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Get your horror on with Dead Space 2!

By David Hollingworth
10:52 Dec 20, 2010 | 5 Comments
Tags: dead | space | 2 | horror | writing | competition | atomic | news
Get your horror on with Dead Space 2!

Fancy yourself as bit of a horror writer? Want to win a copy of Dead Space 2? Well, why not combine those talents/needs for our Dead Space 2 writing comp?!

The darkness of infinite space. The unquiet dead. Flesh moulded into new and unnatural shapes.

Such things are the stuff of horror – and Dead Space 2.

We think EA’s got a pretty good handle on what makes horror tick – certainly, Dead Space might have caused a few chair dampening moments. But we’re curious to see if you’ve got the same stuff, and we want to make it worth your while.

So here’s the deal; EA’s been generous enough to give us ten download codes for Dead Space 2, and we want you to flex your writing muscles to get them. Submit to us your take on Dead Space horror, a story fit to scare the hardiest of space farers and make grown men sleep with a comfort light on. The length is up to you, but only the scariest, best written and most lore-appropriate entries will be in with a chance.

And, what’s more, if you do win we’ll publish your piece on Atomic’s site. So get thinking, get creating, and get to scaring the pants off our panel of quivering judges! Once written, email your writing to me; and may the best scares win! Write to whatever length you feel comfortable.

For the Terms and Conditions of this comp, please click here.

 
 
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5 Comments
Opy
Dec 20, 2010 11:46 AM
That's pretty cool. Wish I had the talent.
My horror stories tend to be based on there being no beer available for my lunch break.
-shivers-
Hawkeye
Dec 20, 2010 11:50 AM
Noooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jdog
Dec 20, 2010 12:02 PM
i think i will give this a shot...

SceptreCore
Dec 26, 2010 12:29 AM
Maybe later... I'll give this a shot. I'm not too bad at creative writing.


Did you know Dave, in the first game, the voice artist of the captain of the Ishimura was the guy who played Martok in DS9?
Manbearpig3130
Jan 23, 2011 7:08 PM
I hope that theres only like 10 of us that entered so we all win lol
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