Any haunted deck, and a lot of tricks using IT could be re-pattered as spooky.
I've never got a chance to handle a haunted deck. Whats so defferent about them?
Any haunted deck, and a lot of tricks using IT could be re-pattered as spooky.
I'd go to your local magic shop and ask them to order either Ghost Glass II for you, or Fuse. These are wonderful utility devices, that you can apply to a wide range of effects, and can easily be adapted to paranormal or bizarre plots.
Bonus is their not -too- expensive, I think you'll pay less than 30$ bucks each, and they will last you for a very long time. I've had my Ghost Glass II now for over two years, and it's not even half empty yet.
You could also look into Eugene Burgers book called "Spirit Theater" if you wanted some good séance information.
If you've never worked with Bizarre magic before then it may be just what your looking for! Tony Chris has a great introductory DVD on Bizarre magic called Karnival of Magick.
While JRobarts gave some other REALLY great suggestions, I disagree with this one. This isn't a trick. Most people don't have the stomach to do what this DVD teaches. Further, I don't recommend this kind of effect to ANYONE under the age of 18. You could seriously hurt yourself if you don't know what your doing.
For my review on Fuse, you can click this link here.
For my review on Spirit Theater click this link Here.
And if you'd like my review on Karnival of Magick then please click here.
All the best to you and your spooky endeavors!
Didn't this make anyone else laugh? This is like, a Jr HS kid who is in the art club asking someone, "hey, I want to create a nice piece for the exhibition at the end of the month, what kind of picture should I create?" and then someone replies, "hmm, you should try to do something like this person's work, because it suits you well, and I think it would be really good." THEN, someone like this poster says, "OMG!!! How can you ever expect to go PRO and get the BIG BUCKS by copying everyone else's work???? You gotta be original and only create some new things, so instead of getting like 600 dollars, you can get like 2000 dollars and make it big time!"
The problem with this is, you are skipping about a gazillion steps in between.
There is nothing wrong with trying to learn other people's material. Heck, I even bet you do an ACR. News flash, you didn't create that. True, eventually, you will want to branch off and start making things more original, or creating brand new things altogether, but, you can't skip the learning and adapting stages.
So, back to the OP, please forget what this person said for now and if you want to learn some material that you have seen performed, please go ahead and do so. Learn why those magicians have been successful performing those tricks and learn to make them your own eventually.
SAW is a very cool TRICK but other than being gross, making you look like some kind of eastern mystic or carnival freak, what good is it really?
You got a problem with us Carnival Freaks or something?
Let's see here... I worked for Ward Hall in both Circus Unique and Wondercade and Scott McClellan is a dear friend... I learned Sword Swallowing from John Meah... dare I drop any other names such as Bobby Reynolds, or Tod Robbins... or for that matter, the fact that Tod Browning was a cousin of mine???
In short, I am a carny... a bit removed from that world but I've been there, done that and miss it.
This question has actually been on my mind a lot lately. I could see a little of it with some fortune telling or ESP cards, but not a poker deck. Still, I'm going to have to slap my own wrist for quoting that part of your post.if you are doing psychic type stuff or dealing with ghosts, why are you doing card tricks?
Lastly, my not knowing of Mr. Browning is not a federal offense.
Why so melodramatic? I was more calling you out on the fact that you leaped to defend a fallacious argument as a knee-jerk reaction.