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Let's Play: Create 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 shirt color 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!
The rules to this game are simple: Match your birth month and shirt color 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 mystery title? Share it with us in the comments!
Check out the complete coverage of Mystery & Thriller Week:
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The liar in the fun house today. Wonder what that's about...Maybe a trick mirror thing? A mirror that lies? Shows you creepy images to make you go insane...? I'm creeping myself out..
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The Liar in the Wardrobe- Shouldn't that be more along the lines of "The Lion..."?
"The Widow, the Stranger and the Body on the Midnight Train"
The Devil on the Cruise Ship....................................... I'd *totally* read this ;)
Mick wrote: "Evil at the DMV."sounds like you live in Ohio!
The body at the car wash...not very ominous...i keep hearing the song. You, too?
The Stranger at the Car Wash? I want to change my shirt color now.
Today it's "The stranger in the fun house." Wait. Most of the time in a fun house, all the other people are strangers. Unless its YOUR fun house. And maybe someone sneaked in...?
Lol That makes sense. Sara wrote: "Today it's "The stranger in the fun house." Wait. Most of the time in a fun house, all the other people are strangers. Unless its YOUR fun house. And maybe someone snuck in...?"
the Evil lier under the stairs- wearing blue and tan
Liar, Liar in the Swamp. Pretty sure it was written for third graders.
The Liar at the Car Dealership
Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "The Shadow at the DMV (what the heck is the DMV?)"Department of Motor Vehicles
This morning for work it was The stranger at the Botanical Garden then this afternoon the Imposter at the Botanical Garden now tonight the Liar at the Botanical Garden wow a multiple book series in one day. Where shall I begin?
The Widow and the Stranger at the Two-star Hotel.
The Liar In Room No. 8 - I would read that title... Wow
The Devil at the empty zoo...? Yeah, that's not very ominous, IMO.
