I never thought I’d write a post like this, but… Here we are.
There are so many ways for people to die. There are four main categories that I personally put them into.
- Murder
- Suicide
- Accidental
- Natural
I’m only going to list 12 ways you can kill off your fictional characters, but there are many variations of these 12 ways. Not to mention there’s a lot more than these 12 ways.
(I’ll be honest, I was aiming for a longer list, but some of the research I did for this made my stomach turn, so use your imagination, people.)
1. Gun
This is probably the most common, but also the loudest. You can shoot to wound or shoot to kill. It all depends on where your character aims (or how well they aim). This can be used in murders, suicide, or even accidental.
2. Knife
Similar to a gun, you can stab to wound or stab to kill. It’s not exactly as loud as a gunshot, but it’s pretty messy. This would work well for murder, maybe suicide and accidental too.
3. Poison
Silent but deadly – for the most part. Poison can be administered in a number of ways. It can be ingested or administered with a needle and more. Poisons can come from just about anything too – drugs, household items and smells, plants and food… it’s kind of crazy, actually. Depending on the poison too, it might have an immediate effect or the victim might get sick first. Sometimes it could take days, weeks, or months for it to kill too.
4. Overdose
This can go along with poison, but drugs are a problem and can be used in a suicide or it came be an accidental overdose.
5. Hanging
Murder, suicide, execution. I guess it could be accidental too depending on the situation… I mean, it happened in Disney’s Tarzan.
6. Suffocation
I don’t think I need to explain suffocating someone. I don’t know if this has ever been used in suicides, but murders definitely and accidental as well.
7. Drowning
I think this is more accidental than anything else, but it could be used for murder.
8. Starvation
This would take a while if you were trying to kill someone by cutting off their food, but I’m sure it’s doable.
9. Hit and Run or car crash
Usually, this is an accident, but it’s often used as a murder method in movies. Unfortunately, I’ve seen it used as a suicide method on the news in real life. This could be one of the easier ways to cover up a murder too.
10. Natural Disasters
Floods, fire, and the like are known for taking many lives. All of it is the work of mother nature, but fire, for example, can be used as a murder method. It’s called arson.
11. Illness
Sometimes our bodies turn against us or aren’t strong enough to fight off an illness and in turn, it kills us.
12. Old Age
It’s the circle of life.
This was the most uncomfortable post I’ve ever written. It’s also the most morbid. But there you go. 12 ways to kill your darlings.
Do you have a go-to way to kill your fictional characters? Let me know in the comments below and if you’ve enjoyed this post, please share it around!
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