Mystery Kids

Mystery Kids (sometimes referred to as the "Spook Crew") is the name of a fan-created crossover between characters from supernatural and new weird media, primarily Western animated movies, cartoons, and video games that feature child protagonists. 
What properties are included in this crossover varies from fan to fan. However, characters from four properties appear consistently:
*Dipper Pines and Mabel Pines from Gravity Falls
*Norman Babcock (and sometimes Neil) from ParaNorman
*Coraline (and sometimes Wybie) from the movie/book of the same name
*Razputin Aquato and Lili Zanotto from Psychonauts
Occasionally, other properties are included in Mystery Kids. Examples include:
* Over the Garden Wall
* Danny Phantom
* Invader Zim
* Steven Universe
== Fandom ==
The Mystery Kids fandom originated and largely takes place on Tumblr. By the post dates on some blogs, the crossover appears to have begun in Autumn 2012. Mystery Kids was possibly inspired by the ship Dipper/Norman (Parapines) a crossover ship between Gravity Falls and ParaNorman respectively. These post dates originate to August 2012."Hey all, don't forget" by paraperfect on Tumblr 
When Mystery Kids gained popularity, the fandom spread to sites such as DeviantArt, Fanfiction.net, and Archive of Our Own. The fandom frequently used to have Tinychat parties and random fannish discussions, ranging from inspiring different creators with headcanons, to collaboratively creating a baby Cthulu monster named Steve.booboo cthulu tag - themysterykids Tumblr Creators involved in Mystery Kids are primarily fanartists, though there are fanfiction writers and cosplayers as well. Since Parapines has become mainstreamShip name in Google creates nearly 300,000 results as of September 2017, mention of the Mystery Kids is usually not far behind. 
In 2013, a group of writers, artists, animators, producers, voice actors, and others in the fandom created Mystery Kids Episode 1, a 45-minute fan animatic, complete with an intro and a Wikia (now defunct). In August 2017, a separate team began work on The Mystery Kids Return, a follow-up animatic. A teaser trailer was released in 2018 and the team is continuing to work as of October 2022.Are you guys still looking for digital artists?
==Example Fanworks==
=== Ask Blogs ===
* askthemysterkids
* itsthemysterykids
=== Fanfiction ===
* But I'm Your Dork by WritingNeverending
* Mystery Kids and the Case of the Whispering Rock by MayDayGirl_Save_Our_Ships
* Hot Chocolate by 2hoots
* Rational Minds by GuardianLioness
=== Fanart ===
* ensemble pic by nellietart
* ensemble pic by gabbiillustrates
* by shootingstarsue
* mabel and coraline by aoicocare
* coraline and paranorman by nyoncat
* ensemble pic by thedoormann
== Communities & Blogs ==
* Mystery Kids community on Fanfiction.net
* themysterykids on Tumblr
* itsthemysterykids on Tumblr
* mysterykidsofficial on Tumblr - blog dedicated to the fanmade animatic
* The Mystery Kids Return on Tumblr - blog dedicated to the followup
* Mystery Kids Club on Deviantart - DeviantArt group
== Archives & Fannish Links ==
* mysterykids tag on DeviantArt
* mystery kids tag on Tumblr
* Mystery Kids article on TV Tropes
* Alternate Universe - Mystery Kids | Coraline & Gravity Falls & ParaNorman & Psychonauts Crossover works on AO3
== References ==
Category:Gravity Falls
Category:ParaNorman
Category:Psychonauts
Category:Coraline
Category:Crossover
Category:Shared Universes