THE CLASSIC MURDER MYSTERY DINNER · HALLOWEEN EDITION
The classic dinner party game, set on Halloween night. Every guest plays a character with a secret, one of them is the murderer, and you have four courses to work out who. The host plays too.
HOW A MURDER MYSTERY DINNER WORKS
HOW A MURDER MYSTERY DINNER WORKS
New to murder mystery dinners? Every guest plays a suspect, new clues arrive with each course, and at dessert everyone accuses. Watch a regular dinner turn into the night everyone talks about.
Three editions of the same murder mystery dinner game. Pay once, download instantly, taxes included.
The murder mystery plus the whole evening: menu, audio, detectives, awards. Up to 12 players.
$3.50 per player with 12
One-time payment · Instant download
Everything in The Full Evening, for a party of up to 20.
$2.95 per player with 20
One-time payment · Instant download
The complete murder mystery for 6 to 8 players, you included.
$3.63 per player with 8
One-time payment · Instant download
More than 8 or 12 players? Add 8 guest roles to The Dinner or The Full Evening for $14 in your cart.
30-day guarantee
WHAT'S INSIDE
The story, the food and the table: everything you need to host at home, in the order you'll use it.
the whole night, course by course, with what to read aloud.
secrets, goals and ready-made questions. No lines to learn.
the evidence, one envelope per course.
the full solution, clue by clue. You open it last.
type your date and address, then send it.
place cards, table menu and accusation cards.
a 4-course Italian menu with recipes and a shopping list.
Full Evening & Grand Nightoutsiders who crack the case, for up to 12.
Full Evening & Grand Nightthe opening and the reveal (AI narrator), plus rain and fire.
Full Evening & Grand Nightevery card on your phone, no printing.
Full Evening & Grand NightBest Detective, Best Liar, olive-oil labels, door signs.
Full Evening & Grand Nightextra guests with true gossip, for up to 20.
Grand Night
WHY IT WORKS
A murder mystery you can actually solve. One culprit, and every clue comes out at the table. The Reveal explains each step.
You play too. You're the Cook, a role written for the host, and you don't know who did it.
No lines to learn. Every guest gets secrets to protect and questions to ask, played from their seat.
Dinner that plays along. Each course opens a round, so the game moves with the food.
Flexible casting. Every main role has a male and a female name. If someone cancels, the Host's Guide tells you who steps in.
Cozy, not gory. A Halloween mystery for adults: candlelight, secrets and new olive oil. Nothing graphic.
SNEAK A PEEK
THIS WEEK
Type your date, time and address into the invitation, then send each guest their private dossier: who they are, what they know, what they're hiding.
ON THE NIGHT
The Host's Guide tells you what to serve, which envelope to open and what to read aloud. Keep “The night at a glance” by your plate and enjoy your own party.
AT DESSERT
Everyone writes down an accusation. Then the Reveal walks through the clues, one by one. With The Full Evening and The Grand Night, you also hand out the awards.
INCLUDED IN THE GRAND NIGHT
Host video guide: A short video that walks you through the whole night, so you can host a crowd of 20 with confidence.
Course-by-course playlist: A song list for each course, from Italian swing at the aperitivo to the song after the reveal. Queue it on any streaming service (music not included).
Pay once. Your files are on the confirmation page and in your inbox. Read “The night at a glance” first: 15 minutes and you know the plan.
3 to 5 days before, send the invitation and each guest's private dossier.
Open one envelope per course. At dessert, everyone accuses. Then you all hear the truth together.
Halloween is Saturday, October 31. Download tonight, send the roles this week, and you're ready. The story is set on Halloween, but it works on any evening in October or November.
The murder mystery plus the whole evening: menu, audio, detectives, awards. Up to 12 players.
$3.50 per player with 12
One-time payment · Instant download
Everything in The Full Evening, for a party of up to 20.
$2.95 per player with 20
One-time payment · Instant download
The complete murder mystery for 6 to 8 players, you included.
$3.63 per player with 8
One-time payment · Instant download
More than 8 or 12 players? Add 8 guest roles to The Dinner or The Full Evening for $14 in your cart.
30-day guarantee
A dinner party game where every guest plays a character. One of them is secretly the murderer, and only the murderer may lie. With each course a sealed envelope brings new clues, everyone questions everyone, and at dessert you all write down an accusation. Then the solution is revealed. No acting skills needed.
The Dinner is for 6 to 8 players, you included. The Full Evening adds 4 detectives, for up to 12. The Grand Night adds 8 guest roles, for up to 20. You can add the 8 guest roles to The Dinner (up to 16) or The Full Evening (up to 20) for $14. More than 20? Couples can share a role.
Yes. You play the Cook, a role written for the host, and you don't know who did it. The envelopes and the Host's Guide run the story for you.
No. There are no lines to learn. Each dossier gives your guest secrets, goals and ready-made questions. Costumes are optional.
Yes. There's one culprit, and every clue you need comes out at the table: in the envelopes and in what each guest's dossier tells them to reveal. The Reveal walks through the solution step by step.
A download link right after payment, also sent by email. You get printable PDFs in A4 and US Letter. The invitation is a fillable PDF you type into. The Full Evening and The Grand Night add the audio (MP3) and the phone version; The Grand Night also adds the host video guide. Nothing is shipped. For 8 players you print about 17 plain pages: the four envelopes, the table menu, the place cards and the accusation cards. No printer? Every edition works from phones and tablets.
About 2½ to 3 hours with dinner; the game alone can fit in 1 hour 45 minutes. The Full Evening and The Grand Night include the full Italian menu with recipes, a shopping list, a make-ahead plan and vegetarian, gluten-free and nut-free swaps. With any edition, the four rounds follow any four courses, even takeout.
Adults only, and nothing graphic: no gore, just clues, alibis and secrets by candlelight.
Other questions? Email support@candleandculprit.com
The cast, the invitation, the night at a glance and a complete detective dossier. We'll email you the PDF.
Four courses. Four rounds. One culprit at the table.
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