Vampires and Werewolves Badges and Buttons

For those who have been keeping up with the Shot In The Dark Mysteries blog for a while, you might remember last year when a tragic techno-accident caused me to lose all of my files dating back to 2006. That was EVERY game and design file in the history of my company. It was very difficult, because I had a number of games in the works, and I’ve had to start all over again on a few of them. One of those was Vampires vs. Werewolves. The game was finished and I was waiting for the audio files... 

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Halloween mystery games are getting revamped – which one should be first?

QuestionsView Results To view these games visit us at www.shotinthedarkmysteries.com  Read More →

Red Hot Riding Hood (or "Grandma, Control Yourself!")

I’m in the early days of a new project, and was doing a bit of research today when I stumbled across this video. I’m a huge fan of twisted fairy tales, and aside from being a die-hard fan of Jasper Fforde, I have also dabbled in my own, writing The Wizard of Oz Murder Mystery Game as one of the very first games I ever independently launched. I LOVE this video! It’s from 1943, and was originally taken off the air because of the beastiality connection (I’ll be honest, my curiosity... 

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Christmas In July Is OVER! Woot!

Okay, I’ll admit that Christmas in July isn’t such a good idea. I only just moved to this neighbourhood and already my neighbours think I’m a wack-job! In fact, I received nothing but strange looks as I balanced Rudolph and Santa’s Sleigh on my roof, and the lighted candy canes on my lawn only received attention from the neighbourhood dogs, who each took turns claiming them as their “territory”. But it’s all coming to an end, and that means Halloween in August!... 

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Sneak peek of the new cover art for The Santa Strangling

Hey all, here’s a fun sneak peek of the new cover art for The Santa Strangling, a 9-10 suspect murder mystery game for adults that features our exclusive SUPER SECRETS. The Santa Strangling is re-launching just in time for Christmas in July, with a brand new look that fits in with our visually stunning party game materials, accusation forms, audio files and more! And just for fun, I’m putting my Santa Chalk Outline out there in the public domain. I’m only asking that if you use... 

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Pirate Name Tags

You’re a pirate. There are many pirates you don’t know. How can you find out who they are? Simple! The Pirate Name Tag! “Aye” made it, and now I want to share it with the pirate community. Perfect for networking events, pirate speed dating and other such social situations. AAAARRRRRGGGGG! If you’re going to use it on your site, please be kind enough to link back to us. Otherwise, copy it, save it to your computer and make some bonny nametags for your pirate-themed party,  Read More →

Production Pictures from Le Chat Noir Mini-Mystery Party Game!

Here’s some great production pictures from our upcoming family-friendly mystery party game, Le Chat Noir, a non-murder mystery designed to be played in an hour! It takes place in a Parisian cabaret in 1921 and launches Friday, June 4th!  Read More →

A Friday Mystery Joke!

It’s a beautiful Friday and I’m in the mood for a mystery joke: My husband told me this joke the night we met (after visiting a number of pubs…) Sherlock Holmes and Watson are camping. They spend the night talking around the campfire, talking, roasting marshmallows and enjoying themselves. Finally, the opium kicks in and they crawl into the tent for a good night’s sleep. Sometime during the night, Holmes wakes Watson and says, “Watson, what do you see?” Watson... 

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Star Wars Darth Vader Tom Tom Ad – Behind The Scenes

Hey all, came across this and almost died from laughter – Darth Vader is a new voice for Tom Tom. Roundabound! swfobject.embedSWF("http://www.youtube.com/v/2ljFfL-mL70&rel=0&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=0", "vvq-1364-youtube-1", "425", "344", "10", vvqexpressinstall, vvqflashvars, vvqparams, vvqattributes);  Read More →

Take a "Stab" at our free, online teeny-weeny murder mystery game!

On Wednesday, May 5th at the CRAVE Toronto launch party, Shot In The Dark Mysteries tried out a new format of mystery game. While we already have our winners from the event, (to be announced on Wednesday) we wanted to open it up to the general public, to try to solve the mystery. We have prizes too – copies of CRAVE and free murder mystery games (or free family-friendly mystery games, it’s your choice!) So, here’s the set-up and 5 clues. Read through, determine the killer, cast... 

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