Fan Fiction
Halloween


Mankind has always had a fear of what lurks in the darkest depths of the soul. Indulge your own fears during All Hallow's Eve with these stories of horror and suspense.


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All Hallows' Peeved
By Kristen Bealer

It's Halloween! Young Daria goes trick-or-treating with Helen, Quinn agonizes over finding just the right costume, and Jake prepares to wage a one-man war against pranksters. A precanon fanfic based on a photograph in "The Daria Diaries."
The Altar At Midnight
By Wyvern337

There are strange nocturnal goings-on in High Hills Park...
An Ill Wind
By Dervish

Daria finds herself in big trouble as she becomes the focus of a malevolent poltergeist. Daria horror inspired by the Bell Witch and the Amherst poltergeist.
Attack of the Fifty Foot Fashion Club
By Gregor Samsa

The combination of the newly invented "Fem-A-Sizer" and the Fashion Club results in chaos. (Set during Season 3.)
Blood and Irony
By J Osako

Daria and Jane have developed psychic abilities and they have reason to believe that the death of one of the school's coaches may have had a supernatural cause.
Call of Quinnthulhu
By Dervish

Quinn has a secret of what life was like for her before she came to Lawndale. But now her secret can no longer be hidden, and she finds that it's part of an awful and awesome legacy that not only terrifies her, but threatens the very existence of all humanity.
Chocolate Girl: The *Other* Legend of the Mall
By M Man

The "missing segment" from the episode "Legends of the Mall."
Cool
By Brandon League

After Jesse Moreno is killed in a car crash, Trent takes drastic measures to get his friend back. Inspired by the classic "Tales from the 'Burbs" horror fanfic series.
Cries for Help
By Dervish

Lawndale is in trouble when Mr. O'Neill discovers his monstrous potential. Alison, Wind, and Link guest star.

Note: This story includes language and/or content that may not be suitable for everyone. Reader discretion is advised.
Crossover
By Nemo Blank

Thanks to a demon's spell, Charles' wish to "truly understand women" is granted in a most unexpected and horrifying way. Reversing the curse requires intervention on a cosmic scale, and the Holiday Island gods have the two perfect candidates in mind for the job: Daria and Quinn.

Note: This story includes language and/or content that may not be suitable for everyone. Reader discretion is advised.
Daria and Quinn Switch Bodies
By Nada Rowls

Daria and Quinn accidentally switch bodies after fighting. They try to get each other in trouble, and they both suceed. But will they ever get their bodies back?
Daria vs. The Chubb Chubb
By Thea Zara and Deref

Quinn brings home a seemingly harmless (and cute) pet. But when people start disappearing, its true nature becomes apparent, leading Daria to plot its destruction before the entire town of Lawndale is decimated.
Daria vs. the Lawndale Zombies [Artwork]
By Erin Mills

Toxic waste, high caliber bullets, walking undead and Jane's pet chainsaw Maurice all collide in this demented B-Movie when an army of zombies is out to conquer Lawndale.
Daria's Halloween Extravaganza
By Tara May

Daria humiliates Quinn at a Halloween party with Jane, Trent and Jesse.
Fangs for the Memories
By Thea Zara

There are witches, vampires, ghosts, and various other creatures around us all the time. These creatures of the night have now come out... to Lawndale.
First Flight (*)
By Guy Payne

Reincarnation gone wrong. From a PPMB Iron Chef.
Halloween Hellraiser
By Patrick Moore

It's Halloween in Lawndale, and the Morgendorffers are dressed up as... read and see.
Halloween in Lawndale
By Melissa

Halloween is the best time of the year, especially in Lawndale. The Fashion Club goes partying, and Daria finds out just how different the Lanes really are.
The Halloween Spirit (*)
By Jill Palmer

Only at Halloween would Brittany get the idea to have a costume party. And only on Halloween would things get as spectacularly wonky as they do...
Heart's Desire: A Tale of the End of the World
By Robert Nowall

Ever wonder why nothing on "Daria" ever changes much? The truth may be a LOT stranger than you could ever imagine...
Hell in a Hand Basket [Artwork]
By MFC

This series takes place about a month after the events in The Chris Series. Chris finds that Satan won't send him back to Earth to kill Daria, Quinn, Jane, and the rest of Lawndale, but he'll sure send up something Chris created...
Identity Crisis [Artwork]
By Yui Daoren

During a European vacation, Daria meets a strange woman who calls herself a sorceress. When Daria's appearance begins to change after being enchanted, will she still be the same Misery Chick we all know and love?
Illusions [Artwork] (*)
By The Angst Guy

What did Daria see behind the attic door that made her faint? Would you believe... another Daria? Prepare for a crossover journey into strange but familiar Lawndales, drawn from alternate-universe "Daria" fanfics of every sort. Co-written by CharlieGirl and Angelinhel, based on a PPMB Iron Chef challenge.
The Journal of Daria Morgendorffer
By Mystik Slacker

It's Halloween, and someone at Lawndale High is taking the holiday far too seriously. A Lovecraftian tale of madness, magic, and social events.
Kitsune [Artwork]
By Rey Fox

Trent is smitten with a mysterious red-haired beauty that he meets on the side of the road. Daria, naturally, is jealous, but as events unfold, she begins to suspect that this girl is more than she appears to be.
Last Dance With Mary Jane
By Rey Fox

Daria tries to cope with the fallout from her night at the football team's post-game beer bash, and gets help from an unexpected source.
The Leader of the Pack
By Canadibrit

Trent Lane is a "wild man," or the closest thing to one that Lawndale will ever produce. But one fateful weekend, Daria and Tom find out just how wild Trent Lane can be.
Live the Movies
By MFC

Set shortly after "Hell in a Handbasket." Chris has returned, and in his thirst for revenge, he casts a spell that forces the residents of Lawndale to enact the plots of various movies.
Mad Dog (*)
By The Angst Guy

A Halloween tale from an alternate Daria universe: "There shall be done a deed of dreadful note" (William Shakespeare, "Macbeth"). A PPMB Iron Chef short story.

Note: This story includes language and/or content that may not be suitable for everyone. Reader discretion is advised.
A Midsummer Nightmare's Daria [Artwork]
By Roger E. Moore

Quinn pulls a prank that causes Jake to think that Daria has taken up demon worship, and he takes Daria to a weekend father-daughter seminar to bring her "back to the light." Add in a few former classmates, romance, and an unexpected twist--courtesy of Stephen King--and a very strange summer weekend gets underway in Lawndale.
Monsters
By Wyvern337

Aunt Amy tries a little... *experiment*...
Night of the Living Doll
By Robert Nowall

The horrible accident ten-year-old Tiffany suffered was only part of the story...
The Omega Cynic
By Mystik Slacker

It's the end of the world as we know it, but Daria finds the apocalypse to be less satisfying than she expected. Based very loosely on the concept for the 1971 movie "The Omega Man."
The Omega Jane (*)
By The Angst Guy

After a lethal pandemic kills almost everyone alive, Jane Lane inherits the earth--but only from dawn to dusk. Cannibalistic ghouls in the billions arise after sunset, and Daria Morgendorffer is one of them. A horror tale inspired by Richard Matheson's classic novel of paranoia and vampirism, "I Am Legend" (later filmed as "The Omega Man").

Note: This story includes language and/or content that may not be suitable for everyone. Reader discretion is advised.
The Pact
By Richard Lobinske

Entry for the author's own PPMB Iron Chef, based on fan artwork of Daria as Taarna the Defender from the movie "Heavy Metal." When Ms. Li appears at a pep rally with a strange, green pendant, Daria knows that evil is afoot and she's the only one who can stop it.
Padded Room of Terror
By Mike Quinn

A faux Halloween episode that thrusts Daria and Jane into three wacky tales, including takeoffs of the "Child's Play" movies and "Star Trek: Voyager," in a homage to the annual Halloween episodes of "The Simpsons."
Quinn Started It
By Heather Murphy

A story that has something for everyone -- blood, gore, romance, and revenge -- as Quinn goes to extraordinary lengths to get even with Daria.

Note: This story includes language and/or content that may not be suitable for everyone. Reader discretion is advised.
Revision
By Kara Wild

A horror-comedy tale of what happens when Helen tries a little too hard to be young, and the consequences it has for a fledgling Daria/Trent relationship. Set between "Dye! Dye! My Darling" and "Is It Fall Yet?". Part of Thomas Mikkelsen's "Tales From the 'Burbs" collection.
Sea's Sorrow
By Diane Long

When Daria accompanies Jane and Tom on a Mystik Spiral gig to a quaint bed-and-breakfast on the coast, the World's Biggest Skeptic finds herself (along with the rest of the gang) embroiled in a mystery of supernatural proportions.
The Shadow Over Lawndale
By Michael Sears

Lawndale meets Lovecraft as Daria, Jane, and Trent encounter an unusual rock band... and the power of the Cthulhu Mythos.
Shadows and Secrets
By Crusading_Saint

What lengths would you go to for your friends and family? How far would you go? Jane is about to find out.
Smoking Mirror (*)
By The Angst Guy

After a disastrous experience in Central America, Penny Lane returns to Lawndale, her life in shambles--but with her is a dark souvenir that unravels the lives of everyone around her in terrifying ways.
Sowing and Reaping
By Thomas Mikkelsen

It's Halloween, and Quinn is volunteered to accompany the children. Luckily, she has a sister who can take over her duties.
Stacy and the Lamp (*)
By The Angst Guy

Stacy Rowe rubs an ancient brass lamp, gets three wishes--and it's the end of the world as Lawndale knows it.
The Stone
By Sam Lincoln

An unfortunately all-too-familiar horror visits Lawndale, and Daria gets caught in the middle.

Note: This story includes language and/or content that may not be suitable for everyone. Reader discretion is advised.
Sudden Death Overtime (*)
By The Angst Guy

A pink blossom grows from Kevin Thompson's crutch at the end of the fourth-season episode, "A Tree Grows in Lawndale." What happened after that? This horror-story sequel starts immediately following the blossom's appearance, so its beginning is entirely in canon!
Sudden Death
By SoulfulZen

Who is killing off the most popular residents of Lawndale? Why are they doing it? A collection of four mini-ficlets tells the story.
The Switch
By Brett Shearer

Daria and Quinn, although sisters, are two very different people. But what if their consciousness was transferred into each other's bodies (ala "Freaky Friday")? Find out as each learns first-hand how the other half lives.
Through a Closet Darkly
By Brian Taylor

Watch the fun as Daria and Jane find themselves in a brave new world...
Trick or Treat
By Barry Eshkol Adelman

Daria and Jane outskirt a restriction on Halloween costumes at school and get some unexpected attention.
Trick-or-Trent
By Elizabeth

At a Halloween party, Daria gets convinced by Trent to get hypnotized with him. Who knows what might be revealed?
Were Oh Were
By Deref

A ficlet. Daria's having a bad day.
The Wolf (*)
By Guy Payne

From a PPMB Iron Chef about an evil Daria.
You Only Hurt the Ones You Love
By Crusading_Saint

In this two-part story, Lawndale's residents are hoping for some changes in their lives. They should've remembered the old adage about being careful what you wish for, because it looks like they're going to get more changes than they ever bargained for...