The start of books is vastly improved if you add “and then the murders began”
If you’re looking for a new way to improve classic works of literature, then the internet is here to help – all you need to do is add “and then the murders began” as the second sentence.
https://twitter.com/marc_laidlaw/status/837537399416610818
The idea, by sci-fi/horror writer Marc Laidlaw, caught on, with the hashtag #LaidlawsRule. Here are some classic book made murdery.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle
One sunny Sunday, the caterpillar was hatched out of a tiny egg. He was very hungry. And then the murders began. #LaidlawsRule
— Elizabeth Meg (@Scranshums) March 3, 2017
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, by J.K. Rowling
https://twitter.com/KyleTreasure/status/837704035121557504
Winnie-the-Pooh, by A.A. Milne
https://twitter.com/damonayoung/status/837629371770777600
A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens
@marc_laidlaw pic.twitter.com/DrGHrW7T47
— Scott Fornek (@sfornek) March 8, 2017
Charlotte’s Web, by E. B. White
"Where's Papa going with that axe?" said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table. And then the murders began. #LaidlawsRule pic.twitter.com/9N0NyyqA9b
— Trevor Rines (@TrevorSRines) March 22, 2017
The Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss
The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. And then the murders began. #LaidlawsRule pic.twitter.com/NL89ViGvZ1
— Chandler Arnold (@Social_CHAN_ge) March 22, 2017
Mrs. Dalloway, by Virginia Woolf
https://twitter.com/vonny_bravo/status/844975242527330305
Aside from literature, it also works great with cookery books.
I have been thinking and reading a lot about meat recently. And then the murders began. #LaidlawsRule pic.twitter.com/TRMe7JOa6A
— Greg Harradine (@GregHarradine) March 22, 2017
(h/t boredpanda/twentytwowords)