Hooks of Horror

Justinthulu
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Hooks of Horror Podcast

Hooks of Horror releases every three weeks. Challenging aspiring creative people to work off the given prompt and complete a project within 21 days. share it on an appropriate platform and then post a link to social media using #HooksofHorror. Whether that’s a written piece, poetry or even a role playing adventure or campaign is up to the listener to decide. Linking the show to your work, or emailing a copy in to the show gets your work out there, and potentially narrated. Your host will be working alongside listeners to craft a story in the same time-frame, which will then be narrated for the next show. Think of it like flash fiction, but with a bit of extra time. There are no stakes, no need for perfection, just keep it spooky and do your best! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  1. 02/25/2019

    Season Two Opener

    Welcome to Season 2 of Hooks of Horror! We start this season with a short, simple message and a quick recap of the guidelines for the submissions to the show. As well as the first prompt! First full Episode drops on March 17th! Submissions for narration due no later than March 13th! Tweet a link to your work @HooksofHorror or email your piece in to us here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    3 min

  2. 12/12/2018

    December First

    Remember to tag #HooksofHorror and tweet out a link to what you create using the hook from this weeks episode! You can also email stories to Hooksofhorrorpod@gmail.com from which we will contact you if a story will be read on the next show. New Release schedule! Every 3 weeks! Find more from Augie Peterson at her website: augiepeterson.wordpress.com and on podcatchers of all kinds: here Gemma Amor's Cruel Works of Nature is available on Amazon here. I'd recommend the paperback for full book goodness. You can also find her at gemmaamorauthor.com I will be at Podcon2 in Seattle January 19 - 20 at the Seattle Convention center! If you'll be there too be on the lookout for posts on twitter or send me a note so that I can wave at you. more info: www.podcon.com The Hook: Tell us a story of debts. Tell us a story of travel. Tell us a story of both. A man travels through the city, on his way home to his family and friends. He stands to watch a street performer, laughs and claps with the rest of the crowd. When the time comes to pay the performer they all walk away. Money destined for treasures for their own kin. The traveler laughs at the performers plight. Not noticing the darkness in their eyes or the almost feral grin across their face. A few coins would have stopped the blood shed. For more from your Narrator: Digital and Dice podcast CreaturePasta The SGO files Via email at : Hooksofhorrorpod@gmail.com or on Twitter or @hooksofhorror Music and SFX used were purchased on: www.PMSFX.com and you should check it out! Also from: Audioblocks and A Sound Effect Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    14 min

  3. 11/14/2018

    The Storm

    Remember to tag #HooksofHorror and tweet out a link to what you create using the hook from this weeks episode! Or visit the Facebook page to share your piece if you aren't on Twitter. You can also email stories, from which we will contact you if a story will be read on the next show. New Release schedule! Every 3 weeks! The Hook: Tell us a story of debts. Tell us a story of travel. Tell us a story of both. A man travels through the city, on his way home to his family and friends. He stands to watch a street performer, laughs and claps with the rest of the crowd. When the time comes to pay the performer they all walk away. Money destined for treasures for their own kin. The traveler laughs at the performers plight. Not noticing the darkness in their eyes or the almost feral grin across their face. A few coins would have stopped the blood shed. For more from your Narrator: Digital and Dice podcast CreaturePasta The SGO files Via email at : Hooksofhorrorpod@gmail.com or on Twitter or @hooksofhorror Music and SFX used were purchased on: www.PMSFX.com and you should check it out! Also from: Audioblocks and A Sound Effect Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    45 min

  4. 10/31/2018

    Halloween Special - Contest readings

    Remember to tag #HooksofHorror and tweet out a link to what you create using the hook from this weeks episode! Or visit the Facebook page to share your piece if you aren't on Twitter. You can also email stories, from which we will contact you if a story will be read on the next show. The winner is Kaitlyn! The ongoing Hook: Tell us a story of a storm. For more from your Narrator: Digital and Dice podcast CreaturePasta The SGO files Via email at : Hooksofhorrorpod@gmail.com or on Twitter or @hooksofhorror Music and SFX used were purchased on: www.PMSFX.com and you should check it out! also from Audioblocks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    15 min

  5. 10/23/2018

    From Above

    Remember to tag #HooksofHorror and tweet out a link to what you create using the hook from this weeks episode! Or visit the Facebook page to share your piece if you aren't on Twitter. You can also email stories to HooksofHorrorpod@gmail.com, from which we will contact you if a story will be read on the next show. Thanks so much to Atticus Jackson (@TheAtticus) and S.H.Cooper (@MsPippinacious) for providing excellent voices to this episode. Be sure to visit them on Twitter to find more of the awesome things they both do! The next show is coming to you on November 6th. The contest ends October 30th, the mini-episode will release on October 31st, Halloween! Visit the Twitter to see the Words to use in the contest! The story this week was 'From Above' by Justinthulu. it'll all make sense next episode... maybe. The ongoing Hook: Storm. Tells us a story of a storm. Interpret that as you will! For more from your Narrator: Digital and Dice podcast CreaturePasta The SGO files Via email at : Hooksofhorrorpod@gmail.com or on Twitter or @hooksofhorror Music and SFX used were purchased on: www.PMSFX.com and you should check it out! also from Audioblocks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    17 min

  6. 10/10/2018

    The Announcement

    Remember to tag #HooksofHorror and tweet out a link to what you create using the hook from this weeks episode! Or visit the Facebook page to share your piece if you aren't on Twitter. You can also email stories, from which we will contact you if a story will be read on the next show. The next show is coming to you on October 23rd. The contest ends October 30th, the mini-episode will release on October 31st, Halloween! Visit the Twitter to see the Word to use in the contest! The ongoing Hook: Change. Tell us a scary story about change! trying a single word prompt we'll see how it goes. For more from your Narrator: Digital and Dice podcast CreaturePasta The SGO files Via email at : Hooksofhorrorpod@gmail.com or on Twitter or @hooksofhorror Music and SFX used were purchased on: www.PMSFX.com and you should check it out! also from Audioblocks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    5 min

  7. 09/26/2018

    The Airfield

    We're back! This weeks' episode features a work in progress, be gentle! Remember to tag #HooksofHorror and tweet out a link to what you create using the hook from this weeks episode! Or visit the Facebook page to share your piece if you aren't on Twitter. You can also email stories, from which we will contact you if a story will be read on the next show. The story on this episode is: "The Airfield' a work in progress by your Narrator The Hook: Change. Tell us a scary story about change! trying a single word prompt we'll see how it goes. For more from your Narrator: Digital and Dice podcast CreaturePasta The SGO files Via email at : Hooksofhorrorpod@gmail.com or on Twitter or @hooksofhorror Music and SFX used were purchased on: www.PMSFX.com and you should check it out! also from Audioblocks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    31 min

  8. 08/31/2018

    Three authors!

    This week's episode features stories by Augie Peterson, S H Cooper and Logan Noble! Find them all on Twitter by clicking the names, or browse their websites for information on their published works (which are either on my shelves or on the way!) and some awesome blogs! Augie: augiepeterson.wordpress.com (@AugiePWrites) S.H. Cooper: authorshcooper.com (@MsPippinacious) Logan: logannobleauthor.com (@Logan_Noble) Remember to tag #HooksofHorror and tweet out a link to what you create using the hook from this weeks episode! Or visit the Facebook page to share your piece if you aren't on Twitter. You can also email stories, from which we will contact you if a story will be read on the next show. The stories on this episode are: 'Graveyard shift" written by Augie Peterson starts at 3:33 'Last requests' by S.H. Cooper starts at 11:27 'Night Shift at the Blue Acres Care Facility' by Logan Noble starts at 24:11 The Hook: 'If you find yourself walking out by the old airfield towards evening, make sure you’ve got smokes. If those guys in the coveralls in the hangars are there... the ones that never step out into the light, you pass them around. Unless the runway is lit, then you run!' For more from your Narrator: Digital and Dice podcast CreaturePasta The SGO files Via email at : Hooksofhorrorpod@gmail.com or on Twitter or @hooksofhorror Music and SFX used were purchased on: www.PMSFX.com and you should check it out! also from Audioblocks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    37 min

  9. 08/20/2018

    My Uncle Ike Hunted Monsters

    This week's episode features a story by Charlotte Norup! Co-creator of the Calling Darkness podcast and a voice actor on the Grey Rooms podcast. Find them all on Twitter by clicking the names, or search them out on Facebook! Remember to tag #HooksofHorror and tweet out a link to what you create using the hook from this weeks episode! or visit the Facebook page to share your work if you aren't on Twitter The stories on this episode are: 'My uncle Ike hunted monsters" written by Justinthulu starts at 3:55 'The Icy lake' by Charlotte Norup starts at 36:14 For more from your Narrator: Digital and Dice podcast CreaturePasta The SGO files Via email at : Hooksofhorrorpod@gmail.com or on Twitter Music and SFX used were purchased on: www.PMSFX.com and you should check it out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    43 min

  10. 08/06/2018

    A walk around the Two Mile

    Welcome to Hooks of Horror, horror writing prompts delivered in audio form with accompanying fiction. The first full episode is a little short, but you can expect these episodes to get longer as the season progresses and my skills improve! Thank you for taking the time to listen to this first episode! I hope you'll continue to listen as we go on, and we can all laugh at the cringiness later! The story on this episode is 'A walk around the Two mile" written by me and available here For more from your Narrator: Digital and Dice podcast CreaturePasta The SGO files Via email at : Hooksofhorrorpod@gmail.com or on Twitter Music and SFX used were purchased on: www.PMSFX.com and you should check it out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    16 min

  11. 07/08/2018

    Teaser!

    Welcome to Hooks of Horror, horror writing prompts delivered in audio form with accompanying fiction. The first full episode will be releasing on July 30th, just a few weeks away! In the meantime, settle in with this teaser and contemplate your given prompt. Looking forward to sharing with you all with this new project! For more from your Narrator: Digital and Dice podcast CreaturePasta The SGO files Via email at : Hooksofhorrorpod@gmail.com or on Twitter music used: Ossuary 6 - Air Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    3 min

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Hooks of Horror releases every three weeks. Challenging aspiring creative people to work off the given prompt and complete a project within 21 days. share it on an appropriate platform and then post a link to social media using #HooksofHorror. Whether that’s a written piece, poetry or even a role playing adventure or campaign is up to the listener to decide. Linking the show to your work, or emailing a copy in to the show gets your work out there, and potentially narrated. Your host will be working alongside listeners to craft a story in the same time-frame, which will then be narrated for the next show. Think of it like flash fiction, but with a bit of extra time. There are no stakes, no need for perfection, just keep it spooky and do your best! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Information

  • Creator
    Justinthulu
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2019
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Justin McCarthy
  • Show Website
    Hooks of Horror

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