cool, we have our first submission!

You can include additional story elements to give your work a sense of narrative as that is a visual aspect of interpreting the work. Other puzzle like gameplay elements will not be included in the judging but we will appreciate them.

--- Double Post Merged, Oct 15, 2015 ---

Yes, you can co-forge this project with a friend. You can also fight over a digital copy of Halo 5 if you win. I should have specified this a bit more in the original post.

Does loss of framerate affect your judging process? I'm unsure because I would consider that more of a gameplay element. Just for clarification.

Framerate will not be a consideration during the judging process.

Gamertag: Buddy Jumps
Map: Burial Ground , Gametype: Burial Ground
Additional Information:

Spoiler

For this contest I chose the graveyard as the defining design. Because just a normal graveyard isn't too creepy the map has an increasing factor of spookiness while going through it. I recommend playing this map alone in the dark and with a headset on; weapon should be lowered and game volumn should be turned up a little bit. I hope the judges play every submitted map like that since otherwise you wouldn't be affected by the design, sound and visuals too much. It's the same thing with real Horror movies: If you watch for example "Conjuring" in the early afternoon it's no big deal, but if you watch it in the night you most likely will be more scared.
Burial Ground might be the creepiest and most intimidating map ever made in Halo if you embark on playing it without thinking about Forge. But I'll let you decide if that is true:

There's a hidden pumkin...​

I have a quick question: by what method will submissions be judged for the contest? Will the judge panel load the map(s) in "Custom Games" or "Forge" mode?

We will most likely load maps in forge mode but if you have a map that specifies to be played 'in-game' because of some scripting features like the submission above, let us know. I write everything down in a spreadsheet before starting judging process.

Gamer tag. Wh1te Assassin2
Map. Apocolapse in 3...
Halo 4

Another question for clarification, does the map have to have a "halloween" theme, or just spooky. Like say a cave can be spooky but not necessarily "halloween" oriented.

so picky

Crane Manor by Foxy Papa Smurf
1 player. Must be played in custom game. Slayer works.
ForgeHub:
http://www.forgehub.com/maps/crane-manor.879/
Youtube:

mr diehard 007
Domum Insanis

I think caves can be spooky, go for it!

Map submission,
Gamertag: Rabid Hogs
Map Name: The Manor
Pictures: http://www.forgehub.com/maps/the-manor.885/

I have made an infection map on Halo Reach forge with my brother.

Gamertag: akilla nr94
Map name: »BLACK LAGOON
(Game type: »MONSTER)

Pictures:

The map consists of one layer beneath the water surface and another one just above it.



There are many dangerous corners and the visibility is poor.



The undead can observe the activities of the living...



... but not the other way around.

Gamertag: IMAROLLINGSTONE
Map: Sleep
Images: http://www.forgehub.com/maps/sleep.889/

Map: Creature
Creators: SomethinLogic14 & Superior Forger

Gamertag: TranscendedJBW
Map Name: Hand of Fate
Description: Are you worthy of redemption?

Auxi Klutch
Into the Bayou
Images:
http://www.forgehub.com/maps/into-the-bayou.891/

Gamer tag: InvokingTexan
Map: "Discourse"
Game: Halo: the MCC (Halo 2 Anniversary's Forge)

Notes: Crikey! I confused the time zone deadline of 10-21-2015 12:00 AM with Central Standard Time (CST) instead of Eastern Standard Time (EST). I hope there's some mercy on my behalf; though, I should not expect much...

Gamertag: CommanderColson
Map: Was It a Dream
Gametype: The Dream (KOTH Variant)





I want to go ahead and apologize that I posted a bit past the deadline, for I got my timezones mixed up and thought I had another 2 hours (I'm in California) I really hope this doesn't effect my map, for I have worked my a$$ off on it for the last week.

WAS IT A DREAM chronicles the short adventure of a lone camper, who happens to stumble upon an eerie cavern portal which transports him to another dimension full of curios little beings. Though he's able to find his way back home, the lone camper begins to realize he may have not been the only thing to escape out from the dimension, leading him to beg the question-

Please enjoy The map must be played in customs games SINGLE PLAYER with a custom KOTH gametype entitled: THE DREAM" for all the aesthetics to work. Feel free to go and dissect it in forge though, but use the custom game for the full affect.


PS: HINT HINT... the hole in the ground is near the lantern behind your tent... be weary of the rocks. MWAHAHA.