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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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Apr 02, 2018 09:25AM
Like two others before me, The Woman in the Panic Room.
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Death in the CasinoWell it would be a good mystery book :)))
The Stalker in the Elevator(too obvious... but still scary) 😁
Evil and the farmers market
Mehsi wrote: "The Body in the Fun House."Lol. Mine's A Stranger in the Meat Locker
Death in the emergency room( Hope this isn't universe telling me something! )
The Body on the Midnight Train
The Stranger in The Swamp sounds failry lovecrfatian to me or - I dunno - Ace Ventura in the Londodn's suburbs kind of vibe? Both?
My Dad is no longer around but I decided to see what his one is, and the title is the best I've seen so far. 'The Shadow on Flight 42.'
The Body at the DMV... He took a number, it was 666... the counter only goes up to 99. Died of starvation. Case closed.
The Woman on The Midnight Train Sounds good to me!
Evil in the panic room. Ok I'd read that. I'd also read Sex in the Panic Room. LOL! Why am I like this??
I got :Murder in the all-night diner
- interesting :)
The Widow In The Landfill.Okay, that book has to be written. It could feature an investigation from a sanitation engineer or be called The Trash Heap Murders series.
The impostor at the two-star hotel. That sounds good!
Caro wrote: "The Shadow under the Stairs...(now I feel I need a story that makes justice to this title)"
So cool!
Vivi wrote: "Evil in the elevator... spooky! More like an Horror novel!"That's mine too! Great birthday!
"Murder in the Wardrobe"....sounds like a darker version of "The Chronicles of Narnia" in an alternate universe :))
The Liar Under the Stairs...reminds me of The People Under the Stairs O.O
Mike wrote: "The Devil in the Meat Locker... sounds more like a public service film on improper food preparation or something 😁"Thanks for the giggle! I needed it.
Death at the Farmer's Market: where arugula lurks and quince attacks.
Evil in the WardrobeNow that's just a book about internalised homophobia.
