👻 Spooky Descriptory Contest | The Dozen Club | Voting Open!

daisycat • 26 September 2026 at 4:30 PM

All items and travels on Egg Cave come with descriptions. Some of them standard and expected, some of them silly and wacky. Create a spooky story or dialogue using only descriptions of Egg Cave items. Your finished piece should read like an excerpt from a book or a conversation. Try searching the Items Database for specific words to help find the vibe of what you're looking for. Use "quotations" around a word in your search to find something exact.

You can check out the Spooky Descriptory a couple sections below that I made in order to help you understand how this works! I originally hosted this type of contest for my guild Nest, so you can also look at those past winners to get a feel for it.




• The challenge is to make a story composed of only the item descriptions, without adding your own text. Each line should only have text taken directly from item descriptions. You can cut out text like I did in my example below, but you can't add in your own text.
• The expected entry will have between two (2) and eight (8) item/travel descriptions.
• There is no maximum number of descriptions you may use, but it's recommended to not exceed 20.
• If an item description is more than one sentence, you may use all of the sentences or omit one or more.
• Your entry must follow one or more of these themes: October, autumn, Halloween, scary/spooky/mysterious/creepy story.
• This contest requires three (3) Eggies to begin and is open to a maximum of ten (10) Eggies.
• Optional: You can add in names or species of who's saying what, like Alkub, Narrator, etc. Please see my example.




Ping me here to claim your spot, but please don't post your story here.
Send me a message to submit your spooky story.
Please type your username in the subject to help keep these organized and less chaotic!

Message Subject Format:
DC Spooky Descriptory | @yourusername

Please see my example below for how the subject should look. The format for message subjects will always be these three components only - DC Activity Name | @yourusername - following this format helps streamline things for me and I really appreciate it!

In the message body, please make up a title for your story, add your story, then below that, please add the list of item descriptions you utilized, in order. See example message below.


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EXAMPLE if I was submitting a story:

Message Subject:
DC Spooky Descriptory | @daisycat

Message Body:
Bit Off Gore than They Could Chew

Luskrull: This will kill you if you eat it.
Yeep: I'll have three pieces, please. However, it's almost so beautifully decorated that you don't want to eat it and ruin it.
Floicol: Who knows what it'll do to you if you eat it. I don't think you should touch it.
Yeep: HUNGRY!
Narrator: They put their head... RIGHT INTO THE CAKE!!! ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING, ISN'T IT?
Subtitles: You sense a strange presence nearby.
Unknown Voice: Death is waiting for you... always watching. Always... always... always...
(it's optional to put a species or name in front of each line)

Venomous Snake Bead
Triple Chocolate Cake
A Gingerbread Cookie
Green Cosmic Slime
Blood Stained Cursed Hand With Scroll
Fruit (Slysal Stage 2)
I Ruined The Cake (Reidea Stage 3)
Gore Cake
Dark Cemetery
Death In A Box
Surveillance Dystopia
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And the below is something you do not need to include in your message, but I just wanted to show how you can also utilize description parts instead of the entire description:

A Gingerbread Cookie: This gingerbread cookie looks so tasty! However, it's almost so beautifully decorated that you don't want to eat it and ruin it.
Blood Stained Cursed Hand With Scroll: I don't think you should touch it. What if it comes alive? Spooky!
Fruit (Slysal Stage 2): Your Slysal is HUNGRY!
Surveillance Dystopia: They're always watching. Always... always... always...




🥇 First Place: 150 CC + Spooky Descriptory Badge + Your username in the Fridge of Fame + Your story in the Eggy Library

🥈 Second Place: 100 CC + Spooky Descriptory Badge + Your username in the Fridge of Fame + Your story in the Eggy Library

🥉 Third Place: 50 CC + Spooky Descriptory Badge + Your username in the Fridge of Fame + Your story in the Eggy Library

⭐ Consolation: As a thank you for contributing, remaining Eggy story crafters will receive a participation badge, their name in the Fridge of Fame, their story in the Eggy Library, and a spooky item! (Your inventory permitting.)





The deadline to submit your entry is Tuesday, October 20th, at 11:59 PM ECT.
Voting will take place in a poll on this topic sometime after entries close.
Results will be posted sometime around or after Tuesday, October 27th.





This contest requires three (3) Eggies to begin and is open to a maximum of ten (10) Eggies.

1. @merit
2. @lexian
3. @neniels
4. @kataclysm
5. @gngdia
6. @lia
7. @spiritkoi
8. @vanilla
9. @lexicon
10. Spot has opened up! [Edit: Deadline has passed.]

Post below to claim a spot! You may chat here, but please do not post your entry! 🙀 To keep voting fair, entries will be anonymous until the contest results are posted.
Send your entry to me in a message following the format shown in the "𝐇𝖔𝖜 𝖙𝖔 𝐒𝖚𝖇𝖒𝖎𝖙" section.

Head to the Items Database and get creative!
If you have any questions or need clarification, please ping me below or send me a message and I'd be happy to help! :-)

Reminder: The idea behind this challenge is to only use item description text, meaning, yes, you can cut out text like I did in my example, but you can't add in your own text. Not adding in text is part of the point of the contest, the spirit of only using item descriptions!

merit • 26 September 2026 at 4:35 PM

@daisycat

Sign me up please! This is such a fun idea 🎃

lexian • 26 September 2026 at 4:40 PM

@daisycat I'm interested in giving it a go - just need to read it a few times to get my head around it 😅 (My ADHD is acting up at the moment and I'm seeing words, but they're not going in...haha...) 🤣

nenielsen • 26 September 2026 at 5:01 PM

@daisycat sign me up for October's contest!

kataclysm • 26 September 2026 at 5:01 PM

@daisycat id love to join up as well, please!!

gngdia • 26 September 2026 at 5:42 PM

@daisycat I'd also like to join 😊 many thanks to our sponsor for the generous prizes!

daisycat • 27 September 2026 at 12:03 AM

Thank you to everyone who has signed up so far!
We have five spots left as of this post. :-)


Also, I'd just like to clarify, the challenge is to make a story composed of only the item descriptions. So each line should only have text taken directly from item descriptions, it shouldn't have text that you wrote. All the text for your story has already been written for you -- the only thing you have to do is copy & paste the item descriptions and then put them in the order you want! In the future, there will definitely be actual creative writing contests.

Yes, you can cut out text like I did in my example, but you can't add in your own text. Not adding in text is part of the point of the contest.

Please check out my example in the topic under "𝐇𝖔𝖜 𝖙𝖔 𝐒𝖚𝖇𝖒𝖎𝖙", or, there are also excellent examples of what I mean in this post from when I held a similar contest. To keep the spirit of the contest, just copy and paste the item descriptions! :-D

If anyone has any questions whatsoever or needs further clarification on this, please feel welcome to reach out and I'll try to help as best I can~ 🤗

lia • 27 September 2026 at 2:17 AM

@daisycat what a fun activity! i'd love to sign up c:

daisycat • 28 September 2026 at 10:31 AM

Thank you for signing up, Lia! :-D


There are currently four spots left! And if you've signed up and forget about this, don't worry, as I'll post a reminder as the deadline to submit gets closer (Tuesday, October 20th, at 11:59 PM ECT).

spiritkoi • 30 September 2026 at 4:59 PM

@daisycat I'd like to sign up! It'll be fun searching through the descriptions 🔍

daisycat • 5 October 2026 at 9:35 AM

Thank you to Spirit and Vanilla for signing up! :-D

There are now two spots left! The deadline to sign up and submit your story is Tuesday, October 20th, at 11:59 PM ECT.

prettyiggy • 1 week ago

I'd love to give it a shot! ;-}

daisycat • 1 week ago

Thank you for signing up, Iggy! :-D

There is now just one spot left! The deadline to sign up and submit your story is Tuesday, October 20th, at 11:59 PM ECT.

lexicon • 1 week ago

@daisycat I'd like to join!! I'll post my Eggy bio a bit later just happened to see this and wanted to get in on the fun xD

Edit: two questions!

1. Can you splinch together sentences? For example,

Luskrull: [This will kill you if you] eat it.
Yeep: I'll have three pieces, please. However, it's almost so beautifully decorated that you don't want to [eat it and ruin it.]

"This will kill you if you eat it and ruin it."

2. And just to clarify, you said the expected entry will have between 2-8 item/travel descriptions but then also there is no maximum so more than 8 is fine?

Thanks 💜

daisycat • 1 week ago

@lexicon
Thank you for joining, Lexi!! :-)

1. Yes, you can combine descriptions like in your example! (The main thing is to not add in your own text, it should only be composed of item descriptions.)

2. Yes, using more than 8 item descriptions is fine! (You can try to keep the total under 20 but it's okay if you go over a little. This is just to keep everyone's stories somewhat short since over time, doing things like this, I've learned that a lot of people don't like reading a lot of text and I want to ensure everyone's entries are read in full.)


With that said, all the spots for this contest have been filled! Participants, please message me your Spooky Descriptory entries by Tuesday, October 20th, at 11:59 PM ECT. 😊

lexicon • 1 week ago

@daisycat

Thanks for clarifying!! That makes sense! This is so creative, I love it and can't wait to see everyone's entries 💜

daisycat • 2 days ago

daisycat • 1 day ago

Eggies, grab a cozy drink and a comfy blanket... it's scary story time!
Voting is open until sometime on Tuesday, October 27th.
Please read and agree to the voting rules before continuing. 🖤




1. As I say in all of my contests, please read every entry before placing your vote.
2. You are only allowed to vote once. Please only vote from your main account.
3. If you participated, please vote for an entry that is not yours.
4. Please do not tell any other players to vote for your entry or specific entries.

These rules are in place because I always strive to keep things as fair as possible for all participants!











Look! The moon is crystal clear, with no obstructions. *Bat chirping* Who knew there were SO MANY bats that came out at night? Some might find this a bit frightening. Is this a bad omen? These bats are actually really scared and afraid of YOU… flown so high that they've reached the moon. You hear a faint cackle in the distance… *mwhahahahaha!*

Items used:
Cosmic Moon Perch (Burdrah Stage 4)
Clear Moonrise
Bat Valentine's Heart
Batty Moon
Cat Face Moon (Wicculin Stage 4)
Black Kitty
Scared Bats
Cosmic Moon Perch (Burdrah Stage 4)
It's Witching Hour




Beware! Not only is this house haunted... it's doomed and cursed by evil. Many say a witch casts a spell each night. Rumor has it that the specter of the house's old owner roams freely... Be careful if you do end up visiting. Those who enter never return...

Alkub: The text of this scroll is written in blood.
Argaeru: This is beyond creepy.
Alkub: I wouldn't even want to venture in.

Items used:
Bloody Vampire Plushie
Doomed House on a Hill
Red Moon
Old Scary Mansion
Eastern Jungles
Abandoned Dark Castle
Scroll Of Blood
Extra Yellow Eye (Axol Stage 3)
Black Haunted Dollhouse




Melodie: You sense a strange presence nearby. Who knows what dark magic awaits inside?
Mimic: Most say that those who enter never return... sounds dicey!
Melodie: This gate feels ancient. Seeing it sends a shiver down your spine, not because it's dangerous. But because of how old it is.
Cosmiathan: It can't get more deadly than this. A rock path. No one knows where it leads. This monster wants to swallow Time itself.

Items used:
Dark Cemetery
Scary Moon Tower
Abandoned Dark Castle
Marked Forest Gate
Red Glow (Viranov Stage 4)
Rock Path
Clock Monster




Tasma: Go over the bridge and see what you find! Who knows what it will be...
Alkub: Umm... should I be scared?
Tasma: I guess you'll just have to go in yourself!
Alkub: How magical! This forest is twinkling with spooky delight.
Tasma: Come with me, follow me. Come with me, follow me. Come with me, follow me. Come with me, follow me...
Alkub: It feels like some lost souls are haunting this place.
Tasma: This is actually not a real place...
Alkub: And it's haunted?! RUN!
Tasma: SURPRISE! Celebrate the Festival of Sweets!
Alkub: Wow! This is SO much candy corn!
Tasma: Do not eat too many, otherwise you might end up with a stomachache!
Alkub: Thank you! This bag of sweets will taste marvelous, I'm sure!
Tasma: The forest is getting darker. You should get home soon.
Alkub: See you! Quite close to home actually.

Items used:
Over The Bridge
Seedling Monster (Kinump Stage 1)
Halloween Fun House
Twinkling Pumpkin Forest
Cosmic Gate (Cosmiathan Stage 1)
Sunken Ship
Ancient Temple Top
Abbatial Haunted Book
Plastic Koin Surprise Egg + Eid al-Fitr (used in the same line)
Array of Candy Corn
Unlimited Sweets and Treats
Storticai Plushie + 8th Birthday Sweet Gifts (used in the same line)
Darkening Forest
Tails Up + Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy (used in the same line)




When you're exhausted, things start appearing. A haunted house filled with darkness! Seeing it sends a shiver down your spine, what on earth is that shadow? It's doomed and cursed by evil. Nobody has been able to break the spell. Nothing good can happen here! You have terrible nightmares of some lost souls haunting this place... these ghosts encircle you. Who knows what these creatures once were... feasting on some flesh from below... They're watching your every move. It seems like trying to spread its life form... It can control certain forces in the spirit. Nothing can escape its pull. The "reverent hum" is waiting for you...

Items used:
Fake Desert Oasis
Old Scary Mansion
Dark Spiritual Balls
Marked Forest Gate
Haunting Presence (Specouro Stage 1)
Doomed House on a Hill
Haunted Abandoned Hospital
Nightmare Ghost Ship
Sunken Ship
Becoming Haunted
Bones of the Dead (Durkmun Stage 3)
Mushrooms From The Dead
Haunted Woods (Spying Eyes)
Alien Spores
Spirit Wand
Supermassive Black Hole
Spirit Flowers
Death In A Box




This place has a special Presence to it. Nobody really knows where these woods are... The fog makes this forest feel... kind of creepy. Like somebody is watching you.

You walk beneath the beautifully-grown vine archway before continuing into the overgrowth. You can't see the end of this. It blurs into the horizon.

You sense a strange presence nearby. They're looking. They're watching. They're waiting. These eyes are following you... It's peeping out through this hole!

What... even is this?

Are they... alive?!

Every ugly, gross, and scary thing seems to be here... It exists in the shadows and yet, somehow, you can still see it... does that mean it's getting closer to you? Should you run?

They're coming. They're coming for YOU... RUN!!!

Items used:
Glowing Spirit Ruins
Haunted Woods
Scary Autumn Forest
Vine Archway + Jungle Clearing
Long Desert Road
Dark Cemetery
Red Eyes Looking
Sneaking Creature (Pthali Stage 2)
Gold Creepy Mug Decor
Clover Vines (Coarach Stage 2)
Mimic World
Shadow Scarecrow
Lava Falls
Zombie Hands
Zombies Are Coming For You




Lavendog: Got mail?
Narrator: You get butterflies in your stomach before opening this letter.
Yeep: Where do I know this from? 😉
Narrator: This energy is from another dimension.
Lavendog: Some might find this a bit frightening.
Yeep: OPEN IT FOR LOOT!!! QUICK!!
Lavendog: Can you see anything? I can't!
You: Wait...
Lavendog: What is the source of light?
Yeep: It's more fireflies than you can count!
You: Watch out for the jellyfish!
Yeep: They're everywhere!
Lavendog: It's not letting up! It just keeps coming down!
Narrator: You can't see the end of this. It blurs into the horizon.
Yeep: Wait... it really ENDS? I thought it never ended.
Narrator: These are the final moments of this day.
Trio: Wow!
Lavendog: It's calm in there. But still creepy.
Narrator: The perfect card for the perfect romantic occasion!

Items used:
Roadside Mailbox
A Love Letter
The Starry Night (Iccilah Stage 1)
Ghost Glow (Rhoull Stage 1)
Cat Face Moon
Green Wackalama Piñata
Fog In The Night
Fiery Froplet Friends (Froplet Stage 2)
Glowing Night (Kaihon Stage 4)
A Million Fireflies
Swarm of Jellyfish
Crazy For Clovers (Luckmooe Stage 3)
Massive Ice Storm
Long Desert Road
The Rainbow's End
Trail At Last Light
Flamed Autumn Wings (Peeturk Stage 1)
Eye Of The Storm
Tine Valentine's Card




Shaibun: Oooh... I wonder what potion this witch might be brewing. Lean in to find out...
Hallowolf: Witch's brew and tea... hmm! This could be good. It's probably not poisonous.
Shaibun: How strange... hopefully it's not toxic or poisonous!
Yubby: Stay away... if you don't want to become truly evil.
Hallowolf: You won't really know if this witch's brew is effective until you drink it... will it be a good effect or a bad effect? You won't know until you try it! YOLO!
Yubby: Why would you want to transform yourself into something so terrifying?
Hallowolf: This drink is the perfect way to celebrate Halloween.
Shaibun: Hopefully it doesn't taste like blood and feathers! Enjoy your drink!
Hallowolf: Delicious! Tastes just like orange.
Narrator: You hear a maniacal laugh
Yubby: WAIT! Snap out of it.
Hallowolf: Humans stay away! FEAR ME!!!
Narrator: A word of advice? RUN!!!
Yubby: I AM SO SCARED RIGHT NOW!
Shaibun: RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!

Items used:
Lab of the Witch
Earl Grey Witch's Brew
The Purple Bark Tree
Darkness Ascending (Mothman Stage 4)
Bubble Magic
Suiina Octopus (Suiina Stage 2)
Berry Pumpkin Drink
Red Avian Drink
Light Pink Rose Hot Chocolate
Orange Mocktail
Creeping Clown
Within The Flames
Electric Watercloud (Aal Stage 3)
Demon Garb (Balrogipuwet Stage 4)
Ferocious Mimic
Ghoul Masks
Ski Hill Monster (Bomnom Stage 4)




This obelisk is imbued with meaning and ancient stories. See what meaning you can find in these runes.

“This figure is definitely overgrown... like the deep forest. If you visit, you will experience awakening. You might not come back.”

Hmm…

“Gaze upward! It has uncovered itself! It is always watching from above and burns with jealousy.”

Hmm...

“These flames are the gateway into nothingness. It seems to be swirling downward, pulling you in. Descend into the flames... they are calling in a strange way.”

Hmm…

“Accept your fate. Don't fight it. You just have to be patient.”

Hmmm…

You can't see the end of this. It blurs into the horizon. This will take you a long time to read through.

Items used:
The Obelisk
Prophetic Obsidian Runes
Energetic Overgrown Gerat Figure
Tree Of Awakening
South Central Ark Forest
Bitter Cotton Candy Grapes
Upward
Uncovered Body (Folaurum Stage 2)
Watchful Flaming Eye
Sour Cotton Candy Grapes
Void Flames
Whirlpool (Seiren Stage 1)
Within The Flames
Spicy Cotton Candy Grapes
Swallowed Whole
Stream (Cyprinus Stage 2)
Snowy Christmas Night
Scroll Of Summoning
Long Desert Road
Haunted Ocktin Tome





1. Please read every entry before placing your vote.
2. You are only allowed to vote once. Please only vote from your main account.
3. If you participated, please do not vote for your own entry.
4. Please do not tell any other players to vote for your entry or specific entries.

These rules are in place because I always strive to keep things as fair as possible for all participants!

After you've read all nine (9) stories, place your vote in the poll at the top of this topic. :-)
Voting is open until sometime on Tuesday, October 27th.

gngdia • 1 day ago

All the entries are so cool! It's hard to choose only one 😊

nenielsen • 1 day ago

All the stories are so good it's really hard to choose! I'm going to vote for Lost Traveler Hauntings.

Thank you daisycat for hosting the contest! I love writing contests, so glad I was able to participate.

kataclysm • 1 day ago

After deliberating for a while I think I know who to vote for! I love the weird vibes.

All of the entries are amazing. Well done everyone!!!

merit • 1 day ago

Love these! I like that some are silly, some are spooky, and some are both!

lexicon • 1 day ago

Great job everyone!!!! These are so fun and creative! ^^ Time to cast my spel- I mean vote!! Hehe good luck all 💚💜🧡🖤

spiritkoi • 8 hours ago

Very fun reading everyone else's stories! It was hard to make a decision, but I think I've finally settled on one 👻