2022 ScaredyKIT Planning Thread
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1sturlington
Welcome, all readers of scary, thrilling fiction and nonfiction. As in past years, I'll ask for volunteers to host each month and propose a topic. I'll list the hosts and topics below. All categories are game, whether we've had them before or it's something new.
If you're new here, the host is responsible for posting the monthly thread on or about the 15th of the preceding month. In the first post of the thread, describe the topic, and it's helpful to get us started with some suggestions that fit the theme. I'm excited to be reading along for another year with all of you!
January - Haunted Houses (mstrust)
February - Spiders, Snakes, and Other Creepy Crawlers (lowelibrary)
March - Switched (luvamystery65)
April - Serial Killers (Tess_W)
May - Anthologies, Short Stories, and Novellas (DeltaQueen50)
June - Out in the Wild (sturlington)
July - The Living Dead (LibraryCin)
August - Children/YA (Kristelh)
September - It's All in Your Head--Or Is It? (mstrust)
October - Witches, Evil Spirits, and Black Magic (DeltaQueen50)
November - Stephen King and family (sturlington)
December - Holiday Theme (luvamystery65)
Wiki: https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/2022_ScaredyKIT
If you're new here, the host is responsible for posting the monthly thread on or about the 15th of the preceding month. In the first post of the thread, describe the topic, and it's helpful to get us started with some suggestions that fit the theme. I'm excited to be reading along for another year with all of you!
January - Haunted Houses (mstrust)
February - Spiders, Snakes, and Other Creepy Crawlers (lowelibrary)
March - Switched (luvamystery65)
April - Serial Killers (Tess_W)
May - Anthologies, Short Stories, and Novellas (DeltaQueen50)
June - Out in the Wild (sturlington)
July - The Living Dead (LibraryCin)
August - Children/YA (Kristelh)
September - It's All in Your Head--Or Is It? (mstrust)
October - Witches, Evil Spirits, and Black Magic (DeltaQueen50)
November - Stephen King and family (sturlington)
December - Holiday Theme (luvamystery65)
Wiki: https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/2022_ScaredyKIT
2mstrust
Thanks for setting it up, Shannon!
My favorite trope is haunted houses, so I wouldn't mind hosting a month of that.
But what about a month called "Am I Evil?" where the reader can't tell if the issue is one of possession/tormented by demons, or if the character is unhinged? I'm thinking books like Rosemary's Baby and A Headful of Ghosts.
My favorite trope is haunted houses, so I wouldn't mind hosting a month of that.
But what about a month called "Am I Evil?" where the reader can't tell if the issue is one of possession/tormented by demons, or if the character is unhinged? I'm thinking books like Rosemary's Baby and A Headful of Ghosts.
3lowelibrary
I am up for hosting a month of Spiders, Snakes, and other Creepy Crawlers. This is a topic I haven't seen in my 3 years of ScaredyKIT
4sturlington
I like all the topics posted so far, although we may want to expand the Am I Evil? topic because it may be a little narrow. How about something like "It's All in Your Head--Or Is It?" where it could be anything that the character is either really experiencing but nobody believes them or just imagining. Then books like The Haunting of Hill House and Baby Teeth would also fit.
If you suggest a topic, would you please also specify what month you want? If you don't care, are you all right with me slotting you into the next available month?
>2 mstrust: Are you okay with hosting two topics? Yeah, we have to have one month for ghosts and/or haunted houses, for sure. That's my favorite trope too.
If you suggest a topic, would you please also specify what month you want? If you don't care, are you all right with me slotting you into the next available month?
>2 mstrust: Are you okay with hosting two topics? Yeah, we have to have one month for ghosts and/or haunted houses, for sure. That's my favorite trope too.
5mstrust
Sure, I can do two topics. Can I have September for one topic? Put me anywhere for the next topic.
Yeah, I'm good with expanding the topic to include a character being set upon by demons or ghosts or martians, etc. Sounds good!
Yeah, I'm good with expanding the topic to include a character being set upon by demons or ghosts or martians, etc. Sounds good!
6sturlington
>5 mstrust: Great! I put Haunted Houses down for January because ghost stories are always appropriate for winter, I think.
>3 lowelibrary: I put you in February but let me know if you want a different month.
>3 lowelibrary: I put you in February but let me know if you want a different month.
7sturlington
My topic suggestion is for June: Out in the Wild. This topic would include horror and thrillers (fiction or nonfiction) that take place in a wilderness or otherwise remote situation, including survival stories.
8LibraryCin
I'd be happy to host, but not sure about a specific topic at this point. If others have ideas, but want someone else to host - or more than one idea but only want to host one, please offer up the topic ideas for those of us less creative types to choose from! :-) Thank you.
9sturlington
>8 LibraryCin: Can I go ahead and reserve you a month even if you don't have a topic yet? Also feel free to go back and choose a favorite topic from past years.
10luvamystery65
I'll take March. We can call my theme Switched. Where something is switched, identities, lives, plane tickets (or seats), bodies, houses...
12sturlington
>10 luvamystery65: and >11 Tess_W: We've got two calls for March! Can one of you pick an alternate month?
Also, loving the ideas this year!
Also, loving the ideas this year!
13Tess_W
>12 sturlington: put me up for any open month!
14sturlington
>13 Tess_W: Thanks, I put you in April
15mstrust
>8 LibraryCin: Zombies? Isolated islands or villages that have a serial killer or supernatural beings? Regional creatures like Mothman or Chupacabra?
16Tanya-dogearedcopy
>8 LibraryCin: >15 mstrust:
Back in the Hey Day of The Walking Dead, IIRC, May was Zombie Month...
Or maybe, "The Living Dead"-- which would include Vampires and Frankensteins (created from dead parts...)...?
Stories that have been adapted to film/TV?
Back in the Hey Day of The Walking Dead, IIRC, May was Zombie Month...
Or maybe, "The Living Dead"-- which would include Vampires and Frankensteins (created from dead parts...)...?
Stories that have been adapted to film/TV?
17DeltaQueen50
I would like to do anthologies, short stories and novellas in September.
18sturlington
>17 DeltaQueen50: Great to see you here! September's taken already, though--is there another month you can do?
19LibraryCin
>9 sturlington: Sure! Can you switch me to July, though? I'm hosting a challenge (in another group) for May. Ideally, I try to spread them out a bit. :-) Thanks so much!
20LibraryCin
>15 mstrust: >16 Tanya-dogearedcopy: Thank you for suggestions!
Zombies are actually not as much my "thing", but I like the idea of "The Living Dead" to broaden it a bit.
Are we ok if I'm moving away from May for that one, though?
Zombies are actually not as much my "thing", but I like the idea of "The Living Dead" to broaden it a bit.
Are we ok if I'm moving away from May for that one, though?
21DeltaQueen50
>18 sturlington: Whoops - If LibraryCin is moving from May, I could take that or any other month that is open.
22sturlington
>20 LibraryCin: I've moved you to July. I put down The Living Dead as your topic, but you can always change it i you think of something you like better.
>21 DeltaQueen50: Got it, thanks!
>21 DeltaQueen50: Got it, thanks!
23LibraryCin
>22 sturlington: Thank you!
25sturlington
>24 Kristelh: I gave you August unless you'd prefer another month.
26Kristelh
>25 sturlington: that'll work
27sturlington
You guys have been great with the topics! Only 3 more months left to assign.
If you'd like to see a particular topic but don't want to host, just let us know. Someone else will probably volunteer to host it. I don't mind taking on two months myself.
Speaking of which, do you guys want to bring back Stephen King + fam month in November? We always have it, and it's always a favorite of mine, but I can understand if you're getting a little tired of him. :-)
If you'd like to see a particular topic but don't want to host, just let us know. Someone else will probably volunteer to host it. I don't mind taking on two months myself.
Speaking of which, do you guys want to bring back Stephen King + fam month in November? We always have it, and it's always a favorite of mine, but I can understand if you're getting a little tired of him. :-)
28LibraryCin
>27 sturlington: I had a hard time coming up with a King for next month, though I did discover a Joe Hill that was on my tbr (I thought I'd caught up!). I guess if others still want the King and family month, I could reread one from decades ago, or maybe I'll have something else added to the tbr by then.
29VioletBramble
>27 sturlington: King November is my favorite month. I always have multiple books to pick from.
31Tanya-dogearedcopy
I'm something of a lurker, but I would love to see the November Kingdom return :-)
32sturlington
Ok, that decides it--King and fam is back in November, and I will host that one.
33LibraryCin
>30 mstrust: LOL!
34DeltaQueen50
I don't mind taking a second month so how about Witches, Evil Spirits and Black Magic for October.
35luvamystery65
Suggestion for December is Holiday themed story. Doesn't have to be Christmas but there is a lot of Christmas themed stories. We used to do a yearly thread of Christmas themed murder mysteries and I miss that. don't need to host but if we don't have a host next year and someone hasn't come up with a better theme I'll host.
36sturlington
>35 luvamystery65: I put you down as host just so we have someone.
That fills out our year! A couple of us have doubled up, though, so if you have a good theme idea and want to host, just speak up.
That fills out our year! A couple of us have doubled up, though, so if you have a good theme idea and want to host, just speak up.
37sturlington
Hi, everyone--I've set up the wiki here: https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/2022_ScaredyKIT
I think next year's categories look really fun.
I think next year's categories look really fun.
38mstrust
January's thread is up!
https://www.librarything.com/topic/337466#unread
https://www.librarything.com/topic/337466#unread
39lowelibrary
I am working on the February thread this weekend, will have it up no later than Monday.
40lowelibrary
February thread is up
https://www.librarything.com/topic/338807
https://www.librarything.com/topic/338807
41luvamystery65
March ScaredyKIT is posted. https://www.librarything.com/topic/339600#n7761656
42DeltaQueen50
May's ScaredyKit is posted: https://www.librarything.com/topic/341144
43sturlington
June's topic is up: https://www.librarything.com/topic/341736
44LibraryCin
Hi, just to let everyone know - it looks like I was scheduled to post July's thread.
I just got home from kidney stone surgery and spent the entire weekend in the hospital waiting for it. My intent had been to work on it over the weekend, then post it this week. I won't have time now to work on it until this upcoming weekend, now, so it will be posted a bit later. Sorry, all! It will come...
I just got home from kidney stone surgery and spent the entire weekend in the hospital waiting for it. My intent had been to work on it over the weekend, then post it this week. I won't have time now to work on it until this upcoming weekend, now, so it will be posted a bit later. Sorry, all! It will come...
45sturlington
>44 LibraryCin: I hope you are doing okay!
46LibraryCin
>45 sturlington: Thanks. Much better now that the stone is out - whew! Some lingering effects making things a bit uncomfortable, but not too bad.
I just have more time to work on these on weekends, so I should be ok to get it done and posted then.
I just have more time to work on these on weekends, so I should be ok to get it done and posted then.
48LibraryCin
July's thread is up:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/342417
https://www.librarything.com/topic/342417
49lowelibrary
Did I miss the link to the August ScaredyKIT?
52Kristelh
August thread is up; https://www.librarything.com/topic/342996#n7888228
53mstrust
September's thread is up: https://www.librarything.com/topic/343544
54DeltaQueen50
October's thread is up: https://www.librarything.com/topic/344164
55sturlington
The November thread is up: https://www.librarything.com/topic/345151
56kac522
2023 CAT Voting is now open at https://www.librarything.com/topic/345396
57sturlington
We are planning the 2023 ScaredyKIT here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/345447
58sturlington
Do we have a December thread yet?
59LibraryCin
>58 sturlington: Has anyone contacted our host?
60sturlington
>59 LibraryCin: No, but I can drop a line.
61luvamystery65
Hello all. I've been MIA. I'll start December thread tomorrow. Been working nights.
62sturlington
>61 luvamystery65: Were you able to put up December's thread?
63luvamystery65
December thread link https://www.librarything.com/topic/346135