Merry Christmas! We are coming at you this week on the blog with a discussion about Christmas parties, specifically Christmas murder mystery parties, and our creative director Leigh’s top recommendations for your Christmas and holiday murder mystery parties from our holiday catalogue – AND some that really AREN’T from our holiday [...]
How to Party Like Gatsby The New Roaring 20s are just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate 100 years of this transformational era than to throw a Roaring Twenties party? Murder mystery parties are a great excuse to get all “dolled” up and dance the Charleston, and we have plenty of 20s [...]
The Shot in the Dark Mysteries investigative format can translate into an interactive event at any local establishment. One of the places that SHOT throws local events is at a 1920s wine and cheese lounge, The Speakcheasy. Our CEO and chief story teller, Leigh, sat down with the two proprietresses of this prohibition bar. They [...]
It's our favourite time of year and here in Canada, as soon as the Thanksgiving pumpkin pie is eaten, we turn our attention to Halloween party planning. So, let's talk about mystery party games for Halloween 2019! The Halloween Party Murder Halloween Costumes Required?: It's open - you or your guests decide what they [...]
The kids are heading back to school and the air is turning just a bit crisp and cool. It's time for us hosts to mentally shift our entertaining strategy – from outdoor fun and long summer nights to indoor entertaining and a time to catch up with friends and loved ones before the chaos of [...]
How to Use the Suspect Guides for your Murder Mystery Party Suspect Guides are provided in your mystery materials in a separate file for each role. These guides describe the character, their hidden motives, what information they know that can be shared with everyone else and instructions for how to play. The Guides are formatted [...]
How To Use The Optional Witness Package At any great party there always seem to be a few guests who can't commit to attending, for any number of reasons. While we want to make sure our mystery parties go off without a hitch, we also want to make sure that our guests who can't commit [...]
How to Use the Optional Witness Packages for your Murder Mystery Party As hosts, it's not always easy to get a 100% commitment out of our guests for a party – and understandably so – life is busy! So, how do you plan a murder mystery party with necessary characters when a few of your [...]
How To Use Shot In The Dark Mysteries Murder Mystery Packages for A Kid's or Teen's Party When we think of entertaining, we usually think of bringing together our grown-up friends for a night of memories and fun. However, when we become parents, suddenly we realize there's a different kind of entertaining - kids parties. [...]
How To Use Shot In The Dark Mysteries Murder Mystery Packages for A Dinner Party One of the great things about our murder mystery party packages is how flexible they are. You can use our mystery kits for any type of party - including a sit-down dinner party. When you purchase a package, the instructions [...]
