Index of Halloweens Past
I'm going to put off the details of the monthlong Halloween contest until tomorrow; I wanted to collect all my old Halloween links together, take a look at how I ran the contests before, and get in the mood a little ;>
There were three or four posts that I won't include in the index, because I intend on republishing these; a couple of short stories, a post about a ghost that I might have run into here in Austin, and a post about a real life monster. One of these stories I publish ever year (so a grand total of two times in two years ROFL)
2016
I could have sworn I wrote more Hallowen related material two years ago...
Tell us what your favorite Halloween costume was
I made my god-daughter cry. If you can make little kids cry, you have a scary Halloween costume.Halloween Decorations!
One thing to keep in mind is that your display will have a better effect if it is themed; while there is absolutely nothing wrong with buying or making things that YOU like and throwing them willy-nilly over your yard (it IS your Halloween, after all), your visitors will respond more viscerally if the props work together.
Writing Contest #4 - Win 5 Steem - HALLOWEEN Ghost Stories
The purpose of this contest is to get more folks involved with writing and commenting on Steemit.
The OTHER three writing contests had been general subject writing, IIRCA Simple Guide to Adding WikiMedia Commons Images to Your Steemit Posts to Spice Them UP
You'll enter whatever subject you want to illustrate your post. I'll go with Halloween for an example The site will return a lot of selections and categories. Take your time and look around for the best pics to go with your post. I explored a bit and found Category:Halloween in the United States
2017
In 2017, I planned to run 8 contests between September 1st and October 31st, but a lack of September interest and the Mandalay Bay shooting interrupted that plan.
- Halloween 2017 - Contest #1 -Tell us why Halloween is your favorite holiday! (10SBD prize)
Obviously, I am a Halloween fanatic, so the first contest will reflect this, as we start putting thoughts of gheisties and ghoulies in the minds of those non-hallowed infidels! That way, they too, can be slowly seduced into this bestest of holidays ;>
Halloween 2017 - Contest #2 - 10 SBD + - Give us your best Halloween party plan!
The next contest will cover party planning, so you have time to see others' ideas and to whip up a badass party of your own.Halloween Contest Season 2017 #3 - 10SBD + Post SBD Prize, Contest Announcement
This week's theme is Hollywood horror (TV and movies): What do you like? What's your favorite show? Who makes the best Halloween media? What is the show you have to watch on All Hallow's Eve? Why do the Hollyweird morons release horror movies on November 1 so often? Those are the kind of questions you could base your entry on...Halloween Contest #3 Entry - "Near Dark" is the Perfect Vampire Movie
Death sucks (literally, in the vampire's case), and I don't want it near me. Underneath the charm of pretty-boy and sexy chick vampires (Interview with the Vampire, Lost Boys, Twilight, etc) is a stinking corpse, and we shouldn't forget that! I have already told my friends if they come floating around my windows a la Salem's Lot to expect a few rounds of buckshot to come flying out the window.
- Halloween Contest #4 (2017) - Open subject and medium - 25 SBD prize
This week's theme is Día de Muertos
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I was just thinking about the Halloween contests last year - as I found a cool meme and saved it, just in case.
I'm about to put up the contest post ;>
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