THE MONSTROUS MAY CHALLENGE is an annual prompt challenge to encourage new, monstrous-focused creations, with a prompt for every day of the month.
I started running the challenge in 2021 – every year, I put together a bunch of prompts particularly intended for monster enthusiasts, especially fans of monstrous romance and erotica, to encourage new creations.
Every year, May 30th is The Minotaur – May 30th is my birthday, and the Minotaur is my favourite monster!
You can write short stories, poems, essays, recommend movies or books, make social media posts, aesthetic posts, playlists, draw sketches, paint, do bits of sculpture or knitting or crochet, or anything else! Anything you feel might be fun for a prompt, you are encouraged to create.
If you’d like to join in, post away on social media — on Twitter or Bluesky, Tumblr or Pillowfort, Instagram or Threads, on your own websites, or wherever you’d like to! You’re encouraged to use the tag or hashtag #Monstrous May or #MonstrousMay, or Monstrous May Challenge, and of course, to browse through those tags to support and engage with others’ creations.
Monstrous May 2025
Day 1 — Tentacles
Day 2 — Sound
Day 3 — Hypnosis
Day 4 — Corrupted
Day 5 — Size Difference
Day 6 — In The Air
Day 7 — Aphrodisiac
Day 8 — Caught in Webbing
Day 9 — Knotted
Day 10 — The Werewolf
Day 11 — Living Armour
Day 12 — Consumed
Day 13 — Eggs
Day 14 — Grooming
Day 15 — Bitten
Day 16 — Pinned Down
Day 17 — Transformed
Day 18 — Belly Bulge
Day 19 — Parasitic Relationship
Day 20 — The Vampire
Day 21 — All-The-Way-Through
Day 22 — Spines
Day 23 — Impregnated
Day 24 — Dungeon
Day 25 — Clawed
Day 26 — Beneath the Earth
Day 27 — Addictive Properties
Day 28 — Commanded
Day 29 — Scent
Day 30 — The Minotaur
Day 31 — Underwater
