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Do you enjoy cozy mystery novels or true crime podcasts? Have you ever imagined yourself as a small town sleuth? Do you want to host a memorable evening with your friends? If the answer to any of those questions is yes, then you’ll love my custom and immersive murder mystery games. Unlike some games where an unlucky guest has to play the victim, Killer Parties tasks each player (in character, of course) with finding the killer in their midst. I design each game to fit the client’s vision for their evening, so whether you’re looking for a fantasy-themed romp with fairies and elves or a present day police procedural, I can make it happen. Each game includes a dynamic audio intro to set the scene, assigned character cards with descriptions and clues for each of your guests, accusation cards, and a sealed envelope with the identity of the murderer and their confession. Sign up here to get the ball rolling!
How does one play? Well, there are only two firm rules: you can’t lie, and you can’t ask anyone if they’re the killer. To solve the mystery, you have to embody your character and find out what everyone else knows… Once you’ve puzzled out your choice, you write your accusation on your card. When everyone has made their selection, the host will read out the accusations, the killer will be revealed, and the killer will read their confession aloud.
You can keep up with our latest games on Instagram. Here are a few of the games I’ve created in the past:
Rubies in the Snow: a 1960’s Ski Mystery
Eleven socialites in the snow— what could go wrong? Their ski weekend uncovers a web of debts and deceits that lays the darkness beneath their cool veneers bare.
It’s 1967 in Park City, Utah, and a massive snow storm has descended upon a chalet nestled in the mountains. On this cold, dark evening, a group of Dallas socialites lounge in the large living room, enjoying drinks and each other’s company. They’re friends from their country club, and none of them could imagine that such a genteel crowd would stir up such chaos as what’s about to ensue. They hear a loud pop, and the lights cut out. There’s a scramble in the darkness-- a scream-- a shout-- and by the time the emergency lanterns are lit, they realize that Clementine Van Brune has been killed with an ornate pocket knife. Her ruby necklace has been stolen off her neck, and the woman lies dead on the carpet. The blizzard conditions mean that help won’t come until morning at least, and in the meantime, our intrepid group is locked in for the night with a murderer. Can they figure out who did it before the snow clears, or will they have to spend the night wondering who’s next?
Queen Bees and Killing Sprees: a Camp Mystery for a Bachelorette Weekend
Thirteen girls in tie dyed shirts face an accident that soon turns out to be so much more…
Summer, 2006. When the lead counselors of Camp Cedar Cove gathered to tie dye the camp shirts before the term began, they knew there would be drama. With no one else around, plenty of party animals, and their long personal histories, the few days before camp were always fraught with tension. But then everything changed. Georgia, their lifelong friend and sometime frenemy, died from anaphylaxis following a bee sting. At first glance, it seemed like a horrible accident. But the evidence told a different story— someone pinned the bee in the seam of her shirt, and her EpiPen was missing. This was murder. Everyone had a reason to hate Georgia, but only one hated her enough to kill her.
Dare 2 Win: a Y2K Reality Show Mystery
Ten Contestants… Over Twenty Challenges… One chance to win $100,000. This is DARE TO WIN, exclusively on MTV.
In the early hours of the morning, the contestants and crew enter the set of DARE TO WIN as usual, only to discover their host, MTV legend Matt Murphy, face down and motionless in the slime pit. He is dead. Between the slime and a massive wound on his head, it’s unclear whether he died of asphyxiation or blunt force trauma. But the fact remains that the culprit is among them. Because all the contestants stayed on site in trailers, anyone could’ve done it… but who?
As The Tumbleweed Turns: a 1950’s Hollywood Mystery
seven actors, six bullets, one accidental death. Or was it an accident, after all?
It was a sunny day at the Paramount Ranch. The crew and a small number of cast members were on set to film the final scene of “As The Tumbleweed Turns.” During the only rehearsal for the scene, all of the weapons properly fired blanks. Afterwards, director B.B. Bickenbocker called action. Leading actor Chet Laurence as “Sheriff Winston Lockstock” fired his six-shooter prop gun in the air once, and then, as his blocking commanded, he fired the weapon at his co-star Sam Goodman, “The Golden Bandit,” who fell backwards into the dirt. As everyone got ready to shoot the scene again, they noticed Mr. Goodman wasn’t getting back up. His stunt double, Jimmy Gringold, walked over to help him up and saw the bullethole in Goodman’s shirt. The man was dead.