6–8
Players
The murderer is always one of the six core characters, so it solves properly at 6, 7 or 8.
Murder mystery Victorian country house séance 6–8 players About 2 hours 15+
All Hallows' Eve, 1893, and Ravensmere Hall is lit for the first time in years — a medium invited in to reach a woman who died there thirty years ago. When the lamps come up the séance is over, and the man who called it lies at the foot of the gallery stair.
The case
All Hallows' Eve, 1893. One of your guests did it.
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The gathering
All Hallows' Eve, 1893. Ravensmere Hall is lit for the first time in years — Sir Edmund has invited a medium into his own house to reach a woman who died there thirty years ago.
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The death
At ten the circle forms and the lamps go down. When they come up, the chair at the head of the table is still empty — and Sir Edmund lies at the foot of the gallery stair.
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The accusation
A dark stair, an old house, a man who missed his footing — except the pages he went up to fetch are nowhere in the house. Nobody leaves Ravensmere until the Inspector knows why.
The evening
What the night actually looks like
Costumes optional, dinner compulsory. The Show runs from your television while everyone at the table lies to each other for two hours.
The Show
Not text on a card
Opening titles roll like a film, and Inspector Hart arrives on screen with new evidence — twice a night, in character, played straight.
That is the Show that hosts your night — 5 films, an original score, and the reveal.
Buy — £24.00 £32.00 Buy — £32.00The suspects
Everyone looks guilty at some point
Every character has a real motive and something they're desperate to hide — including the innocent ones.
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The nephew
Mr Aubrey Fitch
Edmund's nephew and presumptive heir, and a man of the Fellowship for Psychical Inquiry.
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The medium
Miss Selina Vane
Engaged for tonight's sitting. Esther Vane's niece, and her successor.
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The physician
Dr Josiah Wrenn
Edmund's doctor. He attended this house once before, as a young locum, thirty years ago.
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The second wife
Lady Ravensmere
Edmund's second wife, married three months.
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The solicitor
Mr Hollis Marchmont
The family solicitor. He arrived tonight with a redrafted will in his case.
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The ward
Mr Tom Ash
Raised at Ravensmere on Edmund's charity. He owes the man everything.
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The housekeeper
Mrs Hesketh
She has kept this house since 1863, and kept its confidences with it. Joins at 7 players.
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The neighbour
Lady Adela Frayne
She arranged tonight's sitting, and she watches everybody. Joins at 8 players.
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The Inspector
Inspector Hart
He works every case in the catalogue. Nobody plays him — he arrives on screen.
How the night runs
About 2 hours, mapped to the courses of your dinner
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Drinks
The body is found
Guests arrive in character. Titles roll, the intro film plays, the body is found — and nobody leaves.
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Act I — the starter
Where were you?
Everyone introduces themselves and establishes where they were. The Inspector arrives with the first evidence.
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Act II — the main
The investigation
Trade, probe, lie. The Inspector returns with the last piece.
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Act III — dessert
The accusations
Accusations fly in every direction. Then the vote, and the reveal.
The Show — 5 films, a full original soundtrack, act timers, the vote and the reveal — runs the night from your TV, out of a browser tab. It's included, and it's optional: the printed host guide runs the whole night on its own.
On your own printer
The pages themselves
Print-ready A4 PDFs — about 7 MB in total. Card stock makes the clue cards feel like props, but plain paper works perfectly.
The kit cover
Character booklets and clue cards are shown blurred on purpose — those pages carry secrets, and nothing on this site will spoil them.
The case file
Everything, at a glance
Inspector Hart
He works every case in the catalogue. Nobody plays him — he arrives on screen.
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Acts, and about 2 hours
Mapped to the courses of your dinner: drinks, starter, main, then dessert and the reveal.
Easier or Harder
Chosen on the opening screen. Same killer, same evidence — the Inspector's final hint is either spelled out or made to work for.
Written, drawn and scored in-house
8 suspects and the Inspector, each with an original portrait, a real motive, and something to hide.
The host plays too
The part a printout on its own cannot do. The Show knows the solution and delivers the reveal itself, so nobody sits the evening out reading clues aloud — the host plays a full character and finds out who did it at the same moment everyone else does. Host from the printed guide instead and it still runs beautifully; one person just has to know the ending.
Every clue does a job
Built to be solved, not guessed. Every card that reaches the table narrows the field, every suspect has a real motive and something worth hiding, and the answer holds up when you walk back through it afterwards. Expect your table to be split at the vote — that is the game working.
What you need
- To print: a printer, A4 paper, anything that opens a PDF. About 7 MB.
- For The Show: a Windows PC or Mac browser, plus HDMI or the ability to cast a tab to your TV. It streams on the night, so you'll want decent wifi in the room.
- Not phones, tablets, games consoles or smart-TV browsers — and no wifi where you're hosting is the same answer: host from the printed guide instead, and the mystery plays in full.
If anything goes wrong
Something missing, broken or won't open? Message us. We will fix it or refund you — that's a promise, not a policy.
Bought by mistake and not downloaded yet? Cancelled and refunded in full. Once downloaded it isn't returnable, because downloading requests immediate delivery and waives the 14-day right of withdrawal. The full terms.
In players' words
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Hosted this for a dinner party with 8 of us and it was brilliant. The cinematic companion running on the TV completely set the mood—the soundtrack shifts perfectly between acts, and Inspector Hart's appearances on screen had everyone locked in. The host guide made pre-party prep practically zero effort, and the fact that I got to play a full character without knowing the culprit made it so much fun. Every clue actually matters and everyone looked guilty at some point!
Sarah M. · Beta playtest ·
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Hands down the best murder mystery we've run at home. Played with 8 people and it kept every single one of us guessing right up until the final vote in Act III. Having the TV host the timers and push the clues automatically kept the pacing moving naturally between courses so I wasn't stuck managing the game all night. The printable character booklets and evidence cards look fantastic printed out on heavy paper.
Liam K. · Beta playtest ·
Beta testers received a free digital copy in exchange for early playtesting and feedback. Their words are published exactly as they wrote them.
Where to buy
£24.00£32.00LAUNCH OFFER · applied automatically — no code needed£32.00
Buy on Etsy- The printable kit — character booklets, clue-card props and invitations. Print-ready A4 PDFs, about 7 MB.
- The Show — 5 films and a full original score, act timers and the reveal, in an ordinary browser tab.
- 6–8 players — the murderer is always one of the six core characters, so it solves properly at any size.
- Instant download — the kit arrives in minutes and your access code comes with it.
Something missing, broken or won't open? Message us and we will fix it or refund you — that's a promise, not a policy. The full terms.
- Buy — checkout is on Etsy, our storefront there.
- Download — the print kit arrives in minutes, PDFs ready for any printer.
- Redeem — your access code opens The Show right here, ready for the night.
Hosting, answered
You host. You don't narrate.
There's no dedicated host role to sit out as — you play a character too. The Show does the narrating, keeps time, and handles the clue cards for you. And it works at 6, 7 or 8: the murderer is always one of the six core characters, so it solves properly at any size.
What do I need to print the kit?
A printer, A4 paper, and anything that opens a PDF. Card stock makes the clue cards feel like props, but plain paper works perfectly. Nothing to install, no fonts, no account. Between 7 and 9 MB, depending on the game.
What does The Show need to run?
An ordinary web browser (Chrome, Safari, Edge or Firefox) on a Windows PC or a Mac, and either an HDMI cable or the ability to cast a browser tab to your TV. The Show streams on the night, so you’ll want decent wifi in the room you’re hosting in — and it isn’t built for phones or tablets, or for a games console or smart-TV browser. No wifi where you’re hosting? Host from the printed guide instead; the mystery plays in full either way.
Do I have to use The Show?
No — it’s included, and it’s optional. If you’d rather not set up a screen, the printed host guide runs the whole night on its own: the Inspector’s speeches are printed word for word, with suggested timings for each act and the reveal speech at the end. The mystery solves identically either way.
Does the host know the answer? Do I have to narrate?
You host, but you don’t narrate. There’s no dedicated host role to sit out as — you play a character too. The Show does the narrating and keeps time, and it handles the clue cards: depending on the game it either puts each one on screen at the moment it’s earned, or tells you exactly when to deal it.
What if only six or seven people show up?
Tell The Show how many are coming and it adapts. The murderer is always one of the six core characters, so the mystery solves properly at any size — no reshuffling, no rewriting, no “just pretend this character isn’t here”. Two extra insert cards cover the evidence the missing guests would have brought.
Can I get a refund?
This is a digital product, and it’s not returnable once downloaded — by downloading you’re asking for immediate delivery and giving up the 14-day right of withdrawal that normally applies to online orders. If you haven’t downloaded yet and bought by mistake, message us and we’ll cancel and refund in full. And if anything is faulty — broken, missing, won’t open, not as described — message us and we’ll fix it or refund you, whenever you notice.
“Pour something, dim the lights, and find out which of your friends can lie to your face.”
Nothing on this page — or anywhere on this site — hints at the solution. The killer is yours to find at the table.