Twist Endings

Just call me the poor man’s M. Night Shyamalan. I used to think that I had to add a twist ending to every book, or else I wasn’t doing my job as a suspense writer properly. Every plot needs its twists and turns, of course, but I’m talking about a big, shocking, oh-my-God-I-did-not-see-that-coming reveal that gives readers and moviegoers something to think about for days...years, even. Now I’ve come to realize that not every story lends itself to a twist ending, but I still love them.

Here is my list of shocking twists:

Identity

Frailty

Unbreakable

Memento

The Sixth Sense

Mulholland Dr.

The Game

The Usual Suspects

Fight Club

And...tada!

Planet of the Apes (the granddady of all twist endings for me)