#169: I've Got Goosebumps
Whether you celebrate Halloween or not, late October is an interesting time, full of contradictions. On the one hand, youâve got chunky sweaters, auburn leaves, tea, grinning pumpkins, the flicker of candles. On the other, the looming threat of winter, darkness hiding just under the surface of all this cozy festivity.
This week, letâs see if we can give each other the creeps.
đĽ Winner
âManiacal, Manipulative, Psychotic â by Lindsay Flo
âď¸ Shortlisted
âNo more laundry.â by Tommy Goround
âThe Keeper of the Flameâ by Rebecca Miles
âMonster Rulesâ by AnneMarie Miles
âThe Benefit Societyâ by Tommy Goround
âMonster Under My Bedâ by April Mattson
âCarving Jackâ by K. C. Brote
This week's prompts
Start your story with a character encountering a black cat.
Horror
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75 stories
Write a story where someone sees the shadow of someone standing behind them.
Mystery
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64 stories
Start your story with a blast of lightning casting a graveyard in a flash of brief, white light.
Dramatic
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37 stories
Write about someone finding a monster under their bed.
Kids
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33 stories
Write a murder story where the murder weapon is the knife used to carve a pumpkin.
Thriller and Suspense
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49 stories
Stories
âManiacal, Manipulative, Psychotic â by Lindsay Flo
âNo more laundry.â by Tommy Goround
âThe Keeper of the Flameâ by Rebecca Miles
âWorst Day of the Yearâ by MichaĹ Przywara
âMonster Rulesâ by AnneMarie Miles
âThe Benefit Societyâ by Tommy Goround
âThe Sins of the Fatherâ by Thom Brodkin
âDouble Walkerâ by Steffen Lettau
âMonster Under My Bedâ by April Mattson
âDo it For Charlieâ by Daniel Allen
âMechanical Heartsâ by Delbert Griffith
âCopycatâ by Chris Campbell
âA New Tailâ by Graham Kinross
âHe Turnedâ by Eileen Turner
$250
Prize money
258
Contest entries
112
Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Oct 28, 2022 EST
Won by Lindsay Flo đ
Submissions must be between 1,000 - 3,000 words and will be approved and published on Reedsy Prompts within 7 days of the contest closing.
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