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[spookyshipperfics]

Spooky X-Files Fics For Halloween

With Halloween here, this is a PSA that I have an entire series on AO3 called Do You Like Scary Movies? where I combine Scully, Mulder, and iconic horror movies.

I pinned my master list in my profile, BUT I'll also drop my top 5 highest-rated fics here based on kudos. Hope you all have a spooky holiday! The Finer Things - Horror Express Inspired

Scully and Mulder are sent undercover onboard a luxury train to investigate the presence of a suspicious and undocumented train car. Playing a wealthy married couple is tricky, but they run into even bigger issues when an unwelcomed agent gets sent in for backup. Discussing the Case - Halloween H20 Inspired

While investigating the Babysitter Killer, the local PD files a misconduct complaint against Scully and Mulder. They swear it’s a misunderstanding, but if they want to keep their jobs, Skinner has to shadow them, ensuring the allegations of “unnecessary touching” and “standing too close together” aren’t true.

Stay - Lights Out Inspired

After an encounter with a terrifying ghost, Scully seeks comfort in Mulder’s bed. The issue: They both don’t want to stop, so they start sleeping together… literally. But what starts as just cuddling gets complicated as their feelings become harder to hide.

What Lurks in the Forest - The Ritual Inspired

Hikers are missing. Stories of an ancient being are whispered by the locals. Mulder drags Scully to the forest to investigate. Something strange is keeping them from the truth, but it only pushes them closer together.

Bigger Boat - Jaws Inspired

In this Jaws-inspired fic, Scully and Mulder investigate a mysterious pair of shark attacks off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, but things aren’t exactly as they appear.

[dunhamhairograpy]

Redux; Cut Dialogue "We've come so far together..."

[tbx1013-deactivated20251124]

R.I.P. Mark Snow

Mark Snow, the veteran television composer who turned The X-Files theme into an unlikely chart hit in the 1990s, died Friday at his home in Connecticut. He was 78.

A 15-time Emmy nominee, he not only scored more than 200 episodes of Chris Carter’s spooky Fox series (and both its big-screen incarnations Fight the Future, in 1998, and I Want to Believe, in 2008), he also provided the music for other series including Hart to Hart, Millennium, T.J. Hooker, Smallville, The Ghost Whisperer and Blue Bloods.

Six of his 15 Emmy nominations were for The X-Files, but five others were for such high rated TV movies and miniseries, including Something About Amelia, An American Story, Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, Children of the Dust and Helter Skelter.

Among the survivors are his wife Glynnis, plus three daughters and grandchildren.

Remember how was the Opening Credits for The X-Files and Mark Snow incredible theme:

Source: Variety

[dunhamhairograpy]

Redux; Cut Dialogue "We've come so far together..."

[dsmulder4u]

Chapters: 6/6 Fandom: The X-Files Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Fox Mulder/Dana Scully Characters: Fox Mulder, Dana Scully, Walter Skinner, Margaret Scully Additional Tags: #MSR, Fluff and Angst, casefile, m and s undercover, CW: cult mentioned, CW reproductive issues, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully in Love, RST, Mount Shasta Summary:

M and S are sent undercover into a cult to Mount Shasta, the most mysterious mountain in the States. See how they cope with the being alone again in weird circumstances. I think you don’t need more prompt to read that story. CW: Reproductive issues. The story changes pov between Scully and Mulder throughout the plot.

[dsmulder4u]

Chapters: 5/6 Fandom: The X-Files Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Fox Mulder/Dana Scully Characters: Fox Mulder, Dana Scully, Walter Skinner, Margaret Scully Additional Tags: #MSR, Fluff and Angst, casefile, m and s undercover, CW: cult mentioned, CW reproductive issues, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully in Love, RST, Mount Shasta Summary:

M and S are sent undercover into a cult to Mount Shasta, the most mysterious mountain in the States. See how they cope with the being alone again in weird circumstances. I think you don’t need more prompt to read that story. CW: Reproductive issues. The story changes pov between Scully and Mulder throughout the plot.

[slippinmickeys]

im literally reading thru your entire ao3 catalog and youre going to keep me fed for a good 6 months THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK.

i have no idea if ure taking prompts (?) if not absolutely just ignore this but mulder telling scully "you're flirty today" JUST LIKE THAT ONE BLOOPER. i'm rereading cab ride kiss and i just love giggly scully so much i want to personally punish chris carter for everything he did to my girl. ANYWAYY HAVE A GOOD DAY! ❤️

The fluorescent hum of the morgue lights assaults Mulder, a low, static buzz that needles at the edges of thought. Overhead, an ancient vent sighs, exhaling a thin thread of cold air that smells faintly of antiseptic—and something older, something rotten, steeped deep beneath the soap.

Scully stands with her back to him, bare arms gleaming under the focused light as she saws through a sternum with a Stryker saw. Her hair is bound at the nape of her neck, a few tendrils breaking free to cling to the fine sheen of sweat at her temple. There's a bloody spatter across the chest of her scrubs that she either hasn’t noticed or doesn't care enough to wipe away. Mulder bets on the latter.

The corpse on the table is ordinary by their standards: male, mid-forties, with the bloated, flushed look of a man who drank himself to sleep and forgot to wake up. No symbols carved into the skin, no ritualistic binding, no folkloric footprints to note in the margins of the report.

Just dead. Just another name to record in a file. 

She trades the saw for the bone cutting forceps.

"You’re quiet," Mulder says, careful not to jostle the brittle concentration stretched thin between the shriek of the saw and the slick red ruin of the body. He leans back against a counter, crossing his arms. Watches her.

Scully grunts, pries apart the ribcage with a sound like velcro being torn from cheap carpet. "Focused," she corrects, her voice steady. "Not quiet."

"You’re focused and quiet. Deadly combination," he says, half-smiling.

Scully pauses, glances over her shoulder at him with one brow arched, a look sharp enough to filet a lesser man. But there’s a tilt to her mouth that undercuts it, something almost—God help him—teasing.

"You just don't like not being the center of attention," she says.

The grin that pulls across Mulder’s face feels inevitable. "You're flirty today," he says.

There’s a flicker—the split-second beat where she could deny it, could brush it off with some sharp, clean dismissal. But instead Scully just shakes her head, small and private, and turns back to her work.

The steel glints as she works the shears between the ribs. "Must be the fumes," she murmurs.

Mulder pushes off the counter, closing the distance between them in lazy strides. He’s aware of the way she stiffens slightly, how her fingers tighten on the cutter. Like she’s weighing the cost of pretending she doesn’t notice him standing close enough to feel the heat coming off her skin.

He doesn’t touch her. Not yet.

"Is it dangerous?" he asks, “These fumes?” He keeps his tone light, knowing better than to prod too vigorously at the live wires that lead into the fuse box of Scully’s moods. 

"Not if you take precautions," she mutters, snipping through cartilage like she's pruning a rose bush; methodical and ruthless. Her eyes never leave the body.

Mulder watches her, the quick economical movements, her efficiency honed sharper than any scalpel in the room. He thinks, not for the first time, about the cruelty of a universe that can fit so much life inside something as vulnerable as human skin.

"I don’t mind it," he says after a moment, quietly. "You flirting."

This time she does look at him, straight on, blue eyes cool and unblinking above the surgical mask. A few beats pass, the moment stretching like candy shop taffy.

"Good to know," she finally says. Then turns back to the ruin of the man on the table and cracks the breastbone with a wet pop.

Mulder steps back, granting her the space she never asked for but always seems to need. He finds himself smiling anyway, small and secret.

Outside, the day is already dying, the sun bleeding into the cracked cityscape, casting long shadows, the sky the color of rust. Another night coming. Another case to chase.

He hopes—absurdly, achingly—that she keeps flirting.

Even if it's only with disaster.

[dsmulder4u]

Hey everyone, after life gave me some leeway after a very exhausting year, I finally finished my Undercover Fic. Of course, it is NC-17. Leave some comments, if you liked it.

Every week I post a new chapter.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64837906/chapters/166635739

[unremarkablehouse]

What!? Frank Spontz confirmed this kiss picture is real!!!!

[alexromero]

The X Files | Season 11

[unremarkablehouse]

I will never get tired of watching them dance

[roarkeve]

I have a little separate X-Files area on my phone making it easier to access the authors I read- and there’s nothing better than seeing an author you love dropping new works. Especially after they said they wouldn’t or potentially wouldn’t write fic. @slippinmickeys keeps dropping gems and I’m here for it! Love finding new worlds created to delve into.

There’s a whole second screen of other authors- but anyone feel free to share any authors I need to check out.

@cultureisdarkbeer @aloysiavirgata @admiralty-xfd @sisterspooky1013

[fine-nephrit]

🥏 Where to find good XF fanfics

👽 On Tumblr

@lilydalexf has an encyclopedic knowledge of fics and continues to be an invaluable resource. You'll find a boatload of themed fic lists, individual rec posts and helpful answers to anon asks.

@txf-fic-chicks-blog seven years of almost daily recs, with well-written blurbs and a lot of fun, run by @kateyes224 and @piecesofscully. Look out for their themed days: "Casefile Monday", "Tumblr Tuesday", "Editor's Pick Wednesday", "Post-Ep/Missing Scene Thursday", "Novel Length Friday", "Smut Sunday", and the very cool "Because You Watched"

@msrlibrary a well-tagged library of MSR fics; each entry includes a short excerpt and a nicely chosen image from the show.

@201daysofxfiles a rewatch blog by fandom veteran @wendelah. Each episode in season 1-7 is paired with its own fic rec post.

@enigmaticxbee an aesthetically pleasing and neatly organized rewatch blog that is packed with great content, including excellent fic rec lists categorized by season, story type, trope, and more. Each episode guide sometimes features related fic recs.

@thatfragilecapricorn30 posts one fic rec every Friday, accompanied by a nice writeup.

@randomfoggytiger curates many fic rec lists sorted by often fun and creative categories.

@cecilysass has a google doc titled "fics I love", which is a fantastic fic list categorized by story type, complete with thoughtful blurbs. She's also shared two episode-related fic rec lists on Tumblr: here and here.

@pookie-mulder writes a monthly fic journal with good recs.

**self-promo plug** I post fic recs on my Tumblr blog @fine-nephrit under #nephrit's fic rec. Plus, I reblog others' fic recs that I come across!

👽 Rec Communities

XF Book Club: the best thing ever, an absolute gem that deserves to be preserved for posterity. During its run, 270 fics were recced and discussed in depth here. The community's intelligent and insightful comments on this blog are sometimes even more enjoyable to read than the fics themselves.

The Fic Filter (xf tag): well-curated selections with short blurbs.

Multifandom Het Recs (xf tag): a major rec site's xf section that offers nice "why this must be read" writeups. @het-reccers

Crack Van (xf tag): another major rec site with a big xf section, featuring endless recs and blurbs

Fancake (xf tag): another major rec community's xf section boasting an extensive thematic tagging system

👽 Personal Blogs

Emily Shore aka Naraht: meta essays, fanvid recs, fic recs—great stuff aplenty

Bad for the Fish aka Scarlet Baldy: fantastic fic list paired with highly enjoyable reviews and analyses of the fics she's read. @badforthefish

Ramblings of a Mind Untamed: reviews of a dozen or so classic fics

xxSKSxx XF Fanfic Recs: still active in 2024! @xxsksxxx

X-Libris: more of a fic library, this is the best place to download nicely-formatted ebooks of pre-AO3 oldies. What I love most is the incredibly detailed and extensive tagging system.

👽 Individual Rec Lists with good writeup

Character Manifesto - Dana Scully: a character analysis and 10 Scully-centric fic recs, categorized by "best of .." selections. Amazing format and choices!

Character Manifesto - Fox Mulder: same format as above for Spooky

bachalava's awesome fic rec essays, covering classic fics and slash fics

ShipRecced blog's classic MSR fics and newer MSR fics recs

luminary's 16-fic rec post

RivkaT recs fics and writers @rivkat

Anna Otto's favorite stories

Syntax6's rec list @syntax6

👽 90s Old School Rec Sites

The Basement Office - Musea: a treasure trove of extensive fic lists with lovely written blurbs, recced by a group of talented writers from back in the day

The Other Side - Fanfic Recs from Beyond the Grave: a large collection of 'scary' or 'spooky' story recs with nice blurbs. Beautiful web design.

the Rookery - Favorite Authors: nice commentary on a list of classic fic writers

X-Files Fanfiction 101: an intro guide to fic categories and what to read for each

The Primal Screamers: a fun site run by a mailing list that hosts fic recs with blurbs, and a 'Coffee Talk' section full of delightful and discussions of canon

Idealists Haven - Elemental Fanfic Archive: an archive with rec blurbs

Chronicle X: a large, well-organized archive with blurbs, plus a 'Can We Talk' discussion section of novel-length fics, plus a total of 46 author interviews. Simply incredible!

👽 Special Mention

The X-Files Lost and Found: a fic finder message board that is miraculously still very active today—How wonderful! Its FAQ page hosts a huge collection of well-categorized themed fic lists (not recs), including "Classics (or, Your Fanfic Education is Not Complete Until You've Read ...)".

Where do you find your next read? What did I miss? Reblog and share your favorites!

[samanthamulder]

THE X-FILES — 9.19 The Truth (2002)

[fucking-gillian]

“It was just like, we were acting like it was, like, a gross carnal coupling, you know? It was a joke for the crew and for us. The actual kissing, that was never a part of the movie, so we never would have shot that, no. The only time we did that was as a joke. Gillian and I did it to our liking, and then I said, you know, ‘Let’s do one where we’re up against the wall here.’ But that was never- there was never any thought - we were outside of the camera’s view actually at that point, so that’s not even on film.” — David Duchovny

“It wasn’t planned, no. Just goofing around!” — Gillian Anderson

“I can tell you what’s not in the film is a blast. After we did six or seven takes, I said, ‘Cut, print. Got it. Thank you very much.’ They said, ‘No, we’d like to go one more time.’ So they started the scene. And they got right into the drama, coming closer and closer. And then tongues came out. And then they slapped up against the wall. She drove him up against the wall. Oh, it was fabulous. And they did it again, because the cameraman goofed.” — Rob Bowman

[youreadarkwizard]

Gillian Anderson answers the question: "Why did you kiss David Duchovny first at the 1997 Emmy Awards?"

[foxmuldersfreakout]

"Mulder, you're not seriously implying this was the work of extraterrestrials?"

Mulder:

[unremarkablehouse]

David Duchovny “lounging in a whoreish manner..”