24 August 2021 @ 08:14 pm
Introducing the Halloween Mini-Challenge: September 1 to October 31, 2021  


Ta-da!

I am so excited, I can barely stand it. Fall is my favorite time of year! This mini-challenge is set up exactly like the last three challenges. Cover your card to be entered into a drawing at the end of the year for a $25 Amazon gift card.

This challenge begins on September 1 at 12:00 a.m. You are free to begin any book for the card this weekend, but it will not count unless you finish it September 1 or after. To those who love to read but are finding it hard to complete your cards, just remember that short stories, children's books, etc. count if they fit the square!

If anyone has a hard time reading the orange squares, please let me know and I will write them out. It looks lighter than it did in my adobe program.

Please post any questions you might have regarding any square and we will answer them.

Free but Halloweeny = Anything with murder, mayhem, mystery, monsters, fall, or just anything that reminds YOU of the season!

Classic Horror = Horror fiction that was published prior to 1990, i.e., Frankenstein, Dracula or anything that has horror elements prior to 1990. Lots of good horror came out in the 70s and 80s.
 
 
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stellar_raven: SB_Trio[personal profile] stellar_raven on August 25th, 2021 03:04 am (UTC)
Looks great! I can't wait to get started on this one!
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kelsrealm: Tobias car[personal profile] keli on August 26th, 2021 02:36 pm (UTC)
Yay! Me too!
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[identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com on August 25th, 2021 03:34 am (UTC)
now this one I might be able to do
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kelsrealm: Tobias car[personal profile] keli on August 26th, 2021 02:40 pm (UTC)
Wonderful!
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[identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com on August 26th, 2021 06:42 pm (UTC)
I'm excited about it
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[identity profile] green-wing.livejournal.com on August 25th, 2021 09:32 am (UTC)
This looks fun, I might see if I can join in *hugs* 🐾🍂🔮⚰️
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kelsrealm: Tobias car[personal profile] keli on August 26th, 2021 02:36 pm (UTC)
That would be awesome!! Please do!
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[identity profile] gilda-elise.livejournal.com on August 25th, 2021 12:21 pm (UTC)
Count me in!
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kelsrealm: Tobias car[personal profile] keli on August 26th, 2021 02:40 pm (UTC)
Yay!!
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[identity profile] asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com on August 25th, 2021 06:00 pm (UTC)
I'M SO EXCITED!

Question about the classic horror spot — does this mean a classic horror story like Dracula or something in that vein (pun may or may not be intended...)?
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kelsrealm: Tobias car[personal profile] keli on August 26th, 2021 02:41 pm (UTC)
Good question and better pun! 😂

Lets go with horror fiction that was published prior to 1990, i.e., Frankenstein, Dracula or anything that has horror elements prior to 1990. Lots of good horror came out in the 70s and 80s.
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[identity profile] asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com on August 26th, 2021 02:43 pm (UTC)
It was totally unintentional, but I ran with it! :D

Oh nice, I have a lot of Stephen King and have been meaning to dip back into some Lovecraft. Thank you!
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[identity profile] deinonychus-1.livejournal.com on August 26th, 2021 05:01 pm (UTC)
I am firmly of the opinion that Stephen King's best work was in the 70s and 80s, and started to go downhill in the 90s, so perfect for this challenge!
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[identity profile] asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com on August 26th, 2021 05:14 pm (UTC)
With the exception of Needful Things, I 10000% concur. :)
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kelsrealm: Tobias car[personal profile] keli on August 27th, 2021 04:54 pm (UTC)
For sure! My friend who is a huge fan said it was because of his accident. He just hasn't been the same. :(
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cordeliadelayne: [stock] book hangover[personal profile] cordeliadelayne on August 25th, 2021 09:10 pm (UTC)
Looks good! I haven't been doing great on the last one so hopefully this works out a bit better :D
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kelsrealm: Tobias car[personal profile] keli on August 26th, 2021 02:40 pm (UTC)
I didn't do too well on the last one myself!
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[identity profile] severina2001.livejournal.com on August 26th, 2021 03:39 pm (UTC)
WooHoo!! Can't wait to get started on this one!
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kelsrealm: Tobias car[personal profile] keli on August 27th, 2021 04:55 pm (UTC)
yay!!
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[identity profile] deinonychus-1.livejournal.com on August 26th, 2021 05:07 pm (UTC)
I haven't managed any of the bingo challenges this year, in fact I've only read four books all year! But it hasn't been in vain, I am finally almost on top of my magazine backlog, so am hopeful that I might be able to do some book bingo next year.

Thanks for continuing to run the comm, it's still appreciated, and I enjoy the discussion posts and book recs, even if I haven't actually taken part much this year.
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kelsrealm: Tobias car[personal profile] keli on August 27th, 2021 04:52 pm (UTC)
I completely understand and am really glad you are still checking in! Jump in absolutely anytime!
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[identity profile] white-jenna.livejournal.com on August 27th, 2021 01:23 am (UTC)
Awesome! :D
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kelsrealm: Tobias car[personal profile] keli on August 27th, 2021 04:55 pm (UTC)
Thanks!!
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[identity profile] honor-reid.livejournal.com on August 27th, 2021 03:54 am (UTC)
The card is so pretty! I love it and can't wait to get started! :D
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kelsrealm: Tobias car[personal profile] keli on August 27th, 2021 04:42 pm (UTC)
Yay!! I can't wait to see what you read for the categories. :D
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[identity profile] dragonydreams.livejournal.com on August 28th, 2021 12:13 am (UTC)
This will be a fun one, although I know I'll be skipping a couple of the squares. (I don't do pure horror.)

Looking forward to my semi-annual re-reading of Better Homes and Hauntings by Molly Harper for this challenge.
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[identity profile] gilda-elise.livejournal.com on November 9th, 2021 09:02 pm (UTC)
Will we be able to post our completed cards soon?
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JustJo2u: Doctor Strange[personal profile] justjo2u on November 24th, 2021 01:30 pm (UTC)
Amazing card. Thank you for creating this. Sadly my reading has fallen by the wayside lately, but I hope to pick up again soon.
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