Five Dark and Creepy Classics for Halloween

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Five Dark and Creepy Classics for Halloween


1) Twitch (Spike/Xander) by The Spuzz:

This is one of the creepiest Spander tales you’ll ever read, with Spike at his most dark and obsessive. I’ve been haunted by it since the first time I ever read it and I am sure you will be too. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.




2) Last One Standing (Willow/Angelus) by kallie_kat:

An extremely dark and depraved tale that goes as black as black can be. Not for the fainthearted and heed the warnings, friends, because yes, there is noncon and torture here. But for those who don’t mind diving into the deep end, the reward is a wonderfully-crafted bit of horror.


3) Long Hard Road Out of Hell (Willow/Angel) by claudia6913:

This one was actually written in response to a challenge I issued and… wow! The result is beautifully cruel and evil. It won quite a number of awards and there are excellent reasons for that. As ever, heed the noncon warnings, but if you proceed, you’ll find an excellent bit of darkness.


4) Plaything (Willow/Angelus/Spike) by ash_carpenter:

Completely depraved and merciless, this one is another noncon-warning-laden tale, but the rewards are exactly what you could want – plenty of horrified shudders (mixed with bad!dirty!wrong to the nth degree). A perfectly debauched journey into the darker potential of the Buffyverse. Oh yeah!


5) Red Frame, White Light (Spike, Xander) by sparrow2000:

I can’t have a dark rec list without this one. It isn’t as old as the other stories on this list but… years from now, people are still going to go back, read this one, and shudder. Delicate, spare, and chilling. Extraordinary.

Comments

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

Yes, perfect for Halloween and some authors I don't believe that we've covered here before. Thanks for posting.

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

One of the things I thought of while making the list is that there are a surprising number of newbies in fandom lately and I wanted this to be there for them, to highlight stories they might never find otherwise.


Gabrielle

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Excellent recs. I remember Last One Standing and Red Frame, White Light but the others are new to me.

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Glad I could highlight some fics you didn't know. It was hard to find a link for Twitch, that's how old it is.


Gabrielle

[yourlibrarian]

Ooh, just what we need to get us in the holiday mood :) Just one request, could you tuck a cut tag after the first rec? Thanks!

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Done. Sorry!


Gabrielle

[chasingdemons.livejournal.com]

This looks like a great list, Gabrielle! What can I say? I like the dark.

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

I love the dark too and I am delighted to share some faves with you!


Gabrielle

[baudown.livejournal.com]

So excited about this list! Twitch is a truly disturbing story (and I love it), and of course, Red Frame, White Light is a gem. I haven't read the others, but if they're anywhere near as good as these two, I think I'm in for some great reading!

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

I am delighted to be able to share some of the older classics which haven't been bandied about for quite some time. I'm sure you'll enjoy the other three stories!


Gabrielle

[snogged.livejournal.com]

An absolutely excellent list. :)

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I wanted to highlight some stories that newcomers to the fandom might not have read yet.


Gabrielle

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Great Halloween read, indeed! And I haven't read couple of them, yay (and thanks for the recs)!

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

So glad I was able to introduce you to some brand new tales!


Gabrielle

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

Twitch is a classic and never fails to make me shiver.

I haven't read the other three, so will put them on my list, for sure. And thank you as always for the shout out, you are incredibly generous.

PS: I've also got a dark fic list to post, so great minds think alike :)

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Twitch is just... wow.

I am so glad I had fics on here that even you have not yet read! That was a major goal with this list, to highlight stories that weren't as currently familiar.


Gabrielle

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

Yummy dark fics are yummy! Thank you so much for the list!

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I enjoyed bringing up some classics from earlier days!


Gabrielle