Bloodstorm by Stanley Cross - Short - Patrons in a Scottish pub face a malevolent evil. - pdf, format

The God Stick by Albert Pierrepoint - Short - A young man and his grandfather venture into an Irish forest, where the grandfather explains a grim family burden. - pdf, format

The Spirit of Ben MacDui by John C. Woods - Short - Spending their wedding anniversary on a hiking and mountaineering holiday in Scotland, the Lassiter's come face-to-face with a creature of myth and legend. - pdf, format

CAILLIIIX by <>+<> - Short - Triple Helix and pain resistance are under the scrutiny of a modern sorceress born from the lineage of Cailleach. She vows to rid the world of suffering, but first she needs a suitor, a difficult task when her beauty turns-- as does her world so strange. - pdf, format

Selvage by Godwine Porthund - Short - Sometimes, even a simple game of truth or dare can end up deadly. - pdf, format

Bean Sidhe by Charles Sanson - Short - When she wails she takes a soul with her. - pdf, format

Imposter by Henri Sanson - Short - A couples camping trip takes a frightening turn when a manic stranger turns up with a tall tale of murder and a killer who he believes was him. - pdf, format

Spike and Hike by Henry-Clément Sanson - Short - A group of hikers on Scotland's second highest mountain meet an unfriendly friend. - pdf, format

Monsters by Jean-François Heidenreich - Short - Aiden is tasked to hunt down and kill an murderous shape-shifting creature, but who is the greater monster. - pdf, format

I have to say how impressed and surprised I am that there are actually no real splatter, gore-porn or gore-nography entries so far.

A whole lot of spooky and weird stuff, (I'm about had it up to my eyeballs in bean nighe/sidhe!), but not much need for buckets of blood.

I think I'll ginny one up the next few days.
Just ferr (bloody) shitzengiggles.
See if I can give a wee attention to some of the more neglected mythological candidates.

I know the body horror is primarily a US thing, but the European "I'm gonna steal YOUR SOUL!!! I'm gonna steal  YOUR SOUUUUUULLL!!!!" stuff is kinda... "Okay. Do it. Steal my soul. And while your d!ckin' around with that I'm gonna take this here sharpened crucifix and cut your balls off and stuff 'em down your throat right before I cut your skull off."

Doesn't do much for me.

"I'm gonna take YOUR VICTORIA'S SECRET CATALOG OUT OF THE MAILBOX! I'm gonna take YOUR VICTORIA'S SECRET CATALOG OUT OF THE MAILBOX!"

You may have just jinxed the final batch.  

Gimme a week and I'll drown an encyclopedia of stories in a lake of boiling virgin blood.  

With ten more to go in the last batch, I already feel this OWC has been a success for everyone involved.

There's a saying, don't know who said it , but I don't know who said most stuff.  

Anyways:

Writers train writers.

This OWC has had a wide range of style and even by looking at some of the title's I have memorable moments come back to me like in Crimson Swirl with her red cloak and black bodysuit. When a person's reading forty scripts and some of them generate quick images that come to mind, I think the writers have done their job well.

Sandra

Eventually I'll make my way through them all (I work full time thankfully and take care of a sick family member, kinda busy). But I have enjoyed what Ive read so far. Of course some better than others. I'm a "newbie" with a lot to learn so Im not going to nit pit someones WOA, if I dont dig it, I'll just move on.

But if I can give advice I think will help someone out, I'll give it. Honestly, I think everybody who took time to put something in this contest gets a congrats from me, way to go! :]

Writer's train writers to satisfy writers, but not always producers and directors. Keep that in mind.

Writers gave one of my short scripts terrible reviews, non writers loved it. The director loved it and it has went on to have a lot of success, so we writers aren't always the best judges. We have to keep our audience hats on every once and a while. It's also good to try out other sites. I find each peer review site has a different dynamic and can't yield different feedback.

Quoted from keaton01 Writer's train writers to satisfy writers, but not always producers and directors. Keep that in mind. Writers gave one of my short scripts terrible reviews, non writers loved it. The director loved it and it has went on to have a lot of success, so we writers aren't always the best judges. We have to keep our audience hats on every once and a while. It's also good to try out other sites. I find each peer review site has a different dynamic and can't yield different feedback.

Correct. And we should pay attention-- because no one holds "The Magic Ball" that offers the perfect story at the perfect time.

I agree with Balt in his comments. Pay attention to what you do. Don't worry so much about what others are doing.

I hold strong belief that

You should be you. For instance: Mike Shelton is Mike Shelton. He's a priceless guy with wit and humor that has to be witnessed to be understood and enjoyed. Not too many people could just start explaining what identifies him as unique, except probably his wife.

Our Jeff of Simplyscripts is someone unmatched in heart and soul (even if he's pig headed sometimes- sorry Valentine ) but I respect someone with machismo and class and not afraid to show a little bit of a...

So yes, as keaton01 recommends, don't give up on something because you didn't hit the right audience. Audiences are fickle. We are all fickle. Catch us on a bad day and we might chew you out for no reason at all.

Be gentle with yourself even as you take heed to solid criticism.

Sandra

Quoted from RayW I have to say how impressed and surprised I am that there are actually no real splatter, gore-porn or gore-nography entries so far. A whole lot of spooky and weird stuff, (I'm about had it up to my eyeballs in bean nighe/sidhe!), but not much need for buckets of blood.

Just wait til Friday, when I resubmit one of my two scripts. One of the two is an actual rewrite. More to follow (come Friday when names are revealed)

Thats pretty much the attitude I have as well. Stay true to yourself in what your doing. Hopefully others can like it as well as a bonus.

Its a learning experience and thats what Im focused on. But I do want to get the "basics" down pat. Structure ect. Need to work on that for sure.