Orphaned lists

I'm wrapping the last of a slew of book proposals, some spooky and some are goofy-- all are fun with ghosts (for adults) and zombies (for kids) and monsters (for kids). I have a collection of notebooks scattered around my desk littered with notes to stunted ideas or ones that for some reason didn't find a slot in the schedule to develop more. Naturally, I didn't bother to write down a title or what they're meant for most of these so I'm at a loss what to do with the orphaned ideas.

List 1: (no idea what the * is for)
*severed head
eyeballs
*feet
*spleen
*earlobes
*eyebrows
*fingertips
*elbows
noses
kneecaps
5 beating hearts
*pair of lips

List 2:
500 Zombies (doing what?)
zombie -> vegetarian
zombie -> movie star
zombie -> pool party
zombie -> dating -- too easy
zombie -> college
zombie -> Gothic
zombie ->tarot reader, doesn't accept the she's dead. Keeps looking for the meaning of life

List 3: (turned into Betrayal for the ICE PICKS anthology)
Flesh-eating bacteria - frozen? Has thawed?
Viking curse?
Vodka
Ghosts
Polar bears
1900 - melting problem
Frozen guests
Ice blocks used to make hotel brings up Donner party. Last curse. Whispers. Insanity. Final melt. Sacrificed because he was a loon. Ice man on display in lobby. Convinces guests to kill each other. Blinks at the end.


Draft for upcoming anthology on speculative fiction:
Face it, zombies are absurd. They're nasty, disgusting creatures that thrive on human tissue - much like politicians.

So, what would you do with them?

2 comments:

  1. Viking curses are always fun...

    And the Donner party. Always lovely dinner table conversation. Unless your ancestors were involved, of course. Then it might be a tad bit upsetting.

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  2. Put together, it all sounds like an awesome episode of "The Love Boat."

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