"And then the murders began..." - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Estelyn Telcontar · 03-17-2017, 11:46 AM

Here's a little game - add "And then the murders began" after the first sentence in a book. I'll start with this example:
"When Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday with a party of special magnificence, there was much talk and excitement in Hobbiton." And then the murders began.

Inziladun · 03-17-2017, 12:08 PM

Nice!

In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. And then the murders began.

Boromir88 · 03-17-2017, 01:06 PM

Picking up the nearest book...

"This is where the dragons went. And then the murders began." - Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett

Hmm.

Pitchwife · 03-17-2017, 03:03 PM

Off the top of my bedside table:

"Ash fell from the sky. And then the murders began." - Mistborn

"A window burst open high above the market. And then the murders began." - Perdido Street Station

"The sea had broken him. And then the murders began." - The Sky-Slayer

Inziladun · 03-17-2017, 03:51 PM

It was a bright cold day in April and the clocks were striking thirteen. And then the murders began. - Orwell

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. And then the murders began. - Dickens

Galadriel55 · 03-17-2017, 04:20 PM

"We should start back," Gared urged as the woods began to grow dark around them. And then the murders began. (ASOIAF, Game of Thrones)

Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. And then the murders began. (HP - Philosopher's Stone)

03-17-2017, 11:46 AM	#1
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	"And then the murders began..." Here's a little game - add "And then the murders began" after the first sentence in a book. I'll start with this example: "When Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday with a party of special magnificence, there was much talk and excitement in Hobbiton." And then the murders began. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

03-17-2017, 12:08 PM	#2
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,037	Nice! In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. And then the murders began. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

03-17-2017, 01:06 PM	#3
Boromir88 Laconic Loreman Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: USA Posts: 7,518	Picking up the nearest book... "This is where the dragons went. And then the murders began." - Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett Hmm. __________________ Fenris Penguin

03-17-2017, 03:03 PM	#4
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	Off the top of my bedside table: "Ash fell from the sky. And then the murders began." - Mistborn "A window burst open high above the market. And then the murders began." - Perdido Street Station "The sea had broken him. And then the murders began." - The Sky-Slayer __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI

03-17-2017, 03:51 PM	#5
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,037	It was a bright cold day in April and the clocks were striking thirteen. And then the murders began. - Orwell It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. And then the murders began. - Dickens __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God. Last edited by Inziladun; 03-17-2017 at 04:23 PM.

03-17-2017, 04:20 PM	#6
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,401	More accurate than I initially predicted. "We should start back," Gared urged as the woods began to grow dark around them. And then the murders began. (ASOIAF, Game of Thrones) Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. And then the murders began. (HP - Philosopher's Stone) __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera