The September/October challenge was entitled "Boo!"

"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." (H. P. Lovecraft)

Ghosts - ghouls - vampires...
It is the dark time of the year and not all is well in Middle Earth. Fog is rising and screams echo across the plains, doors creek and age-old cellars open to reveal their horrors - and we want you, yes YOU to sit down and write what happens to Aragorn and/or Legolas.

It has to be a spooky story - everything else (within the limits of our usual guidelines) is up to you! We dare you to scare us, make the hair rise at the back of our necks and make us turn on the lights at night...

Halloween, All Hallow's Eve, Samhain - we're approaching the time of year when spirits and ghost run free (sometimes in the form of kids who demand sweets *g*). So get in the spirit by writing us a scary story!

And here are the stories:

Alone by Imaginigma 3rd place winner
Believe it or not by Sivan
Blood Weald by Pentangle 2nd place winner
Dark of Night by ElenaRoan
Helpless by Nefhiriel & Imbecamiel
In the Dark by White Wolf 3rd place winner
Midnight Tapping by AinuLaire
Prison without Walls by Liek Visser
The Returned by AussieRo
Those who are Dead by Char
Wind Voices by Alina 1rst place winner

Congratulations to the winners and a big thank you to all participating authors!