The REAL Denton Affair: An Expose is a Rocky Horror fanfic by Joe Blevins that pretends The Rocky Horror Picture Show and its sequel, Shock Treatment are Very Loosely Based on a True Story. It's told from the point of view of the man The Criminologist was based on and discusses the differences between the movies and what actually happened.
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Tropes used in this story:
- Abled in the Adaptation: Dr Scott wasn't actually disabled. O'Brien decided to base his movie version on Doctor Strangelove.
- Adaptation Name Change: Rocky Horror was a name made up by Richard O'Brien.
- Farley Flavors' real name is Phil Majors.
- Adaptational Nationality: Scott wasn't really German.
- Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: Here Brad and the Farley/Phil were cousin's instead of twin brothers like in the movie.
- The Alleged House: Frank lived in a run down farm house, instead of a Gothic castle.
- Ambiguously Human: Wright doesn't know if Frank is actually an alien or if Rocky is a creation or they're both just humans acting.
- As You Know: Wright says that the reader may have heard about the events of Shock Treatment on the news.
- Babies Ever After: Brad and Janet went on to have two sons called Kevin and Paul.
- Based on a Great Big Lie: A third movie is apparently being made, focusing on the further adventures of Riff Raff and Magenta.
- Cerebus Ret Con: After the events of Shock Treatment, most of Denton's residents were arrested or committed for life.
- Collapsing Lair: Frank's house burns down at the end.
- Composite Character: Confirms the fan theory that Charles Gray's characters of The Criminologist and Judge Oliver Wright are the same guy.
- Death by Adaptation: Frank and Rocky survived the true events.
- Dude, Not Funny!: The author is disgusted at Richard O'Brien for making a light-hearted musical based on the true events of Shock Treatment but does quote Woody Allen that "Comedy is tragedy plus time".
- Easily Forgiven: Despite being a judge, Wright made friends with Frank and didn't report him to the police for killing Eddie.
- Fantasy Gun Control: Riff's pitchfork Ray Gun was actually a Colt 45.
- Happily Ever After: Brad and Janet, contrary to popular opinion.
- Historical Villain Downgrade: The real Farley was a religious fanatic who stockpiled followers and weapons and planned to take over the world.
- I Should Write a Book About This: Wright wrote The Denton Affair about the events and Betty Munroe became a post-feminist author.
- Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane: Oliver isn't sure whether Frank and co. were really aliens and if Rocky was actually created by Frank but says all the other sci-fi elements were made up for the movie.
- Never Found the Body: Frank, Rocky, Riff Raff and Magenta. Frank turns up alive later and says that Rocky also survived but Riff and Magenta are presumed to have burned to death.
- Original Character: Columbia was made up for the movie and wasn't based on anybody.
- Recursive Canon: The movies exist in universe and a copy of Crim's book that inspired the movie appears in Charles Gray's scenes.
- Related in the Adaptation: Farley is Brad's cousin instead of his twin brother.
- Retroactive Legacy: Here The Rocky Horror Show was based on a book called The Denton Affair.
- Setting Update: The first movie happened in 1969 but the movie was set in 1974.
- Slipping a Mickey: Scott says Frank drugged them all during dinner.
- Spared by the Adaptation: Riff Raff and Magenta really died when Frank's house burned down.
- A True Story in My Universe: The concept is that The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Shock Treatment are Very Loosely Based on a True Story with the science fiction elements made up or Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane.
- "Where Are They Now?" Epilogue: The second half of the fic is titled "WHERE ARE THEY NOW?".
