October 26: And that’s a wrap, entries are closed. If you submitted sometime today (October 26) or earlier you’re good, and your submission will be up within a day or two. Winners will hopefully be posted some time on Friday, or maybe Saturday (Halloween).

Yes we’re doing it again!

I would’ve liked to try something new, maybe animation-based, but for sake of simplicity and lack of proper planning on my end we’re gonna keep it simple.

Summary: Make relevant spooky stickfigures, submit with #Halloween2020 hashtag, admins choose best per category, win cash money.

Rules and stuff

• Enter by submitting a stickfigure/pack with #Halloween2020 hashtag in the description. Do not forget this exact hashtag or your entry will not be counted.
• Submissions must be something brand new, not already submitted or edited.
• Submissions must be Halloween themed, obviously. Scary, spooky, unsettling, etc.
• Each user is allowed a max of three entries, regardless of category. But you may only win once.
• Winners are chosen mainly on visuals and how well-made the stickfigure is. Things like “lore” and such are not main judging points.
• Due date: Submit by October 25th to allow for time to be approved and uploaded to the website before Halloween.
  

Categories

To prevent certain niches from overshadowing other submissions, the submissions/winners will be grouped into three categories, each with slightly different rules.

1) Character (Person / Monster / Beast)

Judging is based strictly on visuals and ease of use.

Using a base is allowed, but edits have to be extremely significant where the original base (even if it’s your own base) is almost unidentifiable. As a result of this, some bases are likely to be impossible to use (Project Landfall, for example). In fact, bases are discouraged and only the most basic of bases should be considered. The point of this stipulation is so everyone is starting on a level playing field.

Change 10/2: Edits (significant edits) to your own base/OC are allowed. Only if you are the originator of the base/OC. In this instance, the base will be obvious, but as long as it’s your own it’s allowed.

Must be an OC, cannot be a character that already exists in media (Michael Myers, Slendertubbies, etc). It can be generic ideas, however, such as a ghost or a vampire.

Change 10/4: Okay, after some thought, here is a better limitation. Characters like Slenderman or Michael Myers (scary characters in horror-based media) are allowed. What is *not* allowed are characters that are not directly related to Halloween or the horror genre (a titan from AoT), unless it’s an OC (if you make a brand new really scary-looking titan from the AoT universe). The rule for bases still applies – if you use a base it should be as barebones and simple as possible if it’s not your own. And even then there should be significant edits.

Examples not allowed: “Goku but he’s a werewolf”, a Xenomorph, a basic FNAF character, a bloody Godzilla
Examples allowed: Jason Voorhees, Dracula, a zombie, a creepy half-mech half-unicorn killer dude OC, a FNAF/Minecraft mob OC that you come up with from scratch (no base)

2) Background (A full scene, not just objects or props)

Judging based on visuals and how versatile and well-made the background is.

For example, long/horizontal backgrounds allow for users to have a much bigger play area for animation. Also, layers – having a background made up from two or three separate pieces allows for users to place their characters and objects “inside” the scene rather than just “on top” of it. This may not be applicable to every background, but any way you can make your submission better, the better your chances of winning.

Unlike the character category, this can be based on pre-existing locations or scenes (the FNAF rooms, for example) but of course, OC submissions will likely take an edge.

3) Other (Props, effects, objects)

Likely will be “everything else” that doesn’t fit into one of the above categories.

Again, OC submissions are preferred, but because of the vague nature of this category it will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Change 10/11: Memes/recreations of memes are allowed, as long as they are related to Halloween.

Examples not allowed: Very generic and low-effort recreations of typical objects – like a simple pumpkin or a standard bloody knife
Examples allowed: Detailed pumpkins/Jack-O-Lanterns, well-made blood effects, candy packs (trick or treating), realistic spider and webs, etc

Users need not specify the category. You only need to submit your stickfigure/pack and include the #Halloween2020 hashtag. That’s all. I will quickly categorize each submission as it comes in (it shouldn’t be difficult to discern a category).

Winning and Prizes

Winners will be chosen by the Three Admins™ who will deliberate for hours on who deserves to win. I’ve asked them both and they’re cool with it.

The winners should be announced on or around the day of Halloween, there will be a new post made on the homepage here.

Each category will have three winners.

1st Prize $50 and a shiny website badge
2nd Prize $25
3rd Prize $10

Cash will be provided through gift cards of your choice. As I am in the United States, it’s sometimes difficult for me to acquire an international gift card/code depending on the platform (Google Play, for example) – but we can try to work something out. Possibilities include places like Google Play/App Store, Amazon, Steam, or even just Paypal if all else fails.

Alright. I think I covered everything. Now I just pray you people actually read but, let’s all be honest…