So, here how this is going to work.
You are going to write the first part of a SCARY STORY.
You will write 1000 words.
You will not finish this story.
Consider it the first act of a three-act tale.
You will post this at your blog. You will expect quite fully that next week, someone else will pick up your tale and add another 1000 words to it. This is an experiment in collaborative storytelling, of passing the story from one another to the next and to the next, until we have a completed spoooooooky story.
Due by: THE DREADED FRIDAY THE 14th, noon EST.
Word limit: ~1000 words.
Post at your online space.
(Do not finish the story!)
Give us a link.
Go be scary.
Mozette says:
Challenge accepted! 🙂
October 7, 2016 — 12:08 AM
cembilici says:
I haven’t flashed in a while. I’m in!
October 7, 2016 — 12:17 AM
Tonya R. Moore says:
Count me in!
October 7, 2016 — 3:29 AM
Jemima Pett says:
Oh, confusing… I called last week’s challenge Spooky Tales Part 1… the non-fiction one. Never mind. I’ll sort it out. Actually, that leaves a little cliffhanger for people to work on, so you can pick that up if you like: http://jemimapett.com/blog/2016/10/07/fridayflash-fiction-spooky-tales-1-black-dog/
October 7, 2016 — 4:11 AM
Priscilla King says:
I don’t know if others are posting here which stories they’re picking up on, but when I printed off and read the stories on Friday, yours was the one that inspired me. (Realistic panic-at-summer-camp stories come more easily than ghouls and zombies…) I’ve written a middle bit that’s left me eager to read Part 3. Will the dog be the only casualty? Someone out there knows…
October 15, 2016 — 11:53 AM
Priscilla King says:
http://priscillaking.blogspot.com/2016/10/terribleminds-writing-challenge-part-2.html
October 15, 2016 — 12:26 PM
Laura says:
Here ’tis. Hope people are intrigued, because I sure as hell don’t know what happens next and I would dearly love to find out. 😀
http://lauraplusthevoices.blogspot.com/2016/10/flash-fiction-challenge-scary-story.html
October 7, 2016 — 4:48 AM
Pavowski says:
A neat opening, and I have a soft spot for the Scottish Play. Cool.
October 12, 2016 — 5:53 PM
Martin says:
Here is my Part 1 story
http://mywrite.martinperlin.com/2016/10/flash-fiction-challenge-scary-story.html
October 7, 2016 — 7:38 AM
Sugar and Mice says:
Nobody seemed to pick up your story and I found it intriguing, so I wrote a part 2 for you: https://sugarandmice.wordpress.com/2016/10/21/a-scary-story-part-2/
October 21, 2016 — 6:53 PM
J. Christine Leach says:
“We congratulate you on winning a second term President Trump.”
(Didn’t even need those other 990 words. OooooOOOooo….)
October 7, 2016 — 4:11 PM
Laura says:
*lie down*
*try not to cry*
*cry a lot*
October 7, 2016 — 5:35 PM
iwritedumbshit says:
is that a “Scary story”? Or is it Dystopian YA?
October 10, 2016 — 1:03 PM
Tonya R. Moore says:
I don’t know if my piece qualifies as scary enough but here goes: https://tonyarmoore.com/2016/10/07/river-duppy-part-one/
October 7, 2016 — 8:36 PM
Mozette says:
http://youcantgoback-andotherimpossibilities.blogspot.com.au/2016/10/the-bubble-part-one-of-four.html
enjoy!
October 8, 2016 — 1:08 AM
Rosemary Carlson says:
Where do you want the link to be posted?
October 8, 2016 — 6:34 PM
Pavowski says:
Clowns are hot right now, right?
Here’s “A Laughing Matter.”
https://accidentallyinspired.com/2016/10/08/a-laughing-matter/
October 8, 2016 — 11:10 PM
Shana Horn says:
I like this. It will be done by tonight.
October 21, 2016 — 6:51 AM
Shana Horn says:
http://slwhshorts.blogspot.com/2016/10/a-laughing-matter-part-2.html I didn’t really want to go into the murdering this week but it is the obvious next step.
October 21, 2016 — 11:40 AM
J.F. Capps says:
Here’s my submission!
http://strangeandmacabremusings.blogspot.com/2016/10/chuck-wendigs-flash-fiction-challenge.html
October 9, 2016 — 11:07 PM
Vicente L Ruiz says:
I don’t normally do scary. It’s not that it’s outside my comfort zone; it’s that I don’t hink I’m any good at it. Therefore, I wasn’t happy with this challenge. Moreover, I couldn’t shake a previous story that was indeed scary and that I had written several weeks ago for a different challenge. That story was The Gun of Crow.
And then the idea struck me. There was a little something I couldn’t accomodate in that story, a small girl who survives: so I thought I’d tell the same story from her point of view, and so I’d be able to add what was missing.
This is the result: “Meeting Crow”. In the end, more like 1200 words of Weird West.
https://medium.com/@VicenteLRuiz/meeting-crow-96da0e830249#.orvdfverk
Now I am indeed quite happy.
(The previous story, The Gun of Crow, is here if you’re interested: https://medium.com/@VicenteLRuiz/the-gun-of-crow-d3971d065e55#.k6un1im88).
October 10, 2016 — 5:35 PM
Chris Chambers says:
Hi all.
Here is my first act (untitled). Quite intrigued as to where this will turn out…
http://chambone.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/flash-fiction-challenge.html
October 11, 2016 — 10:13 AM
Rosemary Carlson says:
I’ve never really done scary but here goes:
https://rosemarycarlson.com/2016/10/08/the-dark-fairy-horror/
October 11, 2016 — 8:09 PM
Matthew X. Gomez says:
https://mxgomez.wordpress.com/2016/10/11/what-lurks-in-shadows-part-i/
Here you go.
October 11, 2016 — 9:48 PM
Skye says:
Great start! Might have to run with this one.
October 12, 2016 — 5:45 PM
Matthew X. Gomez says:
Thanks!
October 12, 2016 — 7:43 PM
Rebekah Spark says:
I love this idea sounds like a lot of fun!
http://www.cre8tivelife.net/flash-fiction/a-scary-story-part-one
October 12, 2016 — 8:21 AM
Skye says:
Here is my start. It’s not that scary. Yet. Hoping someone will run with it. http://runnerskye.ca/flash-fiction-challenge-scary-story-part-1/
October 12, 2016 — 5:35 PM
Kaleiyah-P says:
I’m running with it 😀 ! Part 2 should be up before the deadline this week.
October 18, 2016 — 1:26 PM
priscillaking says:
I’m not sure whether this challenge is open to total strangers in this community, but I stumbled across it from Twitter and this is what I wrote:
http://priscillaking.blogspot.com/2016/10/scary-story-part-one-grim-reaper.html
October 13, 2016 — 10:16 AM
Mozette says:
I like this one… I’ll take it on. 🙂
October 14, 2016 — 10:00 PM
Priscilla King says:
Thank you Mozette! I’m looking forward to reading your installment!
October 15, 2016 — 11:36 AM
Mozette says:
Done! Go into the next lot and read it. 😀
October 15, 2016 — 10:47 PM
Priscilla King says:
Here’s my story: http://priscillaking.blogspot.com/2016/10/scary-story-part-one-grim-reaper.html
October 13, 2016 — 11:48 AM
Kaleiyah-P says:
Here’s mine (at ~1100 words): http://wp.me/p29Hv8-Ij . I had quite a bit of fun with this one, so I’m using that as my justification for going over the word count. It should still be a quick read, though, once it’s up tomorrow.
Looking forward to reading all the others!
October 13, 2016 — 2:39 PM
Sertysh says:
Here is my first act of a “scary” story about a fat man, a toilet and claustrophobia. Hope you enjoy, and looking forward to violating someone’s first act next week!
https://hikelylads.wordpress.com/2016/10/13/flash-fiction-scary-story-challenge/
October 13, 2016 — 5:20 PM
Rebekah Spark says:
Your start has me intrigued I can certainly work with this 🙂
October 15, 2016 — 5:35 AM
boundbeautifunk says:
Stranger At The Table
https://cheesywriterblog.wordpress.com/2016/10/14/stranger-at-the-table/
October 13, 2016 — 9:10 PM
Matthew X. Gomez says:
Okay, so I’m taking this one on.
October 20, 2016 — 10:22 AM
Shana Horn says:
To quote Stephen King “If I find that I cannot terrify, I will try to horrify, and if I find that I cannot horrify, I’ll go for the gross-out. ” You have been warned…http://slwhshorts.blogspot.com/2016/10/part-1.html
October 13, 2016 — 10:39 PM
boundbeautifunk says:
I did this one! Posting it now.
October 16, 2016 — 9:42 PM
Rebecca Douglass says:
Live in a couple of hours. I made it a complete story on its own, but then realized that it might well be only the beginning. So there it is if anyone wants to take it father.
http://www.ninjalibrarian.com/2016/10/friday-flash-witching-weather.html
October 14, 2016 — 12:51 AM
Vicente L Ruiz says:
I chose your story! Like mine, yours is complete, but it can be continued. I’ve switched perspectives and done things I had never done. Hope you like it.
Of course, I titled mine “More Witching Weather”:
https://medium.com/@VicenteLRuiz/more-witching-weather-342a0e424f72#.gmkq9ltlw
October 18, 2016 — 6:32 AM
Christopher says:
Here’s my scary story. Got some Demonic possession in there and some organized crime. I tried to make a nice setup for the next part. Enjoy.
http://roktyping.blogspot.kr/
October 14, 2016 — 12:52 AM
Christopher says:
Forgive a double posting, the previous comment didn’t seem to work. Here’s my start, with some mob elements mixed with demonic possession. Enjoy. http://roktyping.blogspot.kr/2016/10/flash-scary-story-part-1.html
October 14, 2016 — 1:20 AM
Nate F says:
I also apologize for multiple posts, as previous comments don’t seem to have loaded. This is the start of a HF piece that can go in multiple (scary) directions. https://linemeetsand.com/2016/10/13/flash-fiction-challenge/
October 14, 2016 — 8:42 AM
Pavowski says:
Something about this one seized me; the continuation will be up soon!
October 15, 2016 — 10:28 PM
dougkzeigler says:
A bit late, but managed to make in before the deadline! https://scotchfullyyours.wordpress.com/2016/10/14/the-genetics-of-revenge/
October 14, 2016 — 10:54 AM
Catastrophe Jones says:
I think I missed the deadline, but I’ll totally steal someone’s for a part 2!
October 14, 2016 — 12:20 PM
swampyanky says:
I wrote this while traveling on a tramp steamer crossing the international dateline so I hope I still qualify. The story: a couple visit a carnival sideshow featuring a fearsome critter.
http://yankeewriters.weebly.com/blog
October 15, 2016 — 1:29 PM
Sugar and Mice says:
I hope that I’m not too late! Here is my part 1: https://sugarandmice.wordpress.com/2016/10/15/a-scary-story-part-1/
October 15, 2016 — 7:32 PM
kim blades, writer says:
https://kim153.wordpress.com/2016/10/13/scary-story-just-the-beginning/
October 16, 2016 — 8:01 AM