What’s your favorite part of Halloween… Costumes? The creepy atmosphere? Carving jack-o-lanterns?
Or is it… FREE TREATS?
You’re in luck, because I’m giving away a delightfully spooky prize this Halloween! This year’s Coffin Hop contest, back for the second year running, I bring you the ever-popular and hilarious HALLOWEEN MAD LIBS!
HOW TO ENTER:
All I need from you is a list of words, which will then be used to fill in a little Halloween story. Comment below with your name, e-mail (so I can contact the winner), and a word of your choice for each of the following:
Noun:
Verb (past tense):
Noun (plural):
Name (of a person):
Emotion (noun, e.g.: happiness)
Adverb:
Noun (plural):
Adjective:
Verb (gerund—ends in “ing”):
Noun (plural):
Monster:
Adjective:
Noun:
Noun:
Phrase:
You’ll have until 11:59 PST on October 27th to enter. At that time, I’ll compile your 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
Let the Mad Libs begin! Don’t forget to check out everyone else’s great giveaways for this year’s Coffin Hop.
JOANNA PARYPINSKI 
Karen Soutar
karen_soutar@yahoo.co.uk
baited, oranges, Mark, fury, noisily, bowls, cheerful, grinning, roses, Vampire, shy, hand, cup, “I’ll explain later.”
Hi Karen, you’re missing that first noun. Toss one at me to complete your mad libs story and your entry to win the prize!
Oops! Ok, another noun: cushion. 🙂
Thanks!
I’m a little rusty on the Mad Libs, but here goes. Screamed, jackelopes, Englebert Humperdinkt, hatred, oily, cemeteries, bloody, running, rubber chickens, Fran Drescher, whimsical, giraffe, lobotomy, “You want an omelet, you have to break some eggs.”
Hi Paul, you’re missing that first noun. Toss one at me to complete your mad libs story and your entry to win the prize!
Noun: The Undertaker
Verb (past tense): jostled
Noun (plural): creatures
Name (of a person): Joanna
Emotion (noun, e.g.: happiness):wept
Adverb: extremely
Noun (plural): dead
Adjective: rusty
Verb (gerund—ends in “ing”): stabbing
Noun (plural): graves
Monster: specter
Adjective: ghastly
Noun: crypt
Noun: shovel
Phrase: Curiosity killed the cat.
Thanks for the great contest! maryrajotte[at]gmail.com
Kevin James
james173@mail.chapman.edu
Noun: lobster
Verb (past tense): tangoed
Noun (plural): dinghies
Name (of a person): Kelly
Emotion (noun, e.g.: happiness): ambivalence
Adverb: merrily
Noun (plural): European nation states
Adjective: swamp-like
Verb (gerund—ends in “ing”): surfing
Noun (plural): ostriches
Monster: basilisk
Adjective: flamboyant
Noun: raincoat
Noun: quiche
Phrase: “2 out of 3 ain’t bad.”
Great contest!! juliannemsnow[at]gmail.com
Noun: Chicken
Verb (past tense): buzzed
Noun (plural): killer butterflies
Name (of a person): Siobhan
Emotion (noun, e.g.: happiness) nauseous
Adverb: awkwardly
Noun (plural): Nuns
Adjective: baleful
Verb (gerund—ends in “ing”): running
Noun (plural): plate
Monster: Godzilla
Adjective: defamatory
Noun: disease
Noun: information
Phrase: ‘Get away from her, you Bitch!’
Okay here you go:
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Noun: Wife
Verb (past tense): ate
Noun (plural): oranges
Name (of a person): Harrison
Emotion (noun, e.g.: happiness): shame
Adverb: elegantly
Noun (plural): chickens
Adjective: adorable
Verb (gerund—ends in “ing”): walking
Noun (plural): cabinets
Monster: Medusa
Adjective: ugliest
Noun: editor
Noun: refrigerator
Phrase: Help, I’m melting.
Skeleton
shattered
poodles
Carlo
joy
dark
yoyos
elegant
fleeting
parasols
troll
bleak
lake
castle
“Shall we dance?”
Jeff Parypinski
847-495-1234
Great fun! Here are my words:
broom
ran
bones
Edgar Allen Poe
sadness
slowly
walking
balloons
werewolf
colorful
tequila
boot
Good times never seemed so good
Hi Bev, you’re missing a plural noun and an adjective!
Noun: carousel
Verb (past tense): carved
Noun (plural): planes
Name (of a person): Bob Barker
Emotion (noun, e.g.: happiness): jealousy
Adverb: unsightly
Noun (plural): muffin tops
Adjective: old-fashioned
Verb (gerund—ends in “ing”): packing
Noun (plural): pails
Monster: Shrek
Adjective: dusty
Noun: oatmeal
Noun: basket
Phrase: “Come on down!”
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Noun: Puppet
Verb (past tense): Skittered
Noun (plural): Spider Eggs
Name (of a person): Reginald
Emotion (noun, e.g.: happiness) Somberness
Adverb: Wickedly
Noun (plural): Knives
Adjective: Bleeding
Verb (gerund—ends in “ing”): Vomiting
Noun (plural): Books
Monster: Screaming Skull
Adjective: Cursing
Noun: Candelabra
Noun: Pumpkin
Phrase: “I think I just pooped myself.”
Noun: Cauldron
Verb (past tense): Howled
Noun (plural): Grave Stones
Name (of a person): Paul Tergeist
Emotion (noun, e.g.: happiness) Anxious
Adverb: Dangerously
Noun (plural): Pumpkins
Adjective: Eerie
Verb (gerund—ends in “ing”): Creeping
Noun (plural): Ghosts
Monster: Frankenstein
Adjective: Dusty
Noun: Ghoul
Noun: Broom
Phrase: I want to suck your blood!
What a fun thing to do! I can’t wait to read the final product. Here are my words:
Noun: Toupee
Verb (past tense): Dragged
Noun (plural): Bananas
Name (of a person): Vinny, the bloody scarecrow
Emotion (noun, e.g.: happiness): Loneliness
Adverb: Begrudgingly
Noun (plural): Puzzles
Adjective: Pathetic
Verb (gerund—ends in “ing”): Cruising
Noun (plural): Trucks
Monster: Wendigo
Adjective: Scrawny
Noun: Inside
Noun: Moonlight
Phrase: “Shake your booty!”
Noun: Death
Verb (past tense): Frolicked
Noun (plural): Aliens
Name (of a person): Edgar
Emotion (noun, e.g.: happiness): Indignation
Adverb: Cryptically
Noun (plural): Trees
Adjective: Peckish
Verb (gerund—ends in “ing”): Lingering
Noun (plural): Batteries
Monster: Harpy
Adjective: Telekinetic
Noun: Vibrator
Noun: Pimp
Phrase: There’s a time and place for everything, and it’s called college.