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Ash tries to shake off the images that accompanied her discovery in the attic, pondering who or what 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.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereArtwork by Yui Breedlove See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ash and Darcy are finally moved in, 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 in the process. 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.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereArtwork by Yui Breedlove See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Talking about Cyberpunk 2077, Fargo, Scoob and Shag, and the Blair Witch video game.This month's recommendations:Scoob and ShagBlair WitchSupport us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links here See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ash and Darcy take the day to explore their new house, a place as full of secrets and lost memories as it is bad wiring and rusted pipes. Ash’s visions continue to haunt her. And though now they all have a very specific setting, this odd house in Old Town, Gun Cotton, Ash finds she’s no longer feeling quite herself when she has them.Our Sponsor!Manscaped - Use code WESTSIDE at checkout for 20 percent off your order AND free delivery!Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereArtwork by Yui Breedlove See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If there’s anything Ash can be sure of, it’s that her move to Gun Cotton has not alleviated her visions. To make matters worse, she’s become the unwilling witness to a suicide.Despite her fragile mental state, Ash has to speak with the police and, while doing so, meets the enigmatic and somewhat frightening mayor of Gun Cotton. And, before the day’s over, she’ll have the key to her new home in hand.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereArtwork by Yui Breedlove See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A discussion of "House on Haunted Hill" (1999) and "Unsounded" by Ashley Cope, as well as a chat about the "Hannibal" television show.Note, I called JD Vance by the wrong name for most of this episode. His initials are JD, not JA.This month's recommendations:"House on Haunted Hill" (1999)"Unsounded" by Ashley CopeThis episode's sponsors:Manscaped - Use code WESTSIDE at checkout for 20% off your order AND free shipping!Check out Appodlachia!Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links here See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Darcy helps Ash pull herself together after a particularly bad episode. Ash’s visions are growing more vivid and more obtrusive by the day, coalescing with a life-changing moment of self-destruction.Today's show brought to you by:Manscaped - Use code WESTSIDE at checkout for 20 percent off your order AND free delivery!The Wicked Library - Available wherever you get podcasts!Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereArtwork by Yui Breedlove See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As the fire engulfs their home, it seems that Darcy and Ash are left without recourse to do anything but head for West Virginia. Are Ash’s horrifying dreams a friendly warning, or a poorly veiled threat about what awaits her?Ash and Darcy drive across America to their new home in the remote mountain town of Gun Cotton. A misty, almost forgotten place full of its own odd ghosts, some of which have been waiting a long time to meet Ash Littletree.This episode brought to you by:The Wicked LibraryGraveYard Tales PodcastSupport us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereArtwork by Yui Breedlove See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A discussion of this month's Horror and Lit Club recommendations: "Kill Six Billion Demons" by Abbadon and American Horrorplex Haunted House. I also discuss HBO's "Lovecraft Country," Adam Sandler's "Hubie Halloween," and the movie adaptation of Clive Barker's "Books of Blood."WARNING: This episode contains spoilers.This episode brought to you by Books in the Freezer! Check them out here.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereArtwork by Yui Breedlove See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ash wraps up the last threads of her life in Colorado as she and Darcy prepare to move to Gun Cotton, West Virginia. However, Ash’s delusions - her visions - continue to afflict her day and night. She soldiers on, as always, but finds it harder and harder to say the nightmares she’s seeing aren’t real when they’re walking around in the daytime.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereArtwork by Yui Breedlove See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This season, the Westside Fairytales takes you to Gun Cotton, West Virginia, a small, eclectic mountain town where the ever-thickening mists hold untold and horrifying secrets. We join Ash Littletree, now 30 years past the events of our tale, “The Umbrella Man,” as she journeys back to her home state to escape the funk that has overtaken her in middle age.Once back in West Virginia, however, she’ll find the past she thought she’d left behind is still half-alive and waiting for her. And this time, she might not escape.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Check out all our social media links hereArtwork by Yui Breedlove See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Scars in Time is the 20-episode-long fifth season of the Westside Fairytales. Journey to Gun Cotton, West Virginia and experience the nightmare October 2nd.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | InstagramJoin the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit ClubSend us an emailArtwork by Yui Breedlove See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The last Horror and Lit Club for season four is a discussion of "Voices of Glory" by Davis Grubb and "The Last Drive-in With Joe Bob Briggs," as well as excessive rambling about anime and representation and the importance of taking a break now and then.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | InstagramJoin the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit ClubSend us an emailThis month's recommendations:Literature Recommendation: "Voices of Glory" by Davis GrubbRandom Horror Recommendation: "The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs" See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A lengthy rundown of some behind-the-story information for every episode in the fourth season of the Westside Fairytales. Thank you so much for supporting my little show!Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | InstagramJoin the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit ClubSend us an emailArtwork by Yui Breedlove See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A young man is attacked while walking home after a night at the bar. When he wakes the next morning, he finds his life has changed forever.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | InstagramJoin the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit ClubSend us an emailArtwork by Yui BreedloveThis month's recommendations:Literature Recommendation: "Voices of Glory" by Davis GrubbRandom Horror Recommendation: "The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs" See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this Horror and Lit Club I talk about Maya Angelou's seminal 1969 work "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," and Guillermo del Toro's masterpiece of horror-fantasy, "Pan's Labyrinth." I also ramble at length about potentially racist bookstore layouts, the absolute travesty that is "Cannibal Holocaust," and the horrors of war.Also, I meant to say "microtonal" music when I was talking about System of a Down, not "multitonal."Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | InstagramJoin the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit ClubSend us an emailThis month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings," by Maya AngelouRandom horror recommendation: "Pan's Labyrinth," dir. by Guillermo del Toro See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Love isn't always a wonderful thing. Today's story is about young men interred at a West Virginia lunatic asylum and the things one of them is willing to do to ensure the other survives.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | InstagramJoin the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit ClubSend us an emailArtwork by Yui BreedloveThis month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings," by Maya AngelouRandom horror recommendation: "Pan's Labyrinth," dir. by Guillermo del Toro See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This month’s episode of the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club is a discussion of the ceaseless flow of time, as well as this month’s recommendations, “Hyperion” by Dan Simmons and “Event Horizon” directed by Paul W.S. Anderson.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | InstagramJoin the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit ClubSend us an emailThis month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: "Hyperion" by Dan Simmons Random horror recommendation: "Event Horizon" directed by Paul W. S. Anderson  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In today's episode, a massive industrial accident involving a space station orbiting a distant star imperils the lives of the few workers remaining aboard during a skeleton shift. But as one of the workers tries to make his way out of the floundering station, he finds there might be something inhuman hunting for the remaining survivors.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | InstagramJoin the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit ClubSend us an emailArtwork by Yui BreedloveThis month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: "Hyperion" by Dan SimmonsRandom horror recommendation: "Event Horizon" directed by Paul W. S. Anderson See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This month's Horror and Lit Club episode is a discussion of "Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro and "Session 9" directed by Brad Anderson. I also talk at length about some stuff I've been enjoying during quarantine, including the 1991 film "Soap Dish," the original 1973 version of "The Wicker Man," and the first-person shooter video game Doom Eternal.Support us on Patreon or by purchasing some merch!Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | InstagramJoin the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit ClubSend us an emailThis month’s recommendations:Literature recommendation: “Remains of the Day” by Kazuo IshiguroRandom horror recommendation: “Session 9” directed by Brad Anderson See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.