Wholesome Horror
Aww, isn't it just... terrifying?
Illustration by Stella Backman
Welcome to Whimsy the fourth!
The theme for our October contest is… Wholesome Horror.
Choose one of the five whims below, find your unique Object in the prompt email, and write a 300-word tale of whimsy that explores this month's theme. Feel free to interpret your prompts as creatively as you wish, but we encourage you to try and incorporate them in a meaningful way. It's a whole lot more fun and rewarding!
If you need some inspiration, each of the whims comes with four mood words/phrases to give you a sense of the creative territory. You don't need to include these words in your story - they're just there to get your imagination going.
And that, wonderful writers, is how we Whimsy:
- Pick a whim
- Pair it with your assigned object
- Tell us a tale of wholesome horror
Please note: the Wholesome Horror illustration and caption are not prompts.
Now it's time to follow your whim!
Choose your whim
Below are this month's five whims. You will confirm your chosen whim on the submission form when submitting.