Tuesday 2 September 2008

Marvin's Magic Freaky Body Illusions.

Yes, I know what you're thinking...'Marvin's magic??!' And yes a lot of it might be for babies, but isn't that how we all got into magic?
Anyway someone in my magic club told me about this one. It's a box full of tricks that do not involve cards or coins, just magic with body parts. Also a lot of the stuff in the box is great for halloween! It comes with a DVD with full speechless explanations so even a non-english speaker could use it. Some of the tricks include a visual levitation, a realistic moving arm which the magician holds (my favourite), an impossible head twist and even a way to sretch your ear a good foot or so!
I would recommend this set to anyone in need of an extremely visual stunt or two added to their dull card magic routine.

Matt Davies

The Svengali Deck

I actually bought this on eBay for about two pound. Bargain!
The possibilities with the Svengali deck are absolutely endless. You can do anything from making one of the easiest forces in card magic to changing a completely normal deck of cards into a deck of 52 aces. It's completely beginner friendly but it's used by a lot of pros (including Jay Noblezada!). Although this deck is amazing I would recommend waiting until you have mastered a solid routine with a normal or even borrowed deck BEFORE you purchase this or any other trick or gaff deck.


Matt Davies