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Had an interesting question today, one that made me go, “Hmmmm…”
“Just out of curiosity, how much of your Dark Side do you allow into your published fanfics?”
That’s a damn good question. First I need to decide just what Darkfic means to me. Everyone has their own criteria, though there are some things that seem, at first glance, universal: torture, death, non-con, child abuse. But, what is it about these things that evoke that reaction, that “I can never un-read this!” feeling? What’s the difference between mystery, suspense, and downright horror, and which, if any of these, fits the definition of Darkfic?
I was discussing this with my trusty beta (who remembered by title some of my most notoriously dark tales), and came up with a useful illustration. I love watching “CSI,” and most of the episodes are whodunits or suspense. The ones about the Miniature Killer? Those are dark. Stories dealing with poison, rape, or child-harm might squick me the heck out, but they don’t evoke that same wide-eyed, make-sure-the-door’s-really-locked kind of reaction.
For me, Darkfic makes me look like this: O_O;;;;;; And that counts for stuff I write as well as stuff I read: If I can’t freak myself out, I didn’t do it right.
( Long essay is long )
( Baker’s Dozen of Darkfic: )
( The Rest of the List: )