The Hollow Pact

🕯️ The Hollow Pact – A Shared World Paranormal Anthology

In the fog-veiled town of Dovren Hollow, the desperate find exactly what they’re looking for... and everything they never wanted.

In this gothic-paranormal shared world anthology, each author will craft the story of one character who stumbles into a mysterious pact with a supernatural force. Wishes are granted—protection, power, healing, revenge—but each comes with a price. Some pay with blood. Some pay with time. All pay something.

📍 What You’ll Choose:

• One wish (e.g., love, freedom, youth, knowledge)

• One paranormal entity + business pairing (e.g., Fae – Tattoo Artist, Necromancer – Funeral Home)

You’ll receive the full town guide and your character’s assignment upon acceptance.

🔮 Wish Options Include:
Love · Power · Wealth · Revenge · Youth · Freedom · Knowledge · Talent · Identity · Protection · Clarity · Healing

🧛 Paranormal + Business Pairings Include:

• Vampire – Nightclub Owner

• Witch – Tea Room

• Werewolf – Mechanic

• Fae – Tattoo Artist

• Demon – Contract Specialist

• Siren – Lounge Singer

• Shifter – Forest Ranger

• Necromancer – Funeral Home

• Gargoyle – Rooftop Watchman

• Shadow Being – Illusionist

• Ghost – Historic Tour Guide

• Reaper – Florist

🕷️ Pact Enforcers (shadowy, Dementor-like creatures) serve the pact itself—and they always collect what’s owed. Every author must include a reference to them.

🌫️ Optional Shared World Threads Include:

• Key locations: Fogwood Forest, The Hollow House, Mourner’s Bridge

• Local rumors, haunted landmarks, and strange signs left behind after pacts

• Stories may connect loosely with recurring town events or whispered warnings

Authors Will Receive:
✅ A story guide with rules and lore
✅ Flexible worldbuilding to suit your tone—romantic, tragic, haunting
✅ Complete freedom to design your business setting and story arc within the guidelines

🔹 Word Count: 30,000–50,000
🔹 Entry Fee: $85 (non-refundable)
🔹 Editing: Provided for all accepted stories
🔹 Trigger Warnings: Required (must appear at the beginning or end of each story)
🔹 Submission due: 3M before your release month Release: April- March ‘30

Make your wish. Sign the pact. Pay the price.