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[sticky entry] Sticky: 🦇 Welcome to the Crypt! 🦇

Welcome! 🥳

This community is dedicated to everything Nosferatu. 🦇

It came to life in the wake of Robert Egger’s 2024 movie Nosferatu, and while this great piece of cinematography is indeed the seedling we’re welcoming discussion and workings on other manifestations of the Dracula narrative here. In fact we’re encouraging this!

[community profile] the_scent_of_lilacs is a community for:

- sharing your fanworks (fics, fanart, icons, poems, videos, gifs, wallpapers etc.)

- sharing recs, meta, questions

- kicking off discussions and comment memes

- anything related to undead counts, their more or less fair maidens and their manifold relationships with each other and other people

rules & guidelines )

If you have any questions, problems, concerns, or suggestions— feel free to contact any of us mods, [personal profile] bleodswean, [personal profile] earthspirits  and [personal profile] dr_zook  or comment on this entry. The comments will stay screened for your privacy. (ETA: I did unscreen the welcoming greetings from my co-hosts!)

Requests and/or Suggestions

Is there anything special you'd like to see discussed in the comm?

Would you like us to continue with the various prompts and challenges for writing inspiration? More film or book reviews?
Meta Discussions? Several writers sharing the creation of a story?

Please let us know!

Feel free to make any requests or suggestions in the comment section of this post.

Thank you! 

Wednesday Quotes Prompt

   
 
 
Folklore and the original fairy tale sources could be very dark, many with true horror elements.
There's nothing sweet or innocent about these old stories.
Literature is also rich with horror motifs.
Every Wednesday, we'll post a folklore, fairy tale, or literary quote to jumpstart your vampiric muse.
 

Please post your Dracula / Nosferatu inspired fic as a stand-alone in the community, and use the header below (or similar). And please put your story behind a cut.
 
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Gary Oldman Knighted!

 
 

Congratulations to Gary Oldman, my all-time favorite Dracula, and portrayer of so many other fantastic roles.
He's now Sir Gary! He was knighted on June 13 by King Charles for his service to the dramatic arts. 
Gary said he was "absolutely gobsmacked" and "mind-boggled" by the honor.
 
 
bleodswean: (orlok two)
[personal profile] bleodswean2025-06-16 08:29 am

Commentfic Monenday




Commentfic Monenday! Comment with a prompt as many times as you'd like. Respond to another's prompt as many times as you'd like. Dracula / Nosferatu focus.

And PLEASE post a prompt for other writers! :)


Commentfic is a type of fanfiction prevalent on journaling sites, such as LiveJournal or DreamWidth. The term derives from the fact that the fanfiction is written and then posted in the comment field of a journal entry.

Wednesday Quotes Prompt

  
 
 
Folklore and the original fairy tale sources could be very dark, many with true horror elements.
There's nothing sweet or innocent about these old stories.
Literature is also rich with horror motifs.
Every Wednesday, we'll post a folklore, fairy tale, or literary quote to jumpstart your vampiric muse.
 

Please post your Dracula / Nosferatu inspired fic as a stand-alone in the community, and use the header below (or similar). And please put your story behind a cut.
 
Title:
Fandom:
Characters:
Word Count:
Rating:
Warnings / Triggers:
 
 
 
 
 
 

Saturday Single Word Prompt Fic

      
 
    


HEARTLESS

Dracula / Nosferatu based. Please share your fic as a stand-alone post into the community. Use a similar header and please put behind a cut. Thanks, and have a bloody good time!

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FANDOM
CHARACTERS
WORD COUNT
RATING


Wednesday Writing Prompt - Folklore, Literary, & Dark Fairy Tales

 

 
 
 
Folklore and the original fairy tale sources could be very dark, many with true horror elements.
There's nothing sweet or innocent about these old stories.
Literature is also rich with horror motifs.
Every Wednesday, we'll post a folklore, fairy tale, or literary quote to jumpstart your vampiric muse.
 
Please post your Dracula / Nosferatu inspired fic as a stand-alone in the community, and use the header below (or similar). And please put your story behind a cut.
 
Title:
Fandom:
Characters:
Word Count:
Rating:
Warnings / Triggers:
 

Saturday Single Word Prompt Fic

    


OMINOUS

Dracula / Nosferatu based. Please share your fic as a stand-alone post into the community. Use a similar header and please put behind a cut. Thanks, and have a bloody good time!

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A Waltz in the Garden - AU Dracula & Mina Tale - Inspired by Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992

Fandom: Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Characters: Dracula, Mina Murray, Lucy Westenra + Original Characters.
Pairing: Dracula / Mina
Title: A Waltz in the Garden
Rating: G
Word Count: 1,260
Summary: At a summer dance, Mina meets an intriguing stranger.
Note: I created this romantic little tale to honor Bram Stoker and World Dracula Day - May 26.
 
 
 
 
bleodswean: (orlok two)
[personal profile] bleodswean2025-05-26 07:26 am

WORLD DRACULA DAY

 

How will YOU celebrate? I'm going to watch Coppola's Dracula this evening! 
bleodswean: (orlok two)
[personal profile] bleodswean2025-05-25 07:43 am

Le cadavre exquis boira le vin nouveau.



Collaborative storytelling format in comments!

An exquisite corpse refers here to a collaborative storytelling format where multiple authors will write a small story in rounds. Each participant contributes a section as a comment, and the narrative progresses through each author's contributions until the story is completed. This method allows for diverse perspectives and creativity!

Anything and everything goes in the Dracula 'Verse! Add a sentence or paragraph! It begins with one comment and threads down from that comment. You are welcome to contribute as many times as you like between contributions of others!

Saturday Single Word Prompt Fic

   


MACABRE

Dracula / Nosferatu based. Please share your fic as a stand-alone post into the community. Use a similar header and please put behind a cut. Thanks, and have a bloody good time!

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Yours for The Walk - Ellen Hutter / Albin von Franz Fic - Inspired by Nosferatu 2024

Title: Yours for the Walk - Interlude 4
Fandom: Nosferatu 2024
Characters: Ellen Hutter, Anna Harding, Albin von Franz, with references to Thomas Hutter and Friedrich Harding.
Pairings: Ellen Hutter / Albin von Franz 
Word Count: 940
Mature - Former romantic attachment between women + brief mention of married lovemaking.
Warnings / Triggers: Angst, resentment, depression
Summary: With Thomas away on business, a lonely and rather claustrophobic Ellen decides to take a walk down to Wisborg's harbor. Accompanied by Anna, she has a fascinating, but unexpected, encounter.

Link: archiveofourown.org/works/65775532
 
Notes: 
- For plot purposes, I've revised the depiction of von Franz. While still embodied by Willem Dafoe, my version of the character is now younger, in his thirties.
- An "interlude" fic for my Ellen Hutter / Albin von Franz  AU series.
 

Wednesday Writing Prompt - Folklore & Dark Fairy Tales



Folklore and the original fairy tale sources could be very dark, many with true horror elements.
There's nothing sweet or innocent about these old stories.
Every Wednesday, we'll post a folklore or fairy tale quote to jumpstart your vampiric muse.

Please post your Dracula / Nosferatu inspired fic as a stand-alone in the community, and use the header below (or similar). And please put your story behind a cut.

Title:
Fandom:
Characters:
Word Count:
Rating:
Warnings / Triggers:
Entry tags:

Dracula: Mina's Souvenir's: The Book of Common (Uncommon) Prayer

Title: The Book of Common (Uncommon) Prayer
Rating: Gen
Fandom: Dracula - original Stoker text
Length: 400
Characters: Mina Harker
Also for: my GWYO prompt: pessimism
Summary: Mina remembers her unusual request before she and the others traveled to confront the Count for the last time.

Read more... )

Lily of the Valley - Friedrich & Anna Harding, Ellen Hutter Ficlet - Inspired by Nosferatu 2024

Inspired by bleodswean's writing prompt: Friedrich finds a note Ellen penned Anna when they were younger.
 
Title: Lily of the Valley - Interlude 3
Fandom: Nosferatu 2024
Characters: Fried Harding, Anna Harding, Ellen Hutter - with references to Thomas Hutter and Orlok.
Pairings: Anna Harding / Ellen Hutter - Anna Harding / Friedrich Harding
Word Count: 453
Rating: Mature - Romantic attraction / love between women.
Warnings / Triggers: Angst, unrequited love, jealousy.
Summary: Another brief "interlude" fic for my AU Ellen Hutter / Albin von Franz series.
A jealous Friedrich Harding makes a discovery, that while unwelcome, may prove helpful to his plans.
 
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Dracula: Mina's Souvenir's: Lucy's Flowers

Title: Lucy's Flowers
Rating: Gen
Fandom: Dracula - original Stoker text
Length: 400
Characters: Mina Harker
Also for: my GWYO prompt: lacuna
Notes: OC Harker children, also for a poetry prompt to write a poem which is a letter, the poem is a villanelle.
Summary: Roughhousing in the Harker library leads to tears for Mina

Read more... )
bleodswean: (orlok two)
[personal profile] bleodswean2025-05-19 11:30 am

Commentfic Monenday




Commentfic Monenday! Comment with a prompt as many times as you'd like. Respond to another's prompt as many times as you'd like. Dracula / Nosferatu focus.

And PLEASE post a prompt for other writers! :)


Commentfic is a type of fanfiction prevalent on journaling sites, such as LiveJournal or DreamWidth. The term derives from the fact that the fanfiction is written and then posted in the comment field of a journal entry.
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[personal profile] dr_zook2025-05-19 11:05 am

one rec and one link to an essay

Maybe you're interested in the following two things I stumbled upon:

# This is an essay about the Evolution of Irish Gothic Through Colonial Trauma, Catholicism, and Cultural Hybridity from Le Fanu to Stoker. It focuses on the books Carmilla & Dracula, and the fantastic movie Sinners-- in case you haven't watched the latter the first part of the essay is worth reading too. I had some light-bulb moments myself. ;)

# a fic written in sceenplay form!
What's Yours is Mine (948 words) by [archiveofourown.org profile] songfrog 
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Nosferatu (2024)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Ellen Hutter/Orlok, Ellen Hutter/Thomas Hutter, Ellen Hutter/Thomas Hutter/Orlok
Characters: Ellen Hutter, Thomas Hutter, Orlok (Nosferatu)
Additional Tags: Screenplay/Script Format, Dialogue-Only, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Mildly Dubious Consent
Summary: A pact with a monster. A devotion that will not break. Nosferatu waits. She walks to him. And takes her husband with her.