Seventh Sanctum Blog

New Contest: B-Movie Bonanza

Steven Savage — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:22:23 -0800

I'm sure no one is surprised, but the new contest is based on the B-Movie Generator!

So head on over to the Contest Page and let's see what you do!

- Steve

Just a reminder: NaNoWriMo!

Steven Savage — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:58:52 -0800

Yes, it's National Novel Writing Month - and if you're one of the few people that don't know what that is, go here!

For all of you participating in this - or similar events, our forums now have a specific area for discussion.

- Steve

Cross-Genre Contest Winners!

Steven Savage — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:50:52 -0700

And it's judged - just in time for me to get the next contest going! Be sure to leave comments for the entrants and winners! Feedback always helps!

GRAND PRIZE WINNER:

The Gunslinger Surgeon by Tribblenuu!

RUNNERS' UP:

The Cybernetics Necromancer by Lomebririon
The Quick-Draw Illusionist by MysticCookie

HONORABLE MENTION:

The Magic Botanist by Kriddles
The Blood Healer by Lavabeast'

- Steve

Because You all Rule.

Steven Savage — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:29:03 -0700

The b-movie generator isn't even out of BETA and I'm getting people doing art from it.

I married Jack the Ripper (tell me if this doesn't look like something Hammer would do if they tried comedy?)

And of course out of the TEST DATA we had Medusa and Marie Curie go to Shangri-La. Of course we KNOW how many Medusa/Marie Curie shippers there are out there. OK we don't, but still.

I'm now leaning to making this generator the centerpiece of the next contest. With some very special rules to make it more interesting . . .

-Steve

The B-Movie Generator: Beta!

Steven Savage — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:43:33 -0700

And here it is, released, but I'm still tweaking it. Thus I'll consider it beta for a few days.

B-Movie Generator

A few sample results:

Assault Beyond Cannibal Island
Attack Beyond Mercury
Beast Siege 2013
Beyond Magic
Destiny of The Terrifying Captain Edwards
Holiness Cellar
I Married Elizabeth Bathory
Legacy of The Decadent Professor Turner
Madness Innocents
Master Sensuality
Monsters of Filth
My Dad Married Elizabeth Bathory
Terrible Castle
The Fear of Canada
The Horrible Emperor Mitchel
The Magic of The Listener Uninhibited, Part II
The Mind Listeners
The Molecular Killers
The Sensual Mystery of The Saint Louis Damnation
The Wrath of Paul Bunyan

- Steve

Eastern Style Steampunk==Steampanku?

Steven Savage — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:05:54 -0700

A friend pointed this new online fiction out, Steampunk with a more Eastern flavor. Interesting idea!

http://steampanku.wordpress.com/

Latest updates

Steven Savage — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:59:07 -0700

My judges really jumped into it - so I've only got one more person I'm waiting on for results, and the latest contest will be done.

I also wanted to note I've been posting a LOT of interviews at www.fantopro.com that are relevant to the creative folks here, including artists and writers. Check them out!

Finally, more results from the B-movie generator. I hope to get it out next week:

Baron Passion
Blood Circus
Blood and Wonder
Daughters of Elizabeth Bathroy
Invasion of the Colossal Gorillas
Madhouse of the Breed
Merlin and Aladdin go to Planet X
Mountain of the Masters
My Mom Married Sinbad
Pandora versus The Bloody Tiger
She was an Atom-age Medusa
Suffering Party
The Amphibian Women, Chapter 5
The Case of The Electronic Man
The Evil Doctor
The Forbidden Case of Jack the Ripper
The Gigantic Men
The Piranha-Man from The Future
The Secret of Lizzie Smith
The Teacher Corrupted

- Steve

Samples from the B-movie generator

Steven Savage — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:55:14 -0700

And with the latest contest ready to be judged, let me return to the in-progress B-movie generator. Here's some samples from the latest run:

Beyond Atlantis
Body of Infinity
Eye of Jack the Ripper
Island of the Reaper
Robinson Crusoe in Paris
Seeker Attack 1980
Sergeant Passion
Siege of Britain
Soul of the Mutant
The Abominable Professor
The Asylum
The Clone in Toronto
The Eye Whisperers
The Legendary Invisible People
The Mission
The Nuclear Women
The Soul Trappers
The Tales of the Wolf-Person
The Torture Chamber of Lizzie Borden
The Torture Chamber of Terror

- Steve

The REALLY final contest entries - I'm sure!

Steven Savage — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:42:10 -0700

Looks like even more entries came in for the contest - right after I posted the last batch. So here's one more batch of art, from our first photographic entry, to a mysterious lady, to a pretty well-armed doctor!

- Steve

Final (?) Cross-Genre Character Entries!

Steven Savage — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:46:13 -0700

Well the cross-genre contest is over by and large (we might get a straggler or two but I THINk everything is in). We close out with 3 entries!

Next up the judging! This is going to be almost as challenging as the last one if not AS challenging - we have some amazing stuff!

Oh and me getting back to the B-movie generator . . .

- Steve