In celebration of releasing my own mystery on September 1st, I thought Iโd
share my top 5 favorite mystery movies (or movies with a mysterious element)!
5. Se7en
Itโs everything a good serial killer movie should be—twisted, complex
characters, a highly intelligent villain, and an ending you donโt see coming.
4. The Usual Suspects
Now that is how to do an ending. Iโm not surprised often, but this completely
caught me off guard. I couldnโt have dreamed it up in a million years!
3. The Others
Iโm always in search of a good ghost movie, but 98% disappointment. I loved
this one because of how subtle the haunting felt. I actually HATE it when we
see the ghosts. I find it much more creepy when we hear them, we might see a
shadowโฆitโs that anticipation of waiting for the big reveal. This movie
creeped me out like no other ghost movie. And alsoโthe ending. Wow. They got
me.
2. Fight Club
I love unreliable narrators, and this is my go-to movie when I want to remind
myself how to do it well!
1. Donnie Darko
Iโm not sure how youโd classify this movie, exactly, but I count it as a
mystery. I love this movie so much because I can watch it again and again and
still be figuring things out. Iโll still catch something I didnโt catch
before. Plus it has, you know, misfit characters, plenty of wit and humor, and
a great soundtrack.
Tara Kelly adores variety in her life. Sheโs an author, one-girl-band,
graphic designer, editor, and photographer. She lives in Sin City with her
beloved guitars, sound design master husband, and a fluffy cat named Maestro.
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Gramps always said that when the crickets were quiet, something bad was
coming. And the crickets have been as silent as the dead. It started with the
murdered deer in the playground with the unmistakable purple of a foxglove in
its mouth. But in the dying boondock town of Emerald Cove, life goes on.
I work at Gramps's diner, and the cakes—the entitled rich kids who vacation
here—make our lives hell. My best friend, Alex Pace, is the one person who
gets me. Only Alex has changed. He's almost like a stranger now. I can't
figure it out...or why I'm having distinctly more- than-friend feelings for
him. Ones I shouldn't be having.
Then one of the cakes disappears.
When she turns up murdered, a foxglove in her mouth, a rumor goes around that
Alex was the last person seen with herโand everyone but me believes it. Well,
everyone except my worst enemy, Jenika Shaw. When Alex goes missing, it's up
to us to prove his innocence and uncover the true killer. But the truth will
shatter everything I've ever known about myself โ and Alex.
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