Host a personalized Halloween murder mystery party

What is a Halloween murder mystery party?

A Halloween murder mystery party is, well... a murder mystery game with a Halloween theme!

Like other murder mystery nights, groups of friends gather together to solve a fictitious murder. The game is interactive, as players take turns reading from their scripts, and it takes place over several rounds – until the players work out, who committed the murder, how and why they did it – and the mystery is solved! 🕵️‍♂️

With a Halloween-themed murder mystery game – the concept is the same, but the whole game is customized to be extra spooky! 👻

So dust off your witch's hat and sharpen your pumpkin carving knives – the You Dunnit personalized murder mystery game builder will help make this the best Halloween party ever (online or in real life!).

How to host a Halloween murder mystery party

Was last year's Halloween party a graveyard? 🪦 Well, it's time to resurrect Halloween with a killer Halloween murder mystery party!

To throw a thrilling Halloween murder mystery party you'll need:

1. Frightening Halloween Party Games
2. Halloween Treats & Party Food (and not exclusively for the kids)
3. Deadly Halloween Party Songs Playlist
4. Die-Hard Halloween Party Decorations
5. Killer Halloween Party Costumes

Top Halloween murder mystery party game night tips:

Here’s our top tip countdown for the ultimate Halloween party!

Halloween party games

#5: The ultimate Halloween Party needs a murder mystery game.

If you want to create your own murder mystery game night with your own characters and deadly creatures, you can use the You Dunnit murder mystery game generator.

Make your own Halloween murder mystery game in under 15 minutes – and then either download your scripts as PDFs – or play using your phones.

Either way, you’ll be making a game that no one has ever played before. It will be a murder mystery party that no one will ever forget until the day that they die ☠️.

Halloween treats & party food

#4: Visiting your kitchen instead of the shops for your Halloween murder mystery party candy doesn’t have to be stressful (or even that unhealthy).

In fact, some of the best treats are super simple to make.

• Marshmallow Dead Heads – simply dip marshmallows in melted white chocolate (with food coloring for your scary greens and oranges) then decorate with frosting and put on a stick. Get a great recipe for marshmallow heads
• Rotten Apples – OK, so they’re not actually rotten. But there’s nothing like a gummy worm stuck on a toffee apple to make kids scream. Make your own gummy worm apples
• Banana Mummies – these are bananas simply drizzled with melted white chocolate with mini M&M’s for the eyes. Check out this banana mummies recipe

More recipe ideas can be found on the Womans Day article: 53 Halloween Treat Recipes Kids (And Adults) Will Scream.

Deadly Halloween party songs and playlists

#3: Here are our top 10 Halloween songs that you must add to your playlist for your Halloween murder mystery party to get you started:

1. You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) – by Dead or Alive
2. Climbing Up the Walls – by Radiohead
3. Bury A Friend – by Billie Eilish
4. Thriller – by Michael Jackson
5. Mad World – by Tears For Fears
6. Haunted – by Beyonce
7. Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite! – by The Beatles
8. Toxic – by Britney Spears
9. Ghostbusters – by Ray Parker Jr.
10. Monster Mash – by Bobby “Boris” Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers

That’s right, we’ve included the classic party songs but we’ve thrown in some modern thrillers as well as some surprises. (Yes, the Beatles made our Halloween playlist).

Halloween party decorations

#2: You should think about what your Halloween murder mystery party theme is going to be before you do your Halloween shopping.

Here are the 6 most popular Halloween party themes:

1. Clowns (the killer type) 🤡
2. Zombies 🧟‍♀️
3. Witches & Wizards 🧙‍♀️
4. Jack-O-Lantern 🎃
5. Ghosts 👻
6. Abandoned Hospital 🏥

Before you head out for some Halloween shopping make sure you’ve thought about both indoor and outdoor Halloween decor.

There are some great shopping sites that can provide you with all your Halloween party decorations such as Oriental Trading.

Halloween party costumes

#1. Our top tip for choosing your Halloween murder mystery party costume is to match it to your murder mystery game character.

A You Dunnit murder mystery game lets you choose your own characters and assign them to your friends. Once you’ve done this you can tell your friends which Halloween character they are playing, which will guide them in making their awesome Halloween costumes.

Here are 10 of the most popular Halloween costumes. Why not build a murder mystery game with some of these?

1. Scary Clown
2. Morticia Addams
3. Frankenstein
4. The Scream (Ghost Face)
5. The Grim Reaper (Death)
6. Dracula / Vampire
7. Harley Quinn
8. Harry Potter
9. Cruella De Vil
10. Hermione Granger

Above all else, make it your own murder mystery party, something that your friends will be dying to get an invitation to.