Ooooh. This is interesting :D. I have my subject I just need to write it out.

If any of you bring up quick brown foxes and lazy yellow dogs, heads will roll.

Not good in writing stories...but I'll give a try just to stay in the competition...:(

Btw, do we need to use those "A to Z" words in alphabetical order or randomly as just where it fits?

Damn why couldn't i have gotten this one!!!

I think you will do wonderfully well, Rosh. ;)

Not necessarily in alphabetical order. They can be anywhere in your story - just remember that you have to use at least ONE word for each letter of the alphabet in your story.

(the toughies will be the Q-word and the X-word, if you know what I mean) :D

Very cool challenge... Tough, but cool - Thought about it a lot last night - I actually have a concept - Kinda wish this was for the Goblins. Can't wait to see what you guys come up with.

Oooh, a challenge like this would be perfect! Lucky Ogres!


Now, this is a sidenote for which I thought it wasn't worth reviving the original Idol thread.

Neverending, I recall a remake challenge last year where I suggested a Jaws remake (not that I agreed with it, and I wouldn't pick that film again in a million years. It was a bad choice) HOWEVER, what I did suggest was Bill Pullman for the part of Quint. You weren't sure about that casting and instead suggested Harvey Keitel. Now, that was an equally fine choice, and I do not say this out of bitterness, just that I feel it is relevant. If EVER there were proof that Bill Pullman is a fine, under appreciated actor capable of playing an excellent variety of characters, it is Torchwood: Miracle Day.

Not sure how big it was in the US, but I've always loved Torchwood, and I know this new series was shown on a channel called Starz. Pullman plays a character who is the definition of unsettling. Slight twitches and mannerisms allow you to fear and despise him without him even uttering a word. Again, this is not a "FUCK YOU, NEV, I WAS RIGHT". (I'm petty, but not THAT petty :D ) Just that I felt Pullman needed a big-up ;)

Today after lunch, I made an attempt to write a story after quite a long time. Whether anyone take it as an excuse or whatever but the truth is I've never actually succeed in writing down a whole story (of my original idea) before...even in my first language/mother tongue--Bangla. And that frustrated not only me but also my friends here as they always been a great listeners to my 'ideas & plots'. Anyway, after writing the first paragraph of my story I recalled that there's a limitation of using only about 200 words in the challenge along with the "A to Z" ground rule. Then I looked down at the bottom of my word sheet and it says near about 300 words and that just for a paragraph when the main events were still long away from happening.

Anyway, I'm pretty glad right now that I've finally able to done it. I don't care whatever crap it turned out but at least satisfied knowing that at last I've finished writing down a story through a good challenge.

I'll send it to V, very soon.:)

see......this forum can be very inspiring........WTG Rosh

UPDATE

And we are into the final 24 hours for the Ogres, and I have received ONE entry so far...

...which has been duly forwarded to the Judges.

Your Honors, please check your PMs.

As always, I work weekends. Can't get to this till next week.

I won't be able to get to it til tomorrow

Well, that's awesome Roshiq! That's actually a huge accomplishment. Can't wait to read it.


Zero - Glad to see you back. Ripley won't stop talking about you. ;)

Hi to Ripley!!

UPDATE

And we are into the LAST 90 minutes till the deadline for the Ogres, and I have sent in the SECOND entry by a Ogre to the Judges.

Your Honors, please check your PMs.

3 Ogres are STILL absent - Zombieness, Leezuki & Horrorzack.

Will they be able to dash in within the deadline?

And so the Deadline ticks over!

3 Ogres are marked as absent for this Second Test.

I now await the verdicts, after which the entries and their Grades will be posted.

Where do we stand on this?

Still waiting on one more Judge to turn in their verdicts. Once they are in, the entries and the grades will be up.

OK, thanks V.

Write a short horror story in about 200 words, using words starting from A to Z in the story (at least once). Please note that no alphabet should be left out.


Roshiq's entry -


Judge #1's verdict -


Judge #2's verdict -


Judge #3's verdict -


Overall Grade - C+

Despare's entry -


Judge #1's verdict -


Judge #2's verdict -


Judge #3's verdict -



Overall Grade - B-

I am here to address the Goblins. Each one of you will be given a task which you have to perform to the best of your ability, wit and intellect, based upon the knowledge you have of the genre.

For this first task, the common theme I have chosen is - VINTAGE LIMERICKS.

Here is your task, Goblins -

Write an effective limerick based on any vintage horror movie of your choice. (vintage = pre-Romero's Night of the Living Dead era)

Your limerick must capture the essence of the movie.

(limerick = 5-line meter in the rhyme scheme of a-a-b-b-a)

Goblins - The Return, Nightmare of Death, Ferretchucker, The Villain and Chronogrl - put your thinking caps on and get to work.

Once you are finished, please PM your entry to me, or send it via email to [email protected]. Do NOT post your entry directly in this thread.

You all have 96 hours, starting from NOW! All the best!

Very cool entries from Despare and Roshiq... Roshiq, congrats on your first English language story!

That was a tough challenge, though I think I'd prefer it to our limerick. ;)


Now, according to my calculates...

96 hours should = Sunday, September 25th at 1:42 a.m. EST. Please let me know if I'm off.

I'ma gonna go ruminate on this now. :D

If The Goblins don't get their submissions in before Friday at 5:00 pm eastern time, you'll have to wait until some time on Monday for my grade. I'm going to Washington, DC for the weekend.

Thank you:)

Actually initially I thought about it like that in a broad set up with lots of characters & few sub plots but that was years ago and later lost the interest as I've always being a very lazy "writer" with poor/wrong choice of words. :o

Well at least this one won't take me as long as the other one.

Having a harder time with this then i thought. When i write, i like to write a lot so limiting myself to five lines is really hard.

It's also hard trying to capture the essence of the movie while also making it funny. That seems contradictory to me. At least i have a lot of time.

UPDATE

48 hours have passed, and no entries in so far.

Mine's in. :D:cool:

As is mine. Do you think anyone else is gonna do one this time Chrono or is is just going to be me versus you for the final? :D

UPDATE


Received TWO entries from the Goblins - one via PM and one via email - and promptly forwarded them to the Judges.

Still waiting on THREE more Goblins. 24 hours left till the deadline expires.

I wouldn't mind some more competition, but let's face it - It's not like they could compete with US anyway. ;)

Can't wait to see your limerick - Good luck!

Yeah were awesome :D

I'm excited to see yours as well. Good luck to you too.

UPDATE


Less than 12 hours remain till the Deadline, and I still wait to receive from THREE more Goblins.

And so the Deadline for the Goblins ticks over.

I now request all Judges to send me their Grades, after which the entries will be posted.

Again, I apologise. This week I've been SWAMPED. Was on the other side of the country on Wedneday, has College and then assisting with a parent's evening for a lower year in the evening, after which I had to make a curry for some Danish exchange visitors to the school. They came on Friday, which again, I had to stay late into the evening to assist with their stay. By the time I got home it was 11 and I had to be up for work at 6:00am, which I didn't finish until 3:00pm. THEN I was out at an 18th birthday party, then I was up for work at 5:00am today.

In short - my week has been fully booked :(

Write an effective limerick based on any vintage horror movie of your choice. (vintage = pre-Romero's Night of the Living Dead era)

Your limerick must capture the essence of the movie.

(limerick = 5-line meter in the rhyme scheme of a-a-b-b-a)


Chronogrl's entry -


Judge #1's verdict -


Judge #2's verdict -


Judge #3's verdict -


OVERALL GRADE - B.




The Villain's entry -


Judge #1's verdict -


Judge #2's verdict -


Judge #3's verdict -


OVERALL GRADE - C

For all the absentees of HDC Idol II so far,


Ogres -

Leezuki,

Horrorzack, and

Zombieness. (disappeared after the 1st Test)


Goblins -

The Return,

Nightmare of Death, and

Ferretchucker.


Our esteemed Judge #2 has something to say to all of you -


So, if any of you absentees are reading this thread, please start participating from the next Test onwards. If you confirmed your participation in the teaser thread, it is your duty to do so.

Man - What does it take to pull out an A? Or even a B+? I was pretty damn proud of my entry. :mad:

I actually disagree with Judge #1 re transposing the lines - I feel as though "Radiation has taken its toll" would grab the Reader more than "The shrinking I cannot control;" I think that it's something that would make me want to read on - Introducing the "shrinking" first might be silly...

Regardless, thanks again to the judges who are putting their time in review and consideration.

I am here to address the Ogres. Each one of you will be given a task which you have to perform to the best of your ability, wit and intellect, based upon the knowledge you have of the genre.

I will take this chance and request the absent Ogres - Horrorzack, Leezuki & Zombieness - to give an effort in this Test.

For this task, the common theme I have chosen is - HORROR DIRECTORS.

Here is your task, Ogres -

Think of a suitable and unique outline for a script, to be turned into a movie adaptation by any of these 5 renowned directors :-

Terence Fisher, James Whale, Brian De Palma, Tod Browning, William Castle.

Ogres - Despare, Roshiq, Zombieness, Horrorzack and Leezuki - put your thinking caps on and get to work.

You may research your chosen director's works, study their films, and frame your scripts according to their style of film-making. Remember, the script/film MUST be unique.

Once you are finished, please PM your entry to me, or send it via email to [email protected]. Do NOT post your entry directly in this thread.

You all have 96 hours, starting from NOW! All the best!