Halloween Challenge 2010

by **chrisbishop** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 2:48 pm

The official announcement for the Ninth Edition of the Halloween Challenge has now been launched!

Like every year before, the Spectrum Headquarters invites people to write and submit stories to this most popular of challenges. With the characters and settings of the Captain Scarlet series in mind (whether classic series or new one), you have to write a story theme related story for Halloween.

The story could be related to the holiday itself, with all that is attached to it, or simply, it could be related on one of the many aspects related to horror, or fantastic tales, which are generally related to Halloween. The Halloween Challenge is the time to present crossovers, alternate universes stories, stories where people the main characters die, 'what if' stories, and more!

Let your imagination run wild! Write your story and submit it to the website at spectrum_hq@hotmail.com

See the Halloween page for more details and for the complete rules, and to read some of the many stories from past years, go to the Halloween stories page.

http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/halloween.htm

http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/ha ... tories.htm

by **Intensity Angel** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 10:33 pm

I'm going to do End Credits pictures/Halloween thing. Will that be accepted?

by **chrisbishop** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 3:51 am

Yep! Nothing to stop you from entering two challenges with the same submissions. It's been done before numerous times!

by **Intensity Angel** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:09 am

Thanx for confirming that one Chris!

by **chrisbishop** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:38 pm

This is it, everyone! The posting for the 2010 Edition of our Halloween Challenge starts now!

Our first stories this year are:

"HOW THE WAR OF NERVES END...", by Hazel Köhler. A short short that dares to tell the truth!

http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/fa ... _ended.htm

"THE FEMALE SHADE OF BLUE", by Intensity Angel. The long announced story finally is posted. This is a Power Rangers crossover, that tells the story of a visitor from the past coming to help Spectrum against the Mysterons.

http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/fa ... f_blue.htm

Other stories will follow in the next weeks. Check our listing on the Halloween page, as many are already announced there.

A reminder for those who still hesitate to participate: There is still plenty of time for you to submit your own story! Remember: this Challenge lasts until Halloween night!

by **chrisbishop** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 3:10 pm

Hello folks!

Second week into the 2010 Edition of our Halloween Challenge!

On this 2010-10-10 (couldn't pass up the change to post something on this date!), we have two new postings. Actually, ONE brand-new posting, by our own Marion Woods, and one re-posting of a few years ago, that had not been included in the Halloween Challenge yet. We're correcting that overlook.

Firstly, the new posted story:

AMBER ALERT, by Marion Woods. A ceremonial occasion proves a dangerous mission for Captain Scarlet and Captain Blue - for quite different reasons.

http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/fa ... _alert.htm

And our re-posted story, which has been previously posted as a Multiverse story.

END OF EVERYTHING, by Sue Stanhope. The War of Nerves is finished... but with dire consequences.

http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/fa ... ything.htm

Again a reminder to those who would like to participate: you still have some time in front of you! But remember: October 31st is Halloween night and it's our deadline! If you have a story or some picture(s) to send us, go ahead!

See you next week!

by **Intensity Angel** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 12:59 am

Thanx for putting the story up Chris. I'm glad it made the final cut.

by **chrisbishop** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 3:30 am

For this third week into our Halloween Challenge, 2010 Edition, we have two brand new stories. One, from one of this website close collaborators, Hazel Köhler, and the other one by Cat2 - who presents us our first "New Captain Story" for the Challenge this year:

"Frequent Flier", by Hazel Köhler. All sorts of people pass through airports, to all sorts of destinations. Some people, of course, travel more often than others...

http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/fa ... _flier.htm

"The Night Stairs", by Cat2. New Captain Scarlet story. A Spectrum team passed a holiday in a haunted house.

http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/fa ... stairs.htm

Plus, new stories have been added to our list of upcoming stories for the Halloween Challenge!

For the upcoming stories, and more info on the Challenge and how to participate:
http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/halloween.htm

by **chrisbishop** » Fri Oct 22, 2010 4:49 am

Hiya folks!

New stories have been freshly posted on the website for the Halloween Challenge! One story is from a regular contributor, whose story we always wait for with impatience, and the other story is the first part of a trilogy, submitted by a newcomer!

THE DEFAULTERS' CAR PARK, by Keryn. Captain Magenta discovers there can be scary consequences if you ignore regulations.

http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/fa ... r_park.htm

BIOHAZARD, by Raax the Ice Warrior. When the Mysterons threaten to destroy Raccoon City, Spectrum are sent off to investigate, but some unusual foes are waiting for them... and they want brains. First part of a Crossover with the popular 'Resident Evil' videogame

http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/fa ... zard_1.htm

In a few days, new stories will be posted for the Challenge. The next parts of our new multipart, and other stories still waiting in the wing. Plus, a few pics have been submitted that will soon be posted for your enjoyment.

Come back soon! There is still a little more than a week left for the Challenge, but still many surprises for you!

by **MMK** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 10:56 pm

Great fics as usual :grin:

Interesting crossover, Intensity Angel

- I mean that in a good way (just clarifing what I meant so there's no misinterpretation). I had forgotten about the Power Rangers, especially the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - the one that I would've been watching years ago (if I ever start watching Power Rangers again, it'll be that one :wink:

)

by **Intensity Angel** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:30 pm

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was on TV recently and I watched it! Maybe I should do a fic using those guys.

by **chrisbishop** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:49 am

Hi folks!

In this last week of our Halloween Challenge, we have two new postings on our website for your enjoyment:

First: the second part of the multipart story, which first chapter was posted last week:

Biohazard, Part 2", by Raax the Ice Warrior. When the Mysterons threaten to destroy Raccoon City, Spectrum are sent off to investigate, but some unusual foes are waiting for them... and they want brains. Cross-over with the 'Resident Evil' videogame.

http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/fa ... zard_2.htm

And secondly: a nice surprise from our friend Marion Woods:

"False Knight of the Road". Sometimes, all the secrecy in the world can't protect those we love.

http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/fa ... e_road.htm

And as a bonus, a few pictures were added on the Halloween Pictures page:

http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/ha ... images.htm

Higher resolutions pictures of these new submissions could be found on the Fan Art section of our website gallery, along with other goodies that might interest you. Go directly to the Halloween Directory through this link:

http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/ga ... php?cat=42

And you can also check what our gallery for all the other stuff you could find there, by clicking the link above.

by **chrisbishop** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 6:09 am

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

This is the last posting for the 2010 Edition of the Halloween Challenge! And yet again, we can consider this year like a success!

Three postings have been added to complete our challenge this year, which brings us to THIRTEEN postings in all - and Thirteen, as all the Captain Scarlet's fans know, is our hero lucky number!

Part 3 of BIOHAZARD, our multi-parter this year, by newcomer Raax the Ice Warrior has been posted, bringing the tale to its conclusion!

http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/fa ... zard_3.htm

Infinity Angel also offers us a second story for this year's Halloween:

BLACK VERMIN. Captain Ochre fights for his life against the nastiest and dirtiest foes imaginable.

http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/fa ... vermin.htm

And finally, I also offers my own story:

THAT WHICH DOESN'T KILL YOU, by Chris Bishop. What really happened during the "Attack on Cloudbase" events? Was it really all a dream?

http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/fa ... ll_you.htm

My other listed story "Apocalypse", which is running longer than I first anticipated, will be posted at a later date. Sorry about that, folks!

Now the Halloween Challenge and done - and what awaits us next? Why the Christmas Challenge, of course, soon to be officially announced. And after that, stay tuned for even more goodies!

by **Marion** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 10:54 am

It certainly has been another sucess with some excellent stories and quirky ideas! And I offer my thanks to you, for all your hard work, Chris. Without your tireless efforts there would be no website, no Halloween Challenge and no fan fiction. I would like to think that all of the authors who have participated in this year's Challenge appreciate that. :-;)

I also happen to know that Hazel did a magnificent job of beta-reading many of the stories, including my own, and so some of the credit for getting the offerings ready for us all to enjoy must go to her as well. 8M-M)

I am sorry that 'Apocalypse' is delayed, but I am sure it'll be well worth the wait and the story you have given us is fantastic :grin:

I do love stories that are the fan fiction writer's guesstimation of 'what ended up on the cutting room floor' when they made the episodes! :wink:

Christmas? Oh no - it can't be that time of the year already! :cry:

by **hazel** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:11 pm

And you've done a cracking job with title art, Chris! Yes, it's been a good Halloween Challenge. Roll on Christmas!