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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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Evil in the All-Night Diner
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The Widow At the Farmer's Market... not exactly my dream title of a mystery novel.
Murder at the Car WashI would totally read this. :)
Mike wrote: "The Devil in the Meat Locker... sounds more like a public service film on improper food preparation or something 😁"LoL :)))))))))
The Devil at the Empty Zoomy son would have The Stranger in the Wardrobe
The Stalker at the Car DealershipI am intrigued. Car Dealerships are scary places to begin with.
The Imposter in Room #8! Sounds so Agatha Christie-ish, or at least Murder She Wrote😏😉
Ally wrote: "The Imposter Under the Stairs :O"That one sounds cool. I would read it.
P.S love happy
The Stalker in the elevator... lolA genuine scream fest!!
The Shadow at the abandoned theme park!I'd probably like to be left alone anyway and a theme park is a great place!
Murder at the DMV. Is it wrong to admit I often find myself feeling homicidal when I sit around for two hours at the DMV just for them to wait on the three people ahead of me? OK, maybe that's a little psychotic... 😅
Michelle *The Bookish Hobbit* wrote: "Murder at the DMV. Is it wrong to admit I often find myself feeling homicidal when I sit around for two hours at the DMV just for them to wait on the three people ahead of me? OK, maybe that's a li..."Looks like you found the perfect Title then ;)
P.S. I'm just kidding btw
The Devil on the Cruise Ship All Aboard! Make sure you have your life jackets! :P
Alice wrote: "Death in the Fun House."Murder in the Fun House
Cute, looks like fun, and since my mystery book title for my birth month and day leaves alot to be desired, my first thoughts for a mystery title ran to "The House Where Evil Dwells" but that title has already been taken and turned into a B-rated(ish) cult movie... so I'm out!
The Stalker in Room No.8 Yeah... totally sounds like a book.
Rachel wrote: "The Devil in the Meat Locker"That's a good one! Lol
