Spooky Awards/Spooky Awards 1996

This page lists the winners of the 1996 Spooky Awards.

1996

1996 Winners (see archived link for the categories, ratings, and story descriptions)

Best Action/Adventure Story

• First Place: Oklahoma by Amperage & Livengoo
• Second Place: Puppets I, II and III by Madeleine Partous
• Third Place: Floaters by Madeleine Partous

Best Angst Author

• First Place: Amperage
• Second Place: Windsinger
• Third Place: Pellinor

Most Carteresque Story

• First Place: No Greater Love by Karen Rasch
• Second Place: The Five: Book 1 by Somebody Else
• Third Place: Poe Mountain Horror by Westshore

Best Crossover

• First Place (tie): Jake's Luck by Windsinger
• First Place (tie): Watched by Rhondda Lake
• Second Place: Gilead by Amy Vincent (X-Files/A Handmaid's Tale crossover)
• Third Place: Mulder's Leap by Windsinger and K (X-Files/Quantum Leap crossover)

Best Drama

• First Place: 12 Rites of Passage and 12 Degrees of Separation by Anne Haynes
• Second Place: Oklahoma by Amperage & Livengoo
• Third Place: No Greater Love by Karen Rasch

Best Mulder/Scully Erotica

• First Place: Playing Goddess by Shalimar (Story, Romance)
• Second Place: Words VI - Early Morning Words by Karen Rasch
• Third Place: Taming the Unicorn by Imajiru

Best Genre Story

• First Place: Magician Book III - Dark Queen by Suzanne Bickerstaffe and Jennifer Lyon
• Second Place: Floaters by Madeleine Partous
• Third Place: All Hallow's Eve II - Extreme Unction by Windsinger

Best Humor Story

• First Place: A Hacker's Tale by Madeleine Partous
• Second Place: Blow Job Red by Shalimar
• Third Place: Plankton Adventure by Anne Haynes

Best Long Story

• First Place: No Greater Love by Karen Rasch
• Second Place: Going Nowhere III - At the Blue Hotel by Nicole Perry
• Third Place: Mistress by Amperage

Best Mulder Characterization

• First Place: 12 Rites of Passage and 12 Degrees of Separation by Anne Haynes
• Second Place: No Greater Love by Karen Rasch
• Third Place: Oklahoma by Amperage & Livengoo

Best Portrayal of MulderAngst

• First Place: Oklahoma by Amperage & Livengoo
• Second Place: Hollow Man by Madeleine Partous
• Third Place: Mistress by Amperage

Best Mulder/Scully NC-17 Story

• First Place: Words VII - At a Loss for Words by Karen Rasch
• Second Place (tie): Playing Goddess by Shalimar
• Second Place (tie): Taming the Unicorn by Imajuri
• Third Place: Words IV - Beyond Words by Karen Rasch

Best New Author

• First Place: Anne Haynes
• Second Place: Madeleine Partous
• Third Place: Nicole Perry

Best Novel

• 12 Rites of Passage and 12 Degrees of Separation by Anne Haynes

Best Non Mulder/Scully Relationship

• First Place: Crossing the Line by Sharon Nuttycombe
• Second Place: Winter Heart by Sheryl Clay
• Third Place: Folly I by RivkaT

Best Original Fanfic Character

• First Place: Dragon Series: Book 1 by Sheryl Martin (Character: Jackie St. George)
• Second Place: Floaters by Madeleine Partous (Character: Juan)
• Third Place: Debut by RaEnright (Character: Erin Mulder)

Best Post-Episode Story

• First Place: Sonnet: Sleep is Sweeter by Anne Haynes
• Second Place: Open Sea by Vickie Moseley and Summer
• Third Place: Ode to Paula Graves: Sleep is Sweeter by Madeleine Partous

Best Platonic Mulder/Scully Relationship

• First Place: No Greater Love by Karen Rasch
• Second Place: Open Book by Vickie Moseley and Summer
• Third Place: The Five: Book 1 by Somebody Else

Best Presentation of Recurring TV Character

• First Place: 12 Rites of Passage and 12 Degrees of Separation by Anne Haynes (Character: Mrs. Scully)
• Second Place: A Hacker's Tale by Madeleine Partous (Character: Frohike)
• Third Place: Vengeance by Juliettt (Character: Mrs. Scully)

Best Relationship Author

• First Place: Anne Haynes
• Second Place: Karen Rasch
• Third Place: Madeleine Partous

Best Non NC-17 Mulder/Scully Relationship Story

• First Place: 12 Rites of Passage and 12 Degrees of Separation by Anne Haynes
• Second Place: Playing Goddess by Shalimar
• Third Place: No Greater Love by Karen Rasch

Best Scully Characterization

• First Place: 12 Rites of Passage and 12 Degrees of Separation by Anne Haynes
• Second Place: No Greater Love by Karen Rasch
• Third Place: Vengeance by Juliettt

Best Portrayal of ScullyAngst

• First Place: Vengeance by Juliettt
• Second Place: All Hallow's Eve II - Extreme Unction by Windsinger
• Third Place: The Field Where I Lied Part 1 and Part 2 by Ginef

Best Series

• First Place: 12 Rites of Passage and 12 Degrees of Separation by Anne Haynes
• Second Place: Words VI - Early Morning Words by Karen Rasch
• Third Place: Going Nowhere (Also called Road Series) by Nicole Perry

Best Story in a Series

• First Place: Chapter 11: Hope Has a Place - 12 Degrees of Separation by Anne Haynes
• Second Place (tie): Words IV - Beyond Words by Karen Rasch
• Second Place (tie): Words VII - At a Loss for Words by Karen Rasch
• Third Place: Revelations 7: Just the Two of Us: Books I, II and III by Windsinger

Best Short Story

• First Place: Words IV - Beyond Words by Karen Rasch
• Second Place: Playing Goddess by Shalimar
• Third Place: Sin Eater by Jane Mortimer

Best Slash Story

• First Place: Sweet Smell of X-Cess by Exxed
• Second Place: Possibilities by Brenda Antrim
• Third Place: Mistress by Amperage

Best Unfinished Storyline

• First Place: Going Nowhere (Also called Road Series) by Nicole Perry
• Second Place: The Hunter by Bluebird
• Third Place: Taming the Unicorn by Imajiru

Best Vignette

• First Place: Lovers - Petal by Petal by Anne Haynes
• Second Place: Sonnet: Sleep is Sweeter by Anne Haynes
• Third Place: Invocation by The Pen Name

Best Original Villain

• First Place: Dark of the Moon by Sheare Bliss (AKA: Kassandra or KassXF) (Character: Julian Harcourt)
• Second Place: Carol-Lee by Westshore (Character: Carol-Lee)
• Third Place: Transfers by L.C. Brown (Character: Incubus)

Best X-File-Style Story

• First Place: No Greater Love by Karen Rasch
• Second Place: Puppets I, II and III by Madeleine Partous
• Third Place: The Five - Book 1 by Somebody Else

Best Young Author

(Aged 18 or Under)

• First Place: Charlene Hall
• Second Place: RaEnright
• Third Place: Sarah Kiley