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October is upon us, and that means it’s time for Celebrating All Things Spooky 2023!
Celebrating All Things Spooky is a month-long event where we spend October looking at anything that falls under the umbrella of “spooky” – whether it’s a classic survival horror game or a cute Halloween story.
It also means another contest and sale, so let’s dig into the details!
Celebrating All Things Spooky 2023 Contest
You could win a horror game or another great prize this October, and all you need to do is join in the conversation. Every comment you make gives you a point toward your overall score, and the top three point earners get to choose a prize at the end!
Contest Rules
- No purchase is necessary.
- Only comments made between October 2, 2023 at 12:00 PM EST and October 31, 2023 at 11:59 PM EST will be counted.
- 1 non-spam comment with a means of contacting you (see below) on any Celebrating All Things Spooky blog post = 1 point. This includes replies.
- You must use an email address or website URL (or include another way of contacting you) while commenting so I can contact you if you win. This won’t be visible to other users, if you wish to stay anonymous.
- The top 3 point earners will win prizes.
- The person with the most points will get their first pick of the prizes. The person with the second most points will pick second, and the person with the third most points will pick third.
- In the event of a tie, tied winners will be contacted at the same time. If tied winners choose the same prize, duplicate prizes will be possible. A tie for third place will allow for more than 3 winners.
- The winner will be contacted by November 2, 2023.
Prizes
- Not It: Spookiest Edition (gift sent through Steam)
- Onimusha: Warlords (gift sent through Steam)
- Silent Hill 4: The Room (gift sent through GOG)
- Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
- Dead Age (Steam code)
- Five Nights at Freddy’s: Sister Location (Steam code)
- Lakeview Cabin Collection (Steam code)
- eBook copy of The Book at Dernier
- eBook copy of It Came Back
- $15 sent through PayPal
- You pick a game for me to review!
If you choose the review option, your chosen game must be something I either own or is easily obtainable, which you can discuss with me beforehand. It must be a single game, not a collection (although the chosen game can be part of a collection). I will start playing it in November.
I’m actually still playing the game that was selected for me after May’s contest, but I intend to finish that up soon, so there should be no conflict there.
Sale
Celebrating All Things Spooky also means a sale on my work! My comedy novella The Zombie Mishap, which follows two scientists who accidentally revive a zombie and set out to stop their creation, will be on sale this weekend only. From October 6 through October 8, the ebook copy of The Zombie Mishap will be on sale for only 99 cents!
Further sales may come throughout the month, so be sure to keep your eyes on my horror novellas The Book at Dernier and It Came Back as well.
And while it’s not currently on sale, you can also check out the horror visual novel Not It: Spookiest Edition that I wrote the script for during a game jam a few years back. There’s plenty of spooky content for everyone!
Celebrating All Things Spooky 2023 Begins!
That’s all you need to know ahead of this month’s celebration, so let’s get ready for Celebrating All Things Spooky 2023! I’ll leave open the possibility of having a non-themed post once a week in case anything earth-shattering is announced, but aside from that, we’re focused on spookiness for the rest of the month.
Happy October!
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I think the spookiest thing about these contests is how it completely ignores your ongoing backlog in favor of horror games specifically…
… You sure Xenoblade couldn’t count as horror? 😂
Ah, but lately I try to stick to (at least mostly) games already in my backlog!
…I think it would be a stretch to count Xenoblade, even if it does have a bleaker tone than the previous games.
This right here ^ HA
i assume The Zombie Mishap sale is digital only? im… planning to purchase it physically, actually, i wonder which benefits you more
Right, the sale will only be on the ebook copy. (I’ve edited the post now to clearly state that.)
Physical copies are at a higher price, so physical sales are more beneficial, but all sales are good!
Hey, remember when I said I wouldn’t participate because you’re still working on Stormblood?
I lied. Be prepared for me to lock you into Shadowbringers as well. >:)
Hahaha.
I see you are on a mission.
Uh oh, we’re gonna have a backlog of “pick the game I play” prizes
Kidding kidding. Good luck to everyone!
No backlog from that since only one person can which each prize (except in the event of a tie).