
Prep for The Clue Room with books and movies! Looking for something to watch or read before playing your Clue Room Live Escape Game? Take a look at the list below of books and movies that inspired us when creating the games!
Matter of the Mad Hatter

Mission: The Jabberwocky threatens to destroy Wonderland and only the Mad Hatter with his Vorpal Sword is strong enough to defeat it. The Mad Hatter seems to have misplaced the Vorpal Sword. And for the life of him, he can’t find his hat. Help our whimsical warrior or watch Wonderland woefully wither.
READ: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll WATCH: Alice in Wonderland (1951 and 2010) – Alice Through the Looking Glass – Jabberwocky (1977)
In Queso Emergency

Mission: Gather your cheese stash before the mouse house you’ve made in the cupboard is destroyed by the PAXCO exterminators.
READ: The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo – The End of the Beginning by Tricia Tusa Avi
WATCH: Ratatouille – The Tale of Despereaux – Honey, I Shrunk the Kids – Toy Story – The Secret World of Arrietty
Shadow Gallery:

Mission: Enter the lair of the infamous Pax Lab operator, ‘The Traveller’; known for her globe-trotting, thievery, and gaudy orchestrations of violent attacks. You must thwart her plot to destroy cities across the world by using the rare artifacts lining her heinous hideout.
READ: V for Vendetta by Alan Moore WATCH: V for Vendetta – Carmen Sandiego (2019) – National Treasure (film + TV show) – Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Spy Ops:

Mission: Operatives of Pax Lab Corp have armed a doomsday device in Denver. Infiltrate Pax Lab facilities, deactivate the device, and escape undetected. Denver’s destiny depends on you.
READ: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré – James Bond series by Ian Fleming – WATCH: James Bond film series (1962- ) – Get Smart (2008) – Charlie Angels TV + film series – Man from U.N.C.L.E (2015)
Bootlegger’s Breakout:

Mission: The Beer Wars of 1927 are raging in Chicago and Al Capone’s the king of slinging hooch. As members of an up and coming rival gang, you’re tasked with turning the tides. Escape Al’s boozy base of operations with the secret beer recipe or get beaten by his bruisers.
READ: The Godfather by Mario Puzo – Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko WATCH: Bullets Over Broadway – Some Like It Hot – Chicago
Colorado’s Missing Lynx:

Mission: You are part of a team of conservationists studying the last known population of Colorado lynx. After finding traces of a new predatory species, the lynx have gone missing. Save our frightened feline friends!
READ: Missing 411 by David Paulides – Hunter in the Snow by Susan Bonners – The Colorado Parks and Wildlife webpage about their conservation efforts WATCH: Sasquatch Sunset – Missing 411 – The Missing Lynx
Monstrum:

Mission: Your team of detectives are investigating a string of horrific murders each committed during the full moon. The lead suspect is Dr. Frank Glass. Taking your investigation outside the law, you break into his laboratory. Escape the grasp of Frank Glass or discover your own much more gruesome fate.
READ: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Dracula by Bram Stoker, and Cycle of the Werewolf by Stephen King WATCH: Dracula – Nosferatu – Young Frankenstein – American Werewolf in London – What We Do in the Shadows – Wolf
1893:

Mission: The 1893 Chicago World’s Fair exhibited world changing technologies and modern marvels. In the shadow of the bright lights, a sinister hotel was built by Dr. H.H. Holmes to prey upon unknowing exhibition attendees. Holmes’ victims include two sisters, the owners of oil-rich land in Texas. Shine light on their murders or find yourself choking on gas.
READ: The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson WATCH: American Horror Story: Hotel – American Ripper
Clue Dunnit:

Mission: You have been invited to the mansion of the famously reclusive entrepreneur Reginald Mortis. Within the invitation Reginald made two astonishing claims; a certainty that he would be murdered, and the promise to bestow the foundation of his business empire to those who solve his untimely death. Cut to the chase; just don’t get caught holding the knife.
READ: Sherlock Holmes book series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – WATCH: Clue The Movie (1985) – Knives Out (2019) – Glass Onion (2022)
Time Capsule:

Mission: Welcome to Time Capsule: the universe’s only vintage emporium existing beyond time and space. Dive into genuine relics from past and future to discover the secrets of this quaint shop. But be careful, the fabrics of time and space are just as fragile as the products lining our shelves; make the wrong move and your dimensional timeline could be erased.
READ: Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way – Time Quintet by Madeleine L’Engle WATCH: Everything Everywhere All at Once – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse