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As some of you might know, I'm working on a reprint anthology for Tachyon with the subtitle: Two Decades of Modern Horror. I am NOT looking for stories--I've chosen most of them already and know what other authors are going to be in the book (it's unfortunately, not as LARGE a book as I'd need, to actually do justice to the subject)... and it covers 1984-2005.
The problem is, we need a strong, catchy, evocative, serious title. The one suggested by my publisher as a possibility I like but don't love --as it doesn't quite feel catchy enough:
Harbingers: Two Decades of Modern Horror.
So we're open to suggestions.
The problem is, we need a strong, catchy, evocative, serious title. The one suggested by my publisher as a possibility I like but don't love --as it doesn't quite feel catchy enough:
Harbingers: Two Decades of Modern Horror.
So we're open to suggestions.
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here's a couple ideas:
Dark Dreaming: Two Decades of Modern Horror
The Blackened Bough: Two Decades of Modern Horror
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Blackened ...something...is not bad--but what does "the blackened bough" mean?
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I swear, I read that as "Hat-bringers." I am very very tired....
My .02 is that you'll need a more evocative/ominous word, if you're going for a single word title.
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Distortions of Reality: Two Decades of Modern Horror.
Treacherous Dreams: Two Decades of Modern Horror.
Anguished Cries: Two Decades of Modern Horror.
Lurking Fears: Two Decades of Modern Horror.
Expectations: Two Decades of Modern Horror.
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(From) Memory's Abyss
Unforgettable (tee hee!)
An Ominous Score (get it? score? I'm so needlessly witty today)
...I'll keep brainstorming for you :)
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Just Name it after the scariest horror story of the past two decades
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But it would have been a catchy title.
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The Slightly Newish Weird?
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JV
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Machinations and Exhumations?
On a side note, I opened a database of all the black Magic: The Gathering cards and while it's like going through a slush pile, there are some evocative names such as:
Delirium Skeins
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Sounds cool. I'll check it out
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Resurrections: Twenty Years of Horrors Reborn
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An Unsettled Score: Two Decades of Modern Horror
A Vicious Score: Two Decades of Modern Horror
A _______ Score, etc.
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In Darkness
Harbingers
Beneath the Mask
Under the Skin
The Darkest Hour
In the Dark
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Flayed
Serrated Flesh
Darkest Hour, Darkest Desires
He Hides the Skin as a Still Moist Mask: A Hannibal Lector Tribute
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Dread Bequeathal: 2 Decades of Modern Horror
Dark Harvests: 20 Years of Modern Horror
Horrific Heirlooms: 20 Years of Modern Horror
Horror's Heritage: 2 Decades of Modern Horror
Fiendish Forebears: 2 Decades of Modern Horror
Fell Forebears: 2 Decades of Modern Horror
Sinister Progenitors: 2 Decades of Modern Horror
Sinister Sires: 2 Decades of Modern Horror
Morbid Laureates: 2 Decades of Modern Horror
Warnings: 2 Decades of Modern Horror
Watershed: 2 Decades of Modern Horror
Cornerstones: 2 Decades of Modern Horror
Meat: 2 Decades of Modern Horror
Milestones: 2 Decades of Modern Horror
Blah. I could go on forever. Hehe. I'll stop there though. Good luck with your title search. If you need more brainstorming, let me know. I do this sort of thing for a living. :)
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Disturbance
Menace
Crawl
Disquietude
Spasms
Tempests
Nefarious
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Or if you want to be a tad poetic, "Silent Screams".
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(alternatively: Doubly Decayed)
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How bout these?
Abominations
Fear Itself
Unending Terror
Unceasing Fear
Silent Terror
-pmwolohan@gmail.com
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Fresh Blood: Two Decades of Modern Horror
Shards: Two Decades of Modern Horror
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