Okay, so here’s the deal. This is, in essence, like every other book challenge out there. There’s a list of prompts. Fill ‘em and have fun! But I’m expanding on the theme because what better time to be ‘evil’ than the run-up to Halloween?
Rules and Hopes
1. Post something bookish for every prompt that inspires you (between October 1 and 31). This can be a photo, rant, book review, gifset, fancast, video, dramatic reading, etc. Get creative, have fun, and maybe challenge yourself a little.
Every five posts, you’ll level up one Spook Factor.
Spook Factor
1-4: cat 5-9: ghost 10-14: zombie 15-19: vampire 20-24: werewolf 25-30: witch 31-34: pirate 35+: superhero
2. You can also go Trick-or-Treating! Some of the items (see below) are general challenges for the month (like how many books you read), some relate to types of posts, and some are a little odder. They’re all meant to encourage creativity and italicized items are stackable. (If you post one cat photo, that’s good. If you post three cat photos, that’s better.) Any post with the #bookoween hashtag will be checked against these lists whether you try for them or not, and you do not have to work them into the prompt posts. Extra posts are allowed and even encouraged!
3. On the evening of October 31, spilling into November 1 as needed, everyone who’s posted for the challenge will receive an ask stating their Spook Factor and the results of their Trick-or-Treating. For every Trick you do, you’ll get either amusingly tragic backstory or trash-tier Halloween loot like toothbrushes. For every Treat, you get an unspecified amount of candy.
Example: You are a vampire who limps due to a freak bouncy castle accident. You have two Snickers bars, a Tootsy pop, a Butterfingers, an O’Henry, a box of raisins, two boxes of M&Ms, and a ball of caramel corn.
4. Post everything with the #bookoween hashtag. Yes, it’s been used before. No, it hasn’t been used in two years. Therefore, it’s fair game. (Mwahahaha.) If you correctly identify all 22 prompt sources, you also get a thing in the Halloween ask. To keep this fair, please send your answers as asks or through the messenger. If you spoil it for everyone, you also get a thing (and the angry glares of all booklr, so maybe don’t).
Trick
Reuse a prop or backdrop.
Post a limerick.
Post a selfie.
Feature 5 or more books I’ve read.
Add 3 or more books to my TBR
Bake/cook something bookish but don’t share the recipe.
Get no notes on any Bookoween post (self-reblogs don’t count).
Make less than 5 posts referencing fall or Halloween.
Start a tag meme.
Feature Halloween candy before October 15.
Post a meme (lik the bred, alignment charts, etc.)
Post a book that’s been written in.
Acknowledge any of: National Pizza Month, World Porridge Day (Oct. 10), Global Handwashing Day (Oct. 15), World Space Week (Oct. 4-10), National Fossil Day (Oct. 17), and World Ballet Day (Oct. 2).
Treat
Post your TBR for the month.
Make more than one type of post (so, like, photos and text, or text and audio, or even photos and moodboards).
Read more than 5 books.
Read more than 10 books
Read something over 666 pages.
Bake/cook something bookish.
Post original Halloween or fall-themed writing.
Post a review or a reaction post.
Start an ask meme.
Post a rec list.
Post a picture with a cat in it (live, toy, painting, etc.)
Rec another booklr.
Acknowledge any of: UK Black History Month, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Filipino American History Month, LGBT History Month, Asexual Awareness Week (Oct. 22-28), Sukkot (Oct. 1), Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Oct. 8), and Canadian Thanksgiving (Oct. 8).
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Halloween themed things for the WIN!!!
