Submitted by Belladonna on Mon, 2009/10/05 - 8:59pm
The River of Shadows
by Alyssa Plant
A high school senior heads to Boston to visit his sister for Halloween. A twist of fate reveals something they would never have admited alone... and it proves to be the one thing that may keep them alive when the best laid plans of a group of college students are lain waste by a force of terrible evil and corruption that has thrived for centuries... Can Charlie Kane be strong enough to live? or will the River of Shadows claim yet another victim...?
Submitted by Belladonna on Wed, 2009/11/04 - 10:57pm
The River of Shadows Chapter 7
by Alyssa Plant
A high school senior heads to Boston to visit his sister for Halloween. A twist of fate reveals something they would never have admited alone... and it proves to be the one thing that may keep them alive when the best laid plans of a group of college students are lain waste by a force of terrible evil and corruption that has thrived for centuries... Can Charlie Kane be strong enough to live? or will the River of Shadows claim yet another victim...?
Submitted by Rasufelle on Sat, 2009/10/31 - 7:09am
This is a story that I wrote for the BCTS Halloween 2009 TG Terror contest. I didn't finish it in time, but I still wanted to put it up for people to read.
WARNING: This story was written in the gothic style: Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Bram Stoker, etc. The language is unwieldy and antiquated on purpose -- if this turns you off on reading it, please still give it a chance, though I should also remind you that the chosen subject matter fits right along with the style, so be prepared.
Submitted by MonaLisa on Thu, 2009/10/22 - 11:01pm
The Valley of
The Shadow of Death
by Monalisa
In the dark of the night, surrounded by the silence of his empty house, he began the preparations to end his sixteen years of suffering. He had chosen to carry out his plans on Halloween night. His mother was away on business until the next day, his sister was out all night with her friends, and Halloween made it possible to implement a critical component of his plans.
Submitted by Maggie_Finson on Thu, 2009/10/22 - 8:01pm
I've edited this story some and added bits that will help things make more sense, as promised.
The Shaping
By
Maggie Finson
A house can be many things. It can be shelter from the elements, a place to hang your hat and coat after work, a haven from the madly rushing world in general, a home filled with warmth, comfort and the sounds of friends and loved ones.
Entry Submission Dates are from October 1, 2009 until October 22, 2009.
Voting Dates are from Saturday October 24, 2009 - Friday October 30, 2009
The Big Spooky Revelation Night to find the lucky ghouls & guys who won is, of course, on Saturday October 31, 2009!
Contest Over! Voting to Begin Soon!
The time is here to bring out the spookiness, fear, and horror of Halloween into writing! Come up with a story, that deals with a character that is TG or became TG throughout its course of flow and fill it in with frightening stuff! That simple! Any genre, any plot device, any time period (even prehistoric!) The Contest will last a total of 3 weeks for submissions (October 1, 2009 - October 22, 2009).
Submitted by Belladonna on Wed, 2009/10/21 - 6:24pm
The River of Shadows Chapter 6
by Alyssa Plant
A high school senior heads to Boston to visit his sister for Halloween. A twist of fate reveals something they would never have admited alone... and it proves to be the one thing that may keep them alive when the best laid plans of a group of college students are lain waste by a force of terrible evil and corruption that has thrived for centuries... Can Charlie Kane be strong enough to live? or will the River of Shadows claim yet another victim...?
Submitted by terrynaut on Tue, 2009/10/20 - 12:58pm
Nightmare Girl
by Terry Volkirch
A young teenage boy is troubled by a strange recurring nightmare and he's willing to do almost anything to try to end it.
Note: I want to thank Angela Rasch for her help with this story. She's been very kind and patient with me.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR THOSE WHO ARE SENSITIVE TO HORROR: This story has some elements of horror but it has a happy ending. I hope you give it a chance. Thanks.
Philosophers have often noted that the symbols we use shape our thoughts. They hold power over us. But it is a power we freely give to them. Symbols hold no power that we have not first granted. So, my friends, on this spooky Halloween night, remember: accept not the symbols of others.
Submitted by terrynaut on Mon, 2009/10/19 - 6:39pm
Nightmare Girl
by Terry Volkirch
A young teenage boy is troubled by a strange recurring nightmare and he's willing to do almost anything to try to end it.
Note: I want to thank Angela Rasch for her help with this story. She's been very kind and patient with me.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR THOSE WHO ARE SENSITIVE TO HORROR: This story has some elements of horror but it has a happy ending. I hope you give it a chance. Thanks.
Submitted by Belladonna on Mon, 2009/10/19 - 4:30pm
The River of Shadows Chapter 5
by Alyssa Plant
A high school senior heads to Boston to visit his sister for Halloween. A twist of fate reveals something they would never have admited alone... and it proves to be the one thing that may keep them alive when the best laid plans of a group of college students are lain waste by a force of terrible evil and corruption that has thrived for centuries... Can Charlie Kane be strong enough to live? or will the River of Shadows claim yet another victim...?
Submitted by terrynaut on Sun, 2009/10/18 - 8:42pm
Nightmare Girl
by Terry Volkirch
A young teenage boy is troubled by a strange recurring nightmare and he's willing to do almost anything to try to end it.
Note: I want to thank Angela Rasch for her help with this story. She's been very kind and patient with me.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR THOSE WHO ARE SENSITIVE TO HORROR: This story has some elements of horror but it has a happy ending. I hope you give it a chance. Thanks.
an official story-entry to Topshelf’s 2009 October TG Terror Contest
Ghosts in the library. A fairly common story for Halloween . Telling such stories, especially around a campfire at night, is fun. Heck, it’s almost a tradition – a ghostly figure that you see from the corner of your eye as you work on your homework in the library, eerie sounds, unexplained movements like doors closing or chairs moving et cetera. Old hat. Hackneyed, even. Thing is, I was the one who saw them, experienced them. It might even have been okay if that was all, and if they just happen occasionally, and at night. But the thing was, the weird stuff started happening in the daytime as well, and during class. And it all started when my eyes changed color…
Alan Jamison is the normal, logical and scientific son of his strange paranormal investigating parents.
He goes on a haunt with them on Halloween and gets busted.
I grit my teeth against the terror I felt. Whatever it was, was writhing about 10 feet in front of me. I moved closer, the flashlight beam shining straight and shaking like a leaf in a hailstorm.
Submitted by Belladonna on Tue, 2009/10/13 - 3:23pm
The River of Shadows Chapter 4
by Alyssa Plant
A high school senior heads to Boston to visit his sister for Halloween. A twist of fate reveals something they would never have admited alone... and it proves to be the one thing that may keep them alive when the best laid plans of a group of college students are lain waste by a force of terrible evil and corruption that has thrived for centuries... Can Charlie Kane be strong enough to live? or will the River of Shadows claim yet another victim...?
I performed a thorough search of the house. I even went into the living room, thinking maybe if I was in time, or if they appeared hanging by the neck maybe I could save them and to prepare for such an occurrence, I had retrieved my Gerber multi-tool from my backpack and extricated the blade in case of wayward friends suddenly appearing with a hangman's noose around their neck.
One November First morning the mailman knocked on her door to deliver a package, and the door opened to reveal Mother Hubbard, dangling naked from a rope in the middle of her living room. She hadn't written any kind of suicide note, and the police had noted that it would have been impossible for her to stand on anything that high up. The case remained open, even to this day, as they could not ascertain how anyone could have hung a rope from a fifteen foot high beam.
Submitted by Belladonna on Fri, 2009/10/09 - 1:48pm
The River of Shadows Chapter 3
by Alyssa Plant
A high school senior heads to Boston to visit his sister for Halloween. A twist of fate reveals something they would never have admited alone... and it proves to be the one thing that may keep them alive when the best laid plans of a group of college students are lain waste by a force of terrible evil and corruption that has thrived for centuries... Can Charlie Kane be strong enough to live? or will the River of Shadows claim yet another victim...?
Submitted by Kristina L S on Thu, 2009/10/08 - 4:40am
It Just Pours
by Kristina L S
What's that saying, 'It never rains but it pours', yeah well you better believe it.
And you really don't want to get caught out. It can be messy... and wet.
Submitted by Belladonna on Mon, 2009/10/05 - 8:12pm
The River of Shadows Chapter 2
by Alyssa Plant
A high school senior heads to Boston to visit his sister for Halloween. A twist of fate reveals something they would never have admited alone... and it proves to be the one thing that may keep them alive when the best laid plans of a group of college students are lain waste by a force of terrible evil and corruption that has thrived for centuries... Can Charlie Kane be strong enough to live? or will the River of Shadows claim yet another victim...?
Submitted by Belladonna on Sat, 2009/10/03 - 8:13pm
The River of Shadows Chapter 1
by Alyssa Plant
A high school senior heads to Boston to visit his sister for Halloween. A twist of fate reveals something they would never have admited alone... and it proves to be the one thing that may keep them alive when the best laid plans of a group of college students are lain waste by a force of terrible evil and corruption that has thrived for centuries... Can Charlie Kane be strong enough to live? or will the River of Shadows claim yet another victim...?
Since tenth grade Jane had dreamed an impossible dream. Bobby Dukakis was the hearthrob of her high school, and though she loved him madly she knew there wasn't a chance in hell that he would ever be interested in anyone as plain & uninteresting as her. But now on Halloween night of her senior year, in the light of a full moon and with the help of a strange book she'd found at a garage sale, she would recite the spell that would turn her from a dumpy little nobody into...
