6. Creator of Sherlock
Holmes
Over 56 stories
Crime Fiction
England
7. Most Known for Noir
classics, “High Sierra”,
“Little Caesar” and
“Scarface”
37+ stories
35+ films
Most recurring theme
was Redemption
The appearance of
the “Femme Fatale”
8. Master of Suspense
“Birds”, “NXNW”,
“Rear Window” and
“Psycho”
Creator of the terms:
twist endings,
MacGuffin and crime
psychological
10. Over 100 different
animation cartoons,
half of which were
Mystery themed.
Scooby Doo
Mystery was not just
about serious
gangsters anymore
Supernatural elements,
heroic characters and
spy elements
11. Detective Comics,
first appearance of
Mystery and Hero
theme
Gritty realism,
gangs, drugs
blackmail
12. Traditional Mysteries
(Locked Room and
Puzzle Mysteries)
Legal Thriller
Medical Thriller
Cozy Mystery
Police Procedural
“hardboiled” –Private Eye
13. How do we go about writing mysteries?
Because you already know your purpose.
14. To figure out the inbetween…
Beginning Middle Ending
15. How do we engage our players?
Practically the same question
we teachers have, how do we
engage our students?
Well any answer from a producer
will be sure to tell you to make
sequels or introduce something
new to the mix.
16. Why should you care?
What does Mystery have to do with it?