Competition: A Voice in the Dark

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A Voice in the Dark

Horror through minimalism can be a difficult thing to accomplish, but it can be one of the most effective ways of terrifying a reader. It's the horror of the unknown, the implication which works best with someone's mind filling in the gaps. Sometimes all this requires is a single person telling that story.

The objective of this competition is simple. Tell a horror story. It can be of any genre or style you desire: Slasher, ghost, apocalyptic, even horror comedy if you desire. However, there is one general twist to this. It must be told purely through dialogue. Any details, any back and forth, any efforts to build the scene must be conveyed through words spoken by the characters alone. How you go about this, from your character describing a situation they survived to dealing with someone, is entirely up to you.

The winner will be the one who uses this method of storytelling to its greatest effect in writing horror and tells the most cohesive tale.

Rules:

  • The use of NPCs and other characters is permitted, but please get permission to use other people's creations first. List who you are using and link their up-to-date character sheets at the top of your story.

  • Write a Fiction of at least 500 words (with no maximum word count). You are also permitted to use Legends materials, items and elements, as we are not about to penalize anyone for using the more detailed elements of the Star Wars universe.

  • Submissions must be in .DOC or .PDF file formats, no gdoc links, please, as these will not be accepted. Sending a link will be grounds for disqualification.

  • The [Voice Rubric] will be used to grade the entries and Clusters of Ice will be awarded as per the Voice’s Guidelines.

Competition Information
Organized by
Nikora Rhan
Running time
2019-10-24 until 2019-10-31 (8 days)
Target Unit
Entire DJB
Competition Type
Fiction
Awards
Second Level Crescents and Clusters of Ice as per VOICE guidelines
Participants
7 subscribers, of which 1 has participated.
Results
Member
Aurora "Aura" Ta'var
File submission
ScaryStoryAuraIrhan.pdf
Placement
1st place