Parties with a Twist of Murder!
Parties with a Twist of Murder!

How to Host a Murder Mystery at Home

Host Party or Dinner Party in Your Own Home

A mix of different murder mystery evenings held in peoples' homes
Home-hosted murder mystery parties

Our At Home murder mystery party games are an ideal way to relax with friends and family in your own house or in a venue of your choice such as a village hall. (Some customers have even run them on campsites or in a theatre.) We provide a comprehensive and high-quality party kit so you have everything that you need.

Our Murder Mystery Dinner Party and Party Packs

Murder in the Swinging Sixties

Murder in the Swinging Sixties

Players: 6 - 8, 8 - 10, 10 - 12, 12- 14

Age: Adults, most teens 13+

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1920s' speakeasy murder mystery party

Murder in a 1920s' Speakeasy

Players: 6 - 8, 8 - 10, 10 - 12, 12- 14

Age: Adults, most teens 13+

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Murder in the Naughty Nineties

Murder in the Naughty Nineties

Players: 6 - 8, 8 - 10, 10 - 12, 12- 14

Age: Adults, older teens

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Pirates, Plunder and Murder

Pirates Plunder and Murder

Players: 6 - 8, 8 - 10, 10 - 12, 12- 14

Age: Adults, most teens 13+

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Murder at the 70s Disco Party

Murder at the 70s Disco Party

Players: 6 - 8, 8 - 10

Age: Adults, most teens 13+

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Murder in the Wild West

Murder in the Wild West

Players: 6 - 8, 8 - 10

Age: Adults, most teens 13+

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Murder at Horror Castle

Murder at Horror Castle

Players: 6 - 8, 8 - 10, 10-12, 12-14

Age: Adults, most teens 14+

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Murder at the Christmas Party

Murder at the Christmas Party

Players: 6 - 8, 8 - 10, 10 - 12

Age: Adults, most teens 13+

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Is Santa Slayed? - a family-friendly Chistmas mystery

Is Santa Slayed?

Players: 6 - 8, 8 - 10, 10-12, 12-14

Age: 11+ - Adult, Family-friendly

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How to Host Your At Home Murder Mystery Party or Dinner Party

We have structured all of our murder mystery games so that the host or hostess can play a suspect along with their guests. There is admin work to do beforehand, but - on the night - there is very little to do except organise the food and enjoy the fun.

Our Host Instructions give you complete step-by-step instructions on how to host your own murder mysery game; they are attractively presented so that the information is easy to understand. We provide separate Host Instructions for each theme and separate instructions for At Home and Virtual games. See our Murder Mystery Party Kit page for more information.

Tips for Hosting Your At Home Murder Mystery Party

The key to hosting a stress-free, fun murder mystery party lies in good planning. Get as much done in advance so you can relax and enjoy the game with your guests. Printing, home decorations, shopping, organising your own costume and making any make-ahead food should ideally be done before the day of the party.

Drinks should be chilled and your camera charged before guests arrive.

Some hosts like to create a theme-appropriate playlist to play as guests arrive and during the breaks for food.

Useful: send all guests a date and time reminder before the party. One tactful way to do this is to ask guests to RSVP their menu choices.

When playing in your own home, or in a venue, you can choose whether you eat in one room and go into a second room for the rounds - or whether you wish to play the rounds around the dinner table. Either option works fine.

Important safety note: this is just a game; as host, it is your responsibility to ensure that all guests are safe and behave in a safe way. In particular, NEVER allow guests to bring a real weapon into a party! Toy weapons should be treated in a safe way - for example, don't allow guests to swing wooden swords round!

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A Few Frequently Asked Questions

A few Customer Reviews

We've been lucky enough to recieve over 200 positive reviews. To see these, check the review section at the bottom of each theme. A few a given below:

"We had so so much fun!  We meet about every month for dinner but this was our all first time doing a murder mystery.  Thanks so much! I want to pick another one to try. The girls have already got all the information on where to find you! ... The game package gives you all the tools and ideas to create a super awesome game!"

Bonnie V.

"I got this for my 21-year-old daughter and she put it on with her flatmates and friends. They loved it! Everyone had a really enjoyable evening and liked the mystery, which was pitched exactly right, balancing fun and puzzling perfectly.

My daughter plans to host it again with other friends. I highly recommend it – fun to play and an ideal gift."

DB Carter  

"A great night, well-conceived and well-executed. Would love to do another one!!!"

David Cooper 

"Really fun evening! As students, it was amazing how little we needed to do to run it and all have a good time; definitely will be coming back for another game! Also wonderful characters, all with secrets, some of which were quite wild, and the clues were definitely there but it wasn’t obvious at all who the murderer was and many of us were surprised."

Laura B.