Rusty Fears Winners

[Oneiros]

We hit the mid-point of the mid-season break with the first of the Rusty Fears horror story writing competition winners. First up is Lucid by Elizabeth Richardson (@designmuse on Twitter) which takes us beyond the veil of sleep into a realm where the dreamer's attention is not the only thing that is focussed...

So, what do you think? How did this rate on your horror story meters? I will say that lucid dreaming was a key part of a number of the entries we received - something about things or horrors crossing the barrier between dream and waking is a fertile trope, it appears 

Stay tuned for the second winning entry coming next week!

[liraven]

Apr 26, 2018 7:36:13 GMT Oneiros said:

So, what do you think? How did this rate on your horror story meters?

This was a great story! Very well written and spooky. I loved all the dreamscape imagery, and the part in the warehouse with the light turning off and on was especially creepy. Congratulations again to Elizabeth!

I will say that lucid dreaming was a key part of a number of the entries we received - something about things or horrors crossing the barrier between dream and waking is a fertile trope, it appears 

Magnus fans with troubled sleep? How unexpected.

[Oneiros]

And today marks the second of the competition winners as we delve into horror that isn't by the numbers with Paint by Melissa Mason (@missy_mi on Twitter), taking on another familiar horror trope - that of the cursed painting - and applying some excellent brush strokes in the tale.

Hope you all enjoyed! We have one more week of the mid-season break with an Assistants' 'Round Table' and then we're back with MAG101 on May 17th...