The Art of Party Hosting

10 Easy Steps to Host a Murder Mystery on Google Meet Choose Your Mystery Shot In The Dark Mysteries' 1500+ mystery variations are all available for virtual parties! These interactive mystery party kits have a theme or costume element are perfect for hosting online with your friends and family virtually! Some of our [...]

'Tis the season to gather friends & family together to solve a whodunit! Virtual murder mysteries are a way of connecting around the holidays when we aren't able to be together. If you haven’t jumped on the bandwagon yet, we suggest heading to zoom.us to get acquainted with their app. We decided to focus [...]

So you've never investigated a murder mystery? Don't sweat it, we were all new once! Welcome to Shot In The Dark Mysteries! Our mysteries range from more straightforward to challenging multiple murders! We figure that, as a fresh-faced detective, you may be looking for a slightly easier mystery. To help ease you in, we've listed [...]

In the time of COVID-19, Zoom has become a verb as well as an online video conferencing tool! If you haven’t jumped on the bandwagon yet, we suggest heading to zoom.us to get acquainted with their app. We decided to focus on Zoom for our virtual murder mystery parties because they have a free [...]

So You've Been Invited to a SHOT Murder Mystery on Zoom! Now What?! You should definitely RSVP Yes to the Host, because it is going to be a killer night! Shot In The Dark Mysteries is the original interactive, mingle mystery party! Our true-investigation style is what makes our mystery experiences so unique and [...]

Not all Shot In The Dark Mysteries are created equally. If you’ve already investigated some single murders, it may be time to bring in more bodies! Investigating a multiple homicide means getting deep into layers of intrigue. Who had the motive to take out each of the victims? Who had the means to kill [...]

Shot in the Dark Creative Director, Leigh, sat down with her marketing team from C+P Digital to talk about how to hype up your party. You can listen to their full conversation here. As the marketers they are, their answer is to essentially create a campaign. Which means, just like a campaign, your target audience [...]