art and hold onto the fruits of my labor. So, if you could give it a listen with an open mind, even if you disagree, I'd appreciate that!
Side note: Nic goes by they/them pronouns and I accidentally misgender them a few times in this episode. That's wrong on my part and all apologies to Nic.
Learn more about Nic Boone by checking out their links!
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In chapter 12 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Sin Carriers, Su wakes up the morning after the events of the Ball, tired but none the worse for wear. Her debt paid to Moira, she leaves, not knowing somebody else aboard the train is waiting to collect. Mr. Vaught takes stock of the increasing damage to the train and tells the security crew to be ready to stop again shortly. Tolliver awakes a different man than the one he was before departing, but can’t quite hold himself together. Wickless loses face after terribly misjudging a situation, and Gato teaches a new Imago just where he stands in the pecking order.
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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, and talks about the inspirations behind some of their writing. They also talk about the upcoming Decolonize and Discover festival, created by his partner Journee LaFond. Hop in and enjoy!
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In chapter 10 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Sin Carriers, we delve into the past to better understand the present. The drivers try to survive a night out drinking. Tolliver finds himself ejected from the party. And Gato has a piece of property returned to him.
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In this episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast's Horror and Lit Club, host Tyler Bell interviews Paul J. Kearns, an independent horror author from the UK. We talk about vampires, movies, his books “The Hunted and Other Twisted Tales” and “Beasts of Immortality,” and more!. It's a great talk and you should go hunt down his books!
Visit Paul's Linktree to learn more about him, and follow him on Instagram!
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In this episode of Sin Carriers, we delve into the past to better understand the present. The drivers try to survive a night out drinking. Tolliver finds himself ejected from the party. And Gato has a piece of property returned to him.
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M. Night Shyamalan's most recent film isn't his worst, but it's still not very good.
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In this episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast's Horror and Lit Club, I talk at extreme length about one of the best movies I’ve seen in recent memory, The Menu.
Buy "Mumblings" by Caitlyn Pace.
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In chapter 9 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Sin Carriers, Tolliver can’t seem to stop embarrassing himself. We are introduced to the dangerous and enigmatic Lord Belial, who holds sway over this town and whose motives are wholly unknown. Ducky and Gato have a chat. The Rider approaches in the company of great, foul-colored clouds. Wickless finds more than he bargained for when goes looking for a restroom. And Vicky arrives at a party he would have rather not been invited to.
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In this episode of the Westside Fairytales, we interview Caitlyn Pace, author of "Mumblings" a collection of horror and dark fiction short stories set in West Virginia. It's a great talk and you should go hunt down a copy of her book!
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On this episode of Sin Carriers, Elam comes across a curio that reminds him of his painful past. Su finds herself more comfortable than expected in the clothes she’s borrowed from Moira. Vasily takes what he believes is a great personal risk. Vicky tries to make a sale and receives an invitation from an extremely odd man. Gato interrupts a meeting between Wickless and Cokely and Garvey indulges.
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In this Horror and Lit Club episode I talk extensively about my experience on a jury for a double-homicide and assault case in Louisville. This is not a normal HLC episode. Listener discretion is advised.
As divides deepen between them, crew members will find themselves pulled into the gravity of different factions. Deceived by themselves or by others, these bonds may just as likely lead to bloodshed, as they do to brotherhood. The Horror and Lit Club episodes are discussions and reviews that are separate from the regular fiction episodes. Thanks for listening! Subscribe and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. Support us on Patreon: https://bit.ly/34jUJsG
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In this Horror and Lit Club, I talk about jury duty! And also the video game Horizon Zero Dawn, and the book “Children of Chicago” by Cynthia Pelayo.
In chapter 6 of Sin Carriers, our travelers recover from the aftermath of the Pinkerton attack and discover whether the few revelations about their pasts might hurt relations with the rest of the crew.
This month's Horror and Lit Club covers the 2022 horror film Barbarian, a review that took me so long because I love that movie that I had to cut the other thing I was going to talk about.
In chapter 5 of Sin Carriers, the Pinkerton ambush is underway! Our travelers are spread out and outnumbered, with a bounty on their heads. But it’s clear the fight has just begun, as Pinkerton heads are already exploding, rolling, and flying as the mysterious Gato joins the fray.
On this episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s Horror and Lit Club, I complain a lot but then I also talk about the 2022 horror film “Nope” by Jordan Peele.
In this exciting episode of Sin Carriers: Our travelers prepare to arrive at their second destination. Elam notices something odd while getting a lesson from Mildover. Vicky has an unsettling encounter. Moira finds herself entranced. Tolliver readies himself to meet an old acquaintance. And Gato gives some new arrivals a heads-up.
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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.”
In episode 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.
On this episode of the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club we talk at length about two movies of dubious quality: The absolute relic of 2000s horror, Wrong Turn, and an extremely dull modern cosmic horror thriller called Vivarium.
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This episode, 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! Will these dangerous strangers make it to their destination without bloodshed? Just what sort of baggage are they bringing with them? And what mysteries lay in the wood? You may find the answer to these questions and more on this, the second episode of Sin Carriers. Departure!
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.
Today's 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."
I recently finished the "Dexter" reboot "New Blood" and I wanted to review it, as well as the earlier seasons.
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.
The deepest desires are the darkest.
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.
The Great Hiatus continues! But our first book, The Eyes Beneath My Father’s House, is out now on Amazon in Kindle and paperback!
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.
Ash must come face to face with the person she’s most afraid of. Most disgusted by. Most ashamed of. Herself.
A super duuuuuper long episode of the Westside Fairytales podcast’s Horror and Lit Club in which I ramble at length about home repairs, Castlevania, my take on the new pride flag, and I deliver a roughly two-hour-long script revision of the new Conjuring movie from James Wan.
Ash is trapped in Ashley Colon’s version of reality with no way out, and even if she had one, it wouldn’t fix what was wrong with Gun Cotton.
After a lifetime of letting herself be slowed, sidelined, and stalled, Ash is ready to break through into the shadowed history of her house’s basement.
Talking about the new Resident Evil for a long damn time. If you haven't played the game, spoilers abound! So play the game first!
I also talk about some side projects I've got going on.
Ash’s desperate gambit in the Doctor’s hidden clinic has paid off, returning her home as though from a dream.
The Doctor’s threats, and his condition, make it all too clear that Ash’s time in the Starling household is rapidly coming to a close.
Ash adapts to her new job as a maid while trying to figure out a way home, the meaning behind that other her's urging to “Find the Medusa.”
Ash’s brief stint in the world of her doppelganger, Ashley Colon, may have ended, but things are only getting more bizarre.
I talk about Greg McLean's "The Darkness," possibly the most stultifyingly boring movie I've ever seen, and I recommend “Little Nightmares."
There is no separating Ash from her visions now, and she doesn’t know if what she’s experiencing are visions at all.
In chapter 11 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Scars in Time, the lines around Ash’s reality blur in full as she finishes Morgan’s story. The cruel, beautiful ghost haunting her seems as made of flesh as Darcy.
As time moves on without Ash fully in the world, the repairs to her home proceed on schedule. But as the work crews pry deeper into the house, an accident occurs that might push Ash through the thin walls of her own mind into somewhere else entirely.
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This month's episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast's Horror and Lit Club is a discussion of "The Frozen Ground" dir. by Scott Walker and "Coldheart Canyon" by Clive Barker, as well as rambling at length about the completion of my most recent novel "Black City," which you are not allowed to read yet.
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