Halloween Fan Fiction Challenge - 2009 Edition

by **chrisbishop** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:05 am

Yep! This is the time already!

The Halloween Challenge has now been launched! And as for all the years before (Will you believe this is our EIGHTH edition?!) we hope that you'll be numerous to participate and to submit your stories!

Will we find new talented writers this year, as we did in years before? Will you be inspired to write your own story for the Challenge?

Same rules as all the previous years, of course. And this year, we're having a little addtional Challenge. One you are not obligated to take, in order to participate to the main event of the year (Halloween is the biggest Fanfic Challenge for this website!), but you might find it interesting.

Read it all on the page:

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

And contact me if you wish to participate!

Chris

by **Marion** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 6:19 am

The countdown begins!
I hope there are plenty of stories waiting to be posted? I managed to complete a fairly short one from an idea I'd had for years, and that's all done and dusted now. Only (for me) the surprise of just how Chris will choose to present it.
I am always amazed at how she manages to enhance the spookiness by the clever ways she finds. (shock_0)

by **Kambei** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 9:53 am

Not been feeling very well for the last couple of weeks. Going to try and get mine finished next week.

Website · by **Sage** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 1:07 pm

Mine has been sent off for it's [hopefully] final round of tweaking. Then just need to finish up my christmas one, I'm disconcertingly organised this year.

Yours sounds so good, Marion. I'm off to go read that now.

by **chrisbishop** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 2:12 pm

It begins today! The first story to this 8th Annual Halloween Challenge has been posted for you to read!

This year, Marion Woods starts the Challenge, with her submission with "Cordyceps", a truly horrifying story:

When Captain Scarlet accompanies Doctor Fawn on a medical mission, neither man has any concept of the danger they will have to face.

Read the story at the following link:

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

And be sure to check the list of our upcoming stories and our rules, if ever you want to participate, on this page:

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

Back soon with more stories!

by **Captain Indigo** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:52 pm

Wow, what a read 'Cordyceps' is! I couldn't stop. Well done, Marion, for another superlative story.

by **Carrie** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 12:53 pm

I totally agree, girls. Marion has crafted a fine story, with a super mix of great dialogue (as ever) a nice tight plot (which I wont give away..LOL) and excellent descriptive narrative, some of it VERY descriptive...you have been warned.
The only question is...will you ever eat one of these again? :lol:

by **chrisbishop** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:41 pm

I'm actually thinking about that ;-$

by **chrisbishop** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 6:04 am

Second week into our Challenge, and we have three new postings!

First: "A Day in the Death of Richard Fraser", by Sage Harper, where Captain Ochre reflects on events in his life.

Then "Missed Opportunities", by Talia Gray, where an unlikely creature reflects on a unique possibility...

And "Pawns of Evil", by D. Lynn Bivens and Kimberly Murphy, this year's re-posting, where Captain Scarlet and his colleagues reflect on many things - particularly on how to save New York from Mysteron pawns!

Over to you and hope you'll have great fun!

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

http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/fa ... evil_1.htm

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

by **Marion** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 6:04 am

Excellent stories, Sage and Talia! I enjoyed them both very much.
Sage: I loved the character-driven moments and the excellent dialogue!
Talia: What a clever idea - and what a lucky escape for mankind! :grin:

Haven't got round to the re-posting yet, but I will. :wink:

by **Marion** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 6:31 pm

Thank you all very much for the kind words - not sure I deserve them after doing such dastardly things to Captain Scarlet. :angel)

I suspect the chefs on Cloudbase took them off the menu for a while :wink:

by **Carrie** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:09 pm

Yes, super stories, both.
Sage, nice inner dialogue, and good style for that story. Some great one-liners...enjoyed it.

Talia, a smashing story, short but punchy, much like your first effort last year, well done!

by **chrisbishop** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:59 am

One story this week:

Funeral for a Friend, by Tiger Jackson.

This short story has been sleeping on my hard drive for years, and I had forgotten about it. So now, it is finally posted, but an author who has provided the Halloween Challenge with some of the quirkiest stories we had.

Hoping you are reading these lines, Tiger!

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

by **Carrie** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:03 pm

Indeed, Chris, I've always enjoyed Tiger's stories, such a shame she isn't 'with' us any more. I do hope she takes a peek and sees we still enjoy her stuff. This was a smashing little story, as ever.

by **chrisbishop** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:04 am

With one more week to go until the end of this year's challenge, we still have a few stories to offer you!

This week:

"Nemesis", Talia Gray's second story for the Challenge this year, and our first NCS for Halloween.
http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/fanfic/nemesis.htm

"The Walking Dead, Part 1: Towards Darkness", by Chris Bishop. First of a two parts story. To be continued next week.
http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/fa ... part_1.htm

Stay with us for the last week of the Halloween Challenge. And do stay tuned afterwards, because our next project - the Christmas Challenge - will soon be launched!