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3 Acts of Murder – DivX Version (Normal Quality), iPod/iPhone Version
November 17, 2009 | | Leave a Comment
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IMDB rating: 5.80 Plot: In 1929 Arthur Upfield, Australia’s premier crime writer, plotted the perfect murder for his novel The Sands of Windee. Meanwhile, one of his friends, stock-man Snowy Rowles, put the scheme into deadly effect, even before the book was published. This true story resulted in one of Australia’s most sensational murder trials of the 1930’s and catapulted Upfield’s name onto the world stage. |
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DivX Version (Normal Quality), iPod/iPhone Version
Actors: Brown Bille,Ford Luke,Hope Nicholas,Jamieson Trevor,Jankowski Lee,McCluskey Bill,McNeill Greg,Menzies Robert,Crime,Drama,
What should I title my novel? (Please answer!?)?
Plot:
It’s a murder mystery type thing. Two girls, Valery and Ren, are sleeping over their friend, Camille’s house. Ren goes upstairs in the middle of the night to get some water. She turns around after closing the refrigerator and sees a man there, in a ski-mask and with a knife. She screams, runs downstairs to the basement where they’re sleeping and locks the door. She wakes the girls up and they leave through the screen door just as the man is sticking the knife through the wooden door to the basement, running to the neighbor’s house. Camille goes back wanting to help her parents, and the girls run. They call the house to see if the family is still alive, but the man picks up. They don’t say anything and after a few minutes he hangs up. It turns out Camille and Lena, her Mother, get away and hide in one of the neighbor’s empty pools, with the cover on top. The Father is dead, stabbed, and her two brothers are severely injured when the ambulance arrives. Camille got away with no injuries and her Mother was only cut slightly in the arm. The killer takes off his ski-mask and being it’s 5 in the morning, takes off his black clothes, puts them in his messenger bag and walks away as the police cars are rushing to the house. He was trying to kill the family because Lena, the Mom, was the only one in middle school who talked to him and sat next to him, being he was in the ’special’ type classes for his ADD and such. He started getting obsessive once they started to date, so he broke up with him. He, however, kept acting like Edward Cullen and breaking into her house, watching her sleep and stalking her. Her family had to move because of him and she went to a private school, where she met Gregory. They later got married and started a family, and this guy, after breaking out of an asylum, tries to kill the family but only injurs the two boys and kills the Father.
1.) Do you like the plot so far?
2.) What would you like to see happen next?
3.) Any critiques?
4.) What should I title my horror novel?
(Do you think "Revenge" would be a good title for this novel?)
Thank you!
- OCD.
1. It’s not bad. It’s been done before, but you could tweak it to make it even more unique.
2. Sounds like you pretty much have the whole plot thought out.. I suppose if it’s a happy ending they should catch the guy; if it’s sad, then more of them should die. It all depends on the mood you want to set. Be sure to add some more creepy chase scenes. Maybe this guy takes someone hostage? Or threatens to kill innocent people? Just ideas.
3. Like I said, this story idea has been done before, but I would still read it if it was written well and had some unexpected twists/turns.
4. I don’t really like Revenge. It’s too vague..and it’s not really revenge that this guy is getting, he’s just crazy. So maybe do something from his perspective. Like… I’m Not Crazy, I’ll See You in Hell, or you could try Night Stalker, In the Shadows, oh wait, the best one I can think of is "An Old Flame" — because that’s what you call ex lovers and such. Plus it’s ironic because he’s clearly not all that happy to see her and visa versa. Hopefully I helped. Good luck!
C-DJ.
Jazzman002 | Nov 08, 2009
1) I think the plot is fine. A plot is just a plot. It’s what you do with it that really counts.
2) It sounds like this story is a search for the killer? It’s hard to tell since you don’t really say what the story is going to be about. Who is your protagonist?
3) There’s nothing to critique. You’ve only given me a summary of the beginning of the plot.
4) This doesn’t sound like a horror novel. It sounds like a murder/mystery.
5) Who’s getting revenge? It doesn’t seem to fit the facts. That title’s overused. Choose your title after you’ve written the book. Choose something from the book that really grabs you.
Writing Coach | Nov 08, 2009
1.) I love the plot so far. Very, very nice idea.
2.) It would be interesting to see what would happen if the killer gets a make-over (like in the witness protection services and such), and "casually" meets Lena in a grocery store or somewhere. Then, they become involved with each other, and he strikes again.
3.) I would take out the part about Edward Cullen. You shouldn’t assume everyone will know what you’re talking about. (I did, though. lol)
4.) I think "Revenge" would be great. Or "Obsessed." Or "Vengeful."
Hope this helps you. 
Good luck! (I would love to read the rest, after you write it of course.)
SakuraKitty | Nov 08, 2009