Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories

Life is like the tides. It comes and goes, rises and falls with the moon and light and darkness. This endless force propels us forward no matter our situation, until we can be moved no more.

Today's minisode of the Westside Fairytales is about a man who takes his elderly grandfather on a late night surf trip. A last bit of kindness before the moon sets in the west. 

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Some fears are not shared evenly amongst the inhabitants of this little blue marble. The fear, for instance, that your agency could be stripped away at any moment without recourse isn’t something we all feel, but that some of us know all too well.

It’s fear that comes with a shaky position in society. Women, minorities, and folks with lifestyles and predilections that buck the status quo. If you’re not one of these folks, you might not know what it’s like to not be believed. To simply be ignored by the powers that be, to be dismissed casually. Even to have your life simply placed into the hands of another, regardless of how you feel about the situation.

Today’s episode of the Westside Fairytales lives amongst the tendrils of this idea. It is the story of a woman who wakes up to a life that isn’t hers, that she doesn’t want to live, and that certain forces, certain people, won’t allow her to leave. Our protagonist knows the truth about herself, but she’s stripped of her freedoms, even her dignity, simply because that’s the sort of thing that happens to women sometimes.

This month's recommendations:

Podcast recommendation: Hillbilly Horror Stories

Literature recommendation: ”House of Leaves” by Mark Z. Danielewski

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Today’s episode of the Westside Fairytales is about a man trapped in a relationship he despises. He doesn’t know if he hates his wife, but he does know he plans on leaving her, just as soon as they reach the end of the long trip they’ve embarked on together.

But his plans are put on hold when they stop for gas at a remote desert gas station. Strange things have the building and its occupants under siege. There seems to be no way out, and unfortunately for our protagonist, “til death do us part” may be his only option. 

This month’s recommendations:

Podcast recommendation: Evergreen

Literature recommendation: ”Night Shift“ by Stephen King

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Life has a pace, a rhythm. It’s always unsettling when things disturb it. The death of a friend, an injury, an accident, when the unexpected comes calling it usually visits with bad news in tow.

Today’s episode of the Westside Fairytales is about a man who sets his watch by life’s banalities. He lives a boring life, a life he generally enjoys, but things are about to change for him. It starts small; a gap appears on a street where there was no gap. But even a small change in a boring life can have extraordinary effects.

This month’s recommendations:

Podcast recommendation: 33% Pulp

Literature recommendation: ”Dry” by Augusten Burroughs

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There’s an old sort of saying that the best judge is one who hates his work. A man eager to pass judgment on others, that is, is the man least capable of doing the job.

Today’s episode of the Westside Fairytales is about just that sort of man, a reserved individual sent to a small village in a seemingly medieval country, tasked with finding out why people passing by the town are being branded as criminals and hanged.

It’s not just a story on the passing of judgment, but on the nature of those judgments we pass and are forced to pass on each other. How eagerness for justice may lead us to injustice.

This month’s recommendations:

Podcast recommendation: Gamma Radio

Literature recommendation: “A Lesson Before Dying” by Ernest J. Gaines

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