Dark Stories
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A death in a museum
A death in a museum
A death in a museum
A man wearing a balaclava runs out of a museum carrying a painting under his arm. A police officer sees him, shoots him dead and commits suicide soon after. A couple of days later, the man with the painting is buried and named favorite son of the city.
73%
7 min.
6/10
Mar 2018
The dancing dead
The dancing dead
The dancing dead
A couple of dancers die around a dance competition.
73%
5 min.
5/10
Mar 2018
Stand to the end
Stand to the end
Stand to the end
Mike has been standing on his knee in the middle of the desert for over a day. He is all alone and has neither food nor water. But he doesn’t leave the place. What’s the matter?
73%
21 min.
7/10
Jan 2022
A thief
A thief
A thief
A man stole a wallet. This caused his death. What happened?
73%
24 min.
8/10
Feb 2022
Levitation
Levitation
Levitation
A man is found hanging in an otherwise empty locked room with a puddle of water under his feet.
73%
7 min.
3/10
Feb 2022
A match
A match
A match
A naked man is lying dead in the middle of a desert with a match in his hand. What happened?
A man is found dead in a desert. He is naked, and lots of clothes are scattered around him, among other things. There is a match in his hand. How did he die?
72%
22 min.
7/10
Mar 2018
A Ballroom
A Ballroom
A Ballroom
A couple enters a grand ballroom only to find the occupants are dead. There has been no crime committed. The couple is not concerned by what they have found. How is this possible?
72%
7 min.
5/10
Nov 2023
Cry, baby, cry
Cry, baby, cry
Cry, baby, cry
Cindy is amongst a crowd of people when she is murdered. However, nobody notices her cries.
71%
6 min.
4/10
Mar 2018
A murder outdoors
A murder outdoors
A murder outdoors
A man was walking down the street when he suddenly started to choke the woman walking by him. He was taken to the police station but soon after was released.
71%
18 min.
8/10
Mar 2018
The gift
The gift
The gift
A dying man gives another man a gift, and then the dying man dies. Shortly after that the second man dies. How come?
71%
10 min.
3/10
Jan 2022
An open door
An open door
An open door
When Martin woke up that morning, he was surprised to see the door open. As soon as he crossed the threshold he got beheaded.
69%
10 min.
4/10
Jan 2018
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Here we have collected all the black stories with solutions. You may have heard about the homonymous board game before. Black Stories are often also called "Situation Puzzles”, "Dark Stories", "Lateral Thinking Exercises". You can sort these puzzles by rating or complexity level.