Project V/F : Informant unveiled

[The Flayed One]

After all the anticipation, the time has finally arrived.

Hopefully, we will live up to the hype.

There are few things I've tried quite as ambitious as this. As you read the following, I hope you understand why we need every single last one of you.

We can't accomplish this without you. This is something so huge, that we will be able to look back in disbelief that we actually made it come to life. This is OUR child, not just mine and ___V___s.

It is with great pride and overwhelming excitement that I announce to you our next HDC project.


Ladies and gentlemen, __V__, myself and NeverEndingWonder radio proudly present:

From Aaaargh!-Zombie, the HDC Encyclopedia of Horror.

THE BASICS
1. Each letter will get a number of topics. These can be related to horror in any way.

2. The topics to be considered for each letter will be put to a list vote, just like the HDC Top 100s.

3. For every letter, two randomly selected members who sent in topic lists will be given the opportunity to write a special sidebar about anything they want as long as it pertains to horror and the given letter we're on. The two members chosen will not be eligible to do another sidebar for at least four letters.

4. Crew members will have the opportunity to rotate to different tasks so they won't become board. They also have the option to resign from a crew to be replaced by someone else at any time.

5. __V__ and I will post special projects for each letter, in which we will approach someone we see fit to write about it through pm, requesting their assistance.

6. There will be several small factoids at the bottom of each post which will relate somehow to the topic at hand.

7. Factoids, articles, art and everything else will be on a voluntary basis, but expect to be solicited. Each and every one of you:)

The first letter, A, will be compiled by myself, __V__, The_Return, Despare and Neverending.

We will also be relying on extra help from the only person who guessed correctly what the project was: our very own Doc Faustus!

You will all still be deeply involved in letter A. We need your suggestions, your lists of what you'd like to see written about (all beginning with the letter A) and of course, artists and writers.

After we produce letter A, we will turn letters over to committees to compile the other letters. The six of us will still be an active part. The project is so large, though, that hopefully even __V__ and I will be able to take a letter off. Hopefully.

The time to start sending your lists is now. Please email what you want to see to [email protected]. First deadline for entries to be considered will be November 14, 2008.

I will be here to field questions for the next hour or so. Thoughts?;)

[_____V_____]

And here it is, HDC.

Me and Flayed need you! ALL of you!

Bring your questions and doubts forward, and all shall be answered.

[pinkfloyd45769]

Verry cool!!!I'm so excited to see this come together:)Good job you guys;)

[newb]

Looks like quite the project....will give some feedback tomorrow.....its off to bed for me now.

[missmacabre]

I'm up for art whenever you guys need it. I just need to reinstall Photoshop CS3 because it wasn't working the other day. Is art going to go along with every article or fact, or just ones where the committee sees fit?

[_____V_____]

Nite nite, bud. Sleep well, and dont let the ghoulies bite ya. :)

[fortunato]

Wow.

Yes.

[_____V_____]

Art will be for every letter, and every topic deemed important by the committee.

That would be quite a lot of work actually. Thanks to you, Miss M, it would be easier to breathe.

[bloodrayne]

Looks like quite the project....will give some feedback tomorrow.....its off to bed for me now.

Sweet Dreams, Newb


Hey guys, don't forget to add 'anthropophagy' for 'A' :)

[The Flayed One]

Sweet Dreams, Newb


Hey guys, don't forget to add 'anthropophagy' for 'A' :)

We wont, if you email us a list this time, miss Office Killer;)

[Festered]

Artists will need to know the subject matter of each letter, ahead of time, to prepare the work. Also size requirements and formatting.

[The Flayed One]

Artists will need to know the subject matter of each letter, ahead of time, to prepare the work. Also size requirements and formatting.

It will be done

[missmacabre]

yeah do you guys want to give us a general idea of what you want or are you giving us the subject and leaving it up to us? I dont know what would be better for festered or whoever else is doing art, but I think giving us guidelines and then the ability to put our own spin on it would be cool.

[The Flayed One]

I generally give artists free reign when I work with them, but we can tailor it to yhou.

So basically, if you were doing the main picture for A, I would say:

Hey, MM, we need a pic to represent A. The name of the volume is Aaaargh! We need an A in the top left corner and the word Aaaargh! prominently worked into the picture. The rest is up to you.

[missmacabre]

I generally give artists free reign when I work with them, but we can tailor it to yhou.

So basically, if you were doing the main picture for A, I would say:

Hey, MM, we need a pic to represent A. The name of the volume is Aaaargh! We need an A in the top left corner and the word Aaaargh! prominently worked into the picture. The rest is up to you.

That's sweet. Exactly what I would expect. :)

[bloodrayne]

We wont, if you email us a list this time, miss Office Killer;)

HaHa, admit it, that's an AWESOME movie!

BTW...You were right about Accion Mutante...*muah*

Exercisers mowed down by machine gun...Dustin and I both busted out laughing at the same time :D


OH and, do we send in words or descriptions, too?...I think I better read this thread again :o

[The Flayed One]

HaHa, admit it, that's an AWESOME movie!

BTW...You were right about Accion Mutante...*muah*

Exercisers mowed down by machine gun...Dustin and I both busted out laughing at the same time :D


OH and, do we send in words or descriptions, too?...I think I better read this thread again :o

Told you you'd like it!

As far as lists go, email us as many as you'd like. All subjects that you think deserve an article & start with the letter A can be emailed to [email protected].

We want ANYTHING you can think of that you think might belong. The more, the better. Since we have no real set cap, you could get everything on your list in.

[Festered]

Told you you'd like it!

As far as lists go, email us as many as you'd like. All subjects that you think deserve an article & start with the letter A can be emailed to [email protected].

We want ANYTHING you can think of that you think might belong. The more, the better. Since we have no real set cap, you could get everything on your list in.

Well, my typing fingers are pretty sore after today, but you'll all find out about that tomorrow. I have a surprise, too!

Remember, don't watch the clock. Muhahahahahaha:D

[Freak]

Since I'm of very little intelligence could someone please explain in further deatil what where exactly supposed to do.

[ferretchucker]

When this is done it is gonna be one of the, no, THE most important sticky.

I can't remember if you gave me an answer when I asked, can the art be hand drawn then scanned? When it comes to good artwork I'm good with a pencil, bad with a mouse.

[The_Return]

Since I'm of very little intelligence could someone please explain in further deatil what where exactly supposed to do.

There are tons and tons of different jobs - but, for now, the most important thing for you to do is come up with a bunch of "A" words that pertain to horror, and send them to the email that Flayed posted.

The, for this first letter, __V__, Flayed, Neverending, Despare and myself will go through all the suggestions and compile an encyclopedia entry from them. After the first letter is up, we'll be delegating different groups and committees to work on different parts of the project.

It's a HUGE, HUGE project Freak, and it's hard to get your head around the scope of it - hell, I'm on the admin committee for it, and I still don't fully understand everything. Once the first entry is posted and you get a good look at exactly what's going on, it'll all be clear. I promise :)

[missmacabre]

When this is done it is gonna be one of the, no, THE most important sticky.

I can't remember if you gave me an answer when I asked, can the art be hand drawn then scanned? When it comes to good artwork I'm good with a pencil, bad with a mouse.

Yes, as long as the art can be made digital. Just keep in mind you may need to go over your art with a thin sharpie so it shows well when scanned. you could also do line art if you wanted and I could use my tablet to go over your lines and to color it if you're interested in working together on some pieces.

[Papillon Noir]

So for the artwork part, I'm sure if this is what you had in mind, but remember when you were a kid and you had these nursery letter that each stood for an animal? Like "A" was for Alligator and the Alligator's mouth was open to look like an "A" Maybe we could do something like that for each of the letter sections only it would be horror themed and not animal themed.

I just sent my "A" list btw, though I wasn't sure if it needed descriptions or not.

[pinkfloyd45769]

I'm not going to do much besides vote i'm afraid.Lately i have been exhausted after working two jobs and coming home to 4 kids.I'm also started in a local theatre and i need time for that.I promise to vote my ass off and send you guys plenty of list;)

[The Flayed One]

Got some good lists so far. Remember, it can be anything pertaining to horror. Games, books, arts, people, diseases, historical events. Let your mind run wild. If it's horrific, it deserves a suggestion.

As far as what we're doing for the first letter, right now you guys just need to send us lists of as many horrific things that you can think of that start with A.

Once the deadline hits, the 5 of us will set down and go through the list, combining things that can go together, taking out things that would be better covered under a different topic and making up the general standard of what it's going to be like as we go along.

Then we will request articles to be written for each subject by everyone, including sidebars, footnotes, special requests, etc. The header art will be requested within the next few days. Bits and pieces of smaller art will be requested throughout the process.

Once we are done, we will gather all of your material and compile it, pretty it up and present it back to you in a brand new thread. Hopefully, after we post the entire letter, we can have one of the mods sticky and lock it so everyone can see it, but no one can post to it until the next letter is ready to be added.

Then, starting with B, we will turn letters over to crews of 5 who can take on the job of gathering all the needed material, making requests and compiling themselves.

[roshiq]

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HORROR! Wow! What an awesome idea!

It'll be undoubtedly one of the most precious asset of HDC and a great treasure for all kind of Horror lovers around the globe. I'm feeling very fortunate to be a part of it. Thanks guys!:)

I'll send my list very soon for A.

[The Flayed One]

Wow. I can see we have our work cut out for us;)

Keep those lists coming!

[neverending]

We are also using Library alphabetizing- soBoris Karloff goes under K, not B, for example.

[pinkfloyd45769]

I'm trying to get a list together,its harder than i thought it would be.

[The Flayed One]

We are also using Library alphabetizing- soBoris Karloff goes under K, not B, for example.

Thanks, NE! I'm a bit scatterbrained right now, and I forgot to mention that.

Got that all? Pretty simple, and I'm not trying to insult anyones intelligence, but basically, if you want to see a certain person talked about, last name goes first.

For instance: Dario Argento would be listed under A, not D.

Also, certain English words do not count as a proper beginning, such as the.

So therefore, The Amityville Horror would still be listed under A, not T.
Or, to be more precise, it would appear as Amityville Horror, The.

[The Flayed One]

So, now that everyone's Halloween hangover should be gone, I'm hoping to see some more lists.

Also, there are many people who I'm curious if they want to help that haven't really responded to the project at all. I'll give the thread another day, and then the merciless spamming of your PM inbox shall commence!

[pinkfloyd45769]

I will be honest,i'm drawing a blank on the list.I thought of some things and changed my mind.I think i need to stop thinking so hard about it:)

[monalisa]

Can we send more than one list? For instance, if we send you a list and think of some more, can we send a second list? I know that could get annoying if we went overboard with it, but I was just wondering if was OK to do sometimes.

[neverending]

Go for it Mona.

[newb]

not ignoring this.....just waiting to have enough time to put together a list

[jenna26]

So, now that everyone's Halloween hangover should be gone, I'm hoping to see some more lists.

Also, there are many people who I'm curious if they want to help that haven't really responded to the project at all. I'll give the thread another day, and then the merciless spamming of your PM inbox shall commence!

I still want to help, but I have had a bad few days or so and I am still trying to recover from it....:p I will get a list to you as soon as I feel up to it. :)

[The Flayed One]

We're watching all of you.

[The Flayed One]

Play time is over. The spamming of your in boxes shall commence. As Dolly would say, you will be repeatedly be punched in the face until you decide to get off of your lazy ass and vote.

Sincerely,
-Flayed

[_____V_____]

01 - Put your thinking caps on, ponder for a bit, and compile a list.

02 - Copy the list into an email, and send it to the email specified.


In 2 steps, you will be a part of creating THE milestone which every horror lover around the world will use as a reference.

You see? You are special.

And we need you.

[Papillon Noir]

I submitted mine awhile ago.

[The Flayed One]

Okay. I'm starting to feel like I'm the Monster At The End Of This Book.

YOU DIDN'T SEND A LIST!

It's very simple. Within the next 9 days, you need to make a list of A words relating to horror. Even if you think your list sucks, send it in.

[email protected].

Then, our admin team will compile the entire list, clean it up and present to you the many wonderful topics you could write about.

Once we have written submissions, we will take it, make it all pretty and professional like, and then turn out a final product for you to enjoy.

That's not so hard, is it?

[ferretchucker]

I sent mine ages ago.

[roshiq]

Work in progress. You'll surely get it before the deadline.:)

[bloodrayne]

I'm thinking that when this is finished, it should be hard-bound and sold...And I'm not kidding even one little bit.

[ferretchucker]

I assumed that was the plan.

[fortunato]

I'm thinking that when this is finished, it should be hard-bound and sold...And I'm not kidding even one little bit.

Seriously. As if anyone else could do it better than an entire army of mega-fans.

[The_Return]

Wow...that would be incredible!

Wouldn't be hard to get it on the market, either...we've got Amazon connections - right Flayed? :p

[missmacabre]

I sent my list last night but it was late and I was tired. Did you guys get it?

[neverending]

Our two captains seem to be MIA, but I'm sure they got it.

[The_Return]

I sent my list last night but it was late and I was tired. Did you guys get it?

Feel free to PM it to one of us if you want us to check it out immediately...but like NE says, I'm sure it made it's way to the inbox and _V_ / Flayed will post it for us shortly :)

[missmacabre]

Feel free to PM it to one of us if you want us to check it out immediately...but like NE says, I'm sure it made it's way to the inbox and _V_ / Flayed will post it for us shortly :)

Oh it's no rush. It was just so late and I started wondering if I even hit send.

[The Flayed One]

Yes. I've gotten more lists now.

Thank you all for your support so far, it's greatly appreciated. I'll have a little more time to crunch numbers this weekend and see where we stand.

Of course, it being the Christmas season and all, I'm a little busy but not to busy to fulfill my duties.

As far as publishing goes, I don't even know how we'd begin. Doc and Rod and a few others know a bit about that, but I think there would have to be release forms and deals for every single person who worked on the project.

Let's bring the bull into the corral before we even attempt to put a bridle on him:p

[monalisa]

...As far as publishing goes, I don't even know how we'd begin. Doc and Rod and a few others know a bit about that, but I think there would have to be release forms and deals for every single person who worked on the project.

Let's bring the bull into the corral before we even attempt to put a bridle on him:p

But just picture the book signing event! :D

[hammerfan]

Flayed, do I still have time to send you my list? I apologize, I wasn't expecting to be this busy this week. I should have time this weekend to work on it.

[_____V_____]

Yes you have.

Feel free to take your time to ponder over it, and send it to any one of us.

[hammerfan]

Yes you have.

Feel free to take your time to ponder over it, and send it to any one of us.


Thank you darlin'!

[_____V_____]

Thank you darlin'!

Your welcome. Don't forget to get your daily spanking though!

[hammerfan]

Your welcome. Don't forget to get your daily spanking though!


Hmm, I'll have to pencil it in between getting my hair done and going to a show..........:D

[_____V_____]

Hmm, I'll have to pencil it in between getting my hair done and going to a show..........:D

Pencil it right between the lines of your list. Like :-

Abomination
(Getting spanked...oh baby!)
Argento, Dario
(Getting spanked...oh maaaan!)
Arachnophobia
(Spanked again...oooh dont stop!)
Appendage...etc.

Well...you get the idea. :D

[hammerfan]

Pencil it right between the lines of your list. Like :-

Abomination
(Getting spanked...oh baby!)
Argento, Dario
(Getting spanked...oh maaaan!)
Arachnophobia
(Spanked again...oooh dont stop!)
Appendage...etc.

Well...you get the idea. :D


:D hahahaha, you crack me up! Thanks for the laugh - I needed it today, I'm having a crap day at work.......can't wait for 5:00!

[_____V_____]

:D hahahaha, you crack me up! Thanks for the laugh - I needed it today, I'm having a crap day at work.......can't wait for 5:00!

What work?

Psh...ask your boss to give you early leave today. You got a list to compile. :)

[hammerfan]

What work?

Psh...ask your boss to give you early leave today. You got a list to compile. :)


Heh, he's a good boss, but not THAT good! :D

[_____V_____]

Heh, he's a good boss, but not THAT good! :D

:eek:

I am not touching that! :D

[hammerfan]

:eek:

I am not touching that! :D


Yeah, I thought of that after I hit the Send Reply button........sleepy today, brain not working well........

[Dude Guadalupe]

:eek:

I am not touching that! :D

Rayne did, you should have heard what she said :D

[hammerfan]

Rayne did, you should have heard what she said :D


Haha, I bet she did! :D

That's what I love about Rayne...

[_____V_____]

Rayne did, you should have heard what she said :D

She was supposed to be sleeping. You keeping her up?

*tapping fingers impatiently on desk with a grumpy look*

[Dude Guadalupe]

As soon as she laid down the baby woke up. She never gets to sleep. That's why she's always grumpy

[_____V_____]

As soon as she laid down the baby woke up. She never gets to sleep. That's why she's always grumpy

Darn.

btw where's your list? Take some time off later today and put on your thinking cap. I am sure you got lots to make a huge list too.

Or was the one by Rayne a collective effort?

[Dude Guadalupe]

I'll see if I can put something together at work tonight. I still haven't replaced my headphones so I could use the distraction.

[ferretchucker]

Yes. I've gotten more lists now.

Thank you all for your support so far, it's greatly appreciated. I'll have a little more time to crunch numbers this weekend and see where we stand.

Of course, it being the Christmas season and all, I'm a little busy but not to busy to fulfill my duties.

As far as publishing goes, I don't even know how we'd begin. Doc and Rod and a few others know a bit about that, but I think there would have to be release forms and deals for every single person who worked on the project.

Let's bring the bull into the corral before we even attempt to put a bridle on him:p

Most of us have faxes and the rest can be emailed and printed off. Can't you imagine the back page with the names, screen names and a black and white picture of everyone involved?