Murder Mystery Dinner

You're eating dessert. All of a sudden there's some noise at a neighboring table. Some men argue.

Then there's shoving. One man shoves the other to the floor. He jumps up with a knife that he thrusts into the other's chest. A police detective rushes in to tell everyone that it's not what it appears to be. The deceased didn't die of a knife wound, he's been shot in the head. Who shot off a gun? Such is a dining experience during a murder mystery dinner.

Murder mystery theater has been around a long time. Sometimes they're combined with a meal and held at a small venue. People love to eat and to try to solve a mystery. The meal quickly becomes an intricate game. A variety of types of mysteries exist. Sometimes the audience merely watches and talks to actors, but doesn't solve the case. A more popular version has the guests racing to solve the crime. There can be a lot of twists and turns along the way including some participants given information others do not have.

There are mystery parties and even mystery weekends. They've even been explored in popular media. It's been in movies and on television. People invited to a party die one by one. Murder by Death is a funny comedy based on that premise. In other versions, a mystery dinner is taking place when someone is really murdered. The television show Monk explores it when the lead character, Adrian Monk, solves a mystery weekend in only 5 minutes and is then banned from future participation.

Sometimes these mysteries happen at spooky locations . Some murder mystery theater groups say that real murders have happened in their facility. It's probably faked, but still fun. People may not believe it, but they play along for the duration.

A murder mystery dinner can be fun. They're not just for adults. Kids love a challenge and a show. Consider it for your next family outing.