Halloween Improv Games

Are you throwing a Halloween party? Need some spooooooky games to play? Well, you've come to the right place. Some of these are scary on their own, and for some all you need is a haunting suggestion!

Chain Murder: Three people go out of the room, and while they're gone, one person sees a MURDER! The first person is told the murder's location, the occupation of the victim, and the weapon used (remember these with the acronym LOW). Person #2 comes in from outside, and the first person needs to tell the second what happened--but they both speak gibberish! Once the second person has learned the LOW-down, they MURDER the first person! The third person from outside the room comes in, and second person needs to tell the third person what happened. Once he/she figures it out, the third MURDERS the second! The fourth comes in and finds out what happened from the third. Once the fourth person finds out, he/she MURDERS the third! Then all four need to tell the audience what they think the location, occupation, and weapon were. It ends up being like the game telephone--it's never the same! (This description makes the game sound very complicated, but don't worry, it's not hard at all!)

Spooky Party Quirks: Party Quirks is an improv classic! One person is the host of the party, and they leave the room. Three other people are guests at the party, but each one gets a strange quirk or identity from the audience. For this Halloween version, think monsters, ghosts, or Voldemort! Once the guests know who they are, the host comes back in and throws a party! The host needs to figure out who the scary guests are...before they get him!

Zombies: This starts out like a normal improv game--you get any basic scene suggestions from the audience that you want (location, relationship, conflict, the usual). But at any point, another player who isn't in the scene can MURDER one of the other people in it and take their place! Anyone who gets murdered has to stay on the floor until someone yells "ZOMBIES!" Then they can get up and go back to their seat, but only if they move like a zombie.

Horror Freeze: Two people start a scene, but it has to be Halloween-themed! At any point, someone else can yell "FREEZE!" The two people have to freeze, and the new person taps out one of the two and starts a new scene based on the position they were in. But again, keep it all Halloween-themed! Perhaps there's a visit to a graveyard, or a spooky mansion, or Dracula!

Whatever you do for your Halloween party, be safe and have lots of fun! Halloween is a great time to play games and have lots of fun. And candy.

Also, if you want a spook, come see the Improv Playhouse Radio Players perform DRACULA, this Saturday night at our black box! Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for seniors, students, and military at the door, but if you come in a costume, you get $2 off. Join us for either of two shows at 7:30 or 9:00 pm. We'll see you there...and so will the Count...