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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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The evil at the farmers market...ooh, I like it
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Wow, this is fun!It's "Death under the Stairs" for me. Sounds a little bit Potter-ish. ;)
Jennice wrote: "Murder in the Landfill.Already sounds a best selling novel !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
It sounds dirty and steamy. I'd buy it!
the frog on the unicycle!(if you know what I mean)
The Imposter at the Car Wash.I recall a Far Side cartoon featuring a monster in the car wash.
Luke wrote: "Wow, this is fun!It's "Death under the Stairs" for me. Sounds a little bit Potter-ish. ;)"
Saba wrote: "Death in the Emergency Room"
LOL, I get it!
Evil in Room No. 8 Wonder where Room No. 8 is? Operatingroom? Classroom? Hotel? Police headquarters? Sleeper berth on
a train? Office? Tanning booth? Hospital Room? Ship suite? NICU?
TV Studio? Storage room? Dorm room? Embalming room?
Ooh, with the right room, this could be a page-turner!
Jhj wrote: "The Devil at the DMV?!?!"Love it!!! Don't you Know the folks BEHIND the counter are just that!
Eleftherios wrote: "The Imposter on Flight 42....woooooooooo...."
This is too cool
Paulina wrote: "The shadow in the wardrobe"WOAH!
'Death in the Vitamin Aisle' Yes, I like it ... the body had no fingerprints but all clues indicated the dispensary assistant!
May is the "Devil." The 14th is "In the Panic Room." I found 3 books containing the words "panic room." "Panic Room," by Robert Goddard. "Panic Room/ Living Beyond Fear," by Curt Simmons. Then what looks to be the screenplay for the movie by David Koepp. Haven't seen the movie. Looking for recommendations as to which one I should read. I can't read them all.
"The Shadow at the Farmer's Market." Uh oh, better not get that kale! It could be the death of me.
Ananda wrote: "The Woman in the Parking Garage"that is a good title !
ok now I'm jealous this is also a really good title for a mystery, perhaps an Agatha Christie type
This is one of my faves... The Devil in the Wardrobe
The stranger on flight 42
The Widow at the Car Dealership sounds more like comedy than mystery
Karen wrote: ""The Shadow at the Farmer's Market." Uh oh, better not get that kale! It could be the death of me."That would be mine as well ;)
