Brace yourselves, listeners, The Spooky Season with Hack or Slash is getting a glow up for 2023, and this year the Spooky Preseason is officially starting August 1st.
If you're new around here, the Spooky Preseason is a month-long horror extravaganza taking place within the hallowed virtual halls of our Discord server. It serves to pre-game the fun that's coming in our Spooky Season festivities, which will run September 1st to October 31st (you'll hear more on that later).
You already know we believe horror is for everyone — we say that every episode. You may not know, however, that the ultimate goal for our show is to foster an environment in which conversations about horror movies are used as catalysts to build enriching connections between people.
We offer a safe, inclusive space for fans to be fans and connect over a shared love of horror movies. To celebrate that throughout the month, each Discord member will gain points just for participating in our community by talking about all things horror, connecting with each other, and participating in our live stream chats.
On September 1st, though, we’ll announce the top three community members with the most points. Those winners will receive a special package containing podcast and horror merchandise.
We’ll also have a little something special for our runner ups.
Rules of the Game
Step 1: Join the Discord
Visit https://links.hackorslash.live/discord to join our server. Once you join, accept the rules and introduce yourself in our introductions channel.
Step 2: Participate and have fun
Once you’re in, you’ll automatically accrue experience points for participating in conversations, welcoming folks to our server, joining live streams, and engaging each other in almost every channel.
Step 3: Invite your spookiest friends
Share our Discord invitation link with friends you think would love to join in on the fun, or even enjoy the show. We want to grow our community as much as possible ahead of our Spooky Seasonah y festivities! If you refer a friend, make sure they tag you in their introductions so we can award you the proper bonus points.
F. A. Q.
Discord? I don’t know her.
The term Discord server may be new to some of you, and that’s okay! It’s a free platform used for messaging, voice, and video with friends and communities. Discord was a natural choice for us since we’ve used it to host our live recordings, and it has powerful integrations we can use as we continue to grow. We launched it publicly in March 2022, and it’s quickly become a great place to connect with us and fans of our show.
How does the point system work?
We have a bot in our server that will automatically award points whenever you interact with the community. Additionally, community members will be awarded a bonus batch of points when attending live events (tier ranking streams, watch parties, etc.). Each staff member will also have a discretionary bonus they can award to a community member for outstanding citizenship and community fostering.
Throughout the month, you’ll be tagged as you level up in the server. You can use the /levels command at any point to see our leaderboard!
Exclusions apply. The self-promotion channel won’t accrue any points if it’s the only channel you’re participating in. Additionally, spamming one channel like horror memes or self-promotion will result in a reduction of points.
Okay, I’ll bite. What’s the reward?
Some may say the real rewards are the friends we make along the way. 🥹
Materially speaking, though, the winners will receive a Scare Package containing merchandise. The prizes will be revealed mid-August!
If you don’t win, don’t give up — we’ll continue having giveaways in the server all throughout the Spooky Season.
