gensplosion | Entries tagged with ghosts

FANDOM: Big Hero 6
FIC LINK: Betwixt the Blackout Curtain
AUTHOR LINK:

SpiritusRex
RATING/WARNING(S): G/canonical character death
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete/58855 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Tadashi Hamada, Hiro Hamada, Baymax (Marvel), Robert Callaghan, Gogo Tomago, Honey Lemon (Marvel), Wasabi-No Ginger, Fred | Fredzilla, Alistair Krei, Mochi (Big Hero 6), Aunt Cass, Mrs Matsuda

FIC SUMMARY: Tadashi Hamada assumed, like most people, that once you died that was it. You’re done. End of story, do not pass GO, do not collect $200, everyone go home.

He’s wrong, of course.

Tadashi wakes up after his death, which is already pretty unexpected, and is suddenly thrown into the unseen side of San Fransokyo, where Oni walk the streets window shopping, and you can buy potion ingredients for a reasonable price, so long as you have the right currency. He must learn how to not only navigate this strange new world of supernatural creatures, but how to master his own powers now that he’s become one of them. And of top of that, he’s still worried about Hiro, who can’t see him no matter what Tadashi tries. It’s more than a little overwhelming for a guy.

But Tadashi will have to learn fast, because an evil spirit named Yokai will soon arrive and threaten everything he cares about…

RECCER'S NOTES: Facinating look at a world of the supernatural existing alongside the technological advances of San Fransokyo, complete with Ghost!Tadashi still looking out for his little brother. Has a sequel, The Dead Bury Themselves.

heliopausa

FANDOM: Lord Peter Wimsey
FIC LINK: Vale, Pater
AUTHOR LINK: constantlearner
RATING/WARNING(S): Gen;
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete; 723
MAIN CHARACTERS: Gerald, Duke of Denver; Jerry Wimsey, Viscount St George

FIC SUMMARY: 1949. Viscount St George died in 1940. Dorothea, his wife for 1 month and widow for 9 years, is soon to remarry. Jerry has visited his cousin, Bredon Wimsey, to speak to him about the matter, and has now decided to visit his father, Gerald Wimsey before giving up his ghostly form for (he hopes) good.

RECCER'S NOTES: Brief and understated ghost story; a poignant evocation of loss, of grief and of how hard it can be to say what's most needing to be said.

thisbluespirit

FANDOM: Sapphire and Steel
FIC LINK: Lieder ohne Worte
AUTHOR LINK:

eponymous_rose
RATING/WARNING(S): G | None
WIP?/WORD COUNT: 1365
MAIN CHARACTERS: Sapphire, Steel

FIC SUMMARY: He and she and an abandoned music hall: a solitary performer plays for an empty audience, keeping Time.

RECCER'S NOTES: It’s gorgeously written and haunting, with so much going on in each small phrase. It captures not only the complementary natures of Sapphire and Steel but also that fascinating feel of the canon, of viewing human life from the outside. Just beautiful.

thisbluespirit

FANDOM: Sapphire and Steel
FIC LINK: Daisy Bell
AUTHOR LINK:

usernamegoeshere
RATING/WARNING(S): Teen | Canon-typical horror, ghosts, death
WIP?/WORD COUNT: 32,278 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Sapphire, Steel, Silver, Diamond, Radium, Original Characters

FIC SUMMARY: In 1979, Sapphire and Steel arrive at the Howard Street Hospital to investigate a time break. They have a chance encounter with the receptionist, Daisy. In 1999, Diamond, Radium, and Silver arrive at the Howard Street Hospital to investigate a time break. They have a chance encounter with the receptionist, Daisy.

RECCER'S NOTES: Sapphire and Steel is the most beautifully weird TV show I have ever encountered (as one TV guidebook described it: “There are many ways of holding a TV audience... Total lack of explanation is not supposed to be one of them.”) and also one of the most interesting fandoms for fic, as authors each try in their own way to interpret those mysteries and transpose that sense of otherness in the mundane to their writing, and nobody does it quite the same way, so I’m hoping to rec some more S&S before I’m done here.

Anyway, this fic one of the best examples - it’s marvellous, long, plotty, completely true to canon-weirdness (if you can say such a thing) and sharply characterised, with every bit of Sapphire-Steel-Silver interaction a delight. Plus – always a huge bonus for me – not only does it include Silver but it brings in some additional ‘operators’ from the opening credits, and explores just how strange they might be. And if you don’t know the series, but you like exploring the weirdness of time or enjoy ghost stories, why not give it a try? It’s a glorious fic and you really won’t know any less than those of us who have watched the canon, honest…

thisbluespirit

FANDOM: Chalet School Series – Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
FIC LINK: The Avenues of Time
AUTHOR LINK:

thankyouturtle
RATING/WARNING(S): Teen | Ghosts
WIP?/WORD COUNT: 4343
MAIN CHARACTERS: Mary-Lou Trelawney, Verity-Ann Carey

FIC SUMMARY:

RECCER'S NOTES: A Yuletide or two ago, I idly asked for a Chalet School story about Mary-Lou that either dealt with her relationship with her stepsister Verity, or had her having Indiana Jones-style archaeological adventures, and I got this, which has both, and is marvellous.

It’s mainly a story of Mary-Lou encountering a self-pitying ghost (“again!” ♥) while trapped underground and how she deals with it in the way only a Chalet School girl could (with plenty of brisk common sense, although not without compassion) with elements of her relationship with Verity-Ann wound into it, including a plausible reason for why they always insisted that they weren’t stepsisters but sisters-by-marriage. And don't you just want to know what happened in Peru?

espresso_addict

FANDOM: Rivers of London series
FIC LINK: Folly To Be Wise
AUTHOR LINK:

Philomytha
RATING/WARNING(S): Teen | Canon-like horror
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete | ~6,500 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Thomas Nightingale, Peter Grant, Lesley May

FIC SUMMARY: Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise.

RECCER'S NOTES: Builds on the fallout from Ettersberg to yield an atmospheric ghost story that feels just like a missing case from canon. There are also interesting insights into Nightingale's youth & the history of magical practice in this universe. Philomytha is always worth reading and it's been a treat watching her fall headlong into a new fandom.

isabelquinn

FANDOM: The Hunger Games
FIC LINK: Where the Vines Cling Crimson
AUTHOR LINK:

ghostie
RATING/WARNING(S): Teen +
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete / 1402 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Rue and Foxface

FIC SUMMARY: As you step through a hole in the fence you can almost hear the roar of the crowds, the wet choke of tendons snapping, the clink of blood dripping onto dark leaves.

There is no blood now, only flowers.

RECCER'S NOTES: This fic is just so haunting. The fairy tale-esque voice matches the premise of the fic perfectly, and it's an amazing example of just how effective second person can be when executed well. It's creepy as hell, which comes from the exact right mix of the horrible things that happen in canon and the supernatural elements added by the author.

ozqueen

FANDOM: Community, The Sandman
FIC LINK: Dead Fic
AUTHOR LINK:

winterhill
RATING/WARNING(S): T | swearing
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete | 1,097
MAIN CHARACTERS: Pierce Hawthorne, Death of the Endless, Abed Nadir, Shirley Bennett, Britta Perry, Troy Barnes, Jeff Winger, Dean Craig Pelton

FIC SUMMARY: Pierce Hawthorne is a Reformed Neo-Buddhist. Like fuck he's walking toward any lights.

RECCER'S NOTES:

So I'm only familiar with the Community side of things here, and I can guarantee you won't be lost if you're in the same boat. I'm sure there are probably little bonuses if you're familiar with The Sandman, but I still manged to enjoy this. I was giggling out loud thanks to Pierce and his Pierceness.

ozqueen

FANDOM: Pirates of the Caribbean
FIC LINK: Apparitions
AUTHOR LINK:

ponderosa
RATING/WARNING(S): T | Major character death
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete | 1167
MAIN CHARACTERS: James Norrington, Jack Sparrow

FIC SUMMARY: He dreams of cannonfire and cursed treasure, of tangled hair and a gold-studded smile, but most frequently he dreams of the day he ordered that Will Turner be detained, and of the sailor's bright-feathered bird that cursed on high when Jack Sparrow did the gallows dance.

RECCER'S NOTES:

An alternate timeline in which Jack did not escape at the end of the first movie - and his spirit lingers to haunt Norrington. This is a really bittersweet fic, almost unsettling to read at certain points, but beautiful as well.

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Entries tagged with ghosts

big hero 6: betwixt the blackout curtain by ikira, spiritusrex

Wimseyverse: Vale, Pater

Sapphire & Steel: Lieder ohne Worte by eponymous_rose

Sapphire & Steel: Daisy Bell by nemo_the_everbeing

Chalet School: The Avenues of Time by thankyouturtle

Rivers of London: Folly To Be Wise, by Philomytha

The Hunger Games: Where the Vines Cling Crimson by ghostie

community/the sandman: dead fic, by winterhill

pirates of the caribbean: apparitions, by ponderosa

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