The Halloween 2024 Official Contest Support Thread!

[Rob_Royale]

Halloween time means stories in LW, EC, and non-human, and probably some horror also. The LW ones tend to be delicious, as costumes can hide a lot of intentional and unintentional misdeeds

And I'm so looking forward to them.

 

[Djmac1031]

I love Halloween. We'll see what I can come up with.

My Pandemonium story could have been a Halloween story too I suppose...

 

[Djmac1031]

The more I think about it, the more I'd like to see if I could write a straight up horror story. I've touched on the horror genre a few times but never a full fledged horror.

 

[Rob_Royale]

The more I think about it, the more I'd like to see if I could write a straight up horror story. I've touched on the horror genre a few times but never a full fledged horror.

My story will be in EH, but I wouldn't call it horror in the slasher film sort of way, but more like Dracula. Something enticing and seductive, but insidious and consuming.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

C'mon gang, do something silly. Let Herman have Morticia and Gomez have Lily.

Uncle Fester could light up Cousin Marilyn.

 

[Djmac1031]

C'mon gang, do something silly. Let Herman have Morticia and Gomez have Lily.

Uncle Fester could light up Cousin Marilyn.

Would "Thing Lends Lurch A Hand" go under Toys / Masturbation or Gay Male?

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

See, there you go! Thinging outside the box.

 

[OffNSFW]

C'mon gang, do something silly. Let Herman have Morticia and Gomez have Lily.

Uncle Fester could light up Cousin Marilyn.

Gomez and Herman. They would be mutually delighted.

And Herman would have an enormous schwanzstucker.

 

[masustacy]

I’m just polishing up a novel-length Halloween story that I’m super excited about.

It starts Loving Wives and ends Erotic horror.

It is written in five parts, but the contest rules says it needs to be single submission, so this one will be huge.

Any advice whether I should place this in LW or Novels/Novellas?

I think LW is a better fit for it, but I will certainly get zero-bombed by folks who get mad if the story is more than three pages.

 

[Rob_Royale]

And Herman would have an enormous schwanzstucker.

Well, naturally. And Morticia has a bit of a hitch in her stride the next day.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

And Herman would have an enormous schwanzstucker.

A BGC.

 

[FreyaGersemi]

Has anyone else had their Halloween Contest Story story pending for over a week?

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

They won't post until the end of October.

 

[FreyaGersemi]

They won't post until the end of October.

But usually mine go to "NEW" with a date of whatever (in this case it would be, 10/2/24). Mine is still "PENDING." I'm just concerned that it's taking so long and there may be an issue with my story.

 

[FreyaGersemi]

They won't post until the end of October.

Actually, I believe they should post on October 2. At least that's what my understanding is from the official rules.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

You can begin submitting on (or before): October 2

The last day to submit is October 23

Winners Will Be Announced: October 30

This may be a change in that they may post sooner, but the winners will be announced later.

 

[Jorunn]

You can begin submitting on (or before): October 2

The last day to submit is October 23

Winners Will Be Announced: October 30

This may be a change in that they may post sooner, but the winners will be announced later.

Yes. You are correct. For the summer lovin contest, my story hung up in pending for a few days, then right before the 'on or before' date, it got the thumbs up for that date. I'm assuming the same will happen for Halloween, where they will be collected and reviewed right before go live.

 

[FreyaGersemi]

Yes. You are correct. For the summer lovin contest, my story hung up in pending for a few days, then right before the 'on or before' date, it got the thumbs up for that date. I'm assuming the same will happen for Halloween, where they will be collected and reviewed right before go live.

But the dates always confuse me. The "You can begin submitting on (or before): October 2" means that the "go live" date is October 2, right?

 

[Rob_Royale]

But the dates always confuse me. The "You can begin submitting on (or before): October 2" means that the "go live" date is October 2, right?

I believe so. That's how my Crime and Punishment story posted.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

I guess we'll find out next week.

 

[SamBomb]

I love my first four chapters, but no way I can get the last bunch to be as good in time. I'll have to wait for next year.

 

[Rustyoznail]

But the dates always confuse me. The "You can begin submitting on (or before): October 2" means that the "go live" date is October 2, right?

The first list will go up on the 2nd. If you submit a story more than a week out, it'll probably stay in pending and change to new around 30 September.

YMMV...

 

[Voboy]

Submitted. In "Group," lol.

 

[CiaoSteve]

Down to my final section in what is becoming another long one. 31k words so far, and maybe another couple of k to cum... oh yes, one young journalist is going to get the answers she wanted.

Halloween... a graveyard... an abandoned church... what could go wrong?

Hoping I'll get 'The Missing' posted before I go on holiday.

 

[YDB95]

Can't recall the last time I finished a story before the contest even started, but this time I did it!