It was on that fateful day, when met , that they stumbled upon "The Box". Still too frightened to call it by its true name, they bring to you the mystery surrounding it and the chance to tell its story.

After an arduous journey over peak and vale, you have finally found "The Box". Despite the knowledge that something evil lies dormant within, you cannot resist learning what it holds...

The size, shape, or name of "The Box" is up to you, as long as it is a container of some kind. In Greek mythology, Pandora's Box was supposedly a large jar. When she opened it, all the evils of the world were unleashed. When she closed it only hope remained trapped inside.

One spooky story, that weaves supernatural threads within an adventurous yarn, will be selected as our joint winner of The Box.

Stories must be rated for as they have a chance of being added to an on the Paranormal Community profile. This unfortunately means we are not accepting Mature stories. You can read the Wattpad Content Guidelines .

Stories must be no less than 500 words long and no more than 1000.

Stories must be in written in English. We apologise for any inconvenience! If English is not your primary language you are still more than welcome to enter. We also accept translated works.

We are looking for stories that are unique, well-written and engaging, and will be judged as such. Show off your best storytelling!

Stories should have both Paranormal and Adventure themes.

Fill out .

You will be asked to submit your word count. This does not include author's notes.

You may submit more than one entry per user.

Submissions will be closed on . Submissions entered after this time unfortunately cannot be counted.

We encourage you to share your entry in the comments section below too, so that others can discover your work.

Optional: Nominate a friend to join in by tagging them!

Optional: Feel free to link your story in the comments section so that others can discover your work.

The will be added to the brand new in Paranormal Community's contest book.

Be a crowned winner in Adventure's Contests book.

Have their story added to an upcoming Paranormal Community anthology along with a brief writer bio.

Be added to the Contest Winners reading list on the Adventure profile.

Lastly, the will be shouted out to a total of 175,000 amazing followers!

Winners will be announced in early October. Be sure to add this book to your library so you can catch the occasion! For further questions about this contest or its prizes, please get in touch with us.

Best of luck!