Halloween Murder Mystery Game · 10-20 players
A printable Halloween murder mystery party game for 10 to 20 players, with video-guided rounds that keep a big group on track all night.
$14.99 USD · Digital download
Format: Digital download
A printable Halloween murder mystery party game for 10 to 20 players, with video-guided rounds that keep a big group on track all night.
Hosting a big Halloween crowd and need a game that keeps everyone busy? This year, hand every guest a secret, a motive and a reason to point fingers.
Twenty suspects. One corn maze. A heavy iron candelabra. A pocket watch stopped at 10:14.
A party they'll never forget, perfect for Halloween night, fall harvest parties, costume parties, church and club socials, Friendsgiving and autumn game nights.
Smaller group? The 6-10 player version of this same mystery is also in the shop.
THE STORY
Halloween night, 1928. The harvest moon rises over Graves Manor, and the whole county has come for Mortimer Graves's harvest party. At ten o'clock Mortimer walks into his own corn maze. At half past ten the guests find him dead at the center. There is only one way in and one way out. Someone here walked through it.
THE HOST CAN PLAY TOO
You don't need to know the killer. The solution stays sealed until every vote is in, so the host plays along with everyone else.
VIDEO-GUIDED PLAY: SCAN THE QR. WATCH HOW TO PLAY. NO RULEBOOK.
Scan the QR code in your kit to open a private video page made only for this game. A 1-minute "How to Play" video explains the night. Then the narrator runs the party: press play for the welcome, the body discovery, each of the three rounds, the vote and the killer's confession.
Playing on a computer or TV instead? Every QR code has a short web address printed right under it. Type it into any browser and the same videos open.
DETAILS
- Format: printable PDF plus phone invites (instant download)
- Players: 10 to 20 (10 core roles, 10 optional extras)
- Theme: 1920s Halloween harvest party at a creepy old manor and its corn maze
- Characters: 8 he/him, 7 she/her, 5 they/them (any role can be played by anyone)
- Host flexibility: the host can play, no need to know the answer
- Time: about 2 to 3 hours
- Rating: teens 13+ and adults. Spooky, not gory.
- Paper: US Letter (choose "fit to page" for A4)
WHAT'S INCLUDED
1. Host guide: 4-step setup, night-of timeline, "just before the party" checklist, clue checklist
2. QR code to the video page: How to Play plus 7 narrated round videos
3. Phone invites: one per guest, ready to text (invite, guest list, "What is a murder mystery party?" and character sheet)
4. Printable invitations
5. Full character packets with portraits: who I am, my plan, what I'm hiding, personality, outfit idea, fun fact and quote
6. A one-page lite sheet for every character
7. Thirteen mixed-format clues across three rounds: photographs, telegrams, a costume ledger, witness cards and more
8. Newspaper, manor and maze map, room signs and a harvest slang sheet
9. After-Murder Detective sheet, so the victim keeps playing
10. Voting ballots, the sealed solution and the killer's confession
11. Name tags and awards
THE CHARACTERS
Primary: Mortimer Graves (owner of Graves Manor), Rory Fang (business partner), Wanda Wolfe (neighboring farmer), Madame Zelda (fortune reader), Lucinda Graves (Mortimer's spouse), Hank Hollow (groundskeeper)
Secondary (complete the core 10): Dr. Vic Stein (effects engineer), Ziggy Bones (party musician), Raven Black (Mortimer's niece), Ada Bell (party photographer)
Tertiary (add for 11 to 20 players): Mayor Ambrose Bell, Nina Pike (correspondent), Gideon Moss (cider vendor), Pearl Mercer (seamstress), Deputy Ellis Gray, Miss Ives (schoolteacher), Ash Rowan (orchard keeper), Milo Reed (lantern mechanic), Kit Finch (telegraph operator), Silas Tate (harvest fiddler)
HOW IT WORKS IN 4 STEPS
1. Pick the number of guests and assign roles, primary roles first.
2. Text each guest their phone invite.
3. Print the packets, clues and props. Seal the solution.
4. On the night, scan the QR and let the videos run the party.
FAQ
Can I use it more than once? Yes, for your own personal parties.
Do guests need to prepare? Just read their character sheet and dress the part if they like.
Is anything shipped? No. This is a digital download. Nothing will be shipped.
Created with the help of AI tools and checked by hand.
HOSTED VIDEO ACCESS
Internet access and a browser-capable phone, computer or TV are needed to stream the hosted videos.
Hosting a big Halloween crowd and need a game that keeps everyone busy? This year, hand every guest a secret, a motive and a reason to point fingers.
Twenty suspects. One corn maze. A heavy iron candelabra. A pocket watch stopped at 10:14.
A party they'll never forget, perfect for Halloween night, fall harvest parties, costume parties, church and club socials, Friendsgiving and autumn game nights.
Smaller group? The 6-10 player version of this same mystery is also in the shop.
THE STORY
Halloween night, 1928. The harvest moon rises over Graves Manor, and the whole county has come for Mortimer Graves's harvest party. At ten o'clock Mortimer walks into his own corn maze. At half past ten the guests find him dead at the center. There is only one way in and one way out. Someone here walked through it.
THE HOST CAN PLAY TOO
You don't need to know the killer. The solution stays sealed until every vote is in, so the host plays along with everyone else.
VIDEO-GUIDED PLAY: SCAN THE QR. WATCH HOW TO PLAY. NO RULEBOOK.
Scan the QR code in your kit to open a private video page made only for this game. A 1-minute "How to Play" video explains the night. Then the narrator runs the party: press play for the welcome, the body discovery, each of the three rounds, the vote and the killer's confession.
Playing on a computer or TV instead? Every QR code has a short web address printed right under it. Type it into any browser and the same videos open.
DETAILS
- Format: printable PDF plus phone invites (instant download)
- Players: 10 to 20 (10 core roles, 10 optional extras)
- Theme: 1920s Halloween harvest party at a creepy old manor and its corn maze
- Characters: 8 he/him, 7 she/her, 5 they/them (any role can be played by anyone)
- Host flexibility: the host can play, no need to know the answer
- Time: about 2 to 3 hours
- Rating: teens 13+ and adults. Spooky, not gory.
- Paper: US Letter (choose "fit to page" for A4)
WHAT'S INCLUDED
1. Host guide: 4-step setup, night-of timeline, "just before the party" checklist, clue checklist
2. QR code to the video page: How to Play plus 7 narrated round videos
3. Phone invites: one per guest, ready to text (invite, guest list, "What is a murder mystery party?" and character sheet)
4. Printable invitations
5. Full character packets with portraits: who I am, my plan, what I'm hiding, personality, outfit idea, fun fact and quote
6. A one-page lite sheet for every character
7. Thirteen mixed-format clues across three rounds: photographs, telegrams, a costume ledger, witness cards and more
8. Newspaper, manor and maze map, room signs and a harvest slang sheet
9. After-Murder Detective sheet, so the victim keeps playing
10. Voting ballots, the sealed solution and the killer's confession
11. Name tags and awards
THE CHARACTERS
Primary: Mortimer Graves (owner of Graves Manor), Rory Fang (business partner), Wanda Wolfe (neighboring farmer), Madame Zelda (fortune reader), Lucinda Graves (Mortimer's spouse), Hank Hollow (groundskeeper)
Secondary (complete the core 10): Dr. Vic Stein (effects engineer), Ziggy Bones (party musician), Raven Black (Mortimer's niece), Ada Bell (party photographer)
Tertiary (add for 11 to 20 players): Mayor Ambrose Bell, Nina Pike (correspondent), Gideon Moss (cider vendor), Pearl Mercer (seamstress), Deputy Ellis Gray, Miss Ives (schoolteacher), Ash Rowan (orchard keeper), Milo Reed (lantern mechanic), Kit Finch (telegraph operator), Silas Tate (harvest fiddler)
HOW IT WORKS IN 4 STEPS
1. Pick the number of guests and assign roles, primary roles first.
2. Text each guest their phone invite.
3. Print the packets, clues and props. Seal the solution.
4. On the night, scan the QR and let the videos run the party.
FAQ
Can I use it more than once? Yes, for your own personal parties.
Do guests need to prepare? Just read their character sheet and dress the part if they like.
Is anything shipped? No. This is a digital download. Nothing will be shipped.
Created with the help of AI tools and checked by hand.
HOSTED VIDEO ACCESS
Internet access and a browser-capable phone, computer or TV are needed to stream the hosted videos.
Digital downloads only. No physical item ships.