The Halloween 2024 Official Contest Support Thread!

[StillStunned]

There's a popular mantra "write what you know"
The opposite is "Don't write what you don't know" Few follow that one, and its frustrating because we live in an age where a few minutes on google or wiki and you can learn enough to get by. Here its "Ohhhh, its a sex demon" seems to be enough.

I'm a horror and occult snob. Sue me

Yeah, don't you hate it when people get made-up creatures wrong?

 

[Actingup]

I'm a horror and occult snob. Sue me

Yeah, don't you hate it when people get made-up creatures wrong?

I get it. There are conventions in all kinds of fiction. If we don't walk lightly in the footsteps of our forbears, we risk an early death in a number of interesting ways, many of them union-approved.

 

[StillStunned]

I get it. There are conventions in all kinds of fiction. If we don't walk lightly in the footsteps of our forbears, we risk an early death in a number of interesting ways, many of them union-approved.

But every reimagining of a non-existent creature is as valid as the ones that went before. If current generations of writers and readers want their succubuses to be portrayed in a particular way, that's just as valid as Bram Stoker looking at Varney the Vampire and Carmilla and saying, "Nah, that doesn't work for me, I want my vampire to be different."

(And, as much as I hate to say it, so are sparkly vampires that mope around highschools, and the strange obsession that's been around for the past few decades that werewolves and vampires have to go hand in hand.)

 

[Actingup]

But every reimagining of a non-existent creature is as valid as the ones that went before. If current generations of writers and readers want their succubuses to be portrayed in a particular way, that's just as valid as Bram Stoker looking at Varney the Vampire and Carmilla and saying, "Nah, that doesn't work for me, I want my vampire to be different."

(And, as much as I hate to say it, so are sparkly vampires that mope around highschools, and the strange obsession that's been around for the past few decades that werewolves and vampires have to go hand in hand.)

Valid, yes. Not necessarily successful? Not being a horror snob, I won't argue the case But I did come across this if it's any use: https://dorisvsutherland.com/2020/08/18/what-is-the-horror-canon/

 

[OtterlyMindblowing]

Shoot, I’ve personally written three variations on Succubi, one of whom is starring in an upcoming oneshot. She eats bits of soul, but figured out how to target ones that particular bad memories are attached to so she uses it as a form of therapy for her customers (I can get rid of those intrusive thoughts!)

 

[StillStunned]

For all the succubus stories here on Lit, how many incubus stories are there?

 

[OtterlyMindblowing]

For all the succubus stories here on Lit, how many incubus stories are there?

My main story is one, Becoming Monsters: In The Mirror. MC is an Incubus. There is also Incubus Pupa for a good long series, and at least a couple more that I can’t recall the titles to offhand which call their male leads incubi. But yeah, there are maybe 1% as many Incubus stories as there are Succubus ones.

 

[StillStunned]

My main story is one, Becoming Monsters: In The Mirror. MC is an Incubus. There is also Incubus Pupa for a good long series, and at least a couple more that I can’t recall the titles to offhand which call their male leads incubi. But yeah, there are maybe 1% as many Incubus stories as there are Succubus ones.

From Lust Demon's Orgy:

I'm a Lust Demon. Some people say Incubus, but there are all kinds of misconceptions. Lust Demon is clear and to the point. I do sex.

 

[Rob_Royale]

For all the succubus stories here on Lit, how many incubus stories are there?

I've got one in the planning stages. A young orphan is raised at a nunnery known as Castle Anthrax.
When he turns eighteen he becomes the apprentice of the local stonemason who is working on the new wing of the nunnery. Unbeknownst to anyone, he is the product of a human/incubus coupling, and at the age of twenty receives his demonic heritage, and the fall of Castle Anthrax into depravity begins. I'm thinking of adding a notable young Arthurian knight who was also raised in a convent, as our hero.

 

[PrimalDual]

I'm a horror and occult snob.

Good, Okay, so hypothetically speaking, suppose there was this ghost who haunts a particular room in a spooky old motel out in the middle of nowhere. In life, she was a prostitute who was murdered on a Halloween some years ago, and now she shows up only on Halloween, sometime in the 24 hour period let's say. She arrives and gives a chaste handjob to whoever happens to have rented the room at that time. It's possible she wants more than that, but rules supposedly forbid it. Usually the guys freak out; once in a while she gets her way.

What are the rules of the road that govern a ghost like her? What mistakes will ruin the reader's willing suspension of disbelief concerning the ghostly aspect itself? Hypothetically speaking, you understand.

 

[AlexFourways]

<SNIP> She arrives and gives a chaste handjob to whoever happens to have rented the room at that time. <SNAP>

What are the rules of the road that govern a ghost like her? What mistakes will ruin the reader's willing suspension of disbelief concerning the ghostly aspect itself? Hypothetically speaking, you understand.

Having it over sign posted during the events - they must (for enjoyment and avoiding Road Humps*) appear to be real at teh time. Also, what will she do it it's a woman or a couple - with a couple her intervention could lead to them having a 'good time'(TM). Possibly giving her some reprieve - release - redemption. (especially if her 'curse' is that she has to do this)

*As a British retired Highways Engineer - using the right term this time - it is hump on the road, not a hump or bump that speeds! Similarly Traffic Signals (they don't light traffic), Safety Fences (they are not for crashing into - now Vehicle Restraint Systems - I kid you not, but now there are more that just fences) Be honest - you didn't really need or want to know all that! Other juristrictions will vary.

 

[CiaoSteve]

I have several takes on vampires, one on an emerging succubus after a vampire encounter, another on a witch, and another on a restless soul confined to live within the fabric of a single house... oh, and yeah there's even one about a mermaid. All have a dash of artistic licence, but all are hopefully within boundaries of what could be believable for what is nothing more than fantasy.

I tweak a little here and there to keep things interesting . . . vampire #1 was rather of the old kind debonair and enchanting . . . vampire #2 was more modern in demeanour . . . #3 (the current) has a bit of both. In all cases though there are similarities . . . the captivating presence, the overwhelming desire to follow whatever they tell you, and yes the dash of pure unadulterated sex. There are differences though as I start to play a little with the characters and give them a purpose other than the expected fuck, bite, and drink blood.

I guess I'd better watch out come All Hallow's Eve as I may have a gang of perturbed made-up creatures seeking retribution for my misrepresentation of their kind.

Oh, and next year's idea has something to do with a coven coming under the pretence of a book club... and what happens when a daughter gets just a little too inquisitive.

 

[StillStunned]

I have a ghost story in Exhibitionist & Voyeur. It's done quite well, with nearly three times as many views as my one foray into Erotic Horror, and nearly twice as many votes.

 

[StillStunned]

It's not part of the Halloween contest, but my chapter in the chain story about filming an erotic horror movie about Elizabeth Bathory will be published on Thursday. The leading lady encounters the Bloody Countess in visions, and in bed...

(Yes, this is a shameless plug, to draw as much attention as possible to the wasteland that is Chain Stories.)

 

[WriterPerson314159]

Is there a thread for the next contest? I had an idea...then wrote 2700 words of an introduction setting the scene before I even introduced any of the important characters.

Unless you count a very special room. I've introduced the room. But not the people.

 

[Rustyoznail]

Is there a thread for the next contest? I had an idea...then wrote 2700 words of an introduction setting the scene before I even introduced any of the important characters.

Unless you count a very special room. I've introduced the room. But not the people.

Winter is coming...

https://forum.literotica.com/threads/winter-holiday-2024-support-thread.1620451/

 

[WittyUserName]

I wanted to enter this one even though I can't place. I just didn't have time to put something together before the deadline. I even have an idea for the story. Maybe I'll save it for next year. Good luck to everyone!

 

[DukeofPaducah]

It# been a while since I heard these crusty old hippies.
Have good day.. All y’all

 

[DukeofPaducah]

Here’s a poser.
I’m writing a romance-type story and considering extending a thread into the absurdity of the setting.
The downside is the chance of creating a distraction from the central theme and diluting whatever impact may have been in the original premise.
My question is whether to pull the thread and let the loonies roam or stick to the plan and try to stretch the thread into its own story later?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Danke schöen.

 

[Jorunn]

As long as your characters interact with things in your absurd setting, you will be fine. The only harm would be for your characters to exist in their own bubble, and you try to encase that bubble in your absurd setting. Which means the absurd setting adds nothing to your story.

Think cruise ship. If the characters have sex in a room, but don't go up on deck to look at the scenery, experience a storm, interact with fellow passengers, get seasick, etc.

 

[yowser]

Looks like the list has stabilised at 222 tales (I'm working off the listed ones, so no audio format stories.)

This is the largest set of entries for contests which I have tracked.

26 authors with multiple entries (one overachiever with 8, several with more than 2.)

Unsurprisingly, Erotic Horror is the Royalty category with a whopping 55 entries.

21 other categories, broken down so:

21 Nonhuman
20 IT
15 EC
12 SciFi
11 LW
10 Non-consent, Romance, Trans/Crossdressing
8 Group, Lesbian, Ex/Voyeur
7 BDSM
6 Illustrated
5 Fetish, Mature
3 GM, Humor
2 Mind control
1 each for Anal, Celebrities, First Time, Interracial

Nice writing folks, now go get yourself ready for the holiday itself.

 

[Trionyx]

Small sweep done, it appears. Three fewer votes and score up by 0.04.

 

[Katie_Mae]

I just had a sweep done too. 9 votes less and score went up by 0.12

 

[Trionyx]

Odd. Same number of votes but score now down by 0.02.

 

[Katie_Mae]

Odd. Same number of votes but score now down by 0.02.

Maybe they swept a 5 and a new person voted a lower vote?

I just looked at another person's story which I read and enjoyed and voted 5, but my vote was no longer there, it must have been swept. Are we not able to vote for each other?