Sign-ups

[galerian_ash]

Hi there, and welcome to the Hungry Ghost Title Challenge!

This is a low-pressure challenge that works in the following way: When you sign up you'll receive a title randomly picked from an old anthology horror series. You then have to create a work of any type that's inspired by and has that title.

Titles will be taken from the following anthology series:

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Hammer House Of Horror (1960)
Night Gallery (1969)
Tales From The Crypt (1989)
Tales Of The Unexpected (1977)
The Veil (1958)
The Outer Limits (1963)
Thriller (1960)
Twilight Zone (1959)

If you have a preference for one of these, please say so in your sign-up! Otherwise I will randomly pick both the series and the episode/title.

If the title you receive doesn't do anything for you, just ask for another! You can also ask for more titles if you'd like to create multiple works.

The deadline to submit your works to the AO3 collection is at 23.59 GMT on the 24th of August. It will go live at 00.01 GMT on the 26th of August, the end of the traditional ghost month, where people will float water lanterns to help guide the ghosts back to the underworld.

Please see the FAQ for more information, and don't hesitate to ask if anything is unclear!

Comments

[cypher]

What a fun idea! I'd love a title.

[galerian_ash]

I'm happy you think so! "Fog Closing In" is your title, good luck with it!

[brightstaars]

Hello, I would like to sign-up. I would prefer a prompt from Twilight Zone!

[galerian_ash]

Hi there, one Twilight Zone title coming right up! Namely "Nothing In The Dark", good luck!

[nanslice]

Hello, I would like to sign up please! Any series is fine. :3

[galerian_ash]

Hi, your title is "A Good Imagination". Good luck! :Db

[fleetsparrow]

I would love to sign up! I'd like something from one of the series before the 70s.

[galerian_ash]

"Destination Nightmare" is your title, best of luck!

[draculard]

Hi, this is so cool! I'd love to sign up!

[galerian_ash]

That makes me really glad to hear! Your title is "Mournin' Mess", good luck!

[peasina]

May I have a title too please? Any series is fine :-)

[galerian_ash]

Of course you may! :Db "The Other Way Out" is all yours, good luck with it!

[cerylid]

Hi - I'd like a prompt as well, please. No restrictions.

[galerian_ash]

Hi there, your title is "Late Date". Good luck!

[thisbluespirit]

This sounds like fun! Can I have a title please?

[galerian_ash]

Glad to hear it! "The Hidden Thing" is your title, good luck!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Hit me! Anything goes.

[galerian_ash]

Consider yourself hit with "Green Fingers"! Good luck to you!

[laireshi]

Not having to worry about a title right before posting? Amazing! I'd love a title ^^

[galerian_ash]

Haha, yeah, I freely admit that was one of my main motivations behind this idea ^_^; Coming up with titles is... not fun, to put it mildly. So I hope "The Better Bargain" works for you, best of luck with it!

[sweety_mutant]

Hello :D I would like to sign up please. A title from any series is fine :)

[galerian_ash]

Hi there :D "Tourist Attraction" is your title, good luck!

[sweetsorcery]

This looks like fun. (A statement I'll probably regret shortly.) Any series, except Alfred Hitchcock Presents, please.

[galerian_ash]

Your title is "The House That Bled To Death", good luck!

[bladesandstars]

I would like to sign up please! Any series is fine. Thanks!

[galerian_ash]

"Two For The Show" is your title, best of luck with it!

[calliopes_pen]

I would like a title, and thank you in advance! From either Hammer House Of Horror (1960) or Thriller (1960).

[galerian_ash]

You got "The Thirteenth Reunion", good luck to you!

[pitchblackrenegade]

Hello. I would like a title, please. Series doesn't matter to me.

[galerian_ash]

Hi, "Cry Of Silence" is your title. Good luck!

[refuse2shine]

This seems really interesting. I'd love a title. Any series is good.

[galerian_ash]

Glad you think so! Your title is "The New Arrival", good luck!

[senmut]

I would like to sign up. Preference is Twilight Zone or Night Gallery.

[galerian_ash]

"Night Call" is your title, good luck with it!

[marginaliana]

Prompt me, please! What a cool idea.

[galerian_ash]

I'm really happy to hear that! Your title is "Cutting Cards", best of luck!

[convenientalias]

I'd like to sign up :) No series preference

[galerian_ash]

"The Forms Of Things Unknown" is your title, good luck!

[dustbunny105]

Looks fun! I'd like a prompt, please, no limits :D

[galerian_ash]

Your title is "Shopping For Death", good luck with it!

[mergatrude]

Ooh, low-key sounds manageable! Could I have a title from any of the above, please?

[galerian_ash]

All I want is for people to have fun with this, so it's as low-pressure and low-key as can be! The title you got is "You're Not Alone", good luck!

[impala_chick]

I would like a random title please!

[galerian_ash]

"Something In The Woodwork" is all yours, good luck!

[(Anonymous)]

I’d like a title please. Something from the twilight zone if you can!

[galerian_ash]

Sure thing, no problem! "Spur Of The Moment" is your title, best of luck!

[marquisguyun]

May I have a title?

[galerian_ash]

Yes, of course :) Your title is "Dead Right", good luck!

[anoonie]

Hello, I would like to sign up. Any series is fine.

[galerian_ash]

Hi there, "The Twisted Image" is your title. Good luck with it!