A-List Ghostbusters Fanfiction

[Silent Seraphim]

Okay, so we’ve got a Z-list going - the worst of the worst fics. The GB fanfiction alternative to the Golden Raspberries. To balance things out, we need an A-list - the best of the best fics. The GB fanfiction alternative to the Oscars.

Here are some fanfiction stories and authors which have been deemed worthy of A-list status, in no particular order.

Fritz – ‘Ghostbusters: Forever’ (much-anticipated culmination of a decades-long love story, a beautifully-written story reflecting on Egon and Janine’s relationship in the past, present and hopes for future, you are cordially invited to attend the Wedding of the Century)
Fritz – ‘The Zodiac Imperative’ (for its subtle and well-crafted E/J love scene, along with an intriguing, gripping storyline)
Kingpin – ‘As Dream Fade’ (for covering the circumstances behind the break-up of the Ghostbusters exceptionally well)
Fritz, EGB Fan, Kingpin – ‘Dreams Reborn’ (sequel to ‘As Dreams Fade’, bringing the Ghostbusters back together, including the wonderful and touching E/J engagement scene)
EGB Fan – ‘Blood Heat’ (I love any story with Jessica Venkman in it, and this one touches on the subject of first love and the pain that it can bring)
Sinister (Iain) – ‘Only Ghouls & Hearses’ (hilarious crossover, with great characterisation of both the Ghostbusters and the characters from ‘Only Fools & Horses’)
Mara – ‘Hearts & Flowers’ (great alternative pairing fic, and although it’s J/P, it ends on a positive E/J note, so it’s not all bad. ;D)
EGB Fan – ‘Second Chances’ (a great story, tackling some of the issues of Andre Wallance’s parenting skills, it is captivating, heartfelt, and the characterisation is perfect)
Mary Morris – ‘Wrath of a Redhead’ (This is what happens if you mess with Janine. Be afraid. Be very afraid. ;D)
Audrey Lynne – ‘The Letter’ (beautiful short piece, a written goodbye to Dana from Peter)
Ami Ree – ‘The Morning After’ (a lovely E/J piece)
Tammey Reed – 'The Morning After’ (another lovely E/J piece, set the morning after their wedding)
Cindy R – ‘A Dish Served Cold’ and its sequel, ‘The Last Laugh' (making Walter Peck more dastardly than he was ever portrayed in the film, these stories is extremely well-written, and contains some lovely E/J scenes)
EGB Fan – ‘Extreme Ghostbusters: Zero Tolerance’ (wonderful story about the pains of growing up, with a ghostly twist)
WOLVERINE25TH – 'Ghostbusters 2.5’ (best creative adaptation of GB2 I’ve read – it makes you wonder what could have been…)
Fritz – ‘Where in the World is Chelsea Aberdeen?’ (probably my favourite Franchise story so far – poignant and intriguing, bringing together Fritz and the members of Nightsquad in a quest to discover the truth about Chelsea’s disappearance - unfinished)
Jen Spengler – ‘Secretary’ (the best GB poem I’ve ever read – perfectly conveying Janine’s longing for Egon)
Singe – ‘Regina’ (Very, very disturbing story with religious themes, but extremely well-written with a strong E/J note to it)
Fritz – ‘Invasion of the Danish Snatchers’ (funny, with some very well-created villains, featuring a date between Egon and Janine, stunningly written, could easily have been a canon episode of RGB)
Various Authors – ‘Chronicles of Gozer’ (a huge epic of a series, bringing together all of the GB franchises and the original GBs to battle the return of Gozer)
Princess Artemis – ‘Relative Absolution’ (Stunning novella-sized piece, with perfect characterisation and a deeply involving story)
Milareppa – ‘Does Heaven Listen’ (great characterisation, with a premise that nature can be a huge threat when humans intervene, it is difficult to know how the guys are going to get out of this situation – unfortunately the story is unfinished)
Lucidscreamer – ‘Nevermore’ (a wonderfully-written, haunting piece, melding The Crow with the GBs - unfinished)
Epona Harper – ‘Cruel Necessity’ (another novella-sized piece, Peter has the ability to read other people’s minds, a well-written piece, with great characterisation and thrilling to the last)
Jeff Morris – ‘A Perfect World’ (The team gets everything they ever wanted, but at what price? Some lovely E/J moments in this one – watch out for the surprise twist at the end)
Sheila Paulson - Father to the Man (alternate universe story, with a shocking revelation about David Stantz)
CJ – ‘A Boy Named Ray’ (wonderfully-written Ray-centric story, poignantly reflecting on moments from his past)
Fritz – ‘Terror on the Jersey Turnpike’ (funny and action-packed adventure on the Jersey Turnpike, complete with biker-chick!)
Dan Evans & Tom Sanford – ‘NOMAD: Loss’ (sad and poignant end to a great franchise, extremely well-written piece with great character-interaction)
Fritz – ‘Home Turf’ [great franchise fic, the first time-encounter between Fritz and Joey of GBWC and the OGBs, with a very interesting story - Fritz has a ghostly encounter with someone he’s seen before…)
Fritz – ‘Act Two’ (the GBWC are back with a new look, a creepy new case and the return of an old friend… as always, wonderfully written, with a great story and a wonderfully sadistic villain)
EGB Fan – ‘Death Row Part 1’, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 (very emotional piece, with some touching and realistic Eduardo/Kylie moments)
EGB Fan – ‘Grief is not the Suez Canal’ (Eduardo’s encounter with a medium causes problems for the team, a great story centring on the issue of loss, with some lovely Eduardo/Kylie moments)
Jeff Chrismer (Razors Edge) – ‘Post-Mortem Kombat’ (extremely well-written action-packed piece, featuring the invention of the neutrona saber, and a fantastic ninja battle)
Dommi-chan – ‘Concepts of the Misinformed’ and ‘Karma's Just a Five Letter Word' (In the first story, Ray and Winston overhear a conversation between Egon and Peter and completely misinterpret it, and in the second, Egon and Peter find out about it and decide to mess with their heads a bit – two hilarious stories, well-written with great characterisation, and fun with flat-packed furniture)
Fritz – ‘Fateful Encounter’ and ‘Fateful Opportunity’ (the first story features Janine’s first-ever encounter with Egon, the second story features Janine’s chequered employment history ;D)
Vincent Belmont – ‘All Roads Lead to Raccoon City Part 1’, Part 2, Part 3 (a trip to Raccoon city very quickly turns rather sinister as Ecto-1 crashes and things turn from bad to worse - a very gripping and intriguing story - unfinished)
EGB Fan – ‘Rebirth & Retribution Part 1’, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 (first appearance of Jessica Venkman and Conchita Rivera)
EGB Fan – ‘A Little Boy Lost’ (touching piece, featuring what happened to Jack after the EGB episode Grundlesque)
Sinister (Iain) – ‘GBUK: Trials & Tribulations’ (after a containment unit breach, one of the GBUK team is arrested and Vincent Belmont is sent to help – a gripping story and very well-written)
Fritz – ‘GBWC: Love Sucks’ (fun, saucy story with some great characterisation, a succubus sets her sights on one of the members of the team and all hell breaks loose)
Jeff Chrismer (Razors Edge) – ‘Food For Thought’ (a story full of action and intrigue, with characters from the past returning to both help and hinder the GBWC team - unfinished)
Christine Renner – ‘Requiem’ and ‘Bookends’ (very touching stories set later on in the GBs lives, showing how deep friendship and love can really go - some very, very emotional E/J moments)
P. Morrigan – ‘Conundrum’ (E/J, are they or aren't they and why should Peter care? Deals with what Egon and Janine's possible fooling around could mean in the "real" world)
Kingpin – Syren Call (exacerbating misconceptions about the degenerative effects rock music can have on young minds)
Fritz – Return of the Jersey Turnpike Terror (The bikers are back, and Eduardo dresses up as a woman, a definite must-read ;D)
Wolfen Moondaughter – Embrace The Night (a well written, beautifully illustrated Ed/Ky story by a shipper, and it's about werewolves - how cool is that??)
Dommi-chan – ‘On the Rules Regarding Natural Selection’ (the guys are stuck in traffic, and have a really bizarre conversation.Let the snarky comments fly!)
Mary-Jean Holmes - ‘The Root of All Evil’ (A disillusioned Janine finds affection elsewhere, and Egon has to face some home truths before it’s too late… Novella)
Linda Dennis - 'Still Life' (Janine becomes trapped in the rubble of an exploded building)
batE - 'Thorny Situation' (Egon takes suggestions from the guys about how to spice up his love life... with hilarious results)
Ghostdiva - 'The Eyes Have Her', focusing on the Lotsabucks incident from the points of view of Janine and the demon i.e. all the things that were going on when the fans were still thinking, What? Where's Janine getting the money for all this plastic surgery?


Feel free to add to the list. The more the merrier!

[SuperStantzio]

Those are my favorirtes I enjoyed very much. they were well written

[Fritz]

Mary Morris – ‘Wrath of a Redhead’ (This is what happens if you mess with Janine. Be afraid. Be very afraid. )

I definitely agree with that one. I could so easily imagine, in a universe (such as the one I write...) Janine still wanting to throttle Ramis for that movie. "He took the biggest mistake I ever made and stuck it on the Silver Screen, devoid of all context, for everyone to see!!!"

Many Stories by Shiela Paulson. I admit I gave up a long time ago, as they all started to blend together somewhat, but this lady's more than earned her spot in the skies of GB fan fic. One I definitely recommend is an "alternate universe" story she did called "Father To The Man", with a shocking revelation about David Stantz...

"All Roads Lead to Raccoon City" by a guy named Belmont. I wish he'd like, finish this some day.

Many stories from EGB Fan. One story I remember fondly is "Rebirth And Retribution". Some of the concepts therein are now kind of invalidated by the Timeline (which wasn't around when she wrote it) but it's the first appearance of Jessica Venkman and Conchita Rivera.

The NOMAD breakup story. Very emotional stuff. The name and which one wrote it are escaping me right now, but it was quite good.

Numerous stories about the GBUK. The most recent one, "Trials and Tribulations" has been a real treat, with some legal schenanigans that have been fun to watch.

"Post Mortem Kombat" and "Food For Thought" (incomplete) by RazorsEdge. Just to show you somebody is doing some readable GBWC stories.

There's two by a lady named Christie Renner I ran into early in my GB netsurfing--"Bookends" and "Requium". The latter especially had some superb E/J moments but both present a picture of life for the Ghostbusters somewhere around the 2030's. There's some touches which are even almost Timeline-compatible still.

[Yami Mirai]

Heh. When I saw the topic title, I was definitely going to suggest 'Nevermore' and 'Cruel Necessity' if they weren't on the list. Those are two of the best fanfics I've ever read.

Also, I really enjoyed 'Concepts of the Misinformed' and 'Karma's Just a Five Letter Word', both by Dommi-chan. In the first fic, Ray and Winston overhear a conversation between Egon and Peter and completely misinterpret it.
In the second, Egon and Peter find out about it and decide to mess with their heads a bit.

My only complaint is Janine's reaction when Ray and Winston tell her what they think is going on, because it's out of character for her. It's still hilarious though.

For the fics I read that are on the list, I agree. They definitely belong there. Particularly Fritz's work. The other fics sound interesting, I'll have to give them a look.

[CJ]

admin said:

Many Stories by Shiela Paulson. I admit I gave up a long time ago, as they all started to blend together somewhat, but this lady's more than earned her spot in the skies of GB fan fic. One I definitely recommend is an "alternate universe" story she did called "Father To The Man", with a shocking revelation about David Stantz...

I love that story too, as a lot of Sheila Paulson's fics too. I think "Father to the Man" was what started me on doing "A Boy Named Ray".

Anyway. I do enjoy Fritz's stuff. Two special ones come to mind: "Terror on the Jersey Turnpike" and "Invasion of the Danish Snatchers" Both were really well done, and originally when I read them, I thought somehow some lost Reaves or JMS scripts had been serialized and put online. Plus, I do like the GBWC multi-layered adventures he has done for the group. "Home Turf", "Where in the World is Chelsea Aberdeen?", "Act One", and others.

EGB Fan, I wish I did read more of her stuff, because I did finish Death Row (without reading "Grief is not the Suez Canal"). And, most recently, her newest one centering on what happened to Jack after the fallout from the events of Grundlesque.

Jeff Chrismer penned my favorite: "Post-Mortem Kombat"

The various authors of "Chronicles of Gozer". Shows that such diverse individuals can put aside personal politics to accomplish something.

[ECTO-1]

Wooo, my GB2.5 gets a nod! Groovy!

[Miss Janine]

yamimirai said:

Heh. When I saw the topic title, I was definitely going to suggest 'Nevermore' and 'Cruel Necessity' if they weren't on the list. Those are two of the best fanfics I've ever read.

Also, I really enjoyed 'Concepts of the Misinformed' and 'Karma's Just a Five Letter Word', both by Dommi-chan. In the first fic, Ray and Winston overhear a conversation between Egon and Peter and completely misinterpret it.
In the second, Egon and Peter find out about it and decide to mess with their heads a bit.

My only complaint is Janine's reaction when Ray and Winston tell her what they think is going on, because it's out of character for her. It's still hilarious though.

For the fics I read that are on the list, I agree. They definitely belong there. Particularly Fritz's work. The other fics sound interesting, I'll have to give them a look.

I almost choked when I read those, I was laughing so hard. Especially the dancing scene, and Peter's final bit...classic. And I agree about Janine. I thought she'd almost gone Valley Girl there for a second.

"Bookends" and "Requiem" are VERY touching pieces, about how deep friendship and love can really go. For one couple in particular (I won't spoil it), even death can't split them up.

Ectozone/Omnibus stuff is automatically at the top of my list because of the wonderful universe Fritz and everyone else has created. A world I can lose myself in.

One of my favorite non-Fritzes is Jeff Morris' "A Perfect World". The team gets everything they ever wanted- but at what price? And the twist at the end concerning the bad guy of the story...well, I did NOT see that coming.

Have to go through my fic collection to pull out more for my list.

[ECTO-1]

Silent, make sure you add any stories mentioned to your initial post so we can have a compiled list in one spot.

[SuperStantzio]

I also enjoy reading Fritz's fics. He does a excellent job! I did like the story called Regina it was written by singe that very intense that's my favorite. Chornicles of Gozer is also my favorite, too. I loved most of those stories up there.

[Yami Mirai]

missjanine said:

I almost choked when I read those, I was laughing so hard. Especially the dancing scene, and Peter's final bit...classic. And I agree about Janine. I thought she'd almost gone Valley Girl there for a second.

I know what you mean. Those two fics still crack me up whenever I read them.

Although, if you think about it, Janine being written like that is kinda necessary to the fic. If she was written the way she usually is then she would've blown a gasket when Ray and Winston told her the 'news'.
Having her act thrilled about it and then going along with the joke when she found out it was fake made for a much better fic that way.

[Silent Seraphim]

Many Stories by Shiela Paulson. I admit I gave up a long time ago, as they all started to blend together somewhat, but this lady's more than earned her spot in the skies of GB fan fic.

It’s funny, because when I was compiling this list, I had exactly the same problem. I’d thought of a few of Sheila’s that I liked, but because she’s done so many and as you say, they all kind of blended together, and I really couldn’t put a name to any of them. I think I’m going to have to go through her stuff again for a few titles to add. Any more favourites of hers that any of you can recommend, and I’ll stick them on the list. She’s also done some very good crossovers stories, too.

Silent, make sure you add any stories mentioned to your initial post so we can have a compiled list in one spot.

Good idea, I’ll get onto that. I totally agree with all the new additions, and wish to also add CJ’s ‘A Boy Named Ray’ to the list. I totally forgot about it until he mentioned it, but it’s a wonderful and touching Ray-centric story which I think deserves a place on the A-List. Oh, and Fritz’s ‘Fateful Encounter’, which I also love because of its portrayal of a little, feisty Janine and her first encounter with Egon, and ‘Fateful Opportunity’, when Janine takes the job of a lifetime, and where we find out who Eden Marie Spengler is named after… Another one of my favourite franchise fics is Fritz’s ‘GBWC: Love Sucks’. It’s a really fun, saucy story with great moments of interaction between the various members of the GBWC team.

Blimey, I’ve really got to refresh my memory with some of these. I’d completely forgotten ‘Bookends’ and ‘Requiem’, even though ‘Requiem’ is one of the most heart-wrenchingly poignant E/J stories I’ve ever read. I find myself agreeing a lot when reading this thread. ;D

I was wondering whether I should put links to some of these stories up, as well? It might help if people want to check some of them out if they haven’t had a chance to read them before.

I do enjoy Fritz's stuff. Two special ones come to mind: "Terror on the Jersey Turnpike" and "Invasion of the Danish Snatchers" Both were really well done, and originally when I read them, I thought somehow some lost Reaves or JMS scripts had been serialized and put online.

You know, Fritz, have you ever thought of taking any of your stories to a few publishers? I’ve known of more than one situation where fan fiction writers have ended up writing stories professionally for their particular fandom.

[Miss Janine]

I think the links would be a good idea. I've read most of the fics listed so far, but there are a couple I haven't read that sound really interesting.

[bellabug76]

I think it would be a great idea to link the stories, if it wouldn't be too much trouble! I'm fairly new to the whole GB fan-fic and while I've seen quite a few stories, there are so many more I've apparently missed!

[ECTO-1]

Link 'em.

[Miss Janine]

Here's another one I really like: Conundrum, by P. Morrigan. E/J, are they or aren't they and why should Peter care? Warning, this is an "adult" one- no slash, but it deals with what Egon and Janine's possible fooling around could mean in the "real" world. Peter drops an f-bomb, and some of his discussion with Egon is adult language/situations. Janine's reaction to the whole thing is priceless!