FLASH Quote Horror Challenge

Ravena · 2024-10-13T14:13:32Z

https://s1.gifyu.com/images/SBFRZ.gif Welcome, visitors... Hello, everybody! With Halloween looming in the distance and so many great scares just begging to be unleashed, we have a proposition to help kickstart the holiday spirit. Don't worry, it should be simple...if you have a strong stomach, mwah hah hah!!! *ahem* Anyway, there have been many iconic horror movies with a range of bone-chilling quotes; some are on the more poetic side of things, some are demented or playful, and some are just utterly grizzly. We thought to take some of those iconic quotes and spin them into a fun contest! The rules are simple! Choose one (or many!) of the horror-themed quotes in the spoiler box as a prompt to write a flash fiction story. When you're done, please submit it to this thread here! There are just a few things to keep in mind as you go: Flash Fiction should be short and sweet! Therefore, there will be a soft word count cap at 1,000 words. You can submit multiple pieces if you'd like! But the participation points will only count toward one piece. You'll need to pick at least one quote to base your story on, but you won't have to incorporate the full quote if you don't want to. If you also want to alter it to fit better, that's cool with us! You can give your story a comedic, romantic, maybe even a whimsical edge if you choose. It could even be fanfiction! Whatever you do, just please be sure to incorporate a spooky element! If your story features a particularly intense amount of blood, swearing, or anything more than PG-13, that's fine, but PLEASE BE SURE to put your story in a spoiler box and clarify what intense themes it'll contain first. Submit your piece to earn a participant's badge and 100 points! Then, for the competition side of things, we'll review the works and give out some bonus points and badges to 3rd, 2nd, and 1st place! In case you're wondering, judging will be done by me and the lovely Spearmint , and the primary criteria will be the story itself, spook factor, and how you represented/spun the quote(s) you chose. The competition deadline will be October 19th. Badges and points will be awarded within the following days. Have fun everybody, and good luck! :smt077 Quotes: 13 quotes to use as prompts for a flash fiction story, starting with the most simple and open to interpretation, then progressing to the more intricate ones. The latter may present more of a challenge -if you dare... 1: "Game Over." - Saw 2: “She never sleeps.” - The Ring 3: “Into the Further you go.” - Insidious 4: “You're gonna need a bigger boat." - Jaws 5: “One, Two, Freddy’s coming for you…” - A Nightmare On Elm Street 6: “Death has come to your little town, Sheriff.” - Halloween 7: “Come join the clown. You'll float down here.” - IT 8: “She wanted to live with us by inhabiting the doll.” - Annabelle 9: “There was a Crooked Man, he walked a crooked mile.” - The Conjuring 2 10: “I do wish we could chat longer, but I’m having an old friend for dinner.” - Silence Of The Lambs 11: “In the darkness, they lurk. Be careful not to be caught by their soulless eyes.” - Five Nights At Freddy's 12: “A ghost is an emotion bent out of shape, condemned to repeat itself, time and time again until it rights the wrong that was done.” - Mama 13: “When someone dies in the grip of a powerful rage, a curse is born. The curse gathers in that place of death. Those who encounter it will be consumed by its fury.” - The Grudge

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Hello once again, everybody! The FLASH Quote Horror challenge has since closed, and after a tough deliberation, the wonderful @Spearmint and I have found our winners!

Before we go on, I'd like to thank everyone who participated, and boy --fantastic job, everybody! You did so great with your entries and we really enjoyed reading them all! I hope this challenge was fun for all of you, and maybe even helped inspire some more spooky stories?? Mwah hah hah!! >:D

*ahem, now then, onto the announcements...

Rockin' slime green in third place, we have...

"The Dark Green Rug" by Roxanne!

With monster purple in second place, we have...

"Where The Shadows Hide" by ToastK!

And finally, coming in first place with that lovely pumpkin orange, we have...

[Untitled] by EsmerayaRose!

Congratulations, you three! Once again, thanks to everybody who participated! You should be getting your corresponding badges and points very soon!

Have a great day everybody, and Happy Halloween/Spooktober! :smt077

Special thanks to the GenLit Crew!

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@WeepingWisteria @Roxanne @AnotherCrowInRow @ToastK @EsmerayaRose @candyhearts

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