Magic & Illusion
Reviews of Two Packet Effects: One Surprising and the Other Creepy
Here are reviews of two packet effects. Peter Nardi's "Along for the Ride" features four jokers that magically change. The effect is easy to learn and perform and has a surprising finish. Meanwhile, "The Family" features old, rather eerie photographs that allow you to perform some creepy mentalism.
Two Penetration Effects with a Deck of Cards
It's great to perform some visual magic with playing cards that doesn't involve a selection of a card and a revelation. Two effects: Impale and Slicer, offer illusions where objects appear to pass through a deck of cards. Will these work for you? Read my reviews to find out.
Masterplan, an Excellent Guide to Kids Magic Success
If you want to work the kid and family market, or you already do, you'll appreciate Danny Orleans' excellent "Kids Show Masterplan." In this insightful book, Orleans offers useful advice for succeeding in the kids' market and he covers topics that I've never seen discussed in any other publication.
Card Effect Merges "Card at Any Number" With "Out of This World"
Can an effect that effectively merges "Any Card At Any Number" with Paul Curry's "Out of This World" create a stronger effect than the individual tricks? Ben Harris' "A Thought Well Stolen" attempts to do just this with amazing results. Read my review to see if this trick may work for you.
Two Effects That Constrain a Deck of Cards
Here are reviews of two products that constrain a deck of cards in their own ways. As the name implies, with The Bound Deck, you're literally binding two decks as you might a set of lecture notes, and then you perform a strong coincidence effect. On the other hand, with Feel n Seal, you instantly repackage a deck of cards in its box and cellophane.
Gaffed Sharpie Marker Allows You to Perform Rising Card and Haunted Pack
The Phantom is a gimmicked Sharpie style marker that allows you to perform a rising card and a haunted pack. The marker is cleverly gimmicked and looks for all the world like a standard Sharpie Will this marker work for you? Read my review to find out.
The Ultimatum Gaffed Deck Allows for Freedom of Choice
Here's a gimmicked deck that allows for exceptional freedom on the part of spectators who can handle and freely choose cards. While it's possible to mostly recreate these effects by relying on sleight of hand, The Ultimatum Deck allows for spectators to exercise a certain range of free choice when selecting cards.
Two Secret Writers Bring Innovation to the Mentalism Genre
Two products bring innovation to the mentalism field of prediction. Freedom Writer allows you to make predictions and your hands are clearly seen empty. Meanwhile, Sharpie Bug Writer offers a means to write your predictions not in pencil but a Sharpie marker. Which one will work best for you? Read my review to find out.
Aquarium Makes a Wet Omni Deck Complete With a Fish
If you like the Omni Deck or Phantom Deck ending to a card trick, you'll probably like Aquarium by Lynx Magic and Gustavo Sereno. At the end of a card trick, it's discovered that the deck has transformed into a miniature aquarium filled with water and it even contains a tiny fish.