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In Hannah Gadsby's special, Nanette, she talks about how the job of a comedian is to build tension and release it in a way that causes laughter. In Daniel Sloss' show, Dark (I believe), he also talks about building tension before releasing it. I've been thinking about this a good bit lately...

I recently recurved a gig request that is a bit unusual. A couple is renting a cabin in my area and want to hire me for a private show there. They specifically want my style of performance, meaning bizarre magic, mentalism, and hypnosis. So here's the challenge to you folks: what material in...

A challenge of sorts, with no context. What would you choose to perform if you were tasked to create a horror magic show? Note - Not a "horror themed" show. An actual horror show.

So, I won the Sherlock book test in the Saturday Night Contest. Thought I'd post up a quick First Impression style review since it arrived yesterday. First - I'm very picky about book tests. I personally think that a book test should look like this: Volunteer picks up book, opens to any page...

I'll be heading to Connecticut tomorrow to do the first of three weekends at a fantasy ren fair. It's the only fair I do, and a lot of times this is where I really hone a new piece because I do many shows. I'll be doing 7, half hour shows total this weekend - 4 Saturday, 3 Sunday. 4 will be...

Just got the notification of this release. Looks decent, but I do have one question - Is it restricted to the first word on a page?

This was published in 1911. 107 years ago. Seems like the problems of the magic world never really change.

I'm in the process of writing a new show. In another forum I frequent, we often put this process up for members to see/chat about. It's one of my favorite parts of that group, and I thought I'd try it out here. Some notes - This will be long. If it gets a decent response, I'll continue posting...

Not sure if this has been posted previously, but I only just got around to watching it and it has some great advice, and I don't see it posted any time recently at least. This is the kind of stuff that comes only from looking at magic from the outside in. It's extremely difficult to gain this...

So, when I'm bored I sometimes scroll through sites like Not Always Right. Today I stumbled onto this: Just thought it interesting to see the experience from the other side of things. Clearly this is a fire wallet. Clearly, this guy thought he was being funny/clever/something. Clearly, the...

According to posts by Simone Marron and Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger has passed on to the next great mystery. (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155007446767582&set=a.185949752581.126245.576632581&type=3)...

So, I recently had a semi-lengthy discussion about this subject over the Cafe that seems to have fizzled. But it gave me a chance to further develop some ideas that I've been rolling around my head for some time now. I thought I'd pull the pin on this little grenade and see what develops. I...

I always see the idea that visual magic is the best bantered around amongst magicians. Consider this: HP Lovecraft, the creator of some of the most cult-classicy stories ever, said (paraphrased), "Nothing you can show a reader will ever compare to what they can imagine is there." What he is...

What is your favorite trick and why? If you can't decide on a favorite, just pick one that you like and explain why you like it. My favorites don't really fit into the 'trick' category - it's more a system. So I'll pick one of the things I've been working on for some time. I call this trick...

Another thread got closed, in regards to Ellusionist. This thread is not to revive that one. I had forgotten about the Water cards. When I originally saw them, I was going to buy some just to support the charity but then I got distracted and forgot about them. Lyle posted some numbers in...

Revolver by Greg Wilson http://www.vanishingincmagic.com/mag...oads/revolver/ Price - $10 USD Format - Digital Download The blurb: Quote Originally Posted by VanishingInc With REVOLVER Gregory Wilson does what he does best: he takes powerful, proven plots and incorporates them into a...

So, this trick looks amazing. However, I can't help but think that Uprising, the bonus effect, looks exactly like Daniel Garcia's Fallen. Anyone else drawing this conclusion?

Psycho by Daniel Madison http://www.mindlapse.net/collections/downloads/products/psycho $15.66 (10 gpb) There are also 7 effects laid out using either genuine psychological forces, or at least seem like psychological forces. The website has a description of each effect and copying it over...

Anate Bundle by Dee Christopher http://mindlapse.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/anate-ultimate-edition Price: 12gbp or about $19 USD Instant download (2 PDF files) This is a product I've had my eye on for some time now. It was the first Dee Christopher product I saw and it...

Artifice Deck Cards do not make the performer. I don't care how fancy your deck is, if you suck then your performance won't be helped by having a nice looking custom deck. That being said, with a proper understanding of your character, a custom deck can really add a nice detail to the...