Thanks to everyone who participated in October's Programming Contest! In keeping with the spirit of Halloween this month, coders were invited to create visuals of spooky houses as part of their entries. Sure to both fright and delight, these spooky creations included secret passageways, haunted entrances, and tombstones in backyards -- check them out and see for yourself!

Below are the winning entries, along with judging rationale from the Challenge Council.  Congratulations to everyone for their hard work, creativity, and enthusiasm!

Remember: You never lose. Either you win or you learn :)

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Unhaunted House

Created By: Weather

Why we chose this program: 
This program offered a really neat perspective by letting the user play as the ghost, rather than the haunted. The gameplay and graphics were overall very well done.

Monster Mash - Spooky House

Created By: Gray Wolf

Why we chose this program: 
This program had an excellent gameplay and graphic designs. The increasing level difficulty offered a nice challenge!

Spooky House

Created By: Ed

Why we chose this program: 
This program was chosen for its use of advanced programming techniques, and interesting visual perspective.

Spooky Island

Created By: Thomas

Why we chose this program: 
This program had great use user interaction. The ability to explore the island and interact with the graphics was very cool!

Haunted Castle

Created By: Goldleaf

Why we chose this program: 
This program has an excellent design that is both simplistic and visually appealing. The animations are also a nice touch.

Dark Castle

Created By: Declan Gibson

Why we chose this program: 
The simplistic design and subtle movements create a neat visual effect. The program is very well put together.

Pumpkin Man Rides Again!

Created By: abdelghany.alexander

Why we chose this program: 
This program has an excellent use of animations and user interaction.

The Rose

Created By: gardner.kenzie

Why we chose this program: 
The minimalistic flat design works very well in this program, and the contrasting colors fit in very nicely. The animations were also a nice touch.

The House that Time Forgot

Created By: michaud.matthew

Why we chose this program: 
This program shows great attention to detail, and the color palette works very well to create a spooky atmosphere.