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Welcome to the Spook Me Multi-Fandom Halloween Ficathon
When the heat of summer becomes the frosty nip of autumn, when the leaves change from green to gold, when the wind blows a chill kiss on the nape of your neck, it is time to get ready for:
The Spook Me Multi-Fandom Halloween Ficathon!
This ficathon was created by me, ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
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.
Dates to Know
August 30: sign ups start
September 12: sign ups end
September 13: prompts sent out
October 20: reminders sent out
October 26: 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.
Things to Know
1) When you sign up, please use this template or something like it:
Name:
Email:
Fandom:
The two creatures I do not want to write:
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 13th, three prompts will be emailed to you. Two will be creature prompts from the list above and one prompt will be a special Spooky Prompt. You only have to use one prompt and you can use it any way you want. But if you somehow manage to use all three, you will get to carry your own flashlight and trick-or-treat with the cool kids. *g*
3) My preference is for stories that are spooky, scary, chilling or even gruesome. But if you decide to write an 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 26th. 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. The worst that can happen is that your link won't go up on the Master List. I'll be around for a couple of days after the deadline, so your story may end up on the list. Or not.
This is supposed to be fun, so no pressure. If you can't get your story in by the deadline, don't sweat it.
And that's all. If you have any questions, email me. Or ask in the comments here.
ETA I have to apologize and I hope this doesn't cause any hard feelings, but I very reluctantly have to say no to RPS/F. I really should have thought of this in the first place. There are still a lot of discomfort in fandom over RPS/F. If there is a lot of interest in the RPS fandoms, I would be happy to start another parallel ficathon, using the same prompts and format, that would be for RPS writers. I will post in my LJ, ozsaur, and ask RPS writers to let me know if this is something they might want to do.
