RSVP, 10 Minute Horror Story Contest
pre-amble to my next post. this is tonight. if anyone has any
recommendations on how i should approach this, please post a comment.
the event is in 3 hours.
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Thank you for your interest in The Shining Short Story Contest.
Response for this event has been overwhelming. We are limited to 13
contestants and 8 alternates. The first 21 people to sign up have been
selected to either participate or be one of the 8 standby alternates.
You have been selected to be one of the 13 contestants.
Contestants must be on site to check in by 7:00 PM. If you are not on
site by 7:00 PM, you will forfeit your position as an contestant and
your slot will be given to one of the 8 alternates.
The short story contest will begin at 7:30 PM sharp in front of the
Stanley Hotel. Please check out
http://www.originalalamo.com/rrs/frames.asp?b=/online_tix/show_details.asp?show_id=3847
for more details about the screening and the contest.
posted by b1-66er at 15:32
2 Comments:
purl77's comments are great. The only thing I would add is Stephen King's stories often deal with child-related nightmare situations. The reason he is so successful is because he takes these monster-under-the-bed fears and twists them to the nth degree.
The Shining is such a story. The POV in the book is strictly from the Danny's perspective and many of the scariest parts of the book are based on a kid's overactive, psychic imagination being used and twisted by the hotel (which is an entity in itself).
Other kid nightmare subjects King has used in the past are: the possibility of losing a parent, being terrorized by a clown, military toys turned deadly, buried pets (and people) come back to life, your beloved dog turned rabid, etc.
Good luck! I'm tempted to try it myself even if I'm not in the contest.
I realized this morning that my comment was probably moot because of the time difference. Oh well.
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