History FanficRecs / BeetleJuice

Or, Beetlejuice and the Maitland-Deetz household [[HumanityEnsues experience something]] [[BroughtBackFromTheDead entirely new.]]

''Status'': Incomplete

Proof that [[SturgeonsLaw the remaining 10% is worth dying for]] here.

* ''Status'': Complete/Dormant (series last updated April 2018, some stories are complete)

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* ''Status'': Ongoing

* ''Comments'': The Ghost With The Most meets WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom? [[{{Goth}} Lydia and Sam]], face to face? WorldBuilding? A serial killer ghost, an [[EvilUncle evil aunt]], and [[OurGhostsAreDifferent a variety of different kinds of ghosts]]? If any of these ideas spark your interest, this story might just be the one for you. Furthermore, there's a [[FanFic/SayItThrice Tropes Page]] for the story.
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* ''Comments'': This is the first of what became the "Contractually Obligated Chaos" series. It starts out as a pretty clear Disney/{{Cinderella}} parody (with a little ''Film/TheGodfather'' thrown in), but things quickly jump the tracks. Very entertaining; now has a [[FanFic/{{Cinderjuice}} trope page]].

* Recommended by Creator/LadyNorbert, Creator/BookwormGal

* Recommended by Creator/BookwormGal, Rassilon001

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13280830/1/Something-Spectacularly-Strange-this-Way-Comes Something Spectacularly Strange this Way Comes]]
* Recommended by anonymous
* ''Status'': In Progress
* ''Crossover'': With ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicuniverse''
* ''Synopsis'': "Taking place before Spider-Man: Far From Home, and taking place after Tony's death in Avengers: Endgame, everyone's mourning Tony Stark's death, but a familiar webhead is taking it harder than anyone. As Peter copes with losing a father figure, he meets a strange and unusual friend who tries to help him cope with the loss of Tony Stark, while Peter's old friend makes his return to NYC."
* ''Comments'': Using the MCU to crossover with Beetlejuice is a great idea, that way Burton fans and Marvel fans would enjoy seeing what would happen if Tom Holland's Spider-Man met Lydia from Beetlejuice.

* ''Status'': Complete/Ongoing (series is still in progress, some stories are complete)

* ''Status'': Dormant; last updated January 2017

* ''Status'': Ongoing

None Yet.

* ''Comments'': A continuation of [[Film/{{Beetlejuice}} the movie]]. Both Betelgeuse (one of the few fics - even in the movieverse - to spell his name correctly) and Lydia are completely in character, and develop in a a realistic way. Even when things start to turn in an OutOfCharacter direction, [[spoiler:it is {{Justified|Trope}} because it fits within the fic's continuity.]] The fic is an exploration of both Betelgeuse's and Lydia's characters, as well as Betelgeuse's past. While the ending was... mostly satisfying, it's still rather [[spoiler:[[BittersweetEnding bittersweet]]]].

* ''Status'': On-going

* ''Synopsis'': Two years after the events of the film, only Lydia and the Maitlands remember the events of that strange, strange night. But when the Maitlands are able to move on, Lydia is given the task of being Betelgeuse's "anchor" in the real world. If he proves that he's become a better person, he'll be pardoned for his actions. What sort of friendship can develop between them?

* ''Comments'': This is the first of the "Contractually Obligated Chaos" series. It starts out as a pretty clear Disney/{{Cinderella}} parody (with a little ''Film/TheGodfather'' thrown in), but things quickly jump the tracks. Very entertaining; now has a [[FanFic/{{Cinderjuice}} trope page]].

* ''Crossover'': With ''Film/AliceInWonderland''

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Pairings'': Betelgeuse/Lydia; also Jacques/Ginger as a married pair in the background

* ''Synopsis'': Lydia's about to graduate from high school and wants to attend her senior prom, so Beetlejuice asks the Neitherworld's Fairy Godfather to let him be human again for one night. Shockingly, things don't go according to plan, and the pair find themselves in serious hot water. It's going to take more than 30 minutes (with commercial breaks) to get out of this one. Pass the popcorn!

* ''Crossover'': ''Film/AliceInWonderland''

* ''Comments'': Set after both movies (quite a long, long time after [[Literature/AliceInWonderland Alice]]). A glorious crossover dealing with a reincarnated Alice Kingsleigh befriending Lydia Deetz. Both have seen Death. Both have hazy memories and dreams dealing with their own personal obsessed poltergeist. Follows said poltergeists (one Betelgeuse and one [[spoiler:Antares... long story]]) as they are dropped into the waters together to deal with their respective objects of obsession. Really beautifully done, with the tie-ins between movies and the girls' pasts explored.

* ''Crossover'': ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''

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* ''Pairing(s)'': Beetlejuice/Lydia, [[spoiler:morphs into something like Lydia/OC (its complicated)]]

* ''Comments'': A continuation of [[Film/{{Beetlejuice}} the movie]]. Both Betelgeuse (one of the few fics - even in the movieverse - to spell his name correctly) and Lydia are completely in character, and develop in a a realistic way. Even when things start to turn in an OutOfCharacter direction, [[spoiler:it is {{Justified|Trope}} because it fits within the fic's continuity.]] The fic is an exploration of both Betelgeuse's and Lydia's characters, as well as Betelgeuse's past. While the ending was... mostly satisfying, it's still rather [[spoiler:[[BittersweetEnding Bittersweet]]]].

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2771753/chapters/6216197 Sleepy Seaside]]'' ([[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10118384/1/ alternate link]]) by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Mina_Little/pseuds/Mina_Little Mina Little]] ([[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4325182/Mina-Little alternate link]])