GRIMMHAUS CONTESTS
Test your courage and craft within the silent halls of Grimmhaus. Stake your claim in the chronicles of the macabre and let your darkest visions come to light.
Current Contests
The Haunting Verse
Oct 1 - Oct 31
Pen your most chilling Victorian poetry. Capture the essence of midnight whispers and the deep, haunting secrets of long-forgotten manors.
Relics of the Forgotten
Nov 1 - Nov 30
Photograph or illustrate ancient Victorian items of mystery. Show us the beauty within decay and the stories hidden in dusty heirlooms.
Whispers in the Gloom
Dec 1 - Dec 31
Submit your most atmospheric short story of gothic suspense. Let the shadows guide your narrative through the halls of Grimmhaus.
The Legacy of the Macabre
SHORT STORY
The Clockwork Heart
Winner: Victor Sterling
DARK POETRY
Echoes of Otranto
Winner: Lenore Vane
MACABRE ART
The Red Death
Winner: Silas Thorne
MICRO-FICTION
Buried Alive
Winner: Clara Usher
GHOST STORY
The Haunting of Bly
Winner: Arthur Miles
GOTHIC BALLAD
Raven’s Lament
Winner: Edgar Allen
INK DRAWING
Shadows of London
Winner: Beatrice Pym
PROSE POETRY
Sepulchral Whispers
Winner: Julian Black
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CHOOSE YOUR CRAFT
SUBMIT THE SACRIFICE
ASCEND TO ARCHIVES
Paint your nightmares or pen your tales of the Victorian dark. Every medium of gothic expression is welcomed into the fold.
Offer your work through our digital threshold. Transcribe your dark encounters and upload the fragments of your creativity.
If the shadows favor your craft, your work shall be preserved eternally within the Grimmhaus chronicles for all watchers to see.