HLC - "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros and "REC"

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HLC - "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros and "REC"

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Feb 22, 2020

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This month's horror and lit club is a discussion of "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros and "REC" directed by Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza.

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Feb 22, 2020

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Strange and deadly things lurk in the dark spaces between dream and reality. Westside Fairytales is a collection of award-winning horror and dark fiction stories written and read by author Tyler Bell. New episodes most Fridays.

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306 - Tota Americana (Part One): The greatest lie we tell ourselves is often the most cruel. That we, standing amongst so many others just like ourselves, live lives without reason or purpose. That we are insignificant, useless, or even disposable. It’s a lie that seems to come... by Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories
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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... by Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories
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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... by Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories
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302 - From Barstow Back Home: I fought a war once. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen combat, more than a decade actually. But even after all that time, the memories of Iraq. The sand. The heat. The people. The violence. Those have stayed closer to my heart than almost any... by Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories
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HLC - "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad and "Magic" starring Anthony Hopkins: On this month’s episode of the Horror and Lit Club, I ramble at length on some books I’ve been reading, HBO’s new miniseries Chernobyl, and the Westside Fairytales literature and random horror recommendations for June 2019. This month’s sponsor:... by Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories
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201 - So Long Roscoe: Ever felt stuck in rut? Today's story is about a woman who feels trapped in a life she never expected to live. Her husband doesn't appreciate her. She doesn't have any hobbies, any friends or really any social interaction aside from her children. But... by Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories
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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... by Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories
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210 - Bands of Gold and Iron: Some fears are shared unevenly amongst the inhabitants of this little blue ball. 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... by Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories
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304 - Ghost Story (Part Two): Sometimes I think of people as bells ringing on a foggy night. They are all different and distant, ringing to their own timbre. Some are golden and light, others are solemn iron things whose peeling thrum falls slow and cold over the land. It’s not... by Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories
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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,... by Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories
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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... by Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories
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HLC - "Preacher" by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon and "Night in the Woods": Welcome to the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club! This is new a monthly bonus episode series where host Tyler Bell goes into detail about the month's random horror and literature recommendations. It's not required listening to understand the... by Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories
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209 - Last Chance Gas: My name is Tyler Bell, and you’re listening to the Westside Fairytales podcast. Today’s story is about a man trapped in a relationship he despises. He doesn’t know if he hates his wife or just can’t stand her, but he does know he plans on leaving... by Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories
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Bonus Episode: Behind the Season: Hey folks, thanks for sticking with me through another thrilling season of the Westside Fairytales. This retrospective episode is a much larger version of a thing I do on the Patreon and I thought it’d be a nice bonus for you guys at the end of the... by Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories
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305 - The Gates of Heaven: Loyalty is one of our most frightening precepts. On its surface, an absolute dedication to ideology, a nation, or a person might seem honorable. Often, in fact, loyalty is considered the most prized of attributes one might find in a man or woman.... by Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories
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207 - The Seventh: There’s an old sort of saying that the best judge is one who hates his work. A man eager to pass judgement on others, that is, is the man least capable of doing the job. Today’s story is about just that sort of man, a reserved individual sent to a... by Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories
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HLC - "The Terror" by Dan Simmons and its television adaptation by AMC: In this episode of the Westside Fairytales Horror and Lit Club, we discuss Dan Simmon's 2007 novel "The Terror," and its 2018 adaptation written and produced by David Kajganich. Also, I talk about and review "The Lighthouse" directed by Robert Eggers... by Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories
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301 - Quarterly Review: The grind can get to you. My guess is you know what I’m talking about. Most of you, my Dear Listeners, are probably listening to this in the background of some banal task. You’re driving yourself to work, or the kids to school. You’re out mowing the... by Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories
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303 - Ghost Story (Part One): Isolation is a bad blanket. Most people — those who can — eschew it in favor of the warmth good company brings. But those who can’t — the introverts, the awkward, the strange — may find it easier to wrap themselves in those tattered threads when... by Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Stories
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HLC - "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros and "REC"

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