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    I've got a possession script currently titled Beyond the Realms of Death ('cause the protag dies before being resuscitated, returning to life with a demon that slowly possesses him). The problem is I find the title pretentiously gothic and wordy.

    My preferred title, The Uninvited, has been used way too many times Flatline is too close to Flatliners and Stephen King selfishly beat me to The Dead Zone so the only runner I've got is The Unwanted - what do you think of it? Have you any alternatives?
    M.A.G.A.

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    Re: Horror title help

    Originally posted by SundownInRetreat View Post
    I've got a possession script currently titled Beyond the Realms of Death ('cause the protag dies before being resuscitated, returning to life with a demon that slowly possesses him). The problem is I find the title pretentiously gothic and wordy.

    My preferred title, The Uninvited, has been used way too many times Flatline is too close to Flatliners and Stephen King selfishly beat me to The Dead Zone so the only runner I've got is The Unwanted - what do you think of it? Have you any alternatives?
    Only you know what’s in the script, but what is the logline? Is there anything in the logline from which you or we might derive a title? I was about to suggest “Repossessed,” but it has been used already for a horror parody and likely would not be appropriate for your script.

    There was a straight-to-video horror short titled “Resuscitation” made in 2007, but probably no one remembers it or its title. In that vein, though, what about “Resuscitated” as a title?
    Last edited by Clint Hill; 02-05-2020, 11:45 AM.
    “Nothing is what rocks dream about” ― Aristotle

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    • #3
      Re: Horror title help

      Originally posted by SundownInRetreat View Post
      I've got a possession script currently titled Beyond the Realms of Death ('cause the protag dies before being resuscitated, returning to life with a demon that slowly possesses him). The problem is I find the title pretentiously gothic and wordy.

      My preferred title, The Uninvited, has been used way too many times Flatline is too close to Flatliners and Stephen King selfishly beat me to The Dead Zone so the only runner I've got is The Unwanted - what do you think of it? Have you any alternatives?
      Perhaps just REALMS OF DEATH
      Story Structure 1
      Story Structure 2
      Story Structure 3

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      • #4
        Re: Horror title help

        Perhaps STOWAWAY or INTERLOPER?

        I don't know your exact story, but if the possessed protag's changes in mood/behavior are misinterpreted by others as maturation, OLD SOUL might be a fun title.

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        • #5
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          It came back

          (oddly I thought this was the name of a movie but Google says otherwise)
          I heard the starting gun


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          • #6
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            Good suggestions, thank!
            M.A.G.A.

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            • #7
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              Down and dirty...

              What Lies Inside
              Consumed
              Onslaught
              Devour
              The Unsought
              The Unwanted
              Left Out
              Banished
              Hidden Beneath
              Vanishing
              From Within
              "Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy b/c you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say." -- Edward Snowden

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              • #8
                Re: Horror title help

                Originally posted by finalact4 View Post
                Down and dirty...

                What Lies Inside
                Consumed
                Onslaught
                Devour
                The Unsought
                The Unwanted
                Left Out
                Banished
                Hidden Beneath
                Vanishing
                From Within
                Damn, you're good.
                M.A.G.A.

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                • #9
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                  the hitcher from Hell
                  I heard the starting gun


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                  • #10
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                    Given that (I assume) its for the pages you posted

                    Teen devil - a play on teen angel
                    Leader of the pack
                    Waking after midnight - a take on walking after midnight
                    Smoke gets in your eyes - hey its a demon, bound to be a little smoke somewhere
                    I heard the starting gun


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                    • #11
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                      It's for a different script.
                      M.A.G.A.

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                      • #12
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                        ...
                        Last edited by bioprofessor; 02-29-2020, 01:28 PM.

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                        • #13
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                          The Realm Beyond

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                          • #14
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                            Best Fiend Forever?

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                            • #15
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                              Beelzebud

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