Peter Eggink
HAUNTED
$35
Sorry, No Discounts on This Item
THE BLURB:
The hands off, no touches, no thread work, fully examinable
"Haunted Deck" you will really use!
ANYTIME in your performance with a NORMAL UNPREPARED
DECK...a friend shuffles then cuts to a genuine random card
(signed if you want). You place the card back into the
deck...which goes onto the table or floor. She can even cut
the deck again and complete the cut...so that she's the LAST
PERSON to touch the deck before the haunting starts.
The deck is sitting face down in the middle of the table.
There is no secret stuff connected between you and the deck
or the table. You can even put a clear bowl over the deck to
completely seal it off from outside influences. And
yet...while you're completely away from the deck...after
about 7 seconds...the upper half of the deck ever so slowly
begins to MOVE...SLOWLY, HAUNTINGLY, sliding
itself...cutting into two halves! The spectator slides out
the card just cut to. It's the one! And if she has the
urge...she can once again examine the normal deck. Then
whenever you feel the spirit...you can do it again.
"HAUNTED" is ALWAYS ready to perform!
NO LOOPS OR THREAD WORK
NORMAL DECK CAN BE EXAMINED BEFORE AND AFTER
PERFORM SURROUNDED IN ALL CONDITIONS
ALL NATURAL ACTIONS. NO SECRET MOVES
INSTANT RESET. ALWAYS READY TO PERFORM
VERY, VERY EASY TO DO
COMPLETE WITH TWO GIMMICKS AND DVD (use your own deck).
NOTE: INCLUDES MARK TRAVERSONI'S BONUS HAUNTED
HANDLING .PDF DOWNLOAD
(See Important Note Below)
MY COMMENTS:
So you may have seen the ads and hype, but does it live up
to that? Paul Harris, one of the legendary magic creators
of the 70s and 80s, now produces others' material. I have
yet to see him produce something that wasn't worth it,
because he handpicks the stuff to put his name on. Peter
Eggink's output, though creative, has a track record of
being spotty. Some of his stuff is intriguing, but not that
practical, and some of it is pretty good. If Harris thinks
it's special, then I certainly will take his word for it
sight unseen.
Okay. Enough background. Let's get to the point. Is this
as good as the ad suggests and/or is the ad misleading?
Yes, it is as good as the ad and hype suggest. You can lay
the cards on a participant's hand, if you want, without
anything connected to you and the "haunting" will happen.
You can even take a few steps to the other side of the room,
should you wish. The gimmick is self-contained, it resets
instantly, and is angle-proof. And the gimmick can be
easily and naturally switched in and out so that the deck
can be examined and used for other effects.
Now, the ad may be misleading because it states that there's
no thread work involved. That's true, but that depends on
your definition of "thread." Let's just say that there's
absolutely no hook-ups to any part of the body, nor does
anything need to be concealed on the body at any time, and
it's all self-contained within the deck. Also, it's much
easier to use than any other version using thread and it's
certainly cheaper than the version by Christopher Taylor
(Taylor Imagineering), which is not necessarily my way of
saying that this is better.
There is one other principle at play that causes the deck to
be delayed in its movement. The package includes what you
need in order to make this principle work, but it is a
consumable item that, from what I understand, is sold only
in Europe, not in the U.S. There are similar items in the
U.S. and one may indeed work, but the specific something in
the package is unavailable to U.S. purchasers, at least at
the time of this writing.
Even though this is easy to do, it does require a bit of
practice to get the "haunting" to work correctly. This is
due to the pressure your hands will have on the deck (and
everyone has different degrees of pressure), the way you
prepared the gimmick, and the way you loaded the selected
card. In other words, you can't do this right out of the
box. You'll need to make this up and experiment with it,
but once that's done, it's done.
There is a preparation involved to the gimmick once you get
it. It is very easy-to-do and takes no more than five
minutes. It is no more difficult than gluing pieces of
paper together or adhering stickers onto surfaces. This
preparation, according to the DVD, must be done every forty
performances or so.
Also included in the package is material that will allow you
to repair the gimmick, if necessary, and also to construct a
new gimmick with a different card. This can include
business cards, postcards, etc. There is more preparation
work involved, of course, because you'll have to make the
gimmick, but it is definitely possible.
Finally, I'll mention that, for mentalists, this effect does
fall into the PK or mental magic category. I state this for
those who wonder why I'm even cataloging this. Whether or
not this is mentalism and whether not you can use this in
your repertoire depends on your style and needs.
Whew! I know, that was a lot of information to fill in for
you so that you can make an informed decision and I hope it
wasn't further confusing. If you're a fan of the haunted
deck, this is certainly something you want to check out. The
package includes two gimmicks, some material for repair or
two make up different types of gimmicks, the instructional
DVD, and everything you need to make this work.
SPECIAL NOTE: There are some great additional handling tips
from Mark Traversoni that were not included in the DVD.
After you purchase this from me, send me a note letting me
know that you received HAUNTED and I'll send it to you as a
bonus.
The hands off, no touches, no thread work, fully examinable
"Haunted Deck" you will really use!
ANYTIME in your performance with a NORMAL UNPREPARED
DECK...a friend shuffles then cuts to a genuine random card
(signed if you want). You place the card back into the
deck...which goes onto the table or floor. She can even cut
the deck again and complete the cut...so that she's the LAST
PERSON to touch the deck before the haunting starts.
The deck is sitting face down in the middle of the table.
There is no secret stuff connected between you and the deck
or the table. You can even put a clear bowl over the deck to
completely seal it off from outside influences. And
yet...while you're completely away from the deck...after
about 7 seconds...the upper half of the deck ever so slowly
begins to MOVE...SLOWLY, HAUNTINGLY, sliding
itself...cutting into two halves! The spectator slides out
the card just cut to. It's the one! And if she has the
urge...she can once again examine the normal deck. Then
whenever you feel the spirit...you can do it again.
"HAUNTED" is ALWAYS ready to perform!
NO LOOPS OR THREAD WORK
NORMAL DECK CAN BE EXAMINED BEFORE AND AFTER
PERFORM SURROUNDED IN ALL CONDITIONS
ALL NATURAL ACTIONS. NO SECRET MOVES
INSTANT RESET. ALWAYS READY TO PERFORM
VERY, VERY EASY TO DO
COMPLETE WITH TWO GIMMICKS AND DVD (use your own deck).
NOTE: INCLUDES MARK TRAVERSONI'S BONUS HAUNTED
HANDLING .PDF DOWNLOAD
(See Important Note Below)
MY COMMENTS:
So you may have seen the ads and hype, but does it live up
to that? Paul Harris, one of the legendary magic creators
of the 70s and 80s, now produces others' material. I have
yet to see him produce something that wasn't worth it,
because he handpicks the stuff to put his name on. Peter
Eggink's output, though creative, has a track record of
being spotty. Some of his stuff is intriguing, but not that
practical, and some of it is pretty good. If Harris thinks
it's special, then I certainly will take his word for it
sight unseen.
Okay. Enough background. Let's get to the point. Is this
as good as the ad suggests and/or is the ad misleading?
Yes, it is as good as the ad and hype suggest. You can lay
the cards on a participant's hand, if you want, without
anything connected to you and the "haunting" will happen.
You can even take a few steps to the other side of the room,
should you wish. The gimmick is self-contained, it resets
instantly, and is angle-proof. And the gimmick can be
easily and naturally switched in and out so that the deck
can be examined and used for other effects.
Now, the ad may be misleading because it states that there's
no thread work involved. That's true, but that depends on
your definition of "thread." Let's just say that there's
absolutely no hook-ups to any part of the body, nor does
anything need to be concealed on the body at any time, and
it's all self-contained within the deck. Also, it's much
easier to use than any other version using thread and it's
certainly cheaper than the version by Christopher Taylor
(Taylor Imagineering), which is not necessarily my way of
saying that this is better.
There is one other principle at play that causes the deck to
be delayed in its movement. The package includes what you
need in order to make this principle work, but it is a
consumable item that, from what I understand, is sold only
in Europe, not in the U.S. There are similar items in the
U.S. and one may indeed work, but the specific something in
the package is unavailable to U.S. purchasers, at least at
the time of this writing.
Even though this is easy to do, it does require a bit of
practice to get the "haunting" to work correctly. This is
due to the pressure your hands will have on the deck (and
everyone has different degrees of pressure), the way you
prepared the gimmick, and the way you loaded the selected
card. In other words, you can't do this right out of the
box. You'll need to make this up and experiment with it,
but once that's done, it's done.
There is a preparation involved to the gimmick once you get
it. It is very easy-to-do and takes no more than five
minutes. It is no more difficult than gluing pieces of
paper together or adhering stickers onto surfaces. This
preparation, according to the DVD, must be done every forty
performances or so.
Also included in the package is material that will allow you
to repair the gimmick, if necessary, and also to construct a
new gimmick with a different card. This can include
business cards, postcards, etc. There is more preparation
work involved, of course, because you'll have to make the
gimmick, but it is definitely possible.
Finally, I'll mention that, for mentalists, this effect does
fall into the PK or mental magic category. I state this for
those who wonder why I'm even cataloging this. Whether or
not this is mentalism and whether not you can use this in
your repertoire depends on your style and needs.
Whew! I know, that was a lot of information to fill in for
you so that you can make an informed decision and I hope it
wasn't further confusing. If you're a fan of the haunted
deck, this is certainly something you want to check out. The
package includes two gimmicks, some material for repair or
two make up different types of gimmicks, the instructional
DVD, and everything you need to make this work.
SPECIAL NOTE: There are some great additional handling tips
from Mark Traversoni that were not included in the DVD.
After you purchase this from me, send me a note letting me
know that you received HAUNTED and I'll send it to you as a
bonus.
