#clockwork odyssey

[andre93a]

My collab for Invisobang2023 with @astatia-ghast for her amazing fic Clockwork's Odyssey. Her fic here

[inolongerhavealilacname]

Kubrick’s eyes

[astatia-ghast]

Clockwork's Odyssey

After far too long, it is my utmost pleasure to bring to you the fanfic I have been working on all summer for Invisobang 2023: "Clockwork's Odyssey!"

Synopsis: Several weeks after the events of “The Ultimate Enemy,” Danny begins to starve from a ghostly hunger that seems impossible to sate. To his surprise, Clockwork appears with a proposition: join him on an adventure into the Ghost Zone, which will provide the nourishment he needs. Danny accepts despite his better judgment, but as they descend into places where time and reality seem blurred — and where Clockwork’s secrets come to light — he begins to wonder what kind of nightmare he got himself into.

Read on AO3

If you like Lost Time, then this is the fic for you. ;)

This year, I was partnered with the absolutely incredible artist @andre93a, who created an astonishing cover image for my fanfic. Thank you so very much! It was unreal to be paired with someone of your skill!

I also received so much help from the wonderful @underforeversgrace, who beta read the fic and listened to me scream about far too many things. Thanks for helping me keep my sanity while somehow also keeping yours.

And a huge thanks to @bibliophilea, @kinglazrus and @strawberrycamel for making Invisobang 2023 a thing and keeping it running! It was such a blast to be part of it, and I'm so, so thankful for all the friendships I made along the way!

I'll be posting deleted scenes and author commentary on my blog in the time between chapters, so make sure to check me out over at @astatia-ghast.

And with all that said -- how 'bout an excerpt?

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He's so hungry.

He's so hungry, and Amity Park is crumbling.

A gargantuan creak and smash rip the air as the last remnant of the FentonWorks logo crashes to the ground. It lands a few feet to Danny's left, casting great reverberations through the pavement, but he pays it no mind. He can't, really; oh, how dearly he would love to pay it mind, but there is only one sensation taking command of his mind at the moment.

Sam is lying inert beneath him, framed by his hands and knees. She has been dead for a while, but Danny hasn't yet found it within himself to halt his cannibalization of her soul.

His wicked fangs hover hardly an inch from her flesh as he draws in deep breaths, struggling in vain to extract the last remnants of her fear and sorrow. He should have stopped drinking long ago, when her spirit had grown dull and her body weak, but just as it had with every other soul in this forsaken city, his hunger could not be sated.

The last drops of the horror she had died with vanish into his maw and seep into his core like water into dry earth. It is done. She has been drained.

And he is still hungry.

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Continue reading on AO3

Thank you so much for your support! This project has been, well, an odyssey!

[spectral2000]

Sorry honey, the Kubrick bag stays on the best part of the bed, go sleep on the floor

[brokehorrorfan]

Artwork from Gallery 1988’s “Imagination & Technology: A Tribute to Kubrick” is available online. I've highlighted six The Shining pieces above by Anna Tillett, Jerome Caskets, Kevin Tiernan, Doug LaRocca, Leah Kellaway, and Shane Houston.

Below, you'll find A Clockwork Orange by John F. Malta, Dr. Strangelove by Steve Chesworth, Eyes Wide Shut by Stephen Andrade, 2001: A Space Odyssey by Cole Stott, and Stanley Kubrick by Matthew Brazier.

[tygerland]

Christiane Kubrick Stanley. 1972, oil on canvas.

[coolthingsguyslike]

[thevideonasty]

Barbie spoilers but it's Stanley Kubrick films

[brothertedd]

[charopchan]

[tmblristhefuckingworst]

The Movies of Stanley Kubrick 🎬

Doctor Strangelove (1964)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Barry Lyndon (1975)

The Shining (1980)

Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

[guillotineman]

[astatia-ghast]

Quick PSA to all “Clockwork’s Odyssey” readers:

Originally, I intended to post chapters 3 and 4 on the last two weekends in November, but that’s going to be delayed for a while.

I love the story dearly and had a great time working on it, but it was also very challenging. I have a lot of confidence and discipline issues that were tested hard during the Invisobang, and I’m still mentally exhausted from it. I don’t feel ready to get back into the story just yet.

This is also why I haven’t posted all the deleted scenes and author commentary I promised. I’ve just been taking a huge mental break from the project as a whole.

So I’ll be taking some more time, BUT! The good news is that I’m not idle! I’ve been working on some other stories to freshen things up for myself, including a comedic one-shot I’m really excited about!

The deleted scenes and author commentary will likely come whenever I feel ready to jump back into the project. So when you finally see it, you’ll know it’s because I’m actively working on “Clockwork’s Odyssey” again. :3

[stanley-kubrick-cinema]

Hi, there.

[classicfilmblog]

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), A Clockwork Orange (1971), The Shining (1980), Full Metal Jacket (1987)

[lotus-poet]

The Kubrick Stare

A Clockwork Orange (1971) // The Shining (1980) // 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) // Full Metal Jacket (1987)