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West by God
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- Length: 10 hrs
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Written and Narrated by Tyler Bell of the award winning podcast, The Westside Fairytales
West by God is the story of a young newspaper journalist named Adelaide sent to report on a high-profile murder in the remote (and fictional) town of Targrady, West Virginia. Once she gets there, she discovers the case in question is anything but open-and-shut, and quickly finds herself neck-deep in a mystery that could sink the entire town.
Complicating Adelaide's efforts to get to the bottom of the story are the machinations of a nightmare creature called the Witchum Woman, a local drug syndicate led by the enigmatic Fetid Queen and populated by white supremacists, and the age-old small town suspicion of outsiders.
"West by God" is an adult horror/thriller fiction novel that delves into themes of race, gender, sexuality and justice. It could be found on a shelf beside authors such as Dan Simmons and Davis Grubb.
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I found an old childhood photo. There's something terribly wrong with it. My husband insists on keeping this one painting of a woman. I listened to a true crime podcast... about myself. UNDER YOUR BED brings you 13 terrifying tales for your darkest nights. From horrific games of hide-and-seek to sinister paintings, from tiny fairy gardens to malevolent doppelgängers, this collection is guaranteed to make you fear what goes bump in the night. These tales are longer than those in the bestselling Don't Scream collection by Blair Daniels. Praise for Under Your Bed "The stories are good and ...
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- By Jacob on 06-27-24
By: Blair Daniels, and others
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Masks
- By: Gilbert M. Stack
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs
- Unabridged
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Hadrian’s Well has survived the zombie apocalypse but that doesn’t mean life is getting easier there. Record rainfalls have resulted in widespread flooding and something in the water is killing people. Or is it in the water? Part of the problem in Hadrian’s Well is that the preternatural isn’t always what it seems. Many wear masks that let them move about in human society like they’re normal people. Human threats also abound as politics within and without the town handicap Undersheriff Donovan as she struggles to track the monsters down. As the body count rises, will Donovan and ...
By: Gilbert M. Stack
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Meltdown
- By: Eric Kaple
- Narrated by: Eric Kaple
- Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
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April Love doesn't know if her "ability" is a blessing or a curse. She also doesn't know how she acquired it. Under certain circumstances, perhaps it could be used for some good. But it also has the potential to do serious, deadly harm. Rob Maddox, former broadcast journalist, witnessed firsthand the fallout of a nuclear facility partial meltdown. He's on a mission to locate April's family and discover, at long last, if any more adversities occurred from the nuclear accident. Will he be able to find April before something horrific happens?
By: Eric Kaple
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Anathema
- By: James Cosgrave
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 23 hrs and 14 mins
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The Secret History meets The Skulls by way of Rebecca in this gripping Collegiate Gothic romantic thriller TRADITION IS A TRICKY THING TO KILL Twice a year, Anathema emerges from the shadows to perform satirical Sermons—controversial events that lambast Radcliffe College and the behavior of its students. Membership in the organization is open knowledge, but its rituals are closely guarded by those involved. When a dissenter to the group’s practices is found dead under mysterious circumstances, two of the secret society’s most dedicated members, Matt Richardson and Joan Keating, fear a...
By: James Cosgrave
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- Vasil Duka
- 06-12-24
Best YouTuber Book?
Strong first novel (to my understanding this is Bell's first novel). Gets to the point, doesn't overstay its welcome.
The highest points have to be the characterization and dialogue; Bell is excellent at both. He as a wonderful command of voice as a writer, and each character feels distinct and alive.
The supernatural elements are creepy, ethereal, oftentimes disgusting, and the language used is incredibly evocative, though so little is explained that it almost feels like Bell may have gotten more mileage out of a more straightforward mystery story. Perhaps it's Tyler's intention to explore more in sequels.
Bell organically brings up a number of potent themes throughout the story (crime, racism, transphobia, fear of harboring some personal prejudice, media manipulation, what the supposedly righteous and powerful are and aren't willing to overlook, the self-cannibalizing and rotting aspects of smaller towns, and more) in ways that feel authentic and often unexpected. However, many are introduced and touched upon only briefly; only a few are truly followed up on and explored in more depth. This might be Bell's intention (in life, answers are hardly obvious or easy) but I'm curious to see what a fully unleashed Tyler Bell could do.
Bell also does the narration, and aside from a handful of first-timer technical issues and slightly hokey voices, he knocks it out of the park.
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- Logan Calvert
- 03-28-24
Fantastic Debut Novel
Reading like Gillian Flynn's "Sharp Objects," but retold by Neil Gaimen, "West by God " is a brilliant supernatural thriller with some weak points.
What I loved most about the book were the characters and their dialogue. My absolute favorite is Mercury, but the entire cast is strong and each feel like a lived character. Along with that I absolutely loved the supernatural elements and how they're worked into the story. The entire Fetid Queen section is exactly what I love in horror/thriller hybrids. Which flows into talking about the prose which tends to be very boiler plate in reality but when things start veering into horror the writing picks up the pace with some great tension writing and descriptive language.
However, the weakest aspect of the story is the core theme. There are numerous topics that Tyler Bell touches on but it never feels to go beyond touching on them. I finished the novel not very sure what had been said other than a compelling mystery. I think of a Chandler book where by the end it feels like every character and plot beat breathes the same concrete message, but I can't say the same with this story.
But given how strong the plot and characters are I can't say that's too big of an issue. You're still in for a great small town murder mystery with a lot to say, even if its a bit unfocused.
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