Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories

This episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast is a short 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. Though at first it seems she'll face this new threat alone, Edith soon discovers she might find a new family in the shadows of the West Virginia hills.

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In this episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast's Horror and Lit Club, Tyler talks about the eight-season original run of "Dexter," as well as a full review of the reboot "New Blood," and gives an extensive rundown on the imaginary eighth season he would have preferred: "The People v. Dexter Morgan."

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In chapter 12 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Scars in Time, there is no separating Ash from her visions now, and she doesn’t know if what she’s experiencing are visions at all. Seemingly thrust out of her own life and into one she’d rather die — rather kill — than live, she finds her headspace filled with memories of an existence that shouldn’t feel as familiar as it does.

Desperate for a way out, but bedridden from smoke inhalation, Ash is forced to use every last ounce of wit to escape this new and horrific predicament.

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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 episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast's Horror and Lit Club is a discussion of the movie "The Frozen Ground" directed by Scott Walker and the book "Coldheart Canyon" by Clive Barker, as well as rambling at length about the completion of Tyler's most recent novel "Black City," which you are not allowed to read yet.

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In chapter 10 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Scars in Time, Ash dives fully into the story of Jacob Morgan, the supposed real estate agent who’d ended his own life by jumping off a balcony at the Gun Cotton Hotel. As Ash dives into his sordid past, it’s readily apparent that, perhaps, not everything she’s writing is fiction.

Even more to the point, the lines between Ash’s visions of Morgan’s life before that ill-fated meeting in Gun Cotton and Ash’s own life aren’t quite as solid as they should be.

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In chapter 9 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Scars in Time, furious with Darcy after their argument the night before, Ash takes on more responsibilities to prove she’s capable of handling things herself. She goes into town in search of a phone and parts to get her new typewriter working.

She manages to reconnect with an old friend and meets with a repairman who takes her on a more detailed tour of her home. What Ash learns is that her home has more secrets — and rooms — than she ever expected, though figuring out those riddles will have to wait.

Because she’s got a new typewriter she’s just dying to try out.

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This episode of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast's Horror and Lit Club is a discussion of “Ratman’s Notebooks” by Stephen Gilbert and Blasphemous, a Metroidvania video game from Team17. Tyler also talks a bit about bad writing advice, the TV show “Fargo,” and other nonsense.

This month’s recommendations:

“Ratman’s Notebooks” by Stephen Gilbert

“Blasphemous” by Team17

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In chapter 8 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Scars in Time, Ash tries to shake off the images that accompanied her discovery in the attic, pondering what or who might have left those things there. When the ancient and overtaxed electrical grid in her house dies, however, she’s forced to trek back into Gun Cotton in search of a temporary source of light.

Something strong enough, hopefully, to beat back the black and smoking shadows trying to creep up from the basement.

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In chapter 7 of the Westside Fairytales horror and dark fiction podcast’s story Scars in Time, Ash and Darcy are finally moved in — official residents of Gun Cotton. But their new home is anything but perfect. Years of neglect have left it near in ruins, and with the high pressures of her new practice, Darcy will have to leave much of the work to Ash.

Determined to not be a burden, Ash takes a plethora of chores onto her shoulders, possibly biting off more than she can chew. As she’s exploring her new home ahead of the planned renovations, she stumbles across something that’s been hidden away for a long time. Hidden, in fact, just where someone, or some thing, knew she would find it.

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