All the materal represents a marriage of quality thinking and sound, practical
experience. With over 185 pages, The Book Of Haunted Magick contains a total
of fifty items, including mentalism, routines, utility moves and essays. Many
of the items can be used for intimate close-up performances or for larger stage
shows.Regardless of what type of audience that you perform for, you will find
material in The Book Of Haunted Magick that you can add to your working repertoire
right away
One highlight of the book is Terasabos. Everyone who buys this book
loves Terasabos. Basically, spec hides small object under 1 of 5 cups, and you
turn around and 'divine' which one. Okay, now think of the cleverest, most deceptive,
most brain-meltingly ingenious way of achieving this effect, then double it,
and you might get close to Terasabos. If you love mentalism at all, then you
need to read Rick's Terasabos routine (and the whole item is beautifully explained,
by the way, with typical Maue clarity and instructional elegance). Just to spoil
you rotten, later in the book Rick offers another version of the Terasabos effect,
which is also very good. And then... later on... a third variation! And that's
pretty good too!
What else do you get?
- Intersection, an utterly cute prediction idea that must have, oh,
a few gazillion uses for anyone who likes predicting unpredictable audience
choices.
- Predetermined, a neatly spooky idea in which a thought of selection
vanishes as a prelude to... a surprise twist!
- Tocapadmo, a smart utility move which is fun to play with, and a
very practical way to make writing appear out of nowhere. The Inside-Out Book
Test, which is pretty well what the title implies.
- Spectrum, a very attractive routine based on a sequence of colours.
- Voodoo, a frighteningly strong effect about thoughts, choices and
blood (good combo!).
- Unbreakable Bond, a beautiful plot which I loved as soon as I read
it, and immediately wished no-one knew about it but me.
- Truth Of The Relic - The performer is able to determine who possesses
a specific item, without the use of gimmicks, peeks, or sleight-of-hand
Plus more good stuff you'll discover for yourself when you buy it.
