Hello there, ghouls and goblins. trombrony98 here, with the announcement of the first contest of the season! Scared silly? Thought so. Let's get down to the rules.

Type: Poetry
Concept: Write an acrostic poem about Halloween. Minimum 5 lines. The word(s) that the first letters form must be related to Halloween.
Scoring: 5 points for conventions, 10 points for originality, 10 points for style.
Deadline: October 12th

Entries should be posted below. Contest winners will be announced on the 14th. Winning poem will be featured on the front page and on my user page.