The Art of Party Hosting

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 Packages for your Murder Mystery Party As hosts, it's not always easy to get a 100% commitment from our guests for a party – and understandably so – life is busy! So, how do you plan a murder mystery party with [...]

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. And nothing prepares you for the task of planning a kids party. Seriously, parents, let's have a [...]

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 [...]

  Sit Down Event? Another way to use our flexible murder mystery party game format is for a sit-down event. What do we mean by this? Think a gala, where everyone is sitting down at tables, perhaps for a multi-course dinner. Another example of this is at a seniors' centre or a luncheon. In this [...]