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The Cannibal Cards plot was devised by Lin Searles in the late 1950's and this decidedly unusual plot has been capturing the imaginations of card m...

Though conjuring effects with finger rings have been part of the conjuring literature for quite some time, it was British magician/mentalist Al Kor...

No one knows who invented dice though the oldest known dice were discovered as part of a 5000-year old backgammon set. Dice used as conjuring props...

A card is selected, returned to the deck and controlled. Now what do you do? What follows is the difference between a magical moment and just anot...

Magicians who specialize in close-up magic are constantly in search of material that doesn't use playing cards. Easily seventy-five percent of the ...

People always ask magicians if they're banned from casinos or exclaim that they wouldn't want to play cards with the performer. To laypeople, havin...

The very puzzling and entertaining con game known as the Endless Chain has its roots in an old Gypsy swindle from the 1500s called "Pricking the Ga...

The basic plot of the card effect that we know today as Oil and Water can be traced back to the 1940s and a Walter Gibson trick from the pages of T...

The Escape Artist Show on this volume features all of the excitement and compelling mysteries of escape work and packs it into a case that you can ...

The Trade Show presentation on this volume demonstrates how a performer can generate mystery, excitement and, most of all, a crowd in the very comp...

The Manipulation Show that you'll see on this volume demonstrates how a performer can create the feel of a large stage production and yet fit every...

The Comedy Club Show performed on this volume is a hilarious presentation of strong magic and outrageous comedy that fits in a small briefcase. Tho...

The Bizarre Magic Show performed on this volume is not for every audience as its themes are dark, somewhat disturbing, and sometimes even bloody. H...

Project Codeword: Quantum RingsFrom the L&L Underground Research Facility The goal for these experiments was to push the envelope of existing L...

Project Codeword: Vessels and Orbs From the L & L Underground Research Facility These experiments push the envelope of existing Cups and Balls ...

Popularly known as "The King of Korn," Karrell Fox was truly one of magic's singular characters. He was a superb performer in almost every branch o...

In the world of magic, there's no one who is held in higher esteem than Johnny Thompson. As a performer, he's traveled all over the world performin...

In the vast literature of magic, a surprisingly small portion of it deals specifically with stand-up magic; that is, magic that is performed on a s...

Learn to perform one of close-up magic's most enduring classics!The invention of the Color-Changing Knives is usually credited to illusion designer...

The folding coin was first introduced into the literature of magic by Professor Hoffmann in the late 1800s. Since that time, magicians have been co...

You'll find the Cap and Pence and Copper/Silver coins in some of the earliest books in magic's literature, including The Discoverie of Witchcraft a...

Paper clips, string, napkins, pencils. These are all ordinary objects found in every household. However, it's precisely their familiarity that make...

For many, many years now, magicians have been weaving stories using a deck of playing cards to illustrate their narratives in funny and surprising ...

In Volume 1, you'll discover a variety of different artists with their own unique interpretations of Three Card Monte. Dai Vernon leads off with a ...