Do the impossible. Scarey me without resorting to graffic violence, sex, or profanity.
IS IT POSSIBLE?
Sure it is. Think "The Others" and you'll see what I mean. Pull out all of the stops: ghosts, strange phenomina, aliens, stockers, wierdos, superstitions, scarey forest, haunted houses. Use dramatic tension and scenery to scare me silly. You can mention that people have died, are dying, or will die, but do not show me graffic violence or explain the event graffically. Even better say that they mysteriously disappeared, or were never found. Send my over active imagination soaring. Give me nightmares, and make me jump at every sound and shadow. The less actual violence you use in comparison to how scared I am, the better. If I'm completely freaked of a bug on a sandwich who just sits there- you win! If it's just boring- you loose! If I'm scared but five people got eaten alive and one got his head caught in a blender- you're disqualified.
Here are the rules:
1) Less than 3000 words.
2) No Erotica or Gay/Lesbian
3) No Extreme Profanity (One or two words max through the whole story, no more should be needed to get the point across)
4) No Graffic Violence
It needs to be something a seven year old could read, and be very scared but not traumatized from.
It's challenging, so good luck!
IS IT POSSIBLE?
Sure it is. Think "The Others" and you'll see what I mean. Pull out all of the stops: ghosts, strange phenomina, aliens, stockers, wierdos, superstitions, scarey forest, haunted houses. Use dramatic tension and scenery to scare me silly. You can mention that people have died, are dying, or will die, but do not show me graffic violence or explain the event graffically. Even better say that they mysteriously disappeared, or were never found. Send my over active imagination soaring. Give me nightmares, and make me jump at every sound and shadow. The less actual violence you use in comparison to how scared I am, the better. If I'm completely freaked of a bug on a sandwich who just sits there- you win! If it's just boring- you loose! If I'm scared but five people got eaten alive and one got his head caught in a blender- you're disqualified.
Here are the rules:
1) Less than 3000 words.
2) No Erotica or Gay/Lesbian
3) No Extreme Profanity (One or two words max through the whole story, no more should be needed to get the point across)
4) No Graffic Violence
It needs to be something a seven year old could read, and be very scared but not traumatized from.
It's challenging, so good luck!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on October 13, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 2 people
- Final notes: Thankyou to everyone who entered! It was hard to judge amungst such great talent and skill. Please keep refining these stories and I'm sure there's many contests for scarey stories at this time of the year to be won! Great Job!
Contest Winners
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by Andrew Timothy 600 words, 21 comments, on Jul 13 7:55 PM 2007. In Horror, Spiritual, Teen
Gold trophy winner
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The eyes were what got her the most. They looked almost liquid; dark droplets of black ink hardened into the frozen dearth of sight. Theiby Delfishie 1100 words, 21 comments, on Jun 25 8:04 PM 2007. In Dark, Horror, Teddy bears
Silver trophy winner
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There was a massive golden gate and walls that seemed to touch the white bright sky. There was no sun and no apparent clouds. It just looby Andy Stephenson 400 words, 130 comments, on Jul 21 10:13 PM 2007. In Fantasy, Fiction, First person, Horror, Humor, Inspirational, Love
Honorable mention
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by Token Massacre 600 words, 16 comments, on Sep 5 1:27 PM 2007. In Death, Fiction, Horror, Pain, Short story, Strange, Tragedy, Weird• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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The Burning Rage of Mr. Jenkins / Once upon a time, a little over a year ago, in a town quite close by there was a high school chemistry teacher named Mr. Jenkins. He was just an average chemistry teacher; not great,by LarryATilander 600 words, 4 comments, on Sep 26 11:15 AM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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by Windlestraw 500 words, 3 comments, on Sep 29 9:35 PM 2007. In Dark, Horror, Humor, Science fiction• Commented on by judge.
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I wake to find myself around machines beeping non stop who am i? and why am i here? in the distance i hear voices i can't really hear what• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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A man retells of a normal encounter that leads to a horrific living nightmare• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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I was in the bathroom and I hear a scream. Then i started to panic and run around every where the scream got loud and it was coming up stairs. I ran to the clatic(atic and closet) and hid there, I was breathing hard and whenby Zach...thats me 300 words, 4 comments, on Oct 9 7:02 PM 2007. In Random• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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EXCELLENT CONTEST
There are so many horror writers out there who seem to think that unless the story contains a serial killer and brutal murders, it isn't horror. Hopefully your contest will get people to think outside the box.
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wow reminds me of a rendition of red riding hood that I saw.It was good and the twist was horrible in a good way perhaps i'll leave you a web address if you are willing to watch it.
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I love those kinds of stories too, very awesome Lovecraft style stuff.. oh, phantasmic has a part two if you're interested.
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Nice Contest
There are some great entries here. You should submit them to the bookhitch community book project, although you may have to adapt some of the characters to fit in with their story so far. Nicely written. -
Wow! Thanks so much for the gold! There were so many other great stories here, I didn't think I had much of a chance.
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Thanks
Thanks for the honorable mention and points. I really appreciate them. I hope you enjoyed your contest and had a lot of fun.
Andy
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