Topic: October Board Event: Do You Think You Can Scare Us?

FioHelston

Date: 2011-09-30 21:08 EST
Do You Think You Can Scare Us"

As the days get colder and the nights longer, when the scents of woodsmoke and leaf mould fill the air, nothing is better than a delicious, haunting story. And your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to scare our socks off - not with outright horror and gore, but with the subtly crafted chill of a ghost story or a frightening fairy tale.

The guidelines for the challenge are simple:

1. Write a short story following one of these two themes: (a) hauntings and ghostly tales; or (b) a scary fairy tale with an original plot or a new twist on a classic story.

2. Stories may be posted in the Dragon's Tales forum or in your own folder on Dragons Mark. Link your story in a reply to this thread so it can be easily found.

3. Challenge runs from October 1 through October 31.

4. Multiple submissions are fine!

5. Have fun!

Three winners will be selected; each winner will receive a unique inventory icon. All participants will receive a contest icon.

NorseLady

Date: 2011-10-02 05:11 EST
My submission, The Tilsynekomst of Lofoten, can be found here (under Dragon Tales):

http://rdi.dragonsmark.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p= 147576#14757

I hope you enjoy it.

P.S. It appears you'll need to copy and paste the full addy.

~S :cool:

Icer1978

Date: 2011-10-02 09:36 EST
Searching for spirits

http://rdi.dragonsmark.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p= 147579#147579

Yasmin

Date: 2011-10-12 12:37 EST
Cabin of Critters

http://rdi.dragonsmark.com/forums/viewtopic.php"p=148139&highlight=#148139

Blood Sister

Date: 2011-10-13 11:28 EST
GRAVEYARD DARE

Approximately 500 words.

http://rdi.dragonsmark.com/forums/viewtopic.php"p=148234&highlight=#148234

Vice

Date: 2011-10-24 00:11 EST
Stranger Danger

Mature Warning.

http://rdi.dragonsmark.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=21421&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=0

FioHelston

Date: 2011-11-05 13:17 EST
Judging is underway, and I will post the results soon. In the meantime, I have decided I would like to give each of you a custom icon. If you could, please PM me and let me know what sort of thing might appeal and I will get cracking. And thank you each for the entertaining stories!

FioHelston

Date: 2011-11-08 19:14 EST
Congratulations, everyone. The judges have conferred and have sent me their decisions.

First place - The Tilsynekomst of Lofoten by Shylah (NorseLady) Second place - Stranger Danger by Vice, the Scissor-Stalker (Vice) Third place - Graveyard Dare by the Tolmay twins (Blood Sister) Honorable Mention: - Cabin of Critters by Yasmin (Yasmin) - Searching for Spirits by Icer Shimmerscale (Icer1978)

Participant icons have been ordered for everyone.

In addition, I will be making individual icon prizes for each of the writers. (If you haven't PMed me with what you would like, please do!)

FioHelston

Date: 2011-11-13 19:30 EST
Icons and prizes have all been distributed! Thanks again for participating. Enjoy!