Putting this on a new discussion thread, in case it gets lost in the 'horror' genre chat.

There's a competition going on at...

http://www.bookkus.com/topic/sensing-the-season-3-sentence-challenge/

I've had a go... come play, or we can start one here, as an evolution to the horror one. Any chance of a prize, nice bookcountry people?

Either way, here's my effort to start us off:

Skewered through the centre and hanging from the slip knot made taut moments before, the king of many spun slowly, suspended vulnerably, feet above the ground. A second violent swipe, this time from the side, aimed for destruction but with accuracy lost to power, narrowly missed its mark.
Now, one eye tightly closed, in readiness for retribution it’s my turn…in this autumnal game my conquer king’s a tough chestnut to crack and won’t be beaten.

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