The Art of Party Hosting
Zoom Valentines Day Murder Mystery Investigation – Death By Chocolate!
Shot In The Dark Mysteries invites you to an online murder mystery investigation this Valentines Day on Zoom! You are invited to the latest Shot In The Dark Mysteries'Â virtual murder mystery event on [...]
How to Host a Christmas or Holiday Virtual Murder Mystery using Zoom!
In the time of COVID-19, Christmas parties will look very different from previous years! Zoom has become a verb as well as an online video conferencing tool, but it has also become a way [...]
3 Murder Mystery Party Games To Try If You’ve Never Done One Before
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 [...]
60 Second Party Planning Tips
Your 60 Second Party Planning Tip: Colour as a Party Theme
This week’s 60 Second Party Planning Tip about using colours as your party theme.
Your 60 Second Party Planning Tip: Shoes
This week’s 60 Second Party Planning Tip is about giving guests the option of taking their shoes off or leaving them on.
Your 60 Second Party Planning Tip: Menu Planning
This week’s 60 Second Party Planning Tip is about how much food to prepare for your party.
Plan Your Party
Murder at the Bourbon Club
Welcome to the SHOT blog! Today we are going to slide back in time a little bit, and reminisce about a past event. As you’re probably aware, Shot in the Dark Mysteries can be thrown [...]
How to Campaign for the Guests You Want
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 [...]
A Murder Mystery Party Event in Copenhagen, Denmark!
In 2017, Shot in the Dark Mysteries premiered A Gangster Murder at a 1920s Speakeasy in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was a wild ride to get there! SHOT Creative Director Leigh had her on-the-ground point of contact, [...]
Dinner Party Hosting Tips
Murder at the Bourbon Club
Welcome to the SHOT blog! Today we are going to slide back in time a little bit, and reminisce about a past event. As you’re probably aware, Shot in the Dark Mysteries can be thrown [...]
How To Party Like Gatsby
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 [...]
Wine Reviews
19 Crimes Shiraz Durif Wine Paired With Murder Wine Review
Read our review of 19 Crimes 2014 Shiraz Durif, paired with two of our murder mystery party investigation games. We recommend drinking and sleuthing.
Guilty Men 2014 Red Wine Paired With Murder
Read our review of Maliviore Guilty Men 2014 Red Wine, paired with two of our murder mystery party investigation games. We recommend drinking and sleuthing.
Chocolate Shop
Chocolate and wine – a combination I didn’t believe could be delicious until my chef friend invited me to a chocolate and wine pairing party – and it was incredible! So, this Merlot-lover thought she would give it a try. There’s no denying it, it’s sweet! For the first sip, it may be all you […]
Recipes
Salón México Enchilada Soup
This delicious, hearty, creamy soup will have everyone returning for seconds. Pair with homemade Artisan Bread – we won’t tell how easy it all was to make! Please note: We are including a recipe for Enchilada Sauce, because many places don’t carry it canned in the store (plus, it’s easy to make and so much […]
Homemade Coffee Exfoliating Scrub Recipe
We can’t always drop everything and get to the spa for a bit of pampering, which is why more and more women are turning to doing home spa treatments, throwing spa parties, and, of course, hosting Murder at the Spa for themselves and a few (or a lot) of their closest girlfriends. Yet, when it […]
Kristina’s Really Cheesy Chip Dip Recipe
A cheesy beef, salsa and cream cheese dip that's easy to prepare and ready in about a half hour!
