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seasonal_spuffy story took up a chunk of these week, and thanks so much to everyone who read and commented! (I'm still working on the epilogue, after which I finish, I will finally be able to sit down and replies. In the meantime *big smooches*!)
And now, fic recs!
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shapinglight's Spike/Dru Halloween story, Night Off, rocked my world. Go read, please. I now yearn to see Highgate Cemetery for myself, sigh.
There is some amazing stuff atseasonal_spuffy - a quick list of my latest favorites includes bogwitch's The Heartstone, thisficklemob's The Spotlight, and missmurchison's If It's Tuesday It Must Be Sunnydale. Yummy goodness all around, and such a welcome antidote to my own story, which ended up being a total baked pie full of angst. Why can't I just write teh funny? (bangs head)
In other news,toysdream and I are still sort of on the Halloween tip. He's done a little treatise on magic, as a followup to some discussions we've been having (it's sort of a thesis in the making), and we've been taking in a number of classic horror films and generally entertaining ourselves by tracing the geneaology of various themes in the genre. Last night we caught the original Kolchak films - now out on a double DVD! - The Night Stalker and The Night Strangler.( Read more... )
Whew! That's enough for one day. Further thoughts on how Angel is really, iconographically speaking, a classic Wolf Man instead of a vampire, will have to wait. (Although, dude - you will believe me if you see the original Wolf Man movie. Observe the gypsies. See the curse. The tormented guilt of Larry Talbot, a man divided - he becomes a monster, and can no longer control himself, but then comes back to his senses, and oh, the pain! Dude. Vampires are not typically conflicted. Gypsies cursed Angel to turn him into the Wolf Man. Who must be killed by one who loves him, dude! Also see: American Werewolf in London.)
(And oh! God! In the final season, Angel starts dating a werewolf!! D'oh!)
seasonal_spuffy story took up a chunk of these week, and thanks so much to everyone who read and commented! (I'm still working on the epilogue, after which I finish, I will finally be able to sit down and replies. In the meantime *big smooches*!)And now, fic recs!
shapinglight's Spike/Dru Halloween story, Night Off, rocked my world. Go read, please. I now yearn to see Highgate Cemetery for myself, sigh.There is some amazing stuff at
seasonal_spuffy - a quick list of my latest favorites includes bogwitch's The Heartstone, thisficklemob's The Spotlight, and missmurchison's If It's Tuesday It Must Be Sunnydale. Yummy goodness all around, and such a welcome antidote to my own story, which ended up being a total baked pie full of angst. Why can't I just write teh funny? (bangs head)In other news,
toysdream and I are still sort of on the Halloween tip. He's done a little treatise on magic, as a followup to some discussions we've been having (it's sort of a thesis in the making), and we've been taking in a number of classic horror films and generally entertaining ourselves by tracing the geneaology of various themes in the genre. Last night we caught the original Kolchak films - now out on a double DVD! - The Night Stalker and The Night Strangler.( Read more... )Whew! That's enough for one day. Further thoughts on how Angel is really, iconographically speaking, a classic Wolf Man instead of a vampire, will have to wait. (Although, dude - you will believe me if you see the original Wolf Man movie. Observe the gypsies. See the curse. The tormented guilt of Larry Talbot, a man divided - he becomes a monster, and can no longer control himself, but then comes back to his senses, and oh, the pain! Dude. Vampires are not typically conflicted. Gypsies cursed Angel to turn him into the Wolf Man. Who must be killed by one who loves him, dude! Also see: American Werewolf in London.)
(And oh! God! In the final season, Angel starts dating a werewolf!! D'oh!)
