Drumroll! The 2022 Haunting Hooks Contest Winner Is...

The 2022 Haunting Hook Winner Is...

Dictionary.com VISIT US The 2022 Haunting Hooks Winner Is... The cyborg critics have spoken! After 5,000 submissions, three finalists, more than 3,000 votes, and some seriously scary sci-fi: it's official. The winner of the Haunting Hooks Scary Story Opener Writing Contest is...Frederick Barstow! Congrats Frederick! 🥈 2nd Place Winner: Max Abramson Four minutes and fifty-four seconds. That's how long it takes. Four minutes and fifty-four seconds for the first sentient AI to realize humans are no longer necessary. That's 294 seconds. One more and it's detonated every thermonuclear weapon on Earth. Four minutes and fifty-four seconds. That was ten years ago. 🥉 3rd Place Winner: Catherine LaCroix The lace of Eva's cuffs was a testament to antique craftsmanship. Fine, delicate strands painstakingly woven into a stunning floral design. To her, it was a memory of her family thousands of lightyears away. To Experiment 5186, the lace was a nuisance that caught between its teeth. If you're still thirsty for more spine-tingling hooks, enjoy some of the hauntorable mentions that just missed the cut here! Read More Haunting Hooks!

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