Oop, probably should've looked this over sooner, but:
This is a Fall Festival themed month, so why not share some of your favorites and rec yours or someone else's work?
October's the month that I try to make the most of my skill with the creepy. I declared it "Creepyfest" the first October after I'd joined AO3, and began writing as much creepy and suspenseful content as I could fit into the month.
At the time, my fandom was Person of Interest; I've collected the POI links here (post marked NSFW on account of discussing disturbing content), a list that goes over all the weird and disturbing content I've made so far. That includes Lovecraftian Horror, Body Horror, Psychological Horror, Torture, Supernatural Horror, and even a piece about trying to undo the past but only making it worse (I think that's a form of Existential Horror, but I'm not sure on the terminology).
Two years ago, I spearheaded a group project that attracted around a dozen participants, and we collectively created a worldbuild based on the SCP Foundation but starring the POI cast as they would be in that setting (each affected a different way). The central fic is mine, but I worked closely with each of the other authors so that all their side fics (except one) are canon to mine; they helped define my world and the nature of several characters. My fic deals with an effect that erases memories so thoroughly that you cannot re-learn them (a powerful antimemetic effect). I'm having fun with the meta effect on that one: Every time the cast forgets a character, I go back and write them out of the story (while leaving in hints that they're there, just not "remembered"); they are the "Unseen Things" of the title.
I've also got a vampire tale with the horror turned way down, although with a pronounced psychological effect on the main character (at least at first). Notably, it is not a Ship fic, and it did net me one of the comments I'm most tickled by: "I was expecting some sort of shallow, Twilight-esque story (no offense, if you happen to enjoy Twilight) and I was very pleased and surprised to see that you really put a lot of work into your story."
I have yet to do such a rundown of my Marvel Cinematic Universe work, but I started out strong with Acceptable Loss(in order to save the Nine Realms from an otherworldly foe, Loki must decide whether to make the ultimate sacrifice), and I've got all manner of dark and suspenseful fare in that fandom as well (mostly, though not exclusively, Loki-centric).
My other creepy fandom of note is Welcome to Night Vale, though I haven't yet created much. If you're after really creepy fare, try my favorite lengthy WtNV fic, The Reorg, wherein Carlos joins StrexCorp because the alternative is worse... and then they mess with his head.
Don't even know if anyone will see this post, all the way down here, but I hope some people get a chance to enjoy my creepy content!
Creepyfest Content?
This is a Fall Festival themed month, so why not share some of your favorites and rec yours or someone else's work?
October's the month that I try to make the most of my skill with the creepy. I declared it "Creepyfest" the first October after I'd joined AO3, and began writing as much creepy and suspenseful content as I could fit into the month.
At the time, my fandom was Person of Interest; I've collected the POI links here (post marked NSFW on account of discussing disturbing content), a list that goes over all the weird and disturbing content I've made so far. That includes Lovecraftian Horror, Body Horror, Psychological Horror, Torture, Supernatural Horror, and even a piece about trying to undo the past but only making it worse (I think that's a form of Existential Horror, but I'm not sure on the terminology).
Two years ago, I spearheaded a group project that attracted around a dozen participants, and we collectively created a worldbuild based on the SCP Foundation but starring the POI cast as they would be in that setting (each affected a different way). The central fic is mine, but I worked closely with each of the other authors so that all their side fics (except one) are canon to mine; they helped define my world and the nature of several characters. My fic deals with an effect that erases memories so thoroughly that you cannot re-learn them (a powerful antimemetic effect). I'm having fun with the meta effect on that one: Every time the cast forgets a character, I go back and write them out of the story (while leaving in hints that they're there, just not "remembered"); they are the "Unseen Things" of the title.
I've also got a vampire tale with the horror turned way down, although with a pronounced psychological effect on the main character (at least at first). Notably, it is not a Ship fic, and it did net me one of the comments I'm most tickled by: "I was expecting some sort of shallow, Twilight-esque story (no offense, if you happen to enjoy Twilight) and I was very pleased and surprised to see that you really put a lot of work into your story."
I have yet to do such a rundown of my Marvel Cinematic Universe work, but I started out strong with Acceptable Loss (in order to save the Nine Realms from an otherworldly foe, Loki must decide whether to make the ultimate sacrifice), and I've got all manner of dark and suspenseful fare in that fandom as well (mostly, though not exclusively, Loki-centric).
My other creepy fandom of note is Welcome to Night Vale, though I haven't yet created much. If you're after really creepy fare, try my favorite lengthy WtNV fic, The Reorg, wherein Carlos joins StrexCorp because the alternative is worse... and then they mess with his head.
Don't even know if anyone will see this post, all the way down here, but I hope some people get a chance to enjoy my creepy content!