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

[Teresa]

Checked us in...

[Kari]

Yeay!

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Shivers

Shivers is a sadistic, twisted, and relentless killer. His costume is grim and tattered making him look demonic. His wild messy hair, bloodshot eyes, and twisted smile create a chilling look that emphasizes his malevolence. He relies on his menacing presence and brutal violence to terrorize his victims. He is very straightforward in his evil. He is obsessed with causing pain to those who fear him. He stalks people afraid of clowns and uses their fears against them. It is their fear which attracts him.

Complete the following tasks
Arm 1: Read a chain of 3 books with a character that has messy hair (your interpretation)
Arm 2: Read a chain of 3 books with a stalker
Leg 1: Read a chain of 3 books with the author's initials in FEAR
Leg 2: Read a chain of 3 books that starts with a letter in DEMONIC (team must pick one letter)

[Teresa]

Did you know, including Shivers, we have only 3 clowns left!?

I'm still looking for something that fits Arm 2 but I had a book that worked for Leg 1 and need to read on that fits Arm 2. I have both a D and a C, I can use for Demonic (Leg 2)

[Kari]

Teresa wrote: "Did you know, including Shivers, we have only 3 clowns left!?

I'm still looking for something that fits Arm 2 but I had a book that worked for Leg 1 and need to read on that fits Arm 2. I have bot..."

Almost there! I hope those last clowns are easy, lol.

I think C might be easier but I can read for C or D no problem, I don't have anything banked.

[Teresa]

I miss read Leg 1 - my book only had one initial. Luckily I have a book to read for one of my other challenges that does!

[Teresa]

Kari wrote: "Teresa wrote: "Did you know, including Shivers, we have only 3 clowns left!?

I'm still looking for something that fits Arm 2 but I had a book that worked for Leg 1 and need to read on that fits Ar..."

I have both a C and a D read - but my C would also work for messy hair... I won't get to my current pick for messy hair book for a little while. That being said, lets see what Tru has.

[Truitt_T]

Greeetings, all!

Sorry I've been AWOL a bit - I'll get on this right now. :)

Either C or D works for me. If you don't care, Kari, then why don't we go with D so Teresa can use her C for messy hair.

I seem to recall a messy hair character, but now I'm going to have to figure out what book it was, lol.

[Kari]

Truitt_T wrote: "Greeetings, all!

Sorry I've been AWOL a bit - I'll get on this right now. :)

Either C or D works for me. If you don't care, Kari, then why don't we go with D so Teresa can use her C for messy ha..."

D is fine by me👍

[Truitt_T]

Excellent! D it is.
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It may be a few days before I get to my stalker book. We'll see....

[Truitt_T]

Teresa wrote: "Did you know, including Shivers, we have only 3 clowns left!?

I'm still looking for something that fits Arm 2 but I had a book that worked for Leg 1 and need to read on that fits Arm 2. I have bot..."

It's hard to believe that we only have a few clowns to go! And TW ends tomorrow - It'll be odd to no longer feel that I have to read the shortest possible books.....

[Teresa]

IKR! I'm looking forward to catching up on some other individual, annual challenges for the month of December!

[Teresa]

Kari, if you want, my current audio book has a stalker - I'll be done it in a couple days.

[Kari]

Teresa wrote: "Kari, if you want, my current audio book has a stalker - I'll be done it in a couple days."

Yes, that'd be great :) I'll start on my D book.

[Teresa]

Checked in!!

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Tickles

Tickles the Clown also known as "The Mauler of Innocents" was once an ordinary man who performed as a clown for children's parties. A traumatic event triggered a psychotic breakdown and he gained infamy for abducting and murdering children in brutal and grotesque ways.
He targets not only children but anyone who crosses his path in a deranged need to "preserve" innocence by snuffing it out. He is a very cunning and deeply sadistic person. He takes pleasure in the fear & suffering of his victims. His version of "tickling" is more like torture. His personality is a mix of dark humor and psychopathy. He taunts his victims with mocking laughter and twisted jokes.
Tickles has a terrifying, demonic appearance with exaggerated black eye sockets, a jagged red mouth smeared with blood, and a cracked, grimy white face. His wild matted hair and worn costume just make him look unhinged. His maniacal grin adds to the menacing look that will haunt you long after he is gone.

Complete the following tasks
Arm 1: Read a chain of 3 books with all the letters of TICKLES in the title/series
Arm 2: Read a chain of 3 books with a maniacal grin on the covers (your interpretation)
Leg 1: Read a chain of 3 books that haunt you (scary to you)
Leg 2: Read a chain of 3 books that start with a letter in MAULER (everyone can choose a letter of their choice)

[Truitt_T]

Oh glory, y'all - maniacal grin is going to be tough.

Do you think a skull can grin?

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Just checking in to see how this team is moving forward. Several teams are making changes in December. Some are planning to stop playing once the competitive challenge ends. Others are playing individually or in pairs (one person quits).
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Just let me know if you are making any team changes.

[Kari]

Teresa wrote: "Checked in!!"

Thanks again for your stalker book 💛!

[Kari]

Truitt_T wrote: "Oh glory, y'all - maniacal grin is going to be tough.

Do you think a skull can grin?

"

I think that skull would work, Tru👍. It looks freaky. And maniacal grin is sort of subjective. I also found these two:

Would either of these work? I think I'd prefer the santa one.

[Kari]

Donna wrote: "Just checking in to see how this team is moving forward. Several teams are making changes in December. Some are planning to stop playing once the competitive challenge ends. Others are playing indi..."

We have this clown and one more, I'd love to finish the challenge if Teresa and Tru agree?!

[Truitt_T]

Kari wrote: "Donna wrote: "Just checking in to see how this team is moving forward. Several teams are making changes in December. Some are planning to stop playing once the competitive challenge ends. Others ar..."

I'd like to finish - we're almost done! I hope you're in, too, Teresa.

Kari - The Speak and Obey civer is definitely freaky. It counts.

The Santa cover is (I'm sure) unintentionally creepy. It just feels...off. As you say - maniacal is somewhat subjective. Go for ti!

Donna - thank you, again, for creating and running this challenge. How could we not want to finish? And we might manage to do it in November. :)

[Teresa]

I'm in for finishing!

I tried getting the book you're using for Leg 1, Tru, but all copies are out at my library and they don't carry the ebook :(

I'm thinking of Something Wicked instead - the first two were definitely haunting and somewhat scary!

I've read the Necromancer book recently and really don't like the sound of the two Kari found, so I'm still searching for Arm 2...

[Teresa]

What do you guys think of


for grin? I know it's more of a smirk but it looks sinister/maniacal (its a long shot, I know)

or

Which I do want to read but it's long and ends on a cliffhanger....

[Truitt_T]

I think the smirk on the first cover looks a little crazed - go for it!

I cannot recommend On Tyrrany highly enough. I hope you get a chance to read it one of these days.

On the other hand, DO NOT read Trapped for Thanksgiving. It was terrible, lol.

[Kari]

I agree, the smirk is maniacal enough, like my creepy santa, lol.

[Teresa]

Ugh - the author re-released the book and took it out of KU... so I need another maniacal grin book... Any other suggestions?

[Truitt_T]

Teresa wrote: "Ugh - the author re-released the book and took it out of KU... so I need another maniacal grin book... Any other suggestions?"

Oh no! I'll see if I can come up with some ideas.

[Kari]

maniacal-ish grin?

[Kari]

[Teresa]

Kari wrote: " maniacal-ish grin?"

I think this one may work!

[Truitt_T]

How about another Something Wicked?

[Kari]

That's all I found.

[Truitt_T]

Kari wrote: " maniacal-ish grin?"

That one should work - and it's short!

[Kari]

I think any of the above would be ok

[Teresa]

Truitt_T wrote: "How about another Something Wicked?

"

I liked this book, but it is sooo long.

Thank you both for your suggestions!! I think I'll go with Trust the Moon

[Truitt_T]

Kari -

I've got a spare book that works for MAULER (as long as we can ignore the).

Would you like me to add it to the SS?

[Kari]

Truitt_T wrote: "Kari -

I've got a spare book that works for MAULER (as long as we can ignore the).

Would you like me to add it to the SS?"

Yes that'd be great, thank you, Tru 😀

[Teresa]

Something Wicked by Lily Morton was sooo good, but absolutely creepy and haunting! If you liked the first two, you will love this too!

[Kari]

Checked in! One more to go!

[Truitt_T]

Kari wrote: "Checked in! One more to go!"

Go team, go team, go!

[Teresa]

Thanks Kari!

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Jack

Jack is a demonic entity bound to a toy box. He uses the jack in the box as a vessel to claim souls. The cursed toy is both his prison and his method of hunting. Anyone who winds up the toy and releases him becomes his next target.
Jack's curse has a set of rules. He must claim six victims before he can return to his box. The person who opens the box is the final victim. He uses brutal violence and psychological manipulation to claim victims.
Jack is purely malevolent. He delights in the fear and suffering of his victims. He is patient and will slowly pursue his prey, appearing in & out of the box. He is cold & calculating each move, toying with victims and instilling them with fear before finally killing them.

Complete these tasks
Arm 1: Read a chain of 3 books where a character goes hunting
Arm 2: Read a chain of 3 books with a 6 in the page count
Leg 1: Read a chain of 3 books with a character under a curse in the story
Leg 2: Read a chain of 3 books with a toy on the cover

[Kari]

Any suggestions for toy on the cover?
Do you think some sports equipment would work, like a baseball bat or ball, which could be considered toys sometimes?

[Teresa]

I would think a ball would be a toy...

has a toy dino in the sack

soccer ball

toy santa

crop as a sex toy?

toy airplane

[Teresa]

Also found

[Truitt_T]

I'm going with Christmas Stalkings: Tales of Yuletide Murder, a book of short stories edited by Charlotte MacLeod.

It may take me a few days.....

[Kari]

Thank you, this is super helpful!
I'm thinking one of these , probably the tentacular christmas one, the series is a hoot.

[Truitt_T]

I finished my book and have checked us in!

Thank you both for being such great teammates!

[Kari]

Great challenge, thank you Donna!!

Thank you both for letting me join you, it was fun :).