Masters of Macabre Challenge 2012 Announced!

WHAT IS THE MASTERS OF MACABRE CHALLENGE?

An opportunity for male horror writers, published and unpublished, to strut their stuff! You write and record your own scary story, we post it on the internationally famous HorrorAddicts.net site and let the listeners vote for the best one. The winner receives a host of prizes, most importantly the coveted “Master of Macabre” title and the privilege of organizing next year’s MoM Challenge. You can listen to last year’s stories here.

2012 THEME – CURSES!

This year’s Challenge will lure us into the dark domain of malicious hexes and inescapable afflictions. Contestants will be tasked with telling stories inspired by famous, or once-famous, curses from around the world. The real curse will be on us listeners who have to choose a winner. Woe is us!

GUIDELINES

• Entries will be accepted until April 11, 2012.
• Each entrant will be assigned a curse from somewhere in the world. Look here for an idea of the kinds of curses we might give you.
• The entrant is to write a story of 1500-3500 words in which the assigned curse plays a central role. Stories should explain the curse for listeners who have never heard of it, but should not be merely a re-telling of the original story.
• The entrant records the story. Horror Addicts will not provide readers this year. If you need help recording your story, the MoM group on Facebook is a great place to ask questions. Audio will be due in mp3 format on May 11, 2012. After your story, you may tell listeners how they can find more of your writing.

OTHER DATES

June 30, 2012: contest airs and voting starts

July 27, 2012: voting ends

August 25, 2012: winner announced on HorrorAddicts.net podcast

HOW TO ENTER

1. Send the following information in the body of an email to momchallenge2012@gmail.com.

Name
Email address
Skype name (if you have one)
Websites and blogs (if you have any)

You will receive a brief contract for your perusal.

2. Return contract, a short bio (50 words or less) for our website, and your headshot to momchallenge2012@gmail.com.

3. Shaunessy Ashdown, the current Master of Macabre, will assign you your curse (but not curse you) and you can get writing!

Who will be the next Master of Macabre?

Band Contest – HorrorAddicts.net Theme Song

PRESS RELEASE
Contact: http://www.horroraddicts.net

Every three seasons, HorrorAddicts.net chooses a new theme song.

Bands/ Musicians are now welcomed to submit their song for possible use on the show. If chosen, your song will be played as the theme song every show for three seasons.  Your band name will be mentioned on every show to thousands of listeners across the globe. HorrorAddicts.net is an international podcast with our largest fan bases located in: UK, USA, Australia, Canada, and South Africa.

The song submitted must be in mp3 format.
Send us an email to: emzbox@sbcglobal.net

Email must include:
*Your band name

*Short (100 words or less) bio.

*An mp3 of the song you’d like considered

*Contact email

*Picture of the band in png, or jpg format.

This contest closes Dec 31^st, 2011 and winners will be announced publicly in 2012.

The new theme song will debut on Season 7 of HorrorAddicts.net starting in 2012.

By entering this contest, you are agreeing to allow your song played for three seasons of HorrorAddicts.net.

HorrorAddictsCon: Masters of the Macabre 2

Heather and I had an awesome time listening and chatting about the entries these guys made in the first ever Masters of Macabre Contest! When I asked Heather if she enjoyed herself, she had this to say, “In a challenge based around phobias and masculine activities, the MMM writers brought stories breathtaking in their diversity and originality. What fun to judge and weigh the individual stories, beautiful like cut stones, against each other. And how impossible not to have a favorite! I’m thrilled with the selection the listeners made, but the collection should be enjoyed all together.”

If you happened to miss the Masters and their stories, now is your chance to catch them again! Even if the contest is over, you can listen and vote with friends in the privacy of your own home with the links below. Are you interested in being in the contest next time? Check out our contest page for updates here: http://horroraddicts.wordpress.com/writer-contests/

1. Chris Ringler
Agyrophobia – fear of crossing roads
Graduation
Golf clubs

2. R. Michael Burns
Ailurophobia – fear of cats
Parade
Stereo or sound system

3. Jerry J. Davis
Technophobia – fear of tech
Y2k
Computer

4. Rish Outfield
Entomophobia – fear of insects
Luau
Hang Glider

5. Colin Barnes
Necrophobia – fear of death & dead
Gallery opening
Hunting Knife

6. Tom Andry
Osmophobia – fear of smells
Outdoor Picnic
Telescope

7. Shaunessy Ashdown
Spectrophobia – fear of mirrors and one’s own reflection
Bachelor Party
Motorcycle

8. Don Pitsiladis
Astraphobia – lightning & storms
Sporting event
Riding Mower

Masters of the Macabre Contest!

Please listen to all 8 stories, before casting your vote for…
Who will the first Master of Macabre
Email your choice to: horroraddicts@gmail.com
Voting ends October 1st! Get your vote in now!

1. Chris Ringler
Agyrophobia – fear of crossing roads
Graduation
Golf clubs

2. R. Michael Burns
Ailurophobia – fear of cats
Parade
Stereo or sound system

3. Jerry J. Davis
Technophobia – fear of tech
Y2k
Computer

4. Rish Outfield
Entomophobia – fear of insects
Luau
Hang Glider

5. Colin Barnes
Necrophobia – fear of death & dead
Gallery opening
Hunting Knife

6. Tom Andry
Osmophobia – fear of smells
Outdoor Picnic
Telescope

7. Shaunessy Ashdown
Spectrophobia – fear of mirrors and one’s own reflection
Bachelor Party
Motorcycle

8. Don Pitsiladis
Astraphobia – lightning & storms
Sporting event
Riding Mower

Horror Addicts #68, Masters of Macabre Contest!

Horror Addicts Episode# 068
Horror Hostess: Emerian Rich
Intro Music by: Saints Of Ruin
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1990s | masters of macabre contest | in the mouth of madness | aggroaphobia
Find articles at: http://www.horroraddicts.net

Listen:

| 1990s horror tunes | hallowen costumes | in the mouth of madness |
| dance of the vampires | dragons of night | spiral tattoo |
| encyclopedia gothica | dom ice skate boots? | vampire cruise |
| perth goth group | super hybrid | books | dracula unbound |
| sexy vamp trading cards | movie suggestions | vamp joke |
| 100 word stories | frightfest uk recap | ha horror con |
| band contest | writers workshop | events | aggoraphobia |
| masters of macabre contest | bloopers |

Quills New Address: 13 Nightmare Lane

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Awen/168/179/23

http://www.amazon.com/The-Spiral-Tattoo-ebook/dp/B0058DUKOU/ref=ntt_ at_ep_dpt_1

http://www.DragonsOfNight.com

http://www.liisaladouceur.com

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/beauty/fashion-that-makes-us-sad-dsqu

ared2-ice-skate-stilettos-2533822/;_ylt=AgOoLQiaCTdJ0fqf1RX6_KJobqU5

vampire cruise

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/27/vampirethemed-cruise-plan_n_938745.html

perth gothic friends

http://www.facebook.com/groups/132028643540882/

Having trouble with the audio button above? Try this direct link:

http://m.podshow.com/media/18914/episodes/295540/horroraddicts-295540-09-16-2011.mp3

h o s t e s s: Emerian Rich
s t a f f
Knightmist, Sapphire Neal, David Watson, Ed Pope, Dan Shaurette
Want to be a part of the HA staff? Email emzbox@sbcglobal.net
c o n t a c t / s h o w . n o t e s

http://www.horroraddicts.net

t a p i n g . s t u d i o
Quills, A Place For Writers
13 Nightmare Lane, Awen, Second Life

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Awen/168/179/23

Guest Blog: Rhonda R. Carpenter on Wicked Women Writers Most Wicked 2010

A little over 3 years ago I started dabbling in horror. It all started as a joke. Emerian Rich, the founder of Horroraddicts.net and author of Night’s Knights a vampire series,  joked on her podcast she needed to make me scary. She stated in her podcast 13 things that would make Rhonda scary.

You see I tend to write historical fantasy fiction like The Mark of a Druid which is available everywhere even in pod novel formats and I am pleased to say for a first time author it has done exceptionally well including hitting the top of the UK Amazon Kindle Charts at #2 in Historical Fantasy just a few weeks ago.

Horror doesn’t come naturally to me. But I completely enjoyed the Horror Addicts platform and have written several things for them and the support group of Wicked Women Writers in an effort to stretch myself as an author.

Simply put WWW is a private facebook group of female writers that mostly produce horror but we discuss all kinds of writing styles and genres. We check in on each other, brain storm, encourage and sometime kick each other under the virtual table of; come on you can do this, support. For the last 3 years WWW has held a competition that is fan voted. The winner carries the title of Most Wicked for the year and receives books and prizes. Last year my story, Barring Lilith, won! And because of that win a new audience was introduced to my work.

Well it is now time to hand that title to the next Wicked to win. On July 7^th the 10 stories from this year went live on Horroraddict.net. Voting will close August 1^st, 2011 at 12:00 pm PST. So you still have time to listen and vote for one of these Wicked Women Writers.

What does this mean for you and why should you care? I don’t know about you, but I am always on the lookout for the next new author that is going to make my day with their writing. The awesome thing about this competition is that all you have to do is listen and vote via email. One lucky voter will win free books, ebooks and schwag from HorrorAddict.net and all 10 of the WWW and me. It’s like Halloween with Christmas presents.

Hear 10 new authors!
10 Free short stories that will scare you silly!
One author wins!
One lucky voter wins too!

Listen at www.horroraddicts.net and vote for your favorite by sending an email to horroraddicts@gmail.com . Make sure you include your snail mail address in case you are the winner the gals can send your prizes.

Until August 1^st I am still the Most Wicked Woman Writer but I will always be WWW2010. My name is Rhonda R Carpenter I am an author, podcaster, and co-host of the wildly popular www.podioracket.com where you get the news and contest info, author interviews, writing and podcasting tips from all the Podiobooks.com authors. You can find out more information about me and my works at www.themarkofadruid.com, www.rhondacarpenter.com. Come say hi to me on Twitter @RhondaCarpenter or find me on facebook http://www.facebook.com/rhonda.carpenter. And just because you are reading this blog you get the Ebook Version of the full novel by entering the coupon code when you check out YV24T at  www.smashwords.com. This coupon is good until July 30^th, 2011.

Zombie Cookie Model Contest!

The 2010 International Cheetham’s Zombies Photo-Cookie model search begins August 1st 2010.
 
Born by a collaboration between Eric Maciejkow Myphotocookie.com & dark fiction writer James Cheetham, Zombie Cookies are an original and delicious new concept in Halloween treats. 
 
Customers send a good clear head & shoulders photo (must be over 1 MB) to James Cheetham who transforms the subject into a creepy, colourful member of the wandering dead. That image is then transferred to fresh, tasty cookies (available in various flavours and colors) by Eric Maciejkow, owner of Myphotocookie.com and shipped out in time for Halloween events. These one of a kind delicacies are available for Halloween parties, Haunted Attractions, Zombie Walks, Socials and Movie Premieres.
 
Beyond offering individual Zombie cookies customized for the customer, Eric & James are holding their 2nd annual Zombie model search. Via online communities like Myspace & Facebook, the cookies have gathered quite the following, and in return, four people are given the chance of a lifetime simply by showing their support for the growing fad. From all the people ‘officially infected’ over the year, four of Cheetham’s Zombies will be picked at random to become the 2010 Cheetham’s Zombies Photo-Cookie designs, available to the general public should they not want to nibble on their own rotting images, they can even order a variety pack if preferred. 
 
After the cookies were featured in the Winnipeg Free Press last year, showcased at comicon, and the Minneapolis Crypticon as well as various other media outlets, the 2010 Zombie Cookies are looking to expand their infection around the country.
 
If you are interested in entering the contest, carrying the cookies in your store, featuring them in your publication or on your website, or see the possibility of a collaboration, feel free to contact James & Eric for more information or see the links below. We are always interested in new collaborations or ideas that can help spread our yummy zombie delights.

Zombie Love!
James Cheetham & Eric Maciejkow

http://www.myphotocookie.com/Zombie_Cookies.html

http://www.jamescheetham.ca/cookies
 
http://www.cheethamzombies.blogspot.com

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/detour/quake-and-bake-65891492.html