We finally have a second mod on board! \0/ \0/ \0/

Say hello to surreal_44, who will be the community's official co-mod and working alongside me under the horrorbingo_mod modly account. This will hopefully mean that cards are handed out faster, and the community will run more  smoothly in general. :D

*parades, bunting, banter and welcome music, so on* :D

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Yay! And so begins Round One of horrorbingo, your one-stop shop for all prompts creepy, oooky, mysterious and spooky.

Signing up is easy:

1. Make sure you read the rules, FAQ, and list of prompts before you sign up. 
2. Pick the prompts that you wish to veto, no questions asked - if you need more than the allotted 5 prompt-vetos, just contact a mod3. Make ( Read more... )

For seasoned horror writers, most of this post is going to be a bit of a "duh" - but for writers who have never written horror before, hopefully it will help to give you some idea of what the horror genre is, and how it is both distinct from and cross-overable with other genres.

( Advice, Links, and Quotes - Oh My! )

HORROR BINGO: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
(Adapted from the FAQ at dark_bingo, with thanks and praise.)

What exactly do you mean by "horror"?
We have a post on the horror genre and horror writing here, to help clear that up.

( More FAQ Goodness Under The Cut )

When the time comes that you're ready to post your bingo, this posting template will make it easy both for you to post your work, and for us to have a look at it!

( Posting Template Under The Cut )

POINTS AND SCORING
[Adapted fromhc_bingo , with thanks and praise.]

If you're competing in the bingo round, you'll be happy to know that there are several ways to make a bingo - and to earn extra points!  Make sure you check out the rules before you read this page. Once you have the basic rules down, it works like this:

1. Complete a bingo, as described below ( Read more... )

CHALLENGE RULES
[Based on the rules for hc_bingo, with credit and thanks to that community.]

1. Your bingo card is a grid full of prompts, which are drawn via randomizer from the list found here. The prompts are intended to be interpreted as "horror" genre prompts - for more clarification on what this means, see this post. There are two types of ( Read more... )

Below you can find the list of prompts that will be drawn from (via randomizer) to create your bingo card. Credit to TV Tropes and sholio for helping to compile this list.

Some horror prompts can be too...well, horrifying to write about; or they just don't push your creative buttons. This is something that the mod(s) understand and empathize with, of ( Read more... )