NC Send In the Clowns (NO pictures) (continuing)

[Teresa]

I think that’s only if it says “do this then do that”. These are presented as a group

[Truitt_T]

Ahhhh...

Well in that case, it'll be a little easier!

[Truitt_T]

And I just saw that you two have already been filling in - I'll get on it!

[Teresa]

That was me earlier - I thought I’d posted here on my computer, but I don’t see it now I’m on my phone. I think I forgot to hit enter 😆 🤦🏻‍♀️

[Kari]

I posted a bunch too. I'm missing adopted and someone disappears, I still have to search for those.
Once again work is interfering with my reading time argh, lol.
Edit: I found one for disappear, so I'm still moving things around.

[Teresa]

Do either of you have another for the affair task? I avoid books with this theme...

[Truitt_T]

I think I’ve got one I haven’t used, Teresa. I’ll double check when I get home.

[Kari]

I don't have any :(

[Teresa]

Thanks Tru! And no worries, Kari. 🙂

[Truitt_T]

Truitt_T wrote: "I think I’ve got one I haven’t used, Teresa. I’ll double check when I get home."

It's covered, Teresa!

[Kari]

I started a book for Cleaver letters. I don't have anything for adopted just yet.

[Kari]

@Teresa, how are you liking this series Dead Serious Case #4 Professor Prometheus Plume? I'm really liking them, so fun!

[Teresa]

Kari wrote: "@Teresa, how are you liking this series Dead Serious Case #4 Professor Prometheus Plume? I'm really liking them, so fun!"

So fun!!! I'm loving them :D Dusty steals the show sometimes but I love her snark.

I stumbled across a similar series (Ghostly Awakening) but it is nowhere near as good.

[Truitt_T]

Kari - I’ll look for an adopted book tonight. I may have another…..

[Kari]

Teresa wrote: "Kari wrote: "@Teresa, how are you liking this series Dead Serious Case #4 Professor Prometheus Plume? I'm really liking them, so fun!"

So fun!!! I'm loving them :D Dusty steals the show sometimes ..."

I agree, I love Dusty. And Death and Chan crack me up. I saw there are a couple of spin-offs coming out, woohoo! And a Halloween special but I haven't read it yet.
I have Ghostly Awakening on my TBR but I haven't gotten to it yet, I definitely want to if it's similar in any way.😀

[Kari]

Truitt_T wrote: "Kari - I’ll look for an adopted book tonight. I may have another….."

That would be awesome Tru, thank you !!😁😁

[Truitt_T]

I’ve got one, Kari. I’ll get it added tonight.

[Kari]

Truitt_T wrote: "I’ve got one, Kari. I’ll get it added tonight."

Yeay, thank you, Tru!!

[Teresa]

Hello, Ladies! I just finished my Dead Serious book, but am out of town without my computer. If you all are done your books too, could you update the spreadsheet and submit our completion for me? Thanks!

[Truitt_T]

Teresa wrote: "Hello, Ladies! I just finished my Dead Serious book, but am out of town without my computer. If you all are done your books too, could you update the spreadsheet and submit our completion for me? T..."

Done and posted!

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Ribcage

Ribcage is a supernatural killer clown. He targets his victims by sending them a balloon marked with the dates of their impending death dates & times. He appears emaciated and skeletal with a gaunt face and hollow eyes.
He haunts his victims day & night including in their dreams. He can project his voice. He can appear and disappear at will which adds a psychological layer to his terror.

Complete the following tasks
Arm1: Read a chain of 3 books with a balloon on the cover
Arm 2: Read a chain of 3 books tagged Psychological
Leg 1: Read a chain of 3 books with all the letters of SKELETAL in the title/series
Leg 2: Read a chain of 3 books with the author's initials in DREAMS

[Truitt_T]

Sigh....

Y'all, I did not know that baloon fetish erotica was a thing.

[Teresa]

😳😳

[Truitt_T]

Teresa wrote: "😳😳"


No kink shaming here, but I'm pretty sure I have no interest in reading any of that - my mind is reeling, lol.

I am having trouble finding much with balloons on the cover - at least that I want to read. I am open to suggestions.

[Teresa]

I won’t be home until later tomorrow, I’ll see what I find then and let you know!

No kink shaming - just… I don’t even know how that’s a thing? My imagination isn’t that good 😆

[Truitt_T]

Teresa wrote: "I won’t be home until later tomorrow, I’ll see what I find then and let you know!

No kink shaming - just… I don’t even know how that’s a thing? My imagination isn’t that good 😆"

The covers were, er, off-putting enough that I don't even want to figure it out. It just....never crossed my mind....

[Kari]

Good morning! I found these two books , nothing else at this point.

[Truitt_T]

Kari wrote: "Good morning! I found these two books , nothing else at this point."

Kari, you are brilliant! I've actually read First Dates and Birthday Cakes, but I doubt I ever notced the balloon outlines in the cover background - what excellent eyesight you have! I can definitely recommend it as cute and quick - I liked it very much. I've read one book by Tessa Bailey, and I wasn't a fan.

Sadly, though, I read it back in June. I'm trying not to reread books within a year, so I'll probably go with:

The Balloon Man by Charlotte MacLeod.

Donna didn't say what type of balloon....

[Kari]

I was looking for birthday related romances hoping I'd find a balloon somewhere 😀.
I'm going to read First Dates and Birthday Cakes, I'm glad you liked it!!

I also found has a different cover on Amazon, the one on Amazon has balloons.

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Donna didn't say what type of balloon...."

No, Donna didn't...

[Truitt_T]

Donna wrote: "Donna didn't say what type of balloon...."

No, Donna didn't..."

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

[Truitt_T]

Teresa -

I waslooking at your banked books, but I only see one for Author initials in DREAM - Dylan Reece. I didn't add it in case I'm missing something.

I don't think I've got anything else for Psychological, but I'll take a look. Donna has approved combo tags with Psychological, btw.

[Truitt_T]

Teresa -

It turns out I do have another book tagged Psychological if you don't have one you want to read. Just let me know if I should add it to the SS.

I hope you're safely home!

[Teresa]

Truitt_T wrote: "Teresa -

It turns out I do have another book tagged Psychological if you don't have one you want to read. Just let me know if I should add it to the SS.

I hope you're safely home!"

Hi! Just finished settling in at home and have time to update my challenges!

Initials in Dream is the only banked book I have, but I found one I want to read that fits for Skeletal :)

If I could use your psychological book, that would be awesome!! I was not looking forward to this task 😬

[Teresa]

Kari wrote: "Good morning! I found these two books , nothing else at this point."

Thanks Kari!! I'm going to read First Dates too!

[Kari]

Teresa wrote: "Kari wrote: "Good morning! I found these two books , nothing else at this point."

Thanks Kari!! I'm going t..."

Yeay! I'm starting it today and I'm looking forward to it 😀, then I'll look for Skeletal and Dreams, sorry don't have anything yet for those.
I finished my psychological book The Island, it was lovely but so hard to read, it's been a while since I read anything so heartbreaking.
@Teresa, this one is so good Jon's Helter Skelter Cold Case I loved this series so much.

[Truitt_T]

Kari - I've got another author initials in DREAMS book - The Son and Heir: A Memoir by Alexander Münninghoff, 10/25/24.

Feel free to add it to the SS (it's going to be a long day at work) if you don't have one yet.

I'm still checking for SKELETAL...

[Kari]

Truitt_T wrote: "Kari - I've got another author initials in DREAMS book - The Son and Heir: A Memoir by Alexander Münninghoff, 10/25/24.

Feel free to add it to the SS (it's going t..."

Thank you so much, I added your book for Dreams!! 😃😃

[Kari]

I found a book for Skeletal Dead Serious Halloween Special, starting it today.
I finished First Dates and Birthday Cakes, it was very cute. Loved Ben and Jake.

[Teresa]

Kari wrote: "I found a book for Skeletal Dead Serious Halloween Special, starting it today.
I finished First Dates and Birthday Cakes, it was very cute. Loved Ben and Jake."

I loved First Dates!! so sweet!

[Kari]

We're checked in!

[Truitt_T]

Kari wrote: "We're checked in!"

Woohoo!

[Teresa]

👍🏻

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

The Heads

The Heads are a group of clowns that kidnap a group of people to play a game with them within a haunted house. They are given 12 hours to survive while the clowns try to kill them. The clowns are named Doom-Head, Psycho-Head, Schizo-Head, Death-Head, Sex-Head and Sick-Head.
Sick-Head is a midget that looks like a Hispanic Hitler complete with swastika. Psycho-head and Schizo-Head are chainsaw-wielding brothers. Death & Sex have those words actually written on their chests and are reminiscent of a BDSM duo. Doom-Head is the creepiest of the bunch.

Your team has been assigned Schizo-Head
S
C
H
I
Z
O
H
E
A
D

Spell out your assigned head. The twist for this task is if you complete the spell out in 12 hours or less, your team will receive a bonus of 50 points. You are playing non-competitively so no need to worry about this...

[Truitt_T]

We've got them all - but I need to double check that we can use The 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith for D. I think their are rules about children's books.....

[Teresa]

We can move Hot Dog Girl to D and use Kari's last recorded book to H

[Truitt_T]

Nope - the page count isn't high enough for a children's book.

I'll replace it.

[Truitt_T]

Teresa wrote: "We can move Hot Dog Girl to D and use Kari's last recorded book to H"

Whoops! Cross posted.

I had another one ready. :)

[Truitt_T]

Does anyone particularly want to post it?

[Truitt_T]

Under an hour - not bad, team!