Some favorite horror fics

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Some of my favorite horror fics.
Any bad English and awkward phrasing in summaries is mine and shouldn't be blamed on fic authors.

Cicatrix by Teland & debchan (Ensemble, NC-17) Buffy dies during "Prophecy Girl". Permanently. And though Willow still manages to close the Hellmouth, it's not such a good news...
Thing that I love the most about this extremely dark story is that it doesn't use the obvious way to bring hell to Sunnydale (that would be Master rising). It choses more subtle path, based on character's natural urges, flaws and insecurities - and that's much more scary.


A Little Death and Destruction by flurblewig (Glory, The First Evil, Buffy, Xander, R) Post-Chosen, Glory returns from the dead and she is not happy. This is how apocalypse looks, when she stops being a comic relief.

Half Full by beer_good_foamy (Willow, PG-13) - one of the scariest Willow fics I've ever read. Honestly.

Feeding (Willow, NC-17) by dragonyphoenix - but this version of Willow is probably even more terrifying.

Shaving Mirror by tweedisgood (Giles, OC, PG-13) - There's a new face in the nursing home... or an old one.

Comments

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

*squee* You mentioned my story! *does happy dance* That's one of my favs of the ones I've written. I'm so glad you like it.

And, bonus, I don't believe I've read any of these others. So many new stories to enjoy! ;-)

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

It would be a crime not to rec it. Also I had a hard time here chosing between your scary Dru and scary Willow ;)

P.S. There is a bit of Giles/Ethan in 'Cicatrix' **wink**

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

My scary Dru?

You certainly know your way into a girl's heart. I'm off to read Cicatrix now. ;-)

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Yepp, this scary Dru (http://archiveofourown.org/works/1282858), for instance =)

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I'd forgotten that one. ;-)

[yourlibrarian]

It's so lovely to see these at AO3 -- not just to have more of the fandom represented there but when I see an 80,000+ word fic, there's the download button!

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Downloadable fics and tagging - two reasons why I adore AO3.

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

*laughs* I adore the download button.

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Great recs!


Gabrielle

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

Great list - and thanks a lot for the rec!

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

It's always a pleasure!

[shapinglight]

Great list. Thanks for the links.

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[snogged.livejournal.com]

Awesome rec list!

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[baudown.livejournal.com]

Cicatrix is amazing. I'm very excited to read the rest.

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

They all are great and scary in the different ways.

[sibilant.livejournal.com]

What a great set of recs. I'd only read 'Cicatrix' before - and it's a wonderful story. The rest are all gems.

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Thank you! They all are terrific stories, each in it's own way.

[rebcake.livejournal.com]

I am going to be a busy bee with these! Thanks so much for this fabulous-looking list!