You may have seen my journal about the party game that I guess would be in the vein of Mindtrap or Two Minute Mysteries...
What I would like to do is get together a few good, intricate stories that are not obvious. The plots of stories I already know for this game are as follows:
A man kills himself when he finds out his friends had fed him human flesh (and told him it was seagull) while stranded on a deserted island. He liked the seagull, and so went to a restaurant to order some, and upon tasting it he realized what had actually happened.
A man kills his wife and tapes the radio show which he hosts for an alibi. The tapes skips thereby blowing his alibi, so he commits suicide rather than face the consequences.
A one-armed man delivers another one-armed man a box. The box contains the first man's arm, and he's giving it because they had made a deal earlier in life...
These are all a bit morbid, but I expect a more light-hearted story could be done as well.
I'll be using this thread to brainstorm, so feel free to do the same.
Thanks,
- Seth
Police find a man dead. A small autistic boy says he saw the man kill himself. What he really means is he saw his twin brother kill him.
A man is found face down in a swimming pool with his clothes on. It's not his house, nor did he drown. He fell from a plane.
A man kills his mother and his wife at the hospital his mother is staying at. He is completely ashamed to tell authorities why he killed his wife of 17 years and his loving mother. The truth is, on her deathbed, his mother tells him his wife is actually his long lost sister.
The last one I got from a riddle, so it's not really usable, but I thought I'd share it.
A woman meets a nice man at her mother's funeral. She falls absolutely in love with him, but doesn't get a chance to get his phone number.
A week later she kills her sister.
Reason: She wanted to see him again.
I'm told that last one is apparant to people who share traits with serial killers. :)