2013-06-17 23:15:06 UTC
I'm really not looking for any answers saying that I shouldn't rely on the opinions of others when it comes to deciding whether or not I like an idea. Just because someone says that an idea isn't good, that doesn't mean I won't do it. I'm just looking for consensus. If everyone says an idea sucks, then I will consider trashing it. Emphasis on consider.
Thank you for your time and help.
The Leave’s Momentum: A crime fiction set in Boise, Idaho. Centered around many different characters of various backgrounds. Details their actions leading up to the latest victim of a sadistic serial killer and the events following. Characters include a guilt-ridden police detective, the latest victim‘s older brother, a promising new FBI agent, a has-been crime fiction writer, a hateful female police sergeant and many others. Not so much a story about uncovering the killer’s identity as much as it is about the characters’ growth stemming from the events the murders cause.
Sanity’s Warren: A Drama about an intellectually gifted young boy who has spent his entire life in a basement. He begins to detail the main points of significance in his life to explain why he feels he is losing his mind. Goes into his mother’s tragic death, his father’s violence and several murders his father committed. It’s a story about the boy’s observations of his surroundings. He fills in so many blanks with other characters and their thoughts, while unintentionally leaving himself blank. It’s about his fall from innocence and his growing theories about what makes a man do the things he does. All the while, his dark side is explored and embodied by his mysterious roommate who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.
The Reaper’s Casket: A fictional biography of a male mortician suffering from a case of necrophilia from causes unknown. He resents himself and his practices but can’t stop what he’s doing for fear he might kill to get what he wants. Bounces between past and present. The present dealing with his hatred for who he is and his constant search for change. The past deals with his tragic romance with a woman that seemed to suppress his urges.
Phoenix Asunder: A serial arsonist in Kansas City, Missouri requires a depressed arson detective to utilize his years of accumulated experience for the first time. He’s accompanied by a gifted FBI agent with a tragic history. All the while, the detective’s wife slowly slips deeper into a depression that mirrors the FBI agent’s profile of the arsonist. The final character is the arsonist himself whose story is told as an epistolary tale through his various journals and recordings.
Oaken: A 1960s town of considerable size has children kidnapped, drained of blood completely, mutilated and dumped on roadsides. Mainly told through the point of view of a widow trying to keep her son safe, it’s a story about uncovering the violent history of the town that has ties to its current situation.
Elissa Tami: Short story. A writer becomes obsessed with a name. After putting it into a book, he finds evidence being thrown his way about the actual existence of a woman of that name whose history is strikingly similar to his. Explores the possibility of foreign universes and realities. It's not a ghost story.
Untitled: Short story. An active, athletic young man retreats into mental sanctuary after a car accident causes him to lose his legs. Begins an ascension into artistic enlightenment shortly after.
Stillness: Short story. A shut-in discovers that the entire world has stopped and he is the only one not affected by this. Meant to be allegorical to life being more and more concentrated indoors and seeming to revolve less around the existence of others.
I am a Human: Short story. A mysterious creature disguised as a human tries his best to fit into human society while succumbing to depression due to constantly being ostracized.
Left Hand: Short story. A nurse at a mental hospital becomes convinced that the newest member who’s being haunted by visions of the Devil isn’t actually schizophrenic.