THIS JAM IS INTENDED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES AND BY ITS NATURE INCLUDES DARK TOPICS AND THEMES

The Goal: 

Create a project (Game, comic, ttrpg, prose, poetry, art zine, whatever!) focused on a project where YOU haunt the house. What that means is up to you! This jam is to encourage people to explore a fun subversion of haunted house narratives, as well as motivate artists to finish similar projects they’ve already started. 

At the end of this Jam will be a curated House Horror bundle. If you’re interested in that, please also feel free to submit your projects to the bundle! Participating in this jam does NOT guarantee that you will be included in the bundle. 

THIS IS NOT A RANKED JAM. THERE IS NO WINNER. 

Works which utilize Generative AI are not eligible for the jam or bundle. 
Works must be original content. Fan works are also not eligible for this jam or bundle. 
Works must be full finished projects or demos. Assets are not eligible for this jam or bundle. 

FAQ

What is house horror?
House horror is a subgenre of horror, often referred to as Haunted House narratives. Think The Haunting of Hill House(Novel & Show), The Haunting of Bly Manor(Show), House of Leaves (Novel/ARG), and Kitty Horrorshow’s Anatomy(game). For this jam, the prompt is specifically ‘What if you were haunting the house.’  What does that mean? That is up to the artist!

Since this is a horror jam, are there any topics that are off limits? 
Horror is the exploration of the taboo, so there is no censorship in regards to what you can or can’t cover in your project. However, safety is important, and content warnings are highly encouraged. They don’t need to be front and center if it could spoil your story, but it is best practice to have them easily available so people can know what they’re getting into beforehand. Horror is about being disturbing, but we still want to avoid harm as best we can. 
Content warnings are not a moral judgment, just a safety tool. 
If you have questions about how to approach content warnings for your project, I’ll put together a basic guide to content warnings in the community section. THAT BEING SAID. Works that are expressly endorsements of real world violence or intolerance against minority groups or hate speech will not be tolerated.  

If NSFW allowed? 
Due to the nature of horror, this bundle will be 18+. However, this is NOT an erotica bundle. Projects involving sex or sexual themes are welcome, but we will for the most part be rejecting full erotica projects for simplicity of theming and due to ITCH’s new policies. Sorry! 

What should I make? 
Anything! TTRPGs, games, comics, fiction, poetry, art zines, some combination of all of that or more! The more diverse the better! However, we are only looking for finished projects or demos! Please do not submit assets (fonts, brushes, sprites, game music, 3d models, etc)

Is this jam curated/is there a winner? 
The Jam itself is not curated and there will be no winner. It’s just about the joy of creating something! But, there will be a bundle made after the jam which will be curated, probably to about 20-30 pieces.  

You say no fan art, are fairytales allowed? 
Absolutely! Where would we be without dark and horror retellings of fairy tales? Fairy tale retellings are welcome and encouraged! Similarly, works exploring public domain horror concepts (Dracula, Carmilla, Frankenstein, H.P. Lovecraft, etc) are also welcome. 

Can my jam project be commercial/cost money?
Yes! Feel free to put whatever price you would like on it. If you are also submitting to the bundle, I’ll probably reach out for access keys for moderation purposes once I have put together my shortlist. 

I’m already working on a project, can I join the jam with that?
Yes! You are welcome to begin work early or continue on a project you’re already making. This is about motivation and finishing a project, not a competition with a strict timeline. 

I’m a person/company who wants to collaborate with you on this jam and offer prizes for the winner. How can I contact you? 
Well! You clearly didn’t read the jam details as there is no winner and no rankings! If you message me offering prizes or asking for free advertising, I’m going to tell you no automatically for not reading the details. If you have a different, interesting idea for collaboration, tell me your favorite color to prove you read this and then we can chat. You can dm me on bsky but any collaboration messages that don’t mention your favorite color will be ignored. 

What If I already finished my project, can I submit it for the jam? 
Please do!! Then I can go look at it :) 

I already have a House Horror project about haunting a house, can I just submit to the Bundle?
Yes you can! You can submit at this link here