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Casper the Friendly Ghost

It is rare when a professional magician decides to release a pet effect. It is even more rare when the magician still performs that pet effect (in this case, for over 60 years and still going). John Calvert, World Famous Magician, has decided to allow Hocus Pocus to offer his version of the Dancing Handkerchief, "Casper"! John's version, previously unavailable unless bought from him directly is now available from us for a limited time! Unlike any other Dancing Hank you've ever seen, this version is performed with only one assistant and has never before been revealed!

An ordinary borrowed handkerchief is inhabited by the spirit of Casper the friendly ghost. Watch Casper as he slowly levitates horizontally and then proceeds to dance and cavort doing sommersaults and running around the stage! Always requested by magicians, this one has to be seen to be believed!

This is your opportunity to own and perform one of John Calvert's signature effects, which will keep your audiences talking and baffled for a very long time!

  • The kit includes
  • Special Casper Wand!
  • Manuscript!
  • Casper Gimmick!
  • Music for routine on 3 custom-recorded audio cassettes!
  • Full instructional video!
Casper has so much personality that his antics and feats will make your audience automatically fall in love with him! Please remember that this item is available for a limited time. We thank John Calvert for choosing Hocus Pocus Magic to offer you his most treasured effect!

Please be advised that, as of 8-31-01, our supply of Casper is almost depleted. Once this show-stopping effect is sold out, there will be no more produced!

$175.00



John Calvert's Spirit Cabinet

Hocus Pocus is pleased and honored to announce that Living Legend John Calvert has personally selected us to feature his most treasured routine: Spirit Cabinet!
Performer invites several audience volunteers­­, male and female, ­­up on stage. A length of rope is introduced and the performer is tied up. The performer's hands and arms are securely bound by the spectators. In fact, ­they can make those knots as tight as they want. Performer then seats himself in the chair inside the cabinet, which is at this point collapsed on the stage. Next a big, colorful bucket filled with plates, newspapers and other incidentals is placed on his lap. The Spirit Cabinet is then raised by the volunteers.
Suddenly, from inside the Cabinet, the performer evokes the playful spirits who live inside. The audience begins to hear plates clanging, and all at once those plates begin to fly into the air! An instant later, the cabinet is dropped showing the performer is still tied up nice and tight, as the volunteers verify.
Now, the performer invites one of the male volunteers (not a stooge!) to step inside the cabinet to experience the ghostly activity first-hand. Once again, the cabinet is raised and the spirits begin to run amuck! Objects fly out the top of the cabinet like mad, only this time in and among them is a shirt and a pair of shoes! Once more the cabinet is dropped, this time revealing the volunteer sitting there with his shirt off, his pant legs rolled up, his shoes missing, and that big bucket right on top of his head!
In spite of all this mayhem, the performer is still obviously securely bound! And, of course, the audience members are falling all over themselves laughing hysterically!
This is not a pipe dream but John Calvert's actual working routine that this Living Legend of Magic has featured ­­and still performs ­­in his full-review show for more than 60 years! You receive the Spirit Cabinet, custom-designed to John Calvert's specifications, along with all necessary props, instructional-and-performance video featuring Mr. Calvert himself, an audio cassette featuring performance music, and complete written manuscript. When you purchase John Calvert's Spirit Cabinet, you are purchasing a reputation-making effect. And also note that Spirit Cabinet is the quintessential "packs flat plays big" effect; it sets up and folds up in less than ten seconds.

$499.95



Knife Through Arm

Knife Through Arm looks like a real butcher knife and is approximately 13 inches long with a pointed steel blade and solid wooden handle. Your audieces will scream as you take the knife and slice right into your arm. If that wasn't enough, watch them squirm as blood begins to flow from the fresh cut! Not to worry because the knife is removed and your arm is unharmed. This is a devastating illusion that always get an incredible reaction when performed.

$89.95



Forgetful Frankie

Just in time for your Halloween shows! It's Mike Bent's FORGETFUL FRANKIE! Finally a Forgetful Freddie routine that makes sense! Show a 17" Forgetful Frankie. Frankie is a very level-headed individual. Actually sewn together from many individuals. Explain to the kids that he's very forgetful. In fact he would forget his own head if it wasn't bolted on. To demonstrate, you unbolt his head from his body. The first bolt makes a loud cranking noise, so does the second, but Ouch! there's a huge shower of sparks. The kids will scream. Place Frankie's head in his blankie. Sure enough, his head vanishes only to be replaced by a small balloon. Blow up the balloon, draw a face and place it where his head was. Have the kids make noises like thunder and lightning. Suddenly, the balloon pops showing that Frankie's head is back where it belongs. You Receive: Forgetful Frankie, Base, Extra Head, Watch Winder, Sparking gimmick, Balloons, and Vanishing Blankie.

$135.00



Needle Through Arm

You have seen it done by many top-name magicians...like Harry Anderson...and if you have ever done it yourself, you know that your audience will NEVER forget it. This is the real deal! The performer rolls up a sleeve exposing his bare arm. It is examined and then "disinfected". He then produces a long, sharp and very real steel needle. (about 14 inches long) Which he holds to his bare flesh pressing gently...suddenly blood spurts forth as the needle slides into the flesh and breaks the skin again inches away! Walk right up to a spectator and give them a look...from any angle they like, but be careful...they may just faint! This looks so real even though it is perfectly painless and harmless. Comes with a specially made needle, stage blood, secret substance and complete instructions.

$55.00



Disecto

Performer demonstrates the power of his latest invention by slicing a carrot with his new "Deceptive Blade of Death." Afterwards a victim, er volunteer is invited on stage and places their hand through the wrist hole, and they are secured in. Too late to back out now! Placing another carrot in the top and bottom hole, the performer now pushes Disecto's steel blade through the carrot in the top hole, slicing it in half! Continuing, the blade magically passes through the volunteer's wrist without harm but cuts right through the bottom carrot! The spectator, in a daze, removes their wrist, which is still attatched to their arm! Get this:
  • THE BLADE IS ALWAYS IN FULL VIEW!
  • You can perform while completely surrounded!
  • Only one blade is used!
  • Fantasic quality workmanship and painting!
  • Substitute a spectator's wrist for your Rocky Raccoon or other spring puppet!

$99.95



Mr. Bones

A magician friend says, "This makes the zombie look like a bum!" Gimmick is self-contained inside the cloth! Skull not only floats but moves from side to side and rotates! Skull is full-size (aprox. 7inches high) and highlighted with flourescent colors. For spectacular finish skull vanishes completely! Comes with skull, gimmicked cloth and complete instructions.

$45.00



Murder, Inc.

As seen many times on TV by the pros, Murder, Inc. is the ultimate Dagger Head Chest!
A spectator sits down behind the head chest and puts their head inside it, their head completely filling the interior of the Cabinet. Magician secures them by sliding in the front & rear panels. One at a time, the magician thrusts fifteen long daggers into the cabinet. This looks absolutely incredible! To the audience's surprise, the front panel is removed, the penetrated daggers are seen, but the spectator's head has VANISHED! UNEXPLAINABLE!
Magician then slides the front panel back in and removes the swords. Again, the front panel is removed and THE SPECTATOR'S HEAD is BACK!
Murder, Inc. does NOT use Black Art! The cabinet is attached to a Table Base Tripod and is manufactured of heavy gauge aluminum that will not bend, bow, or break even if you sit on it! Epoxy primed for years of durability, the dagger rack bolts to the top of the cabinet for performing ease and practicality. The Eureka table base screws securely into the cabinet's bottom - the entire illusion measuring 12" x 12" x 16".
Murder, Inc. is supplied complete with fifteen daggers, aluminum dagger rack, cabinet, and two slide doors.

$350.00



Haunted Illusions Book

A huge collection of illusion plans and ideas with a spooky twist. Pefect for theme parks, haunted houses, Halloween etc. All from the expert mind of Paul Osborne of Illusion systems!

$50.00



Manifestations

A backstage look at the real secrets of one of the most successful commercial seances ever produced. Over fifty photos plus technical drawings, check lists, press releases and SIX audio cassettes give you the complete work on what is without doubt one of the finest "seance as theatre" pieces ever performed. Comes beautifully packed in it's own binder. This will give you hours of entertainment and also inform those who wish to create great theatre through their mentalism.

$80.00



Flaming Head Chest

Illusions that can be worked at close quarters and are not big and bulky are rare…but we have a great one, and so should you! This superbly designed and decorated chest is placed over anyone's head. Then a long flaming torch is pushed into the chest apparently going through the spectator's head! When the cabinet is opened, front, back and top….the head has VANISHED! The audience can see clear through the chest…all the way to the background behind you. You can wave your hand behind the cabinet…walk behind it and all around it. Comes complete with torch …and remember…NO SPECIAL ASSISTANT is needed…use anyone!

$199.00



The New Losander Floating Table

The perfect levitation effect is now even better! Dirk Losander has outdone himself with the newest version of the Floating Table. This new table is larger, yet lighter than the original. The new ornate design gives a deceptive appearance of the table weighing more than it actually does (check out the photos for details). The Floating Table can even be performed surrounded in any situation, anytime, anywhere!

Imagine a solid table that mysteriously begins to rise from the floor and then suddenly takes off! This table floats all over the place as if it had a life of its own, all the while being controlled by the performer. A volunteer can even look around and under the table while it floats in mid-air! Based on Tommy Wonder’s levitation principles, Losander has created from this system a new miracle. There is only one Floating Table which has the rights from Tommy Wonder and this is it. Don’t accept any cheap imitations. Get the original. High quality craftsmanship imported from Germany. Breaks down for easy transport in its own custom metal transport case.

$1300.00





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