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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 11:12AM
The Shadow at the Farmer's Market 👩🏽🌾
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The Shadow at the Farmer's Market... maybe it's a produce-serial (procedural, geddit?)
Evil on the Steamboat [*eyeroll* what else is on a steamboat :P ]
The Devil on the Steamboat???Must be historical, as I don't think there are any steamboats anymore!!
Soledad wrote: "The Woman in the Vitamin Aisle"The mystery is what she bought! Or maybe the mystery could be what she is using the Tylonal for!!!!
Nobody else got The Imposter in the Parking Garage? Well, it’s kind of lame anyway :-/
The Stranger on the Fire Escape (good title!)
The Imposter in the Wardrobe...not sure this is a book I would want to read.
Feb.12 - The Body In The Broom Closet Sounds like a middle school book
The Liar on the Midnight TrainGood writing prompt!
The Widow on Flight 42Love that title! Sounds right up my alley lol
"The Body in the Panic Room".Wasn't that a recent film release? ;>)
Evil under the Stars.Feels like I would be a lovecraftian work...
"The stalker in the elevator", indeed chilling haha
The Body in the Parking GarageGiven how many abandoned cars there are in our local garage at least one of them could contain a body.
The Widow and the Waiting Room
Evil at the Botanical Garden - This reminds me of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ;)
The posts above me have such good ones. Mine is "The Stranger at the car dealership..."
The Body Under the Stairs...dun dun duuuuuuunnn
Mike wrote: "The Devil in the Meat Locker... sounds more like a public service film on improper food preparation or something 😁"It does. lol
Jenn wrote: "The Devil at the Farmers Market lol"
I'm going to a farmer's market tomorrow - hope I don't run into you!
The Widow in the Broom Closet ... that sounds a lot like murder XD
