Fanlore:Featured Article Archives/2019: Week 26

X-Manson is an X-Men story by Dr. Benway. It is a darkfic, exploring an alternative universe where Charles Xavier is not a benevolent leader, but instead manipulates and uses the mutants under his care. It is written in the style of a documentary written by investigative journalists, who are exploring what happened at Xavier's school.

The fic uses horror themes, and focuses on cults and their charismatic leaders. It won multiple awards at the 2001 Comic Book Fan-Fiction Awards, including Best Serious Fanfic, Best Mature Fanfic and tieing for Best Adult Fanfic.