Nightmare Anthology — Theme Announcement
The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
And God said, (drumroll please)...
The theme is Old Poetry & Nursery Rhymes
Your game must incorporate a rhyme, poem, nursery rhyme, verse, or other rhythmic poetic text in some meaningful way.
It should, in some way or another, be central to the game.
The poem/rhyme should be an existing rhyme that lives in the public domain.
The important part is that it actually becomes part of the game rather than simply being mentioned or referenced without tying back into your game's mechanics or themes.
Some examples of what you might do with this are:
- Having specific events correspond with lines from the poem
- Featuring the poem as an important part of your game's plot
- Directly adapting the poem for your game
- Incorporating the poem into one of your core gameplay mechanics, or vice versa
Important notice! You do not have to use an entire poem. If you so choose, you may pick a specific line or passage from a larger piece, or you may choose to embellish or dramatize the content of a poem.
I like it in the pot, nine days old — don't be afraid to make it weird!
And to make sure we try a few different poems, no two projects can use the same poem. When you decide what poem you want for your entry, comment it on this post!
Choose wisely, however, since once you post it, you must use it in your submission.
If you aren't sure where to start, check out:
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Portal:Nursery_rhymes
for nursery rhymes, or
https://poetrycatalog.com/public-domain-poetry/
for a poetry catalogue including the master haunter Edgar Allan Poe.
Thank you all for joining me on this exciting journey. I can't wait to see what awesome ideas you guys come up with!!