Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories

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Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories episodes

March 02, 2018 Child of Sparrows
We all feel the urge to run sometimes. Pressure builds up around us, pushing on our chests and heads, caving in the soft bits inside our ears and eyes until we feel fit to burst. Money, family, loneliness, the struggle to be known, the pain of being forgotten, it all stacks up and gets heavier. And heavier. And heavier.

And when it gets to be too much, there’s a part of you inside that lets you know. We need to run now. We either run, or we die.

Today’s episode of the Westside Fairytales is about a girl who decides to run. She’s taken all she can of the life that was given to her at birth, a life that’s had terrible consequences for most all of the people who’ve gotten tangled up in it. She gets involved with a soon-to-be notorious outlaw, and cuts a path of crime and pain across America, until she arrives at her final destination a thousand miles from where she started, feeling like she’d never really left at all.

This month’s recommendations:
Podcast recommendations: Dark Topic and Canadian True Crime
Literature recommendation: ”A Winter Haunting” by Dan Simmons

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40 min
March 02, 2018 206 - Child of Sparrows
We all feel the urge to run sometimes.
Pressure builds up around us, pushing on our chests and heads, caving in the soft bits inside our ears and eyes until we feel fit to burst. Money, family, loneliness, the struggle to be known, the pain of being forgotten, it all stacks up and gets heavier. And heavier. And heavier.
And when it gets to be too much, there’s a part of you inside that lets you know. We need to run now.
We either run, or we die.
Today’s story is about a girl who decides to run. She’s taken all she can of the life that was given to her at birth, a life that’s had terrible consequences for most all of the people who’ve gotten tangled up in it. She gets involved with a soon-to-be notorious outlaw, and cuts a path of crime and pain across America, until she arrives at her final destination a thousand miles from where she started, feeling like she’d never really left at all.
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41 min
February 02, 2018 The Green Man
Guilt grows like a weed in the hearts of sinners. It’s hard to imagine anybody who’s never wronged another person. At some point, all of us are going to make a decision we’ll have trouble living with for the rest of our lives. And even if it’s a small thing, a trifle, it’ll sit with you in the dark hours of the night, stroking the skin at the back of your neck to keep you awake.

Today's episode of the Westside Fairytales is about just such a feeling. A young boy in a bad neighborhood does something awful, and as he tries to move on from the deed, he finds it haunting him at every step. Never letting up for a second.

This month’s recommendations:
Podcast recommendation: Canadian True Crime
Literature recommendation: ”If We Were Villains” by M.L. Rio

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34 min
February 02, 2018 205 - The Green Man
Guilt grows like a weed in the hearts of sinners.
It’s hard to imagine anybody who’s never wronged another person. At some point, all of us are going to make a decision we’ll have trouble living with for the rest of our lives. And even if it’s a small thing, a trifle, it’ll sit with you in the dark hours of the night, stroking the skin at the back of your neck to keep you awake.
Tonight’s story is about just such a feeling. A young boy in a bad neighborhood does something awful, and as he tries to move on from the deed, he finds it haunting him at every step. Never letting up for a second.
If you're looking for something to listen to between episodes, you should check out the @CanadianTCpod by Kristi Lee. The Robert Pickton series is great and you should start there. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/canadian-true-crime/id1197095887?mt=2
If you’re in the market for a book right now you need to buy M.L. Rio’s stellar “If We Were Villains.” It’s a heartfelt tragedy full of love, suspicion, death, and plenty of Shakespeare. The E Book is on sale this month for like 4 dollars. Go find it and buy it, this author needs to be more famous. https://www.amazon.com/If-We-Were-Villains-Novel/dp/125009528X
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34 min
January 05, 2018 The Water-Rotted Doll (Part 2)
You know the fear of drowning, even if you've never been near water. It's as inborn in us as the desire to keep breathing. When last we left our protagonist, she was in deathly danger of drowning, and trapped in the kitchen of a sinking ship.

This is part two and the conclusion of the Westside Fairytales story, "The Water-Rotted Doll." We hope you enjoy.

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28 min
January 05, 2018 204 - The Water-Rotted Doll (Part Two)
You know the fear of drowning, even if you've never been near water. It's as inborn in us as the desire to keep breathing. When last we left our protagonist, she was in deathly danger of drowning, and trapped in the kitchen of a sinking ship.
This is part two and the conclusion of "The Water-Rotted Doll." We hope you enjoy.
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If you're looking for something to listen to between episodes, you should check out the @Dark_Topic podcast by Jack Luna. It's great. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dark-topic-a-true-crime-podcast/id1209610434?mt=2
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28 min
December 02, 2017 The Water-Rotted Doll (Part 1)
Today’s tale is the story of a woman’s journey from a war-torn country to one of safety and prosperity. It is a time of sickness, of death, and the specter of death itself follows her on her voyage in the form of an ugly doll made of plaster.

This episode of the Westside Fairytales will cover only the first half of the story, and the second half will be available next episode.

This month’s recommendations:
Podcast recommendation: Counter Worlds Podcast
Literature recommendation: ”Carrion Comfort” by Dan Simmons

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43 min
December 02, 2017 203 - The Water-Rotted Doll (Part One)
I swam out into the ocean one time, racing with a friend of mine. I was younger and stronger than I am now, and I swam a quarter mile to a buoy just off the shore. The excitement of the race faded as the sounds of the people on the beach disappeared, as the water grew cold when we passed beyond the edge of the sandbar.
Out that far, there’s nothing to hear but the steady rumble and shift of the ocean around you. Every salty breath becomes precious as you realize that any mistake, any moment of indecision or hesitation could see you slipping down beneath those waves into dark. And it is dark. So very, very dark.
Today’s tale is the story of a woman’s journey from a war torn country to one of safety and prosperity. It is a time of sickness, of death, and the specter of death itself follows her on her voyage in the form of an ugly doll made of plaster. Today’s podcast will cover only the first half of the story, and the second half will be available next episode, so make sure to subscribe to us on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Links are below.
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Counter Worlds Podcast: abscondermedia.com
43 min
November 17, 2017 They All Come By
We all feel lonely sometimes. Some of us never really feel like we’re not alone, even when we’re surrounded by people. For guys like me, and our main character of this episode of the Westside Fairytales, that means slinking out to the bar. Secreting yourself away somewhere dark and comfortable, where it’s okay to be a man on his own.

Thing is, that kind of lifestyle can wear on you. It can get too comfortable, and the loneliness might end up becoming your only friend. You become a man alone, sitting at a bar, waiting for friends you barely know, who might not show at all.

This month’s recommendation:
Literature recommendation: ”The Historian” by Elizabeth Kostova

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32 min
November 17, 2017 202 - They All Come By
We all feel lonely sometimes. Some of us never really feel like we’re not alone, even when we’re surrounded by people. For guys like me, and our main character, that means slinking out to the bar. Secreting yourself away somewhere dark and comfortable, where it’s okay to be a man on his own.
Thing is, that kind of lifestyle can wear on you. It can get too comfortable, and the loneliness might end up becoming your only friend. You become a man alone, sitting at a bar, waiting for friends you barely know, who might not show at all.
Hey everybody, Welcome to another episode of Westside Fairytales. This is your host, author, writer, and producer, Tyler Bell. We’ve got another great story for you today, about a man who let his loneliness get to him, even though he might seem extroverted on the outside. This one’s subtle, and there’s a lot of background hints to what’s actually going on in the story, so don’t be afraid to rewind if you think you’ve missed something.
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32 min