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asanghi
Loyal user
244 Posts
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Posted: Feb 15, 2009 10:48am
Dear all:
I am looking to add a Haunted Key effect to my repertoire. Was wondering what advice you have for a good effect (both the prop / routine)?
Thanks,
Apurva
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The Curator
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Beware Vampire, I have
2886 Posts
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Posted: Feb 15, 2009 11:09am
Consider some Ghost Room stories first...
http://www.moviexplosion.com/moviexplosionarchive2007/1408poster.jpg
http://architecriture.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/the_lost_room_01.jpg
http://www.flixray.com/dvd_covers/200511/26405.jpg
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Myrsolon
Loyal user
Steven Beeson
207 Posts
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Posted: Feb 15, 2009 12:49pm
Me thinks Curator is a little obsessed. Though it is a great idea. How is your own collection of ghost room items comming along Christian?
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dennfox
Inner circle
1659 Posts
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Posted: Feb 15, 2009 1:35pm
You need to create a story and history about the key so your audience can buy into it. You need to give them a believable rationale to why the energy works and will later turn the key. Your best bet is to find your own key that is an antique.
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Silvertongue
Inner circle
One day I will die leaving behind
1984 Posts
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Posted: Feb 15, 2009 1:38pm
Ted Leslie just sent me a magical story of the Titanic using the haunted key. Simple, short and sweet if I do say so, I loved it. He offered on another thread to send it to people if they pm'ed him. Take him up on this offer.
For as long as space exists,
And living beings remain in cyclic existence,
For that long, may I too remain,
To dispel the sufferings of the world.
-Shantideva
Engaging in the Conduct of a Bodhisattva
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The Curator
V.I.P.
Beware Vampire, I have
2886 Posts
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Posted: Feb 15, 2009 1:51pm
Ghost stories are the essence of bizarre magic, that's why I'm obsessed with them.
If you can tell a good ghost story, according to the rules of the genre (read M R James), you're on the way to perform real practical bizarre magic.
Usually,the tricks are the last thing I'm looking for, as the tricks are never the effects.
So, start reading ghost stories and look at the best ghost movies, before looking for the next trick to do with a haunted key.
Sometimes you won't even need any trick.
If your next question is: "I need to use a plastic skull in my next performance", please disregard my advice.
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ghostgaff
Regular user
North Carolina
106 Posts
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Posted: Feb 15, 2009 2:52pm
I do a little presentation that the key goes to the "spirit room" of the Winchester Estate, where Mrs. Winchester conducted seances to try to contact the ghosts she thought haunted the mansion. I say that I "borrowed" it during my last visit.
The story is really a brief description of the Winchester Estate's past. I chose the Winchester Estate as it is a famous Haunted house with a very interesting history.
The only things I am not fully honest with is the key, and I am not 100% certain any of the entrances or exits to the spirit room have a lock. 
"The prince of darkness is a gentleman"-
"All the world's a stage, and the people merley actors."-
Shakespeare
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Magnalucius
Loyal user
Ecuador
210 Posts
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Posted: Feb 15, 2009 3:25pm
You will find excellent scripts for haunted key in:
"The Bigger Book of Boo", by T. Everet Bookings III,
"Theatrical Magic", by Big Daddy Cool (the best I know, writen by Eugene Poinc),
"Tricks for the Imagination", by Robert Neale.
At Hocus Pocus there is a beauty golden Haunted Key, wich comes with a second one, twisted, as if it had been attacked by fire. Simon´s Magicurios is another good option (The key is really old and comes in a beauty box).
Cheers!
Lux In Tenebris
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Magnalucius
Loyal user
Ecuador
210 Posts
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Posted: Feb 15, 2009 3:26pm
And, by the way, there is the book by Eugene Burger, Spirit Theater... Any bizarrist should read it.
Lux In Tenebris
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Leslie Melville
Special user
Blackpool-U.K.
552 Posts
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Posted: Feb 15, 2009 7:02pm
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On 2009-02-15 13:38, Silvertongue wrote:
Ted Leslie just sent me a magical story of the Titanic using the haunted key. Simple, short and sweet if I do say so, I loved it. He offered on another thread to send it to people if they pm'ed him. Take him up on this offer.
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Actually it wasn't Ted Leslie - I am the guilty party! You will find the post on the 'Penny For Your Thoughts' thread. Scroll down to the 'White Star' reference.
Leslie
Stories....?....That's telling!
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Balaram
Special user
674 Posts
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Posted: Feb 15, 2009 7:57pm
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On 2009-02-15 19:02, Leslie Melville wrote:
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On 2009-02-15 13:38, Silvertongue wrote:
Ted Leslie just sent me a magical story of the Titanic using the haunted key. Simple, short and sweet if I do say so, I loved it. He offered on another thread to send it to people if they pm'ed him. Take him up on this offer.
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Actually it wasn't - I am the guilty party! You will find the post on the 'Penny For Your Thoughts' thread. Scroll down to the 'White Star' reference.
Leslie
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A generous share indeed, hats-off to Mr.Melville! And thank-you again.
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KOTAH
Inner circle
1718 Posts
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Posted: Feb 15, 2009 9:19pm
I have a haunted key routine which will be in BRuce ballon's Jack the ripper book.
Kotah
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Silvertongue
Inner circle
One day I will die leaving behind
1984 Posts
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Posted: Feb 16, 2009 12:27am
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On 2009-02-15 19:02, Leslie Melville wrote:
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On 2009-02-15 13:38, Silvertongue wrote:
Ted Leslie just sent me a magical story of the Titanic using the haunted key. Simple, short and sweet if I do say so, I loved it. He offered on another thread to send it to people if they pm'ed him. Take him up on this offer.
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Actually it wasn't Ted Leslie - I am the guilty party! You will find the post on the 'Penny For Your Thoughts' thread. Scroll down to the 'White Star' reference.
Leslie
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I'm so sorry. Twas a brainfart!!!
For as long as space exists,
And living beings remain in cyclic existence,
For that long, may I too remain,
To dispel the sufferings of the world.
-Shantideva
Engaging in the Conduct of a Bodhisattva
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lejon
Special user
722 Posts
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Posted: Feb 16, 2009 6:41am
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On 2009-02-15 13:51, The Curator wrote:
If your next question is: "I need to use a plastic skull in my next performance", please disregard my advice.
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I found a very cool effect called " the skull of cagiostro"
http://www.vikingmagic.com/?key=838&html=full
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The Curator
V.I.P.
Beware Vampire, I have
2886 Posts
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Posted: Feb 16, 2009 7:01am
You bought 2 of them ?
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lejon
Special user
722 Posts
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Posted: Feb 16, 2009 7:06am
Couldn't help it... the effect is sooooooo
cooooollllll
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The Curator
V.I.P.
Beware Vampire, I have
2886 Posts
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Posted: Feb 16, 2009 10:15am
Have you ever considering buying a card duck ?
I know someone who loooooooooooooves selling them.
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ovationkc
New user
29 Posts
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Posted: Feb 16, 2009 1:00pm
Peter Marucci had a story about Borely Rectory for a Haunted Key effect. It was published in Visions an Online magazine
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KOTAH
Inner circle
1718 Posts
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Posted: Feb 16, 2009 1:19pm
Peters routine is very nice, so glad you mentioned it.
Online visions is a treasure trove of original material
Kotah
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MarkRobertson
New user
Lincoln, NE
51 Posts
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Posted: Feb 20, 2009 2:31pm
I once purchased my key at a gift shop of the hotel, in the real ghost town of Silver City Idaho. Cost two dollars. I did the effect before laying down the money. I think the person behind the counter was happy to get rid of it. There were plenty more if you ever make the trip up the mountains.
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lejon
Special user
722 Posts
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Posted: Feb 20, 2009 2:35pm
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On 2009-02-16 10:15, The Curator wrote:
Have you ever considering buying a card duck ?
I know someone who loooooooooooooves selling them.
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I'd love to.
its the story of a duck but not any duck... it was haunted.....
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Chris H
Inner circle
Melbourne, Australia
1337 Posts
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Posted: Mar 15, 2009 5:54am
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On 2009-02-16 13:00, ovationkc wrote:
Peter Marucci had a story about Borely Rectory for a Haunted Key effect. It was published in Visions an Online magazine
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Whatever happened to him? When I started posting here he was one of the most regular visitors, and an awesome guy. Then all of a sudden he just vanished.
Cheers,
Chris
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Anverdi-museum
Veteran user
377 Posts
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Posted: Mar 15, 2009 8:37am
I have a large Viking key from about fifteen years ago, I believe it is called Psy-Key. It does the normal 'rolling over' in your hand with the shocking touch of the teeth on barrel end up rotated 90 degrees, the best part is it can be examined. The internal locking mechanism is very strong and comes with a special tool to unlock, no mere mortal can do so with his bare hands.
You may be able to find one on a used list or Ebay.
Chuck
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John J Walton
New user
16 Posts
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Posted: Mar 18, 2009 7:28pm
I have the Haunted Key from Magic Makers where they give you the 4 routines to do. I added a fifth by executing the trick in a kids hand. They were really freaked out when the key moved in their hand.
I also made up a great (In my mind at least) story line about an old house and woman and her being found dead at the door. The story probably takes much longer to tell than it does to perform the trick but I love stories like this one. I'm always doing something to scare the Grandkids.
If you want a copy of it let me know.
John
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IAIN
Inner circle
england
8328 Posts
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Posted: Mar 18, 2009 7:56pm
My old story was this (from memory so sorry for any gaps)...
"for nearly 3 months now, I've been suffering from a re-occurance in my dreams...i keep finding myself walking down this old, dark corridor, a faint luminious light following me...as I'm walking...i hear breathing...and a faint whisper of my name...
it follows me as I walk...
I continue, down this long, and ever narrowing path...
it follows me...as I walk...
I make haste, moving forwards to where - I do not know..i am simply compelled to move on in case this ghostly voice decides to appear...
the breathing speeds up, not just mine, but this "thing" that seems intent on following me - I can almost feel it across the nape of my neck, whispering my name, over and over again...
the corridor narrows even more, I can barely move through it, my shoulders scraping each side as I walk ever faster....my name echoing behind me like a mantra...
my neck...my neck feels hot now...the breath upon my back feels closer, I dare not look back for the fear that follows may well consume me if I did...so ever onwards..
and it follows me...as I walk...
I am soon forced to edge through the ever narrowing corridor, compelled by fear, and in some small part - curious even, to where my fate will lead me...and so it continues, the breath at my nape, the whispering of my name...and suddenly!
Suddenly, I am faced with...a door...
and in the distance, I hear heavy, harsh footsteps and my name a whirlwhind dashing towards me...
I test the mettle of the door - I push, I pull, I kick I shove...I SCREAM! LET ME IN! FOR MERCY'S SAKE! FOR PITY'S SAKE! LET...ME....IN!
I fall to my knees as the footsteps grow nearer...i see the lock of the door, emptiness through it as I peek...i close my eyes, ready for my fate...i feel my mind escape me as I will the door to open....
"Oh *** you...open...please...TURN AND OPEN!"
the footsteps stop. And In that moment, the WORLD seems to stop in that terrible, utter silence.
I become aware of that I am holding my breath, I exhale..."turn and open I beg of you..." my last words I fear I have spoken...then!
a soft gust of air strokes my face, the door in front of me opens, and I crawl through...and I fade into darkness..not knowing my fate...
*silence from the audience at this point hopefully!^
I produce the key, in silence still, eithe from a box or from a chain around my neck...
"Now, the very strangest of things is - I woke up after this dream, each night for three months...only 4 nights I awoke again from this dream, but this time...as I sat up..i felt this *hold up the key* in my hand...
I could not help but laugh, as the irony struck me - for months I dream of a door with no key, and yet somehow wake up with a key with no door!
I have no real memory of how I came to wake up with this key, but - I do know that the dreams have now stopped...and I feel...refreshed...
if you all feel so inclined, would you join in a circle around me? and link hands...
Now, let us see if we can open this imaginary door - maybe for someone else suffering from similar nightmares as i...."
Please, all slowly chant the word "open" for me, and will this key to listen to your demands......
slowly, but surely...the key turns in your hand, unlocking a door somewhere in someone's mind...
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ah well, that's 5 minutes of your life you're not getting back...dunno why I remember the "story", it was when I dabbled in the bizarre around 6 years ago...
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rickreation
Loyal user
263 Posts
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Posted: Mar 30, 2009 1:07pm
Check out the Busch Fator, I've heard great things about the effect in that one.
Be kind—no exceptions.
"There is nothing more important to a magician than keeping secrets. Probably because so many of them are Gay."
—Peggy, from King of the Hill (Sleight of Hank)
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John J Walton
New user
16 Posts
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Posted: Apr 1, 2009 6:09pm
Asanghi
I created a pretty good "Witch" story aroung the Haunted Key From Magic Makers. Let me know if you want an electronic copy of it.
I also thought of, and tried on my Grandkids, the idea that I could manipulate the Haunted Key in someone elses hand. It really looked strange and popped the eyes out of the kids. Don't think how I did it would work on most adults but let me know if you are going to be doing it on kids and I'll explain further.
John
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John J Walton
New user
16 Posts
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Posted: Apr 1, 2009 6:16pm
IAIN
Loved the story. Thanks!
John
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mindshrink
Special user
Delhi,India
753 Posts
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Posted: Apr 5, 2009 1:34pm
Iain..i have saved the story on my computer.
Its too good to let go.
My addition would be:
I would also like to add that the door had a brass plate with a number and guess what the number was?
Produce a brass plate with the number(medallion Al koran..modified).
Sleep tight.
Mindshrink
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marknem7
Elite user
477 Posts
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Posted: Apr 6, 2009 9:17pm
Have to say I've never known the Haunted Key to fool anyone, regardless of the quality of presentation.
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