Welcome to the Spook Me Halloween Ficathon of 2008
Welcome to the Spook Me Multi-Fandom Halloween Ficathon 2008
When hot summer days flee from the chill of autumn, when the nights grow longer and the moon shines cold and bright, the veil between worlds lifts to reveal:
The Spook Me Multi-Fandom Halloween Ficathon 2008!
This ficathon was created by me, ozsaur and dustandroses because we love spooky stories. Halloween is the best time of year for reading stories that offer pulse pounding thrills, blood curdling dread and hair-raising horror.
All fandoms are welcome. Stories can be Gen, Het or Slash. All ratings are accepted.
There are a couple of changes this year. This time around, you can pick your own creature. Or you can let me pick one for you and I will send it along with the secret prompts. And this year, the secret prompts are based on movie titles from old '60s horror and sci-fi movies (last year the titles were from movies of the 1950's). You might get The Premature Burial, for example, as one of your secret prompts. You do not have to watch the movies! The titles are for inspiration.
Dates to Know
August 30: sign ups start
September 15: sign ups end
September 16: prompts sent out
October 20: reminder posted here-- please join the community if you want to get the reminder.
October 27: Master List opens, stories are due!
The Creature List
Alien
Android
Aquatic Monster
Beast
Boogeyman
Cannibal
Cyborg
Demon
Dinosaur
Disease
Ghost
Giant (human or animal)
Insect
Invader
Mad Scientist
Maniac
Men In Black
Monster from Space
Mutant
Reptile
Robot
Plant
Shapeshifter
Snake
Spider
Tentacle Monster
Vampire
Werewolf
Zombie
Note: the creatures are listed as singular, but you can use multiple creatures. Werewolves instead of one Werewolf, for example.
When you sign up, please use this template or something like it:
Name:
Email:
Fandom: (full name of fandom, not an abbreviation)
The creature I want to write:
1) Please choose one creature from the list. If you want, I can send you a creature prompt as well as the two secret prompts.
You only need to include your fandom so I can have an idea of what fandoms are represented and to help set up the Master List. Please give the full name of your fandom, not an abbreviation. If your prompts inspire you to write for a different fandom than the one you signed up for, that isn't a problem.
2) On September 16th, I will send you two secret prompts. Those prompts will be the titles of old '60s horror or sci-fi movies. You will then have three prompts-- the monster prompt that you chose plus the two secret prompts that I will send. You only have to use one prompt in your story, but if you manage to fit all three, I'll be pretty darned impressed!
3) My preference is for stories that are spooky, scary, chilling or even gruesome. But if you decide to write action/adventure, a humorous story or something else altogether, I'll be perfectly happy with that. Just as long as your story includes one of your prompts.
4) The Master List will be posted on October 27th. In the comments of the Master List, give your name, fandom and a link to your story. You many post your story anywhere: a web page, your LJ, and archive etc. But do not post your story to this comm.
5) There will be absolutely no consequences if can't get your story in by the deadline. In other words, I won't show up on your doorstep wielding a chain saw. Your story will end up on the Master List eventually, no matter how late it is. I'll be around for a couple of days after the deadline, so your story will be added fairly quickly.
This ficathon is as low pressure as I could make it. Please do not feel guilty if you sign up and realize that you can't write a story. If writing for this ficathon isn't fun for you, then please stop.
6) Real People slash/fiction is allowed.
7) Last, please check your spam filters. I don't mind resending prompts, but please, check your spam folders first. If you have any problems at all, contact me at ausar@netdoor.com.
Tomorrow I will be evacuating for Hurricane Gustav. I've had to deal with other problems this past year as well, but this challenge is one of the things I look forward to all year. For the next week, dustandroses will be handling sign ups. Please direct any questions or problems to her. I won't be able to pimp the Ficathon widely like I did last year, so please get the word out if you can. Thank you!
ETA: Sign Ups for the Ficathon are now closed! Sorry if you missed the deadline!
When hot summer days flee from the chill of autumn, when the nights grow longer and the moon shines cold and bright, the veil between worlds lifts to reveal:
The Spook Me Multi-Fandom Halloween Ficathon 2008!
This ficathon was created by me, ozsaur and dustandroses because we love spooky stories. Halloween is the best time of year for reading stories that offer pulse pounding thrills, blood curdling dread and hair-raising horror.
All fandoms are welcome. Stories can be Gen, Het or Slash. All ratings are accepted.
There are a couple of changes this year. This time around, you can pick your own creature. Or you can let me pick one for you and I will send it along with the secret prompts. And this year, the secret prompts are based on movie titles from old '60s horror and sci-fi movies (last year the titles were from movies of the 1950's). You might get The Premature Burial, for example, as one of your secret prompts. You do not have to watch the movies! The titles are for inspiration.
Dates to Know
August 30: sign ups start
September 15: sign ups end
September 16: prompts sent out
October 20: reminder posted here-- please join the community if you want to get the reminder.
October 27: Master List opens, stories are due!
The Creature List
Alien
Android
Aquatic Monster
Beast
Boogeyman
Cannibal
Cyborg
Demon
Dinosaur
Disease
Ghost
Giant (human or animal)
Insect
Invader
Mad Scientist
Maniac
Men In Black
Monster from Space
Mutant
Reptile
Robot
Plant
Shapeshifter
Snake
Spider
Tentacle Monster
Vampire
Werewolf
Zombie
Note: the creatures are listed as singular, but you can use multiple creatures. Werewolves instead of one Werewolf, for example.
When you sign up, please use this template or something like it:
Name:
Email:
Fandom: (full name of fandom, not an abbreviation)
The creature I want to write:
1) Please choose one creature from the list. If you want, I can send you a creature prompt as well as the two secret prompts.
You only need to include your fandom so I can have an idea of what fandoms are represented and to help set up the Master List. Please give the full name of your fandom, not an abbreviation. If your prompts inspire you to write for a different fandom than the one you signed up for, that isn't a problem.
2) On September 16th, I will send you two secret prompts. Those prompts will be the titles of old '60s horror or sci-fi movies. You will then have three prompts-- the monster prompt that you chose plus the two secret prompts that I will send. You only have to use one prompt in your story, but if you manage to fit all three, I'll be pretty darned impressed!
3) My preference is for stories that are spooky, scary, chilling or even gruesome. But if you decide to write action/adventure, a humorous story or something else altogether, I'll be perfectly happy with that. Just as long as your story includes one of your prompts.
4) The Master List will be posted on October 27th. In the comments of the Master List, give your name, fandom and a link to your story. You many post your story anywhere: a web page, your LJ, and archive etc. But do not post your story to this comm.
5) There will be absolutely no consequences if can't get your story in by the deadline. In other words, I won't show up on your doorstep wielding a chain saw. Your story will end up on the Master List eventually, no matter how late it is. I'll be around for a couple of days after the deadline, so your story will be added fairly quickly.
This ficathon is as low pressure as I could make it. Please do not feel guilty if you sign up and realize that you can't write a story. If writing for this ficathon isn't fun for you, then please stop.
6) Real People slash/fiction is allowed.
7) Last, please check your spam filters. I don't mind resending prompts, but please, check your spam folders first. If you have any problems at all, contact me at ausar@netdoor.com.
Tomorrow I will be evacuating for Hurricane Gustav. I've had to deal with other problems this past year as well, but this challenge is one of the things I look forward to all year. For the next week, dustandroses will be handling sign ups. Please direct any questions or problems to her. I won't be able to pimp the Ficathon widely like I did last year, so please get the word out if you can. Thank you!
ETA: Sign Ups for the Ficathon are now closed! Sorry if you missed the deadline!