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Meme: Calling All Halloween Stories!
And since I am faced with a crappy, paperwork-filled weekend (long story), I want some cool Halloween-type stories in my que.
(It doesn't help that I haven't been able to do more than glance at my FList for the past month.)
So, I'm starting a self-pimping meme.
All of you fanficcers out there, I want you to post a link to your most Halloween-ish story. Note, the story doesn't need to be about Halloween, or even take place at Halloween. Just the story that you think best fits the Halloween spirit.
Some ground rules:
1. It must be complete. No WiPs allowed.
2. Do NOT post just a link. Post all header information, such as title, fandom, pairing, trigger warnings, etc. (See below for an example.)
3. All fandoms welcome.
4. All pairings welcome.
5. All genres welcome. For example: If you think the story you've written that best fits the Halloween spirit scares the pants off people, fantastic! If you think the story you've written that best fits the Halloween spirit is a straight-up laugh-fest, fantastic!
6. Given numbers 3, 4, and 5 above, I can't promise to read every story sent to me (I've got my own pairing dislikes and squicks, and I don't know every fandom ever). Think of it as a as a resource list where like-minded people might find your story, and where you might find stories by like-minded people.
7. I know some of you on DreamWidth and InsaneJournal are going to hate this, but: Post your information here on ElJay. (Most of my FList is still on ElJay, and I'd really like to keep the list in one place.)
So, here's an example of what I'd love to see for self-pimping in the comments for your Halloween Spirit story:
Title: The Monsters Are Due in Washington Square
Summary: Nothing’s the same after the monsters come to town.
Genre: Gen; Apoca-fic, dark fic, future fic
Rating: PG-13
Series: Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel the Series
Characters: Xander, Faith, Willow, Angel, original characters
Pairings: Xander/OC; Xander/Faith (referred to in the past tense)
Warnings: Buffy and Angel comics are willfully and cheerfully ignored. Character (original character) death. Violence.
Author’s Note: Title inspired by The Twilight Zone episode, “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street” written by series creator Rod Serling. Opening quote taken from The Twilight Zone episode, “Third from the Sun” written by Rod Serling. Story vaguely inspired by a mash-up of both “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street” and “Third from the Sun”.
So, let's see some Halloween stories out there! (Pretty, pretty please!)
You asked for it...
Title: The Dark Road
Author: Shona (aka Mara)
Rating: PG
Setting: Season three - Hallowe'en
Characters: Giles, Buffy
notes: written as a challenge, and kinda shows that I spent a lot of time researching mythology when I should have been doing something else!
(of course, having the link might be helpful...)
voila!
Re: You asked for it...
Um...sort of Halloween? In July? At least there are pumpkins? *g*
Title: It's the Great Pumpkin, Harry Potter!
Author: Beth H (
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters: Hagrid, Harry, Weasleys, Hermione, Snape, Various Death Eaters.
Rating: PG
Possible warnings and/or enticements - Reported death of Death Eaters? Please leave a comment if you believe anything should be added here.
Word Count: 1927
Summary: For the first time in his life, Harry Potter was looking forward to his birthday.
Author's Note: The title is, of course, a riff on the Charlie Brown/Peanuts classic Halloween special title!
On Dreamwidth (http://beth-h.dreamwidth.org/38285.html) and an Archive of Our Own (http://archiveofourown.org/works/130120).
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Summary: Xander's choice of Halloween costume has some unfortunate consequences. So does Buffy's...
Genre: Crossover, pastiche, humor
Rating: PG-13
Series: BtVS / Angel, Kafka, Xena: Warrior Princess
Characters: Xander, Buffy
Pairings: None
Warnings: Character death.
Author’s Note: I'm still not sure how I came to write this, but it probably has a lot to do with hating most Buffyverse "Ethan's costumes give everyone coooool superpowers" Halloween fics.
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Title: When the Last Petal Falls
Summary: On a spring vacation, Amelia is troubled by odd dreams which seem to tie back to events fifty years in the past and a spirit that seems to taken an interest in her.
Genre: Drama/Romance
Rating: PG
Series: Slayers
Characters: Amelia, several OCs, Zelgadis
Pairing: (one-sided?) Amelia/Zelgadis
Warnings: I totally abuse Beauty and the Beast metaphors here.
Author's Notes: Done for 'until the last moment of recorded time' @ 52_flavours & the fictionhaven 'fairy tale' contest. I tried to do a fairy tale retelling that wasn't boring and predictable, and ended up with a ghost story.
Title: Rain and Mist, Shadow and Storm
Summary: What seemed like a simple exorcism goes horribly wrong and Amelia finds another skeleton in the Seyruun family closet.
Genre: Action-Adventure/Drama
Rating: PG
Series: Slayers
Characters: Amelia, Lina, Gourry, Zelgadis
Pairing: none
Warnings: Wrote this for a contest, so I skimped a bit to get it under 5000 words.
And have the most psychologically-creepy thing I've probably written, though it probably loses most of its impact if you don't know the series:
Title: Monster Slayer
Summary: Celena pays a final visit to someone to lay things to rest.
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG13
Series: Vision of Escaflowne
Characters: Celena, Dilandau
Pairings: None
Warning: End of series spoilers. Non-gory description of a hanging. Main character death.
Author's Note: I kind of wrote this in annoyance at a fandom cliche, and to take the piss out of Dilandau fangirls.
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Title; In the Winter Garden
Summary: Something very strange is going on in Éowyn's garden... could Dawn (now know as Tindómë) be the key to the mystery...?
Genre: Gen; mystery.
Rating: PG-13
Fandom:Tolkien/Buffy the Vampire Slayer series (not comic compliant!)
Characters: Dawn/Tindómë, her husband and small son, Éowyn, Legolas, a few others in minor roles.
Pairings: Dawn/Tindómë and Rumil
Warnings: Discussion of death.
Author’s Note: Part of a series of stories following Dawn after she firstly fell into Middle Earth whilst closing the Hellmouth, then was 'rescued' by Buffy et al and brought 'home' to Sunnydale, and then 'rescued' again by the Elves (to her great relief) and brought 'home' to her new family in Middle Earth.
This story was written for the Plot Without Porn community; the renamed Dawn, and the elves, realise that being The Key is still part of being Tindómë - and has been inherited by her small son.
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Title: “the Human Touch”
Summary: You really can’t judge a book by its cover.
Genre: Hallowe’en, minor characters, discovery
Spoilers: “Halloween” (Season 2, episode 6)
Rating: PG
Series: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Characters: No direct use of primary Buffy characters
Pairings: None, exactly
Warning: As has been my frequent habit, the focus is on background characters rather than any of the Core Four. Among other things, that means this IS NOT a Xander-in-a-different-Hallowe’en-costume story.
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Title: Welcome To The Slaughterhouse
Author: Beer Good (
Timeline: Alt s5 from "Family"
Rating: NC17 !!!
Length: 20,000 or so in toto (10 chapters)
Summary: Alternate version of "Family", crossover with "Texas Chainsaw Massacre". Tara’s family kidnap her and the scoobies follow, but of course there's things Tara hasn't told them about just who her family are and how they make a living...
Characters: Ensemble, focus on Willow/Tara
Warnings: ***Violence; character death; character dismemberment; cannibalism; homophobia; self-harm; family squabbles. Described by others as "completely demented" and "morbidly sadistic".***
The saw is family.
Originally posted at http://beer-good-foamy.dreamwidth.org/144380.html. Feel free to comment at either site.
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Author:
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Characters: Xander, Spike
Timeline: Season 7 after Him
Rating: For adults from the age of 18
Warning: Attempt of Rape.
Summary: It's probably a bad idea agreeing to have Spike live in his apartment.
The Shadow by the Door
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Author: Sami
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Rating: PG-13
Summary: A few days before Halloween, Angel and Joyce share a glass of wine.
Notes: Set before the episode, 'Halloween', in the second season of Buffy. This was written for Velvetwhip and it was beta read by Stars and Tegan. Thanks guys!
Published: 11-12-09
Angel walked down Revello Drive, his footsteps were quiet, and his passing did little to disturb the lull of the deceptively sleepy street. (http://staringiscaring.livejournal.com/10549.html)
Late, but trying hard
Title: An End of It
Author: Brutti_ma_buoni
Characters: Darla/OMC
Words: 3400
Rating: R
A/N: written for the Darla ficathon She Did It Her Way, organised by
Summary: She's cold, she's mysterious, and Luc wants to know more. When he learns the truth, he wants to *feel* more.
Also perfect for this meme because
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Title: Magpie
Author:
Fandom: BTVS
Characters: Xander, Spike, Ensemble
Pairing; None
Genre: Gen. Dark, Post Chosen
Rating: PG overall
Warnings – No slash! Major character death and angst
Disclaimer – Joss and Mutant Enemy et al own everything. I own nothing
Summary: Set post Chosen. Xander is travelling around Europe doing jobs for the Council when things start to happen...It's amazing how quickly things can fall apart.
Beta extraordinaire:
Status: This story is complete. This is a multi-chapter fic and each chapter links into the next.
A/N I just posted the last chapter of this story on Friday, so it is 'hot off the press' complete. One of the feedback comments was that it really was a horror story. That hadn't occured to me, but thinking about it, I think they're probably right.
Magpie (http://sparrow2000.livejournal.com/92981.html)
Halloween; Demons; Zombies
Author:
Characters: Buffy Summers
Pairing(s): None
Genre: Gen
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: This world belongs to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy Enterprises, Kuzui Enterprises and Sandollar Television. I'm not making any money from this--I'm just playing in their universe for a while.
Summary: Buffy muses about Halloween, Sunnydale and her life.
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Title: Aqua et Ignis (http://archiveofourown.org/works/88063)
Author:
Characters: Harry Dresden (TV), Donald Morgan (Dresden Files - TV), Hrothbert of Bainbridge, Winifred, Sid Kirmani, Sirota, Justin Morningway
Pairing(s): Harry Dresden/Donald Morgan, Hrothbert of Bainbridge/Winifred
Genre: Apocalypse
Prompt: Any magical apocalypse (implosion of the White Council, Faerie/dragon/vampire/etc. attack, accidental or not-so-accidental use of a magical Doomsday Machine, whatever) that necessitates Harry, Morgan, and Bob working together to try to minimize the effects and to save their own lives--or a reasonable equivalent, in the case of Bob. Harry/Morgan, please, with a focus on how their animosity gives way not merely to grudging admiration and respect (as is already shown a few times in the show), but to something deeper.
Rating: Teen
Warnings: Chose not to warn.
Disclaimer: I most emphatically do not own The Dresden Files or any of the characters therein. The series and the characters belong to Jim Butcher, ROC Books, New American Library, the Penguin Group, and Lionsgate Productions. No profit is being made, and no copyright or trademark infringed upon.
Summary: A demon that Harry, Bob and Morgan tricked is now back for revenge--and it intends to make them, the city of Chicago, all wizards, and the entire human race pay.
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Title: Chosen (http://archiveofourown.org/works/10332)
Author:
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Severus Snape, Harry Potter, Voldemort, Peter Pettigrew
Pairing(s): None
Genre: Horror
Rating: Teen
Warnings: Major Character Death
Disclaimer:This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by J.K. Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Summary: Harry Potter died alone in the northernmost tip of Scotland, without a soul taking note of his passing.
But one-seventh of a soul did.
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Title: Who, What, Where and Why the Hell?
Summary: Something is afoot, there is a mystery, but why and who is behind it?
Author: Bumpkin
Genre: Gen, future fic, crossover, humour.
Rating: PG
Series: Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Harry Potter
Characters: Xander, Faith, Willow, Giles, Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Luna, Andrew.
Warnings: Pure silliness with some risque humour?
Wordcount: 3,900
Author’s Note: Anyway, this was a fic written for an
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sorry if this is a bit late, but it occurred to me that it definitely fit into a Halloween Mood Category. I just recc'd it in the current roundof Buffyverse Top5's - http://mabus101.livejournal.com/125867.html#cutid1
Also, here's a song; Refractions by Bobbie Gentry, that has "Ghost Story" all over it - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0azMEO7yMts
Hope you like,
Still under Willow & Tara's spell,
Ray.