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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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Death at the car dealership...... Why would you die at a car place!?
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The Stalker in the Swamp. Sounds creepy to me. Would make a great horror novel. Remind me to stay away from the swamps....LOL! ;)
"The Widow in the Wardrobe", by Claudia Vico. Mystery thriller. A beautifull story riding between Victorian times and the present day.
"The Imposter in the Fun House" In a Fun House, can you tell?
The Widow at the Farmer's Market? Why does this sound like the least scary book ahaha
The Devil in the Broom Closet... I'm certainly intrigued haha
Alice wrote: "Death in the Fun House."I love that one!!!
The Liar on Flight 42.This could actually be a political satire.
Hm....
Death in Room No. 8... and I thought Room 13 was unlucky.
Death in the Parking Garage... find out what happens when there is only one spot left.
The body in the emergency room sounds kinda normal, like "well yeah, where else would it be?"
Evil in the Landfill... Must be an environmental mystery. :-)
The Shadow in the Wardrobe... Sounds like a Narnia villain...
The Devil in the Swamp....don't go swimming....
The Liar in the All-Night DinerNow, if I can write a story for this!
The Devil in the midnight train....Actually I like it
The Imposter at the abandoned theme park
Death at the DMV xD makes a lot of sense to me :D
The Woman in the Cemetery , sounds intriguing 🔅
The Stranger on the Midnight Train - this sounds great!
The Stranger in the Swamp. . . I wouldn't read this. . . Lies. I'll read anything!
the stranger on flight 42
