Ben Church
| Fan | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Ben Church |
| Alias(es): | Benji The Vampire Confuser, Ben: The Vampire Hunter, |
| Type: | Fan Writer |
| Fandoms: | Comics, RPGs, TCP, Dead Like Me, Harry Potter, MST3K, The Pretender, Star Wars, Star Trek. Gargoyles, Burn Notice, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Gen13, Highlander, The Sandman, Firefly, Dawson's Creek, Crossovers |
| Communities: | ACFF, OTL, Subreality Cafe |
| Other: | |
| URL: | Ben's Fiction Page (Via Wayback, Jul 23/09) |
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Ben Church was a fanfiction writer active in a number of fandoms during the 1990s and 2000s. He was noted for his enthusiasm and prolific production in a number of genres, as well as his love of crossovers. He needed to utilise his spellcheck more often and had a tendency to misspell important things like titles and fandom names, which resulted in public proofreading on-list from some of the older writers[1][2]. Like many young writers, his first stories included an Original Character who was something of a Mary Sue - Hotshot (and his friends/team) showed up in a number of places, including the first Subreality Cafe round robin "A Cold Dash of (Sub)Reality" started by Kielle and Tapestry; and Ben himself wrote an unofficial sequel to Devil's Due where Hotshot and team got revenge on the Marauders.
Ben was also an avid tabletop gamer and as a result did a lot of collaboration. His frequent "partners" in crime were Jesse Willey, Twist (who posted to ACFF for him when he was unable to access the group and vice versa), and Aaron Thall. He also posted a Rifts story where Johnny the Homicidal Maniac appeared, based on a RL TTRPG campaign he was playing.
Ben's last post to ACFF was in 2003 where he posted his thoughts on how the third X-Men movie might go.[3]
Notable Works
"Paying the Piper" (X-Men) - an unofficial sequel to Laersyn's infamous Devil's Due.
"Aliens: Mistied" (MST3K/Aliens) - always flouting convention, Ben Mistied a good movie.
The Hotshot Series (X-Men) - Ben's first posting to ACFF was the first story in a series featuring his OC, Will Davidson, aka Hotshot.
To Kill a Slayer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Return To The Hellmouth - Once upon a time Alex Williams of DC was Xander Harris of Sunnydale California. One day child services took him away from a bad situation. Now 16, he has returned, to find the girl he left behind.
The Sandman Presents: A Christmas Carol - Once and a while, the Endless can be petitioned to intervene in the life of a man, and change it for the better. Based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
The Crossovers
- The Omniverse Project - a giant crossover project, mashing up 25 different fandoms (including horror movies, comics and television shows) into one universe.
- Wild Card (Burn Notice/The Pretender)
- The Key, The Door, And the Slayer (Buffy/Neverwhere)
- World War Z: The Supernatural Community (Buffy/World War Z) - Max Brooks interviews Dracula for the inside scoop on how the Supernatural Community survived World War Z.
- X-Men: Trek Wars (X-Men/Star Trek: The Next Generation/Star Wars/A.L.F./Gremlins) In the midst of negotiations with the Federation and the Shi'ar, Han, Leia, and Luke must team up with the galaxy's greatest heroes to stop an unholy alliance. (17 parts)
- Milk Run: (Firefly/Star Wars) Just before Han is set to take Luke, Kenobi and the droids to Alderaan, he gets a better offer. Fortunately Captain Malcom Reynolds and the crew of Serenity is there!
Awards
- 1998
- Best New Male Character - Hotshot from The Hotshot Series - nomination
- Best Humorous Crossover - "There Goes The Neighborhood" (Generation X/Beavis and Butt-Head) - nomination
Archives/Zines/Collections
Archives
As Archivist
- Ben's Fiction Page (via Wayback Jul 23/09)
- Post Appocalyptic Web Page (via Wayback Jul 29/09) - summaries, reviews and links to Post Apocalyptic fiction.
- The Hotshot Homepage (via Wayback Jul 29/09) - A collection of stories featuring Ben's OC character, Hotshot.