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Happy Canada Day 2025, Fellow Canuck!

We’re based in Canada, we charge our Canadian customers in CAD, and we’re shouting out our fellow mystery-lovers from coast to coast to coast this July 1st. If you’re hosting a Canada Day get-together this weekend (or want a great excuse to), add a killer twist with a SHOT mystery package. You just need [...]

Host a Summerween Party – Your Quick Guide!

Your Summerween Party Hosting Guide (Yes, It’s a Real Holiday, and It’s Amazing) If you’ve never heard of Summerween, prepare to have your party calendar rocked. Summerween is Halloween’s quirky summer cousin… an unofficial holiday made famous by the brilliant animated show Gravity Falls, where residents celebrate all things spooky under the [...]

Summerween Jack-O-Melon Cocktail Ideas

Looking for the ultimate Summerween party drink? These Spiked Jack-O-Melons bring the party and the punch (literally). We love jack-o-melons because they are both cocktail and party decor! Carve your melon like a jack-o’-lantern, mix up one of our deliciously boozy recipes, and get ready to serve spooky vibes in the [...]

Tips for Throwing a Kids’ Mystery Party from SHOT!

Here at SHOT, we love throwing a good kids' party. As Creative Director for SHOT, I'm also a single mom of two boys, and our entire line of kids' mysteries was created with my boys in mind. There are individual sections to help kids focus on and learn deductive thinking by investigating motive, means, [...]

Party Hosting Spend vs. Splurge

where appropriate, I have included links to the items I have splurged/saved on, and these links may or may not give us an affiliate kickback I am the absolute WORST for party budgets.   While one part of my brain is sitting there in a turtle neck with crossed arms and a calculator all like [...]

How to Host an Interactive Halloween Murder Mystery Dinner Party

Halloween is the ideal occasion to blend a delicious dinner with a murder mystery that will keep your guests on the edge of their seats. For an unforgettable experience, throw a Shot In The Dark Mysteries Interactive Halloween Murder Mystery Dinner Party, a format that perfectly combines the thrills of investigation with the warmth [...]

How to Host a Halloween “Mingle” Murder Mystery Party

Halloween is the perfect time to gather your friends for a spooky and unforgettable experience: a murder mystery party! These parties allow guests to interact, solve a crime, uncover hidden secrets, and cast accusations at the end—even if the accusation is against themselves! One of the most popular formats for such parties is Shot [...]

The Best Murder Mystery Party Games for Halloween 2024!

Get ready to host the ultimate Halloween murder mystery party! With themes ranging from haunted theatres to chilling seances, these murder mystery party games are sure to make your 2024 Halloween unforgettable. Gather your funnest friends, dress up in your best costumes, and unravel the mysteries for a Halloween no one will ever forget. Here [...]

Announcement: Interactive Dinner Party Murder Mystery Games Are Here!

Exciting News: Introducing Our New Interactive DINNER PARTY Murder Mystery Games from Shot In The Dark Mysteries! If you’ve been with SHOT for a while, you know that for the last 20 years, Shot In The Dark Mysteries has been at the forefront of the murder mystery party scene with our innovative “Mingle Mystery” format, [...]

7 Spur-of-the-Moment Party Ideas!

Long weekends are the perfect opportunity to gather friends and family for a spontaneous celebration. Whether you’re a seasoned host or someone new to throwing parties, here are seven (EIGHT!) secrets from the pros at SHOT to help you plan an unforgettable spur-of-the-moment gathering that you and your guests will never forget! [...]

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