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Welcome to the Spooktober Challenge! We are a multi-fandom Halloween challenge mostly based on fanfic. However, we absolutely welcome original writing, and fanart, too! We have no word count, no due date, and no set amount of prompts you have to complete. We aim to be a low-stress, no anxiety kind of challenge. If you have questions, don't be afraid to ask!

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birdjay

There really aren't any rules, but we'll lay it out for you.

You can do as many or as few prompts as you want, but we recommend picking 3, 7, or 13. The spooky numbers, y'know? If you're super into it, go ahead and do all 31! Hell, you can mix and match from either prompt list, too. We don't care -- we're just here for a good time.

This challenge is for a n y o n e. Any fandom, any pairing, or even original writing. You wanna do fanart instead? PLEASE DO, we'd love that. All ratings are accepted! There's no word count, and there's no real due date. It's ALL UP TO YOU. You wanna do a chapter-per-prompt? Go for it. Wanna do all the prompts you pick in one fic? Sure, why not!! Doesn't matter, just have fun and get in the mood for some SPOOKY ACTION.

We ask that all FINISHED fics be added to our AO3 collection, but we're not gonna hunt you down if you don't. You also can post your fic to this community, if you'd like. The posting guidelines for our community are located here.

DREAMWIDTH ACCOUNTS ARE NOT NECESSARY FOR THIS CHALLENGE!

2019'S SPOOKTOBER PROMPTS

birdjay

If you'd like to post your fic to our community, please use the following format. At the bottom of the post, there is a handy-dandy little white box for you to copy the code to paste into a new post!

Please tag your posts for: rating of the fic, pairing, and fandom.
TITLE by AUTHOR

Chapters: answer
Fandom: answer
Rating: answer
Warnings: answer
Relationships: answer
Characters: answer
Additional Tags: answer
Summary: answer

birdjay

Well, October is officially over, and with that, so is Spooktober. Our AO3 collection will remain open indefinitely, though, so if you write something with one of 2019's prompts, feel free to add it to the collection. We loved seeing all your phenomenal work this past month!!

Next year, we hope you'll come back, and maybe bring some friends to participate, too! We'll have new prompts, and a new AO3 collection next October.

See you then!

zabimitsuki

Night of the Living Mummy by misumaru

Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Bungou Stray Dogs
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: anal sex, light bondage
Relationships: Dazai Osamu/Nakahara Chuuya
Characters: Nakahara Chuuya, Dazai Osamu
Additional Tags: prompt: trick or treating
Summary: All Chuuya wants is a quiet Halloween. Too bad there's a mummy on his doorstep determined to do a little trick or treating...

“What d’you mean ‘I’m not wearing anything under these bandages’?”

(And done! Thanks to the mods for the great sets of prompts!)

zabimitsuki

How to Write a Horror Story by misumaru

Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Bungou Stray Dogs
Rating: Teen
Warnings: mild body horror, tentacles
Relationships: John Steinbeck/Howard Philips Lovecraft
Characters: Edgar Allan Poe, Karl, John Steinbeck, Howard Philips Lovecraft
Additional Tags: prompt: tentacles
Summary: Poe can't help but feel that something is missing from his writing, that his attempts at horror aren't good enough. Luckily, he has the perfect subject to follow - Lovecraft.

What could go wrong?

zabimitsuki

Bitter Harvest by misumaru

Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Bungou Stray Dogs
Rating: Mature
Warnings: body horror
Relationships: John Steinbeck/Howard Philips Lovecraft
Characters: John Steinbeck, Howard Philips Lovecraft
Additional Tags: prompt: monster
Summary: Over the years, Steinbeck proves he'll do anything to protect his family.

A short history of how Steinbeck joins the Guild.

stonepicnicking_okapi

Howl at the Moon by okapi

Chapters: 1
Fandom: BBC Sherlock
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Group sex, oral, anal, knotting, post-full moon fucking
Relationships: Lestrade/the Pack (John, Donovan, Hopkins, Lomax)
Length: 3315
Characters: Lestrade, John, Sally Donovan, Stella Hopkins, Lomax the Sublibrarian
Additional Tags: Werewolf AU, poly, pack dynamics.
Summary: Lestrade is a good friend and a good Alpha.

THANKS TO THE MODS FOR A GREAT SET OF PROMPTS! HAPPY HALLOWE'EN!

mxcatmoon

Somebody Else by Cat Moon

Chapters: One
Fandom: Original Work
Rating: Teen
Warnings: Depression, self-hatred, psychological horror
Relationships: None
Characters: Original female character
Additional Tags: None
Summary: Be careful what you wish for, especially at Halloween. It can always be worse.

treefrogie84

I'm No Hero and I'm Not Made of Stone by Treefrogie84

Chapters: 963 words
Fandom: Supernatural
Rating: mature
Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: none
Characters: Dean Winchester, Chuck Shurley
Additional Tags: self-harm, suicide, Chuck's a dick, Sometimes the only way to win is to refuse to play
Summary:

He’s always known it would come to this, an ache deep in his chest and a hollowness in his belly whenever he looked at Sam. At Cas.

Sometimes he could almost forget, relaxing into the warmth of his family, but the ache was always there. He should have died fifteen years ago, electrocuted alongside a rawhead in the basement of an abandoned house.

alexcat

The Best Spy by alexcat

Chapters: 1
Fandom: MCU
Rating: Teen
Warnings: none
Relationships: mention of Steve Rogers/Tony Stark
Characters: Natasha Romanov, Clint Barton
Additional Tags: fluff, Budapest, Prompt: knot
Summary: Clint is the fanfiction expert, among other things.

alexcat

Wanda's Familiar by alexcat

Chapters: 1
Fandom: MCU
Rating: Mature
Warnings: none
Relationships: Wanda Maximoff/Steve Rogers
Characters: Wanda Maximoff, Steve Rogers, Clint Barton
Additional Tags: Prompt: familiar
Summary: Steve becomes Wanda's familiar.

hoursgoneby

Ritual by Hours Gone By

Chapters: 1
Fandom: Transformers – Generation One
Rating: Mature
Warnings: None
Relationships: Jazz/Prowl, Prowl & Bluestreak, Prowl & Chase (OC)
Characters: Jazz, Prowl, Bluestreak, Chase
Additional Tags: Community: prowlxjazz, Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe – Supernatural, Alternate Universe – College/University, Moving, Family. Siblings, Established Relationship, Kissing, Cuddling & Snuggling, Implied/Referenced Sex, College, Dorms, Horror, Books, Grimoires/Magical Texts, Demons, Magic, Rituals
Summary: Summer is over, and Prowl leaves for college back home in Praxus, resuming the plans he had initially had for his life – plus Jazz. Unfortunately, Jazz's new apartment comes with a very unpleasant neighbour.

Takes place after Replay, Ghost Stories, Homework, and Working Magic.

brumeier

Keep A Light Burning by Brumeier

Chapters: One
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis/Stargate SG1/Marvel Cinematic Universe
Situational Prompt: #10 ghost story
Rating: Teen
Warnings: retelling of a death (nothing graphic)
Relationships: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay (background Evan Lorne/Ronon Dex and Evan Lorne/Clone!Jack)
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Ronon Dex, Steven Caldwell, Clone!Jack, Bucky Barnes
Additional Tags: quirky small-town community

Summary: Rodney discovers that Lantea has yet another quirky tradition that happens in winter, but this one is a little spooky.

brumeier

The Monster Next Door by Brumeier

Chapters: One
Fandom: Labyrinth/Stargate Atlantis
Situational Prompt: #13 alien encounter
Rating: Teen
Warnings: mention of dead bodies, sort-of vampire attack on a child
Relationships: none
Characters: Toby Williams, Sarah Williams, Irene Williams, Wraith
Additional Tags: vampires, goblins, dysfunctional family

Summary: Toby is pretty sure his neighbor is a vampire. And he's right...kind of. But Toby has a secret of his own.

ldybastet

The Best Treats by LdyBastet

Chapters: 1
Fandom: Gakuen Heaven
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Probably underage as they're in high school, gangbang, crossdressing...
Relationships: Everyone/Keita
Characters: Ito Keita, Niwa Tetsuya, Nakajima Hideaki, Naruse Yukihiko, Saionji Kaoru... (and more)
Additional Tags: Prompt: trick or treating.
Summary: Halloween is the time for trick or treating, even at Bell Liberty Academy. Keita gets a lot of treats, but maybe not the ones he was expecting...

treefrogie84

Bake In the Love by Treefrogie84

Chapters: 1536 words
Fandom: supernatural, Wayward Sisters
Rating: teen
Warnings: no archive warnings apply
Relationships: background Jody/Donna
Characters: Jody Mills, Donna Hanscum, Claire Novak, Patience Turner
Additional Tags: Jody has a bad day, baking, food as love, Claire and Patience are only children and you can tell
Summary: Jody dithers a bit in the baking aisle before going ahead and snagging a bag of chocolate chips and another of peanut butter chips. If they’re going to turn her kitchen into a warzone, she at least wants something she likes out of it, and there damn well better still be oatmeal.

thesummersoldier

Wolves Without Teeth by Goddessofpredators

Chapters: One

Fandom: MCU

Rating: Mature

Warnings: None

Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Frank Castle

Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Frank Castle

Additional Tags: Werewolf Bucky Barnes, Werewolf Frank Castle, Alternate Universe - Werewolf, Fluff, Fluff Without Plot, Werewolf Sex, Domestic Bliss

Summary: The trip upstate has become a monthly thing. Two days before the full moon is when they leave- it’s enough time for them to prepare what they need to make the journey out of the city and still have time to make themselves comfortable when they reach their little cabin hidden in the woods.

stonepicnicking_okapi

Rustling Leaves by okapi

Chapters: 1
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (ACD)
Rating: Gen
Warnings: None.
Relationships: Holmes/Watson
Length: 600
Characters: Holmes, Watson
Additional Tags: Retirement era, Sussex 'verse, fluff
Summary: Something's rustling in the leaves.

alexcat

Time for a Change by alexcat

Chapters: 1
Fandom: MCU
Rating: =Mature
Warnings: none
Relationships: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark
Characters: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark
Additional Tags: fluff, prompt: switch
Summary: Steve wants to switch things up.

alexcat

Bare Bones by alexcat

Chapters: 1
Fandom: MCU
Rating: General
Warnings: none
Relationships: none
Characters: Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, Natasha Romanov, Clint Barton
Additional Tags: fluff, Prompt: bone
Summary: The skeleton began appearing all over Avengers Tower on the 13th of October. Where did it come from?

treefrogie84

Nothing and Nowhere is Golden by Treefrogie84

Chapters: 1127 words
Fandom: supernatural, wayward sisters
Rating: General
Warnings: no archive warnings apply
Relationships: Claire Novak & Dean Winchester
Characters: Claire Novak, Dean Winchester, Alex Jones
Additional Tags: greek gods, hunter Claire,
Summary: The sun beats down on her shoulders, turning her jacket into an oven. She might be cooler carrying it, but Claire wants to have at least one hand free and she’s already got a duffle in her left hand, stuffed full of clothes and weapons, too full to toss a leather jacket in.

Heaving a sigh, she glances down the road, peering through the heat haze in hopes that car will show up on the horizon.

She’s alone, of course, on dusty two-lane blacktop snaking south and leaving her with nothing but her thoughts, a dead cell phone, and a burning desire to be anywhere else.

ldybastet

Dark Waters by LdyBastet

Chapters: 1
Fandom: Yûkaku: Traveling House of Pleasure (original)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Non-con elements, tentacles, original characters.
Relationships: omc/omc (Shiro/Rikuto)
Characters: Shiro, Rikuto, Fujiwara
Additional Tags: Prompt: tentacles. First time, held down, tentacles, hurt/comfort, frottage, anthropomorphic characters.
Summary: During a walk, Rikuto finds a pond to cool down in. What he doesn't know is that it's inhabited... He soon finds himself entangled in a very sticky situation.

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SPOOKTOBER 2019 OVER

Night of the Living Mummy by misumaru

How to Write a Horror Story by misumaru

Bitter Harvest by misumaru

[Day 31: Howl at the Moon & Knot] BBC Sherlock: Explicit

Somebody Else by Cat Moon

I'm no hero and I'm not made of stone

The best Spy bu alexcat

Wanda's Familiar by alexcat

RITUAL by HOURS GONE BY

Keep A Light Burning by Brumeier

The Monster Next Door by Brumeier

The Best Treats by LdyBastet

Bake In the Love by Treefrogie84

Wolves Without Teeth by Goddessofpredators

[Day 27: Raking Leaves] Sherlock Holmes (ACD): Rustling in the Leaves: Gen

Time for a Change by alexcat

Bare Bones by alexcat

Nothing and Nowhere is Golden by Treefrogie84

Dark Waters by LdyBastet