Suspense_Magazine_May_2015

From the EditorCREDITSJohn RaabPresident & ChairmanShannon RaabCreative DirectorRomaine ReevesCFOAmy LignorEditorJim ThomsenCopy EditorContributorsMark P. SadlerSusan SantangeloDJ WeaverCK WebbKiki HowellKaye GeorgeWeldon BurgeAshley WinttersScott PearsonD.P. Lyle M.D.Kathleen HeadyStephen BraytonBrian BlockerAndrew MacRaeVal ConradMelissa DaltonElliott CaponJ.M. LeDucHolly PriceKari WainwrightDavid IngramJodi HansonSusan MayJenny HilborneAnthony J. FranzeKristin CentorcelliJerry ZavadaS.L. MenearLeslie BorghiniMary LignorJulie WhiteleySara GuistiJeff AyersElise CooperCustomer Service andSubscriptions:For 24/7 service, please use our website,www.suspensemagazine.com or write to:SUSPENSE MAGAZINE at26500 Agoura Road, #102-474Calabasas, CA 91302Suspense Magazine does not share ourmagazine subscriber list with third-partycompanies.Rates: $24.00 (Electronic Subscription)per year. All foreign subscriptionsmust be payable in U.S. funds.SuspenseMagazine.comEvery story has a beginning, middle, and ending.No great shocker there, right? What I wouldlike to do is focus on, what I call, the “next dayconversation piece,” or better yet, the ending. Howmany of you after the series finale of The Sopranostalked about it the next day? Or, when you’vewatched 24, couldn’t wait to see the last episode,because you knew it would be electric?Now if you’re like me, maybe you only readthe first forty pages and think, “there is no wayI’m going on because the beginning was just that bad.” Yes, all three parts need to worktogether to create the perfect story.I’m going to give you my list of the best movie endings ever.10. Devil’s Advocate: Made you think the whole thing was real…or not?But taking his own freewill made it brilliant.9. Basic Instinct: Up until the final five seconds you really didn’t knowwho the killer was; then again, do you still maybe wonder?8. Murder by Death: Did you see that coming? Enough said.7. Inception: Do you think the top stopped spinning?6. Shutter Island: You might have thought that you figured it out rightbefore it ended, but when he didn’t get well—or did he—it made youthink.5. Primal Fear: While this ending might have already been played before,it was still a surprise when he clapped his hands.4. The Sixth Sense: All the clues were right in front of your face, but thatis what made it great, you sometimes can’t see what is staring straight atyou.3. The Skeleton Key: While I’m not a fan of Kate Hudson, she did anexcellent job in this movie, and not every ending is happy.2. Fight Club: Another Ed Norton flick, and seeing him run around atthe end of the movie finally figuring it out is awesome.1. No Way Out: If you haven’t seen the movie, rent it now. You will shakeyour head at the ending because this one you won’t see coming.Of course I’m sure some people, well maybemost people, will say I forgot this one or that one.And I’m sure I did. But this is my list, and if youthink you could make a better one, I challenge youto do so. Email me at editor@suspensemagazine.com and send me over your list. I’ll post the bestemail in the blog site.Now that we’ve talked about endings, it’s timefor you to start at the beginning and read the rest ofthe magazine.John RaabCEO/PublisherSuspense Magazine ■“Reviews within this magazine are the opinions of the individual reviewers and are provided solely for the purpose of assistingreaders in determining another's thoughts on the book under discussion and shall not be interpreted as professional adviceor the opinion of any other than the individual reviewer. The following reviewers who may appear in this magazine are alsoindividual clients of Suspense Publishing, an imprint of Suspense Magazine: Mark P. Sadler, Ashley Dawn (Wintters), DJWeaver, CK Webb, Elliott Capon, J.M. LeDuc, S.L. Menear, Leslie Borghini, Susan Santangelo, and Amy Lignor.”1