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Let's Play: How To Make An Ominous-Sounding Mystery Title
Mainstream mystery titles have the uncanny ability to turn the ordinary into the ominous. Like a macabre version of Mad Libs, sometimes all a title needs is a combination of a person and a place to achieve maximum foreboding. The Body in the Library, The Couple Next Door, and The Woman in the Window are all prime examples of this. And if you want to turn the terror up a notch, you can never go wrong with adding the word "girl" to let readers know that trouble isn't too far away.
The rules to this game are simple: Match your birth month and birth date to the chart below. Then stand back for that spine-tingling (or snicker-inducing) effect. Who knows? Your title could be the next big name in the mystery genre!
What's your bestselling mystery title? Share it with us in the comments!
The rules to this game are simple: Match your birth month and birth date to the chart below. Then stand back for that spine-tingling (or snicker-inducing) effect. Who knows? Your title could be the next big name in the mystery genre!
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Murder in the Landfill.All righty then...
The Devil at the Farmer's Market lmao must be that guy selling non organic
Sarah wrote: "The Body in the Warehouse"Is that a book?
Evil in Room No.8Funny, I almost immediatedly started to thik what would it be about and who would be murdered :-)
The stranger in the waiting room.Oooh, I would read a story with that title!
Kerri wrote: "The Devil at the Farmer's Market lmao must be that guy selling non organic"LOL
The Widow at the 2 Star Hotel!
The Woman Under the Stairs....Ok, sounds a little creepy. I'd give that a read
Murder at the Car Dealership (I'd venture a guess that the victim is the salesman :P)
The Widow in the Casino... interesting, I can't help picture some 007 type of spy!
Evil in The All Night Diner ...watch out for those knives......
The stranger in the vitamin aisle. Anyone is a stranger in a vitamin aisle...NOT SPOOKY.
Gladys wrote: ""The liar at the DMV""SO ALL DMVS LOL
oh! same mystery title :D :)