Helluva Halloween Final Stre-e-e-tch Updates!

There's less than a week left of Helluva Halloween (frowny face), so I thought now would be a good time to do a little update on the fun and games.  Everyone who played in these games received bonus entires into the Helluva Halloween Tricks and Treats Grab Bag, and may have qualified for other giveaways, too!

Twitter Shorts:

1. I had to do it; you would have too. How could I not? It was the beating of his hideous heart!~ Me!
2. Lightning strikes and the creation gets loose. A dead girl leads a mob with torches to storm the castle. Death for all.  ~ from Jason
3. Revenge, revenge! I must have my revenge! I'm willing to wait until the time is right. Nemo me impune lacessit. ~ from Natalie (Mindful Musings)
4. She clawed her way through the door and growled. Honey, I'm home. ~(a mashup, female werewolf Jack, based on The Shining) from Velvet (vvb32 reads)
5. You could be here (and if I missed your tweet, you should be; send it to me!)

Horror Haiku:

1. The scariest thing
   That can go bump in the night
   Is from Jersey Shore   ~ "The Situation" by Vampires and Tofu
2. It's the midnight hour
   Something wakes me from slumber
   Fangs pierce my white throat  ~  also by Vampires and Tofu
3. Putrid rotting flesh
   Longing for your tasty brains
   Join me in undeath   ~ From Titania
4. His metal claws screech
   His face is horribly scarred
   Freddy comes for you  ~ also from Titania, inspired by Nightmare on Elm Street
5. Bloody glinting teeth
   Please tell me I was dreaming
   I ate the monster  ~  from Giada, inspired by The Princess and Mr Whiffle
6. the scariest dream
   is one that you can never
   escape, never wake  ~ from Mrs. DeRaps, inspired by  Sleepless by Thomas Fahy
7. You call me stupid.
   Shadowy vampire stirs
   Sparkling vampire dies.  ~ from Jedisakora
8. Brains are yummy stuff
   I wanna eat a whole bag
   and not gain a pound  ~ from Alessandra
9. Brains are yummy food
   mouth-watering, sweetly true.
   Grey matter tastes good.  ~ also from Alessandra
10. A creak on the stairs
    The sound of eerie laughter
    I need to hide now  ~ from Stephanie
11. thump thump goes my heart
    thud thud thud it approaches
    make ready fi-re  ~ from Velvet
12. It is the birthday
    Of feared and unwanted things
    Hidden in the mind  ~ from Polkadots 1121
13. Ghosts are frightening
    And monsters even more so
    but you are the worst  ~ from sablelexi

Craft Off: 

^from Giada^

  

 

^from Scratching at the Window^

^from Zombie Girrrl^

^from The Epic Rat^

^Prince Zee, from Velvet^

^and my very own Herbert^

 You can still enter your crafts here!

Character Connection posts:

1. The Cutter (Me!) 
2. The Girls of St Trinians (Lady Scribbles)
3. Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandemar (Velvet)
4. Bellatrix Lestrange (Allison)
5. Lady Esclarmonde (Enbrethiliel)
6. Sadako Yamamura (Velvet)
7. Valentine Morgenstern (Faye)
8. Bill Sikes (Mrs DeRaps)
9. The Queen of Hearts (Velvet)
10. Edward Hyde (Suey) 

There's still one more week left, so don't forget to enter your villainous Character Connection this thursday!

DeRaps Reads Character Contest:

1. Zombie Titania
2. Wereraven Velvet
3. more listed in comments at DeRaps Reads challenge post

 Caption This!

There is one more bit of fun and games, the Caption This! Challenge.  I'm not going to update that here as there is going to be one big wrap up post full of awesome at the end.  But if you want to get it on that, you can caption the pictures for the entire month: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3 and Week 4. 

And just in case you've missed any of them, here are the Helluva Giveaways:

• Helluva Halloween Tricks and Treats Grab Bag!!
• JG's Character Connection Giveaway! 
• SIGNED copy of Zombie Blondes by Brian James!
• Scott Nicholson Kindle Giveaway + blog tour!
• Mrs. Deraps Create Your Character Challenge!
• SIGNED copy of Manifest by Artist Arthur + swag!
• Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
• SIGNED Breathers: a Zombie's Lament + Fated by S.G. Browne
• David Moody prize pack (goes up 10/26!)