Today's philosophical conundrum: at first glance I assumed that the Fan Secrets tumblelog was a parody of fandom_secrets. At second glance I wasn't sure. Now I'm wondering whether it's even possible to effectively parody fandom_secrets or whether it's always been a self-parody.

Today's fan fiction craving: I caught up with recent episodes of The Young and the Restless last night, which has been teetering on the brink of the Rich and the Vapid lately. But! They've just launched a new storyline modeled after Rebecca, complete with a Mrs. Danvers figure, a prominently-displayed pencil drawing and life-size marble sculpture of the dead wife, plus a sinister son faking blindness and, in the role of the new Mrs. de Winter, a pregnant woman with a history of miscarriages and mental breakdowns haunted by the sound of a baby crying in the night. And let me tell you, so far it's awesome! So I'm wondering if anybody has recs for any gothic-style Rebecca-themed stories in any fandom -- or for that matter, Gaslight plots to make a character believe they're going insane? Bonus points if they're not complete AUs but rather grounded in canon.

Today's short film: Philip Bloom's Alone in Tokyo (via Jean Snow)