The time has come again for everyone’s favorite part of Halloween: free goodies! This year, I’m doing HALLOWEEN MAD LIBS. Even if you don’t win the prize, you’ll still end up with a unique, creepy, or hilarious story of your creation, just by filling in the words! So let’s have some fun.
HOW TO ENTER:
All I need from you is a list of words. I’ve got a Halloween story just waiting for you to complete it. Leave a comment below with your name and e-mail (so I can get in touch if you win), and a word of your choosing for each of the following:
Adjective:
Adjective:
Noun:
Verb:
Name (of a person):
Adverb:
Adjective:
Verb (past tense):
Emotion (noun, e.g.: happiness):
Noun:
Sound:
Monster:
Verb (past tense):
Phrase:
You’ll have until 11:59 PST on October 27th to enter. At that time, I’ll compile my favorite responses and post the stories with your words. Then, dear Coffin Hoppers, I leave it up to you: you’ll have from October 28th until the start of Halloween to vote on your favorite story. Whoever gets the most votes wins!
And what will you win, you might ask?
THE PRIZE*:
- 1 autographed paperback copy of PANDORA
- 1 PANDORA bookmark
- 1 Damnation Books metal bookmark
- 1 Damnation Books pen
- 1 Starbucks Pumpkin Spice VIA
*candy not included
Not sure where to hop next? Check out some cool pumpkin art by C.W. LaSart.
HAPPY COFFIN HOPPING!
JOANNA PARYPINSKI 
This is great fun! Here we go:
corpulent
diseased
spleen
squeal
Axel Howerton
squeamishly
pestilent
cried
misery
beard
blat!
Harpy
whimpered
I’m just a pretty butterfly!
I can’t wait to see it! Happy Halloween!
Bright
Cheerful
Teddy-bear
Cuddle
Susie-Lee
Excitedly
Wonderful
Elided
Contentment
Daffodil
Tee-hee
Cookie Monster
Enjoyed
I’m a happy camper.
I think I’ve finally gotten the hang of this whole horror story thing.
How fun…here are my words
gruesome
wicked
spiderweb
mutilating
Jane
gloomy
hideous
brewed
horrified
mushroom
clang
vampire
danced
I see dead people
Muhahahahaha
course
asinine
shoe
spit
Lonnie
drunkenly
angelic
twerked
angst
spoon
belch
Pumpkinhead
suckled
Boy, that was a one helluva corndog.
Love your Lemon SIsta… here we go:
Adjective: Mysterious
Adjective: Bloodcurdling
Noun: Pumpkin
Verb: Scream
Name (of a person): Marc
Adverb: Ghastly
Adjective: Gruesome
Verb (past tense): Possessed
Emotion (noun, e.g.: happiness): Frightened
Noun: Bottle of Poison
Sound: CRASH!
Monster: Bride of Frankenstein
Verb (past tense): Cackled
Phrase: Legen-wait for it-Dary
Fresh
Deranged
Pillow
Groveling
Bruce
Apathetically
Rough
Grated
Excitement
Plaque
Splat
Loch Ness
Shuddered
Tally-ho!
Skye Callahan skyecallahan (at) gmail (dot) com
Adjective: opalescent
Adjective: malodorous
Noun: prisoner
Verb: exhale
Name (of a person): Casper
Adverb: underhandedly
Adjective: moldy
Verb (past tense): slunk
Emotion (noun, e.g.: happiness): regret
Noun: foundation
Sound: drip
Monster: Big Foot
Verb (past tense): withdrew
Phrase: on the other hand
Lori Parker bookwormPOV (at) gmail (dot) com
I’ve “liked” on FB (Lori Joyce Parker) and am following on Twitter (@BookwormPOV).
Link to my FB mobile post: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=155747161302500&id=100006016507498&refid=7&_ft_=qid.5938680234484265561%3Amf_story_key.-542090117263519968
Link to my Twitter RT: https://twitter.com/BookwormPOV/status/393726002246856705
Adjective: Rotund
Adjective: Smelly
Noun: Broomstick
Verb: Cram
Name (of a person): Rutger
Adverb: Fastidiously
Adjective: Crusty
Verb (past tense): Smacked
Emotion (noun, e.g.: happiness): Terror
Noun: Bongo Drum
Sound: Grunt
Monster: Snallygaster
Verb (past tense): Porked
Phrase: And now you know the rest of the story…
Adjective: Gregarious
Adjective: Surly
Noun: Pants
Verb: Thrust
Name (of a person): Brendon
Adverb: Dreadfully
Adjective: Horrifying
Verb (past tense): Forgotten
Emotion (noun, e.g.: happiness): depressed
Noun: tombstone
Sound: Kablam
Monster: Manticore
Verb (past tense): Died
Phrase: “Let’s try that again.”
Adjective: bizarre
Adjective: sensual
Noun: lingerie
Verb: sing
Name (of a person): Dr. Frank N. Furtur
Adverb: coquettishly
Adjective: seductive
Verb (past tense): groped
Emotion (noun, e.g.: happiness): lust
Noun: transvestite
Sound: moan
Monster: Rocky Horror
Verb (past tense): wept
Phrase: Give yourself over to absolute pleasure
Adjective: slick
Adjective: hollow
Noun: severed leg
Verb: yodel
Name (of a person): Lo Pan
Adverb: hesitantly
Adjective: musty
Verb (past tense): stumbled
Emotion (noun, e.g.: happiness): desperation
Noun: hacksaw
Sound: skritch
Monster: Chiang-shih
Verb (past tense): hopped
Phrase: “You got your chocolate in my peanut butter!”
Oh, this is awesome! What a great idea. Just so you know, two teenage boys helped me with this list. 🙂
Adjective: arcane
Adjective: eldritch
Noun: shadow
Verb: repulse
Name (of a person): Langston
Adverb: lucidly
Adjective: harrowing
Verb (past tense): prowled
Emotion (noun, e.g.: happiness): elation
Noun: music box
Sound: howl
Monster: ghoul
Verb (past tense): imprisoned
Phrase: Dear God! How can such a thing be allowed to exist?
Adjective: wise
Adjective: crude
Noun: window
Verb: excrete
Name (of a person): Cyrus
Adverb: powerfully
Adjective: warm
Verb (past tense): met
Emotion (noun, e.g.: happiness): betrayal
Noun: branch
Sound: tap
Monster: mummy
Verb (past tense): grew
Phrase: “He just wanted to get home to watch the game.”
I wish I’d have seen this in time! I’m excited to see the end result of these lists, they’re going to be so funny!
Your pages look great, Joanna!!