Did he light the match before being in the tomb/coffin?

No

Summary So Far:

What's given:
A bell rang
He lit a match
He screamed
He died

What's known so far:
Is this a historical story? No, it's fictional
Is the bell associated with a clock? No, not associated with a clock
A doorbell? No, not a doorbell
Is a church involved? Not really
There are probably large gaps in info and activity between these events.. Yes, the events given are sequential but you need to fill in info before each event to flesh out the full story. It's a good story.
Is the ringing bell the first thing that happens in the story? No
Was the bell intended to remind or otherwise alert the man to do something? It alerted him to do something
If yes, did he try do it? Yes, he tried to do his something
If yes to that, did he fail at his attempt? He didn't fail at his attempt to do that something that he was alerted to do
Did the events happen chronologically in the order listed? Yes
is this based on a famous story? Think of it as based on a not so famous short story
Was he in a hotel or hospital? No
Was the bell a warning of an attack of some sort on a peoples or castle or village? No
Was he expecting the bell to ring at around the time that it did? No
Was the lighting of the match intended to get more light in the area? Yes
Did the guy know he was going to die (or at least knew he was in some level of peril) because the bell rang? He did not know he was going to die because the bell rang
Is the bell an alarm? No
Did the lighting of the match get more light in the room? Yes
If so did it reveal something he didn't like? Yes
Did someone else kill him? No
Was he in a semi-enclosed space? Room, house, tent, etc, etc. - Yes
Was he asleep before the bell rang? No
Is his state or location before the bell range relevant? Yes
Did he expect the bell to ring eventually? Yes
Had the bell rung before? Yes
Was he inside a house before he lit the candle? No
Did something else kill him? No
Did he die of a heart attack? No
Did the lighting of the match do more than light the room? No
Did he kill himself, even accidentally? Yes
Was he in a firehouse? No
Was he at his job? No
Was he with anyone else that he was aware of before lighting the match? Yes
Was it accidental? Yes
Is a graveyard involved? Yes
Is the phrase "saved by the bell" relevant? I don't think so
Don't remember if this was asked, but was it a church bell that rang? Sorta; i wouldn't call it that, but technically it probably is
Had the man killed anyone other than himself? No
Was it a dinner bell? No
Did he light a candle? No
Is he in a tomb/coffin? Yes
Does he die of suffocation? Yes
Is the someone else a corpse? Yes
Did the match light dynamite? No
Was the bell a bell for a boxing ring? No
Was he buried in a graveyard and pulled a string connected to the bell up by the gravestone? Lit the mmatch then saw he was in a coffin, screamed and eventually ran out of air? No
Was he playing a game/a prank? No
Was the corpse a live person when he entered the coffin? No
Was he in the coffin at the time the bell rang? No
Do we have the last half to two-thirds of this solved? No
Screams before he is in the tomb/coffin? No
Did he light the match before being in the tomb/coffin? No

Just the yes answers, I think...


Is a church involved? Not really
There are probably large gaps in info and activity between these events.. Yes, the events given are sequential but you need to fill in info before each event to flesh out the full story. It's a good story.
Was the bell intended to remind or otherwise alert the man to do something? It alerted him to do something
If yes, did he try do it? Yes, he tried to do his something
Did the events happen chronologically in the order listed? Yes
Was the lighting of the match intended to get more light in the area? Yes
Did the lighting of the match get more light in the room? Yes
If so did it reveal something he didn't like? Yes
Was he in a semi-enclosed space? Room, house, tent, etc, etc. - Yes
Is his state or location before the bell range relevant? Yes
Did he expect the bell to ring eventually? Yes
Had the bell rung before? Yes
Did he kill himself, even accidentally? Yes
Was he with anyone else that he was aware of before lighting the match? Yes
Was it accidental? Yes
Is a graveyard involved? Yes
Don't remember if this was asked, but was it a church bell that rang? Sorta; i wouldn't call it that, but technically it probably is
Is he in a tomb/coffin? Yes
Does he die of suffocation? Yes
Is the someone else a corpse? Yes

Did he get put into the coffin by someone else?
Did he fall into the coffin?
Did someone else think he was dead?
Was the bell a death bell?
Did he scream after he was in the coffin?

No
No
No
Yes
Yes

Was the guy's job related to dead people/the church/graveyards/funerals/etc.?

This happened in "The Nun".

THe graveyard had bells by all the graves for the buried to ring if they were alive

No

Was the person who died a magician/escape artist?

A Magician named GOB

The guy lying next to him utterly dead, is the guy that normally hears the bell and saves your ass

Is this riddle based on an episode of the Twilight Zone?

No

We already established the bell rang before he got in the coffin
Not based on Twilight Zone

Did he get in the coffin/tomb based on the bell ringing?

Yes

Did he scream because he recognized the dead guy, when he lit the match?
Was he hiding himself in the coffin intentionally, before the dead body was put in?
The "something" he had to do, was it related with his job?

Yes
Not hiding before dead body put in
I don’t know what you mean by “something” he had to do. But nothing related to his job, whatever the “something” you are referencing is.

Was it his job or responsibility to check out the dead when the death bell rang?
If not, was he looking for someone in particular?

Edit: better to ask if he was checking for someone in particular.

No
No
No

Was he related to the dead guy?

No

I'm assuming this is no, but just making sure.

Is there some type of supernatural element that is key to the story?

No