1960s Horror Story!

[jillianthebookbutterfly]

The story is set sometime during the mid to late 1960s, in a Gothic mansion, most likely somewhere in the New England region of the United States. The protagonist is a sixteen-year-old girl, slightly disfigured by a scar on her face (or her arm, not sure where at this point), but she is very soft-spoken and very sweet. She has straight black hair, blue or green eyes, and has very pale skin. She is also relatively small for her age.

The protagonist lives in a Gothic-style Victorian mansion with her kindly grandfather and twenty-year-old brother, who is slightly mentally unstable. Her parents are both dead; her father died after an accidental fall through a glass window (although there are speculations he was murdered) and her mother committed suicide after the protagonist's grandfather ordered her into an asylum for the criminally insane.

After her grandfather dies unexpectedly, the protagonist is held prisoner by her brother, who has clearly had a psychotic breakdown. He locks her inside the house, severing all contact with her friends, calling them all "sinners" that are not her friends. Her brother's behavior quickly spirals out of control. He promises once his "mission" is complete, she will be let free. What she discovers is that her brother is murdering women he thinks are witches and must escape before he turns on her.

The protagonist's mother was an heiress, but she acted for fun, which is how she met the protagonist's father. Both loved Shakespeare's plays, so both the protagonist and her brother have Shakespearean or Shakespeare-inspired names. They have English and Scottish origins, so their surname should reflect that. Also, the protagonist's love interest is a male witch from a lower middle-class family. He dresses like a punk with ripped jeans and leather jackets, but he's a dark-haired, good-looking guy with a heart of gold. He is very protective of the protagonist. His little sister, another witch, is the protagonist's best friend. She's the protagonist's opposite, outgoing and spunky. They are determined to save the protagonist from her dire situation.

There is another character: the protagonist's aunt, the black sheep of her father's family, who has returned to reconnect with her niece and nephew. She's a stereotypical feminist of the '60s, something like a hippie, and changed her name to something that would be considered a "hippie" name.

I cannot, for the life of me, think of any appropriate names for these characters. Can you help?

[kala_way]

Well, Shakespearean names for the kids: girl: Viola, Ophelia, Celia, Bianca, Diana; boy: Phillip, Moth, Lennox, Duncan, Angus

Here's a list of common Scottish names, with a lot of British sounding names as well. Not sure what you're going for.

The love interest and his sister would probably have pretty normal names for around the time they were born I'd imagine: Sally, Marcie, Cindy, Tony, Ray, Frankie, Pete, Lance

Hippie name: Daisy, Sunny, Raina

[misswriter]

Shakespeare names:
GIRL-
Diana
Bianca
Miranda
Juliet
Audrey
Emilia

[ilovenames89]

Names from 1950-59 so in the late 60's they are teenagers.
Sorry about the numbers hope this helps



1 James 842,953 Mary 625,402
2 Michael 836,764 Linda 564,122
3 Robert 829,630 Patricia 459,490
4 John 797,135 Susan 437,629
5 David 769,246 Deborah 430,425
6 William 590,675 Barbara 345,606
7 Richard 534,880 Debra 341,235
8 Thomas 453,955 Karen 332,420
9 Mark 382,316 Nancy 286,703
10 Charles 360,774 Donna 270,271
11 Steven 333,418 Cynthia 263,337
12 Gary 329,561 Sandra 251,485
13 Joseph 299,726 Pamela 237,329
14 Donald 273,251 Sharon 232,750
15 Ronald 270,841 Kathleen 224,251
16 Kenneth 262,552 Carol 222,580
17 Paul 252,955 Diane 210,556
18 Larry 245,359 Brenda 209,192
19 Daniel 243,481 Cheryl 171,346
20 Stephen 207,087 Janet 167,460
21 Dennis 204,003 Elizabeth 165,603
22 Timothy 198,161 Kathy 157,894
23 Edward 188,181 Margaret 149,529
24 Jeffrey 184,501 Janice 133,564
25 George 180,836 Carolyn 124,023
26 Gregory 178,294 Denise 123,750
27 Kevin 158,935 Judy 118,013
28 Douglas 148,069 Rebecca 115,655
29 Terry 140,550 Joyce 114,934
30 Anthony 136,570 Teresa 114,242
31 Jerry 136,423 Christine 113,306
32 Bruce 136,297 Catherine 108,797
33 Randy 120,447 Shirley 108,763
34 Brian 112,276 Judith 108,715
35 Frank 112,180 Betty 103,170
36 Scott 111,772 Beverly 97,747
37 Roger 110,027 Lisa 95,817
38 Raymond 108,840 Laura 95,511
39 Peter 102,673 Theresa 89,578
40 Patrick 96,780 Connie 88,787
41 Keith 91,180 Ann 87,019
42 Lawrence 91,031 Julie 86,689
43 Wayne 88,021 Gloria 86,669
44 Danny 86,533 Gail 85,599
45 Alan 83,921 Joan 85,147
46 Gerald 82,530 Paula 84,842
47 Ricky 79,086 Peggy 84,259
48 Carl 78,677 Cindy 83,970
49 Christopher 78,154 Martha 83,165
50 Dale 75,462 Bonnie 82,989
51 Walter 72,101 Jane 82,887
52 Craig 69,450 Cathy 82,700
53 Willie 66,384 Robin 82,406
54 Johnny 65,699 Debbie 82,092
55 Arthur 65,654 Diana 80,194
56 Steve 64,177 Marilyn 80,139
57 Joe 62,568 Kathryn 77,764
58 Randall 62,375 Dorothy 74,461
59 Jack 62,361 Wanda 72,417
60 Russell 62,346 Jean 72,245
61 Henry 62,190 Vicki 71,970
62 Harold 62,090 Sheila 70,142
63 Roy 61,760 Virginia 69,766
64 Andrew 60,939 Sherry 68,320
65 Philip 60,802 Katherine 66,833
66 Ralph 60,363 Rose 66,703
67 Billy 59,210 Lynn 66,022
68 Glenn 58,658 Jo 63,944
69 Stanley 57,101 Ruth 62,497
70 Jimmy 54,827 Maria 62,346
71 Rodney 54,760 Darlene 61,856
72 Barry 54,744 Jacqueline 60,454
73 Samuel 53,732 Rita 60,240
74 Eric 53,274 Rhonda 59,796
75 Bobby 53,219 Phyllis 57,759
76 Albert 52,790 Helen 57,561
77 Phillip 52,408 Vickie 56,848
78 Ronnie 51,233 Kim 56,071
79 Martin 50,934 Lori 56,059
80 Mike 48,315 Ellen 55,359
81 Eugene 48,223 Elaine 54,210
82 Louis 47,866 Joanne 53,531
83 Howard 47,812 Anne 52,375
84 Allen 47,269 Valerie 52,227
85 Curtis 46,276 Alice 52,055
86 Jeffery 45,822 Frances 51,180
87 Frederick 44,236 Suzanne 50,309
88 Leonard 43,505 Marie 49,255
89 Harry 43,277 Victoria 49,108
90 Micheal 40,922 Kimberly 48,954
91 Tony 40,768 Anita 47,576
92 Ernest 39,625 Laurie 46,947
93 Eddie 38,549 Michelle 46,781
94 Fred 37,421 Sally 46,696
95 Darrell 37,219 Terri 46,428
96 Jay 36,943 Marcia 43,712
97 Melvin 36,121 Terry 43,180
98 Matthew 35,813 Jennifer 43,069
99 Lee 35,790 Leslie 43,039
100 Vincent 35,322 Doris 42,881
101 Tommy 34,915 Maureen 42,806
102 Francis 34,742 Wendy 42,652
103 Marvin 34,668 Michele 41,947
104 Dean 34,538 Anna 41,665
105 Rick 34,370 Marsha 41,549
106 Victor 33,876 Angela 40,342
107 Norman 33,712 Sarah 39,955
108 Earl 32,603 Sylvia 39,515
109 Jose 31,363 Jill 39,056
110 Calvin 30,524 Dawn 38,891
111 Ray 29,878 Sue 38,843
112 Clifford 29,837 Evelyn 38,380
113 Alfred 29,705 Roberta 37,906
114 Jerome 29,688 Jeanne 37,660
115 Bradley 29,482 Charlotte 36,989
116 Clarence 29,437 Eileen 36,551
117 Don 29,425 Lois 36,182
118 Theodore 29,018 Colleen 35,904
119 Jon 28,917 Stephanie 35,558
120 Rickey 27,929 Annette 35,341
121 Joel 27,835 Glenda 35,207
122 Jesse 26,620 Yvonne 35,037
123 Jim 26,195 Dianne 34,484
124 Edwin 26,169 Tina 33,988
125 Dan 25,998 Beth 33,983
126 Bernard 25,860 Lorraine 33,575
127 Chris 25,850 Constance 33,517
128 Jonathan 25,800 Renee 32,941
129 Gordon 25,706 Charlene 32,708
130 Glen 25,370 Joann 32,647
131 Jeff 24,918 Julia 32,445
132 Warren 24,589 Gwendolyn 31,935
133 Leroy 24,560 Norma 30,795
134 Herbert 24,270 Regina 30,782
135 Duane 24,118 Amy 30,587
136 Bill 23,870 Sheryl 30,377
137 Benjamin Loretta 30,375
138 Tom 23,734 Carla 29,423
139 Alvin 23,053 Andrea 29,367
140 Nicholas Tammy 29,179
141 Tim 22,210 Irene 26,960
142 Mitchell 21,948 Jan 26,160
143 Marc 21,917 Louise 25,841
144 Leslie 21,363 Juanita 25,643
145 Leon 21,323 Marlene 25,235
146 Kim 21,189 Penny 25,113
147 Dwight 20,827 Rosemary 24,987
148 Bryan 20,627 Becky 24,833
149 Lloyd 20,598 Kay
150 Vernon Joy
151 Gene Geraldine
152 Reginald Jeanette
153 Lonnie Gayle 23,724
154 Guy 19,137 Annie 23,676
155 Gilbert 18,820 Vivian 23,535
156 Garry 18,767 Claudia 23,142
157 Juan 18,747 Lynda 22,683
158 Karl 18,717 Melissa 22,291
159 Kent 18,675 Audrey 22,212
160 Kurt 18,632 Lynne 22,189
161 Todd 18,562 Patsy 21,725
162 Jackie 18,417 Melinda 21,502
163 Greg 18,234 Vicky 21,329
164 Lewis 18,111 Toni 21,305
165 Wesley 18,069 June 21,093
166 Clyde 17,871 Belinda 20,939
167 Floyd 17,844 Marjorie 20,925
168 Neil 17,696 Arlene 20,651
169 Allan 17,681 Patti 20,596
170 Donnie Ruby
171 Perry Sara
172 Franklin Yolanda
173 Lester Rosa
174 Brad Christina
175 Manuel Melanie
176 Kirk Delores
177 Carlos Jackie
178 Leo Vanessa
179 Jimmie Carmen
180 Randolph Monica
181 Charlie Janis
182 Robin Holly
183 Dana Marianne
184 Darryl Dolores
185 Dave Shelley
186 Ted Veronica
187 Milton Mildred
188 Daryl Dana
189 Kerry Eva
190 Freddie Rachel
191 Brent Shelia
192 Harvey Roxanne
193 Gerard Carole
194 Stuart Lillian
195 Johnnie Josephine
196 Herman Carrie
197 Lynn Patty
198 Rex Sherri
199 Arnold Doreen
200 Kelly Grace

[ilovenames89]

Hippie names depending the era she would be more beatnic if early 6o's late 50's

Adonai Allegra Amber America Amethyst Andromeda Angel Angelique Arctura Ariel Arisah Asia Astral-Plane Athena August-Blossom Aura Aurora Autum-Flowers Autum Autumn Azura Begonia Bliss Blossom Blue-Jay Blue Bohdi Breeze Breezeann Butterfly Byrd Cassiopia Celeste Celestial-Butterfly Celtic-Rain Chakra Charity Chastity Che Cherish Cherub China-Rose China Chrysalis Cloud Clover Comet Cosmic-Liberty Cosmic-River Cosmic Coyote Crystal-Dove Crystal Daisy Dakota Dancer Dawn Daydream Deja Desert Destiny Dezra Dharma Dolphin-Dreaming Dolphin Dove Dune Dusk Earth-Echo Earth Echo Eclipse Electra Elke Ember Emerald Euphony Faith Feather Feelfree Fern Flow Flower Flowergurl Forest Free Freedom Gaia Garcia Ghia Giselle God Grace Gypsy Happi Happy Harmony Heart Heavenly Holly Honesty Honey Hope India Iris Ja'far Jade Jasmin Jewel Joaquin Joplin Journey Joy June Karma Kharma Krystal Lark Lavender Leaf Leary Liberty Light Lily Little-Flower Lotus-Blossom Lotus Love Luna Lyric Magnolia Mandala Marigold Marijuana Marley May Meadow Melody Miracle-Moon Miracle Mirakel Mist Moon-Dance Moon-Unit Moon-Willow Moon Moonbeam Moonjava Moonshine Moonsong Moonstar Morning Moss Mountain-Peace Mountain Nahi Natura Ocean-Lily Ocean Om Onyx Opal Orion-Destiny Orion Paisley Paris Peace Peaceful-Willow Peaceful Perfecta Petal Petra Petunia Phoenix Pony Promise Prosperity Ra Rain-Dancer Rain Raina Rainbow-Love Rainbow Raven Rebel Revelation Revolution River-Stone River Rohanna Rose Ryvre Sage Sahara-Sunshine Salem Saphira Sapphire Sativa Scarlett Sea-Breeze Seagull-Dream Seashawna Season Secret Seed Seneca September-Sky Sequoiah Seraphin Serendipity Serenity Shadow Shalom Sheba Sierra Sky Skye Skyhippie Skylark Smiley Snowphish Soul Sparkle Sparrow Spirit Spring Star Starbright Stardust Starla Starlight Starr Starshine Summer-Rain Summer Sun Sunburst Suncloud Sunflower Sunny Sunray Sunrise Sunshine Sunstar Sweet-Rain Tangerine-Dream Tempany Temple-Sunrise Terra Tigerlily Tipsy-Gypsy-Hippy Titania Tranquilla Tree Trinity True Tulia Tulip Unity Vaspera Velvet Violet Vision Welcome Wildfire Wildwind Willow Wind Windsong Zen Zorba Zubnomia

[ilovenames89]

Aaron a name from the Shakespearean play Titus Andronicus
Abraham from Romeo & Juliet
Adam from As You Like It
Adrian from The Tempest
Adriano from Love's Labour's Lost
Aegeon from Comedy of Errors
Alonso from The Tempest
Amiens from As You Like It
Angus from Macbeth
Antigonus from Winter's Tale
Antipholus from Comedy of Errors
Antonio from The Tempest
Ariel from The Tempest
Arthur from the Shakespearean play King John
Arviragus from Cymbeline
Balthazar from Romeo and Juliet
Bardolph from Merry Wives of Windsor
Barnardine from Measure for Measure
Barnardo from Hamlet
Bassanio from Merchant of Venice
Belarius from Cymbeline
Benedick from Much Ado About Nothing
Benvolio from Romeo & Juliet
Bertram from All's Well that Ends Well
Biondello from the Shakespearean play Taming of the Shrew
Boyet from Love's Labour's Lost
Brabantio from Othello
Caliban from The Tempest
Caphis from Timon of Athens
Cassio from Othello
Charles from As You Like It
Christopher from Taming of the Shrew
Claudio from Much Ado About Nothing
Claudius from Hamlet
Cleomenes from Winter's Tale
Cloten from the Shakespearean play Cymbeline
Cornelius a Shakespearean baby boy name from several plays
Costard from Love's Labour's Lost
Curan from King Lear
Curio from Twelfth Night
Curtis from Taming of the Shrew
Cymbeline from Cymbeline
Demetrius from Antony and Cleopatra
Dennis from As You Like It
Dion from The Winter's Tale
Dogberry from Much Ado About Nothing
Donalbain from Macbeth
Dromio from Comedy of Errors
Dull from Love's Labour's Lost
Duncan from Macbeth
Edgar from King Lear
Edmund from King Lear
Egeus from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Eglamour from Two Gentlemen of Verona
Elbow from Measure for Measure
Escalus froms Measure for Measure, Romeo & Juliet
Fabian from Twelfth Night
Fenton from Merry Wives of Windsor
Ferdinand a Shakespearean baby boy name from several plays
Feste from the Shakespearean play Twelfth Night
Flavius from Timon of Athens
Fleance from Macbeth
Florizel from Winter's Tale
Fortinbras from Hamlet
Francisco froms Hamlet, The Tempest
Frederick from As You Like It
Froth from Measure for Measure
Goneril from King Lear
Gonzalo from The Tempest
Gratiano from Merchant of Venice
Gregory from Romeo & Juliet
Gremio from Taming of the Shrew
Guiderius from Cymbeline
Hamlet from Hamlet
Hero from Much Ado About Nothing
Holofernes from Love's Labour's Lost
Horatio from Hamlet
Hortensio from Taming of the Shrew
Hortensius from Timon of Athens
Hugh from The Merry Wives of Windsor
Iago from Othello
Jaques from As You Like It
Laertes from Hamlet
Lancelot from Merchant of Venice
Launce from Two Gentlemen of Verona
Lennox from Macbeth
Leonardo from Merchant of Venice
Leonato from Much Ado About Nothing
Leontes from Winter's Tale
Lodovico from Othello
Lorenzo from Merchant of Venice
Lucentio from Taming of the Shrew
Lucilius from Timon of Athens
Lucio from Measure for Measure
Lysander from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Malcolm from Macbeth
Malvolio from Twelfth Night
Mamillius from Winter's Tale
Marcellus from Hamlet
Marcus from the Shakespearean play Titus Andronicus
Mercutio from Romeo & Juliet
Michael from Henry V
Montano from Othello
Moth from Love's Labour's Lost
Nathaniel from Taming of the Shrew
Nym from Merry Wives of Windsor
Oberon from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Oliver from As You Like It
Orlando from As You Like It
Orsino from Twelfth Night
Osric from Hamlet
Oswald from King Lear
Othello from Othello
Panthino from Two Gentlemen of Verona
Paris from Romeo & Juliet
Parolles from All's Well that Ends Well
Peter froms Henry VI, King John, Romeo and Juliet
Petruchio from Taming of the Shrew
Philip from Taming of the Shrew
Philostrate from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Pisanio from Cymbeline
Pistol from Merry Wives of Windsor
Polixenes from Winter's Tale
Polonius from Hamlet
Pompey from Measure for Measure
Prospero from The Tempest
Proteus from Two Gentlemen of Verona
Reynaldo from the Shakespearean play Hamlet
Rinaldo from All's Well that Ends Well
Robin from Merry Wives of Windsor
Roderigo from Othello
Romeo from Romeo & Juliet
Ross from Macbeth
Salerio from Merchant of Venice
Sampson from Romeo & Juliet
Sebastian froms The Tempest, Twelfth Night
Seyton from Macbeth
Silvius from As You Like It
Simple from Merry Wives of Windsor
Siward from Macbeth
Snug from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Salanio from Merchant of Venice
Solinus from Comedy of Errors
Speed from Two Gentlemen of Verona
Stephano froms Merchant of Venice, The Tempest
Theseus from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Thomas a Shakespearean baby boy name from several plays
Thurio from Two Gentlemen of Verona
Timon from Timon of Athens
Toby from Twelfth Night
Tranio from Taming of the Shrew
Trinculo from The Tempest
Tubal from Merchant of Venice
Tybalt from Romeo & Juliet
Valentine from the Shakespearean play Twelfth Night
Vencentio from Taming of the Shrew
Verges from Much Ado About Nothing
Vincentio from Measure for Measure
Female Shakespearean Names

Adriana from Comedy of Errors
Aemilia from Comedy of Errors
Alice from Henry V
Anne from Richard III
Audrey from As You Like It
Baptista from Taming of the Shrew
Beatrice from Much Ado About Nothing
Bianca from Othello, Taming of the Shrew
Celia from As You Like It
Constance from King John
Cordelia from the Shakespearean play King Lear
Desdemona from Othello
Diana from All's Well that Ends Well
Dorcas from Winter's Tale
Emilia from Othello, Winter's Tale
Francisca from Measure for Measure
Gertrude from Hamlet
Hecate from Macbeth
Helen from Cymbeline
Helena a Shakespearean baby girl name from from several plays
Hermia from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hermione from Winter's Tale
Hippolyta from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Imogen from Cymbeline
Iris from The Tempest
Isabella from the Shakespearean play Measure for Measure
Jaquenetta from Love's Labour's Lost
Jessica from Merchant of Venice
Julia from Two Gentlemen of Verona
Juliet from Romeo & Juliet
Katharina from Taming of the Shrew
Katharine from Love's Labour's Lost
Lavinia from Titus Andronicus
Lucetta from Two Gentlemen of Verona
Luciana from Comedy of Errors
Margaret from Much Ado About Nothing
Maria from Love's Labour's Lost
Mariana a Shakespearean baby girl name from several plays
Miranda from The Tempest
Nerissa from Merchant of Venice
Ophelia from Hamlet
Paulina from the Shakespearean play Winter's Tale
Perdita from Winter's Tale
Phoebe from As You Like It
Portia from Merchant of Venice
Regan from King Lear
Rosalind from As You Like It
Rosaline from Love's Labour's Lost
Silvia from Two Gentlemen of Verona
Titania from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Ursula from Much Ado About Nothing
Valentine from the Shakespearean play Twelfth Night
Viola from Twelfth Night

[saranel]

Just off the top of my head?

Protagonist: Violet
Brother: Sebastian
Love interest: Viggo/Kai
Sister: Zuri
Aunt: Storm
Mother: Bianca
Father: George
Grandfather: Royal
Surname: Montgomery

[t.j.]

Male Names:
Silas
Hector
Malcolm

Female Names:
Jillian
Mae
Zinnia
Lucy
Eliana
Wendy
Amelia
Thea