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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 Shadow in the Panic Room
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The Stalker at the Car Wash? Doesn't really sound very ominous.
The Widow in the All-Night Diner. Why is mine so depressing sounding? xD
The Liar in the Vitamin Aisle:o Oh, the suspense... :D
The Imposter under the Stairs... I would definitely be intrigued with a title like this ;)
The Devil at the Two-Star Hotel. Weird name, haha
The Stranger in the WarehouseSounds like a Nancy Drew Mystery or Trixie Belden mystery
The Shadow in the Meat Locker, which may be reminiscent of Rocky Balboa.
The Devil in the Landfill.... Not funny enough :/ I like my cat's novel better: The Imposter in the All-Night Diner
'Death in the Broom Closet', you won't get to brush that under the carpet.
"The Body at the Botanical Garden".....sounds corny yet mysterious, I'd read it! :D
"The Widow in the Cemetery" ... not so funny or unexpected
The Imposter at the Farmer's Market...sounds like a best seller.
the Stalker at the Abandoned Theme Park... works for me.
The Liar in the Cemetery
