Unfortunately, I must make an embarrassing announcement regarding the contest: I only received two entries and so there is no way to move forward with the contest as planned.

I am still going to reward the two people that did participate and name them both honorary Dreadful Inspirators for 2009. I will construct a story around each of their entries and also send them a signed copy of From the Passages of Revenants (The Dark Verse, Volume I).

The following are this year’s Dreadful Inspirators along with the elements (who, where, what) they submitted that will be included in an upcoming story of THE DARK VERSE.

Corey Parson
(A) A woman with: long stringy black hair that is dripping wet; eyeless sockets and blood flowing like tears; and a mouth twisted into a gruesome smile as though someone has forced her lips back permanently
(B) A windowless solitary confinement cell in a high security prison
(C) A prisoner with mysterious scratches on his wrists and neck is sent to solitary confinement after claiming he has heard voices

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THE DREADFUL INSPIRATOR CONTEST

PRIZE
8GB iPod Nano and the creative direction of an episode of The Dark Verse

HOW TO ENTER
Submit an email to Sharkchild at m@sharkchild.com including (A) a strange creature, being, or person, (B) a strange setting (on earth or elsewhere), and (C) a strange occurrence (can be random, minuscule, or monumental) that you believe he would want to write about in an episode of The Dark Verse.

Example:
(A) Group of children that, when together, can manipulate matter
(B) Tree house
(C) All of the dogs and cats in a neighborhood die one evening

Sharkchild will choose and reveal five semi-finalist entries on Sunday, October 25th. Beginning this day, the public may vote at TheDarkVerse.com for the entry they think Sharkchild should write about in an episode of The Dark Verse. Voting will end on October 30th. The winner will be announced on Halloween in a special episode of The Dark Verse.