Templum Bellonae

If Bob Fraser could haunt his son, why couldn’t Holloway Muldoon? Bonus points for brief appearances by Gerome Laferette and Mama Lolla from Mojo Rising.

Bump in the Night by Barb G.

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A twist on A Study in Scarlet. It’s Conan Doyle done Lovecraft-style.

A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman

A very good, very creepy story.

That Good Night by Dira Sudis

Parhelion introduces the paranormal to the brownstone. Good like everything she writes. Unfortunately unfinished; it’s at 15 chapters right now and I don’t know if it’s still being updated or not. Oh, and don’t worry too much about the character death.

And don’t read this at night if you’re home alone and scare easily. Chapter 2 is especially creepy.

Ash and Iron by Parhelion

Jeff and Rusty had once been best friends. Of course, Jeff was human then.

Everything Parhelion writes is wonderful, and this is no exception. And no one has a better grasp of period dialect and how to make it work.

Masks by Parhelion

Ghosts and gay romance in Victorian Cornwall.

According to the Forbidden Fruit Magazine site, there will be no more intalments in this series, so read at your own risk.

Update: This story has been removed at the request of the author. As far as I know it is no longer available online.

03 Jan 07: This story (as a Professionals fanfic rather than original fiction) is available at The Circuit Archive, as AA Birdwatcher’s Guide to Cornish Ghosts. I have no idea how these two versions came to exist, but thanks to Lynda once again for pointing this out to me.

A Tale of Cornish Ghosts by

Finding this story might be a bit confusing for some readers, since the only place that it’s posted is a friends-locked livejournal. Trust me, the story is worth it.

If you don’t have a livejournal, go get one. Log into your livejournal account. Go to Kouri and Karasu’s Ficlog. Post a comment on a recent entry asking to be friended. Within a day or two, they’ll add you to their list of friends and you’ll be able to read friends-locked posts. Then, just click on the link above!

For a few months, Fast Falls the Eventide was gone from the internet. Because of plagiarism, Kouri and Karasu took down all the original fiction from their website and weren’t sure they would ever post original fiction again. Luckily, they decided to post their original fic (minus the novels they’re submitting for publishing) on their friends-locked livejournal.

I’m grateful that Fast Falls the Eventide is finally back up, because it’s one of my favourite original fics on the net. It’s a slash romance, but it’s also an effectively creepy ghost story. Also, one of the main characters is a realistically mentally ill teenager, and I’m such a sucker for that.

The writing is emjoyable, the plot skillfully handled, and the story is intriguing. Oh, and Neil and Rowan are awfully cute together. What more can you ask for?

Fast Falls the Eventide by Kouri

I’ve been in two minds about whether to rec this or not. On the one hand, it’s so well written—the plot sucks you in and won’t let you go. On the other hand, I’m not sure that I really like the story. I wasn’t entirely happy with the second half of the plot, and the resolution left some threads dangling for me. But I’ve decided that, even if I’m not completely happy about this story, there are a lot of people who will probably love it—it’s just that kind of story.

Xander moves to L.A. and ends up getting involved with Spike. And then they’re both in trouble. The dream sequences in this fic are appropriately, and effectively, creepy. And it’s a very dark, depressing read. So you’ve been warned.

Modus Vivendi by Wiseacress