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Austin H

Just your typical anime-brained would-be novelist. I go by Tevish Szat most places on the internet but don't really social media much. I also review anime via my own blog, harperanimereviews.com

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Troubled, but messed up enough to sell itself

Feb 10, 2026

So, You folks struggled with the prompt, and I feel like you didn't quite get what you were passed. You went a delightfully disturbed place, but it's not the assignment. In terms of horror, thoug...

From The Inside

Not my cup of horror-tea

Feb 10, 2026

The writing here was technically solid, but it's clear that there was a deep struggle with the genre, this being more of a romantic drama's third act wrapped up in some almost-parodical horror wrap...

It’s Like Tentacles on Your Wedding Day

Works

Feb 10, 2026

This one is a solid evocation of its type of horror. The ending... is what it is, and as a whole there's a great deal of ambiguity in the story in general that usually works in its favor.

The c...

The Last Prey

Phantasmagorical

Feb 10, 2026

The first chapter, with its airborne environment, was a hard act to follow. Part of me did get distracted by the conceit that a hot air balloon (which has no lateral propulsion) is being used to r...

Special Delivery

A bit scattered

Feb 10, 2026

Having a separate protagonist for each chapter, I feel, ended up working against the story as a whole, at least when viewed against the field of the competition. The chunin exam is a harsh field t...

Facility Gamma

Solid

Feb 10, 2026

This feels like a Twilight Zone episode, which is a good place to be in. I like that it's unclear whether spooky stuff is actually happening or if it's mostly in the main character's head, due to ...

Something’s Wrong With June

Classical Touch

Feb 10, 2026

This is an excellent evocation of the assignment, utilizing both your prompt and your must-include in order to produce something with a distinct appeal to the classics. It's not "a take on Franken...

Body of Theseus

Excellent Take

Feb 10, 2026

As part of the team that pitched you folks the main prompt, I have to say I'm impressed with where you took it.

Put plainly, when we shipped that prompt over, what I expected was something in ...

The Last Syndrome

Conflicted

Feb 10, 2026

I love the scifi in this. Both the idea of an embryonic seed ship and the ice shield that frames the opening action remind me of Songs of Distant Earth, which is a good place to be pulling from.
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Traveller In The Dark

An excellent response to the prompt.

Feb 10, 2026

The setting sometimes feels confused, like this should have been just a period piece but it has some modern references there too, but that's a minor blemish. On the whole, I was often reminded of ...

Where Things Won't Grow

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