Line #90 FanficRecs/Beetlejuice


1	Proof that [[SturgeonsLaw the remaining 10% is worth dying for]].
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3	These are recommendations made by Tropers for ''Beetlejuice'' fanfics, (both [[Film/{{Beetlejuice}} film]] and [[WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}} animated series]]) all of which have to be signed to stay on the page. Feel free to add a fanfic of your own to the list, but remember to use the template found [[Main/FanficRecommendations here]].
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5	You can also add to the current recommendations if you want. Refrain from posting Administrivia/ConversationInTheMainPage though; that goes in the discussion page.
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7	'''Page Reconfiguration in Progress''': Main/FanficRecommendations is being split into pages for each individual series, so help is needed to classify each entry into the appropiate category, and to format it according to the template.
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11	''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afcudstM9zA Beetle Juice - A Minecraft Roller Coaster]]'' by Neuropsych1
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13	* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin
14	* ''Comments'': 5 minutes of Minecraft art
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16	[[WMG:[[GenFic General Fics]]]]
17	''Stories focused on the family and the friendly relationships of the cast. Plot-focused stories or light day-in-the-life stories. Pretty much anything that isn't focused on romance.''
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19	''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/23090182/chapters/55240171 Make the Best of Being Flesh and Bone]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/PastelCryptids/pseuds/PastelCryptids PastelCryptids]]
20	* Recommended by Tropers/PhoenixFire69
21	* ''Status'': Incomplete
22	* ''Synopsis'': "Life is a goddamn rollercoaster. I don't know how you people do that, just like WHA! WHA! WHA! ALL THESE FEELINGS! One minute your on top of the world and the next minute, you feel like no one will ever love you. But it's worth it, every bit of it." Beetlejuice says.
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24	"Interesting!" Says I.
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26	Or, Beetlejuice and the Maitland-Deetz household [[HumanityEnsues experience something]] [[BackFromTheDead entirely new.]]
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28	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1423785/1/Bridge_Over_the_River_Winter Bridge Over the River Winter]]'' by [=NeitherSparky=]
29	* Recommended by Tropers/{{Lurkerbunny}}
30	* ''Status'': Complete
31	* ''Pairing(s)'': Slight Beetlejuice/Lydia, so be warned
32	* ''Synopsis'': This fanfic bridges (pun intended) the gap between the movie and [[WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}} the cartoon]], putting them in the same continuity.
33	* ''Comments'': And dammit, it works.
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35	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9059280/1/Life-Won-t-Wait Life Won't Wait]]'' by dirtynastysmelly
36	* Recommended by Twoie92
37	* ''Status'': Dormant (not updated since 2013)
38	* ''Pairings'': FRIENDSHIP!Beetlejuice/Lydia, with a very well done Lydia/OC
39	* ''Synopsis'': As Lydia grows up and grows older, Beetlejuice must struggle along with her through many changes that affect the nature of their friendship through the years. Will they stay best friends forever? Or will she outgrow the 'ghost with the most' and leave him behind? Based solely on the cartoon.
40	* ''Comments'': So well done that it's like an official continuation of the cartoon. Beetlejuice is very in character, and his friendship with Lydia is very fulfilling.
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42	[[WMG:[[{{Shipping}} Shipping Fics]]]]
43	''Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.''
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45	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3204675/1/The_Man_Who_Sold_The_World The Man Who Sold The World]]'' and its sequel ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3248466/1/Dialectics Dialectics]]'' by Ayezur
46	* Recommended by Tropers/AnonymousApathy
47	* ''Status'': Complete (both)
48	* ''Pairing(s)'': Beetlejuice/Lydia [[spoiler:(morphs into something like Lydia/OC - it's complicated)]]
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50	** ''The Man Who Sold The World'': Lydia is all alone on Halloween night, and Betelgeuse is finally back in the land of the unliving after three years' punishment for his misdeeds.
51	** ''Dialectics'': In which pasts are remembered, secrets are revealed, and everything generally goes to hell. Death doesn't fix anything, it just changes the scenery.
52	* ''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 is... mostly satisfying, it's still rather [[spoiler:[[BittersweetEnding bittersweet]]]].
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54	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1330429/chapters/2770753 Tangled Time]]'' by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Psi_Fi/pseuds/Psi_Fi Psi_Fi]]
55	* Recommended by bookwormgal
56	* ''Status'': Complete
57	* ''Pairings'': Betelgeuse/Lydia
58	* ''Synopsis'': Lydia discovers a monster is feeding on the magic of child ghosts. Looking for answers six hundred years in the past, she meets "the ghost with the most"--in the flesh!
59	* ''Comments'': A highly intriguing tale based on the movie, but with enough [[ShoutOut shout outs]] to the cartoon to catch your attention.
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61	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2771753/chapters/6216197 Flooded]]'' (formerly titled ''Sleepy Seaside'' - [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10118384/1/ alternate link]]) by Unusual-Underground (formerly Mina Little)
62	* Recommended by bookwormgal
63	* ''Status'': Dead; last updated January 2017
64	* ''Pairings'': Betelgeuse/Lydia, mentions of past OriginalCharacter/Lydia
65	* ''Synopsis'': The Maitlands are missing. A Lydia on the verge of turning 18 is sent to live with her overly-religious aunt. Betelgeuse can't be reached. And the Netherworld is going haywire!
66	* ''Comments'': Manages to combine the [[WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}} cartoon]] and the [[Film/{{Beetlejuice}} film]] into a pretty entertaining whole.
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68	''[[http://cobwebandstripes.deviantart.com/gallery/45512354/English Cobweb and Stripes]]'' by cobweb&stripes (link leads to [=deviantArt=]; can also be followed on [[https://www.facebook.com/cobwebandstripes Facebook]] or [[http://cobwebandstripes.tumblr.com Tumblr]])
69	* Recommended by @/LadyNorbert, Creator/BookwormGal
70	* ''Status'': Orphaned; the artist has stated that she has abandoned the project at least for the foreseeable future.
71	* ''Pairings'': Eventual Betelgeuse/Lydia; also Jacques/Ginger as a married pair in the background
72	* ''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, Betelgeuse returns with a strange request.. Having been arrested for a crime unrelated to what happened in her house, he invokes an ancient, rarely-used magical law to have her serve as his "anchor" in the living world. The relationship takes turns for which neither of them were prepared, not least because they find that they like each other a lot more than they expected.
73	* ''Comments'': It's a webcomic, not a fanfic, and definitely worth perusing. The artist is Polish, and the translations aren't always perfect, but otherwise it's rather exceptional. A really good merging of the plots of the film and the cartoon, with plenty of original content and a very distinct art style. Now with its own [[Webcomic/CobwebAndStripes trope page]].
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75	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/5751283/chapters/13251904 Cinderjuice]]'' ([[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11739058/1/ alternate link]]) by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/LadyNorbert/pseuds/LadyNorbert Lady Norbert]]
76	* Recommended by Creator/BookwormGal, [=Rassilon001=]
77	* ''Status'': Complete/In Progress (some stories are complete, one is back to being updated after a SeriesHiatus)
78	* ''Pairings'': Eventual Lydia/Beetlejuice
79	* ''Synopsis'': Cartoonverse. 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!
80	* ''Comments'': This is the first of what became the "Contractually Obligated Chaos" series. It starts out as a pretty clear WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} parody (with a little ''Film/TheGodfather'' thrown in), but things quickly jump the tracks. Very entertaining; now has a [[FanFic/{{Cinderjuice}} trope page]].
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84	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6534123/1/bAlive_b_bWithout_b_bBreath_b Alive Without Breath]]'' by penniless1
85	* Recommended by Tropers/GryphonFledgling
86	* ''Status'': Complete
87	* ''Pairing(s)'': Betelgeuse/Lydia, Tarrant/Alice, [[spoiler:Hamish (Death)/The White Queen (Life)]] (trust me, it works somehow)
88	* ''Crossover'': With ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010''
89	* ''Synopsis'': With Death's guidance, the Mad Hatter, Tarrant Hightopp, will wait forever for The Alice to return to Underland; though Time stand still and teapots turn to dust! They might get some extra help though, from the world's foremost bio-exorcist - Betelgeuse!
90	* ''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 the movies and the girls' pasts explored.
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92	''FanFic/SayItThrice'' by Creator/BookwormGal
93	* Recommended by treeclimber42, @/LadyNorbert
94	* ''Status'': Complete; now with a prequel in progress
95	* ''Crossover'': With ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''
96	* ''Synopsis'': "Death was a familiar concept to Lydia. But not all ghosts are the same as those she knows. And thanks to an accident and an aunt she's quickly growing to hate, she'll have the perfect chance to witness these other types of ghosts in Amity Park. Meanwhile, someone is plotting and a poltergeist refuses to let go." Mostly the [[Film/{{Beetlejuice}} film]], but minor influences from the [[WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}} cartoon]].

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