m_) No one get easily discouraged if you have never made an armature. They are easy to make and require little materials, it's more the attention rather than bunch of things to get from a store. Just make sure you have some nice table to place them.

m_) And whoever is entering take advantage of this weekend, now is the time.

The theme is quite general, will be helpful for everyone.

m_) I really want to see some interesting entries this month, and I know all of you can do this

I was going to bring that up, Peng. Since I disagree with that rule in general.

Maybe it should be specified what 'Movie Classifications' not to exceed, for some extra clarity. Age restrictions apply to MA 15+, R 18+ and X 18+ classifications.
So I see no problem in allowing up to the approximate equivalent of at least an M rating in our shorts.

well penguin I would say strong violence would not only be just well violence but also a ton of blood and gore like . . . claygore that would be strong violence even though its cartoony looking if you dont know what it is here it is:

(i hope they dont take it off the site for being to violent)

so did that answer your question? I mean I guess a little of that wouldn't matter but at a certain level . . . . yeah

I thought the plot was a little repetitive.

Just to clarify,

Even though macabre stories deal with death, it doesn't mean that they have to be slasher films.  Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, Coraline, etc. are all macabre films.  Any horror movie or campfire story is generally a macabre tale.   Think Edgar Allen Poe, Edward Gorey, Tim Burton.