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Taking Submissions: Terribly Good Stuff Creepypasta Contest

Deadline: MARCH 25th, 2012 Prize: The best pasta (as selected by the readers of Terribly Good Stuff) will receive, by mail, one Edgar Allen Poe Action Figure (Donated Generously by Rorschach Redemption) . Message Body: Terribly Good Stuff is having a Creepypasta Contest! Have a bit of horror flash fiction lying around? Looking to unwind with a bit of fun, laidback, terrifying-storytelling? Well, don't be shy! Submit to our contest! http://www.terriblygoodstuff.com/2012/02/creepypasta-contest-finally.html SUBMISSION PERIOD: FEBRUARY 25th - MARCH 25th, 2012 Prize(s): The best pasta (as selected by the readers of Terribly Good Stuff) will receive, by mail, one Edgar Allen Poe Action Figure (Donated Generously by Rorschach Redemption) . [IF AN ANTHOLOGY IS FORMED, ALL SELECTED AUTHORS WILL RECEIVE A FREE COPY OF THE EBOOK] RULES AND REGULATIONS: So, you've decided to submit a creepypasta. Well, good for you. I'm pretty goddamned honored that you're sending it to me. But first, let's give you a reminder. What IS creepypasta? (ignoring the etymology) A creepypasta is a piece of flash fiction designed to terrify, shock, or, at the very least, instill feelings of misanthropic dread in the reader. The creepypasta audience, generally speaking, is 4chan.org/x/, reddit.com/r/nosleep, and other Internet forums. Your submission should be succinct, frightening, and well written. FIRST AND FOREMOST: THIS IS AN ORIGINAL CREEPYPASTA CONTEST. Do not submit a pasta that has been featured in another anthology/contest/website. Do not submit a pasta that someone other than you wrote. I will find you out, and I will go Liam Neeson on your ass. Anyway, let's get down to the nitty gritty: YOUR SUBMISSION: -Must be in English. But you can be from anywhere in the world. No discrimination here, gang. -Will be no more than 1,600 words (this is not an unbreakable rule, but it is a firm one; any...