by JK Stewart | Nov 22, 2025 | Decor Ideas, Party Planning & Hosting Tips
The Difference Between “Fun Night” and “Unforgettable Night” You can host a perfectly fine mystery night with nothing but character sheets and good intentions. People will mingle, accuse each other, overact, defend themselves, and have a great time. But if you want...
by JK Stewart | Nov 13, 2025 | Costumes, Decor Ideas
Want to make your mystery night unforgettable? Costumes and props are the secret sauce. You can have the best script in the world—like The Emerald Expedition or The Grand Gilded Express—but if everyone shows up in jeans and T-shirts, it’s just not the same. Once...
by JK Stewart | Nov 6, 2025 | Decor Ideas, Party Planning & Hosting Tips
All Aboard for Intrigue! If your guests hear a train whistle before the night is over, you’ve done it right. A train-themed murder mystery is one of the most cinematic settings you can pull off at home—tight quarters, hidden compartments, polished silver, and too many...
by JK Stewart | Nov 5, 2025 | Costumes, Decor Ideas, Party Planning & Hosting Tips
Roll Camera: Your Living Room Just Became a Studio Backlot You want Old Hollywood—not the museum-dust kind, but the kind dripping with glamour, gossip, and maybe a body behind the curtains. The trick? Think glitz and suspicion in equal measure. When guests arrive,...
by Megan Stewart | Oct 20, 2025 | Decor Ideas
Step Aboard the Grand Gilded Express Imagine the click of wheels on steel, a low whistle echoing through the night, and a hush that falls over the passengers as the lights dim. Welcome to the world of the Grand Gilded Express—a 1930s-themed murder mystery that brings...
by Megan Stewart | Oct 16, 2025 | Decor Ideas
Set the Scene Before the First Clue Half the fun of a mystery dinner is the reveal—and not just the one at the end. The moment guests walk in, your table should tell them they’ve stepped into another world. Whether you’re hosting a jungle expedition, a glamorous train...