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Deceased

Daws, Jamie

Alakazam UK

(Based on 1 review)
An exploration of what is humanly possible. A separation of the living and the dead.

A chance for your spectators to experience something they have not nor will ever experience again.

At 8PM 10 people sat down to dinner, by 10PM 8 of them were dead.

Each guest murdered by two sadistic serial killers in one of the most disturbing cases of cannibalism ever reported.

As you explain this horrific story, an envelope is handed to your spectator to hold. Next, 10 photos are introduced. It is explained that the killers are lost amongst the victims and it is down to your spectator to separate the living from the dead. 5 photos are handed to your spectator and 5 are kept by the performer. The spectator is instructed to hold the photos behind their back and slide one photo from the top to the bottom. They must keep doing this until they get a feeling, whatever feeling that may be.

Once they are satisfied, they are to remove the top photo and hold it behind their back being sure never to let go of it. The performer does the exact same behind his back. The remaining photos are exchanged between the performer and spectator. She is then instructed to place her photo in so that it is faced the opposite way to the other pictures and to mix them. Again, the performer also does this. Both stacks of photos are brought out and both the performer and spectator have one single photo turned, sight unseen the other way.

The envelope is brought back into play and the spectator tips out what is inside. Two photos that of a man and a woman. The killers. And although the spectator did not let go of their selection for a single second, and they have an undeniable account of what has happened, they slide their selection from their stack of photos and reveal it to be the same killer found in the envelope. The performer then does the same and is found to have selected the second killer.

But if all of this is true, then we would need evidence that those in the envelope really were the killers. At this time, the photos from the envelope are turned over to reveal the words KILLER scratched in blood red on the back of them. And every other photo? They have DEAD etched in blood on the back of them. Everything is examinable and the reset is instant.

Comes Complete with old looking Photographs (printed on thick card stock) , Black Envelope & Full Instructional DVD

*Please note the Photographs are supplied blank on the back so you can write whatever you desire.

This is the deceased.

Reviews

Jeff Stone

Official Reviewer

Oct 03, 2022

Overview

One DVD, one bonus video, 12 photographs, one black envelope, $26 bucks and one Deceased Review. Is it gem or is it rubble? Stay tuned to find out.

Effect

If ever there was a story piece, this is it. It comes from what's being called The Dark Series. This is the first effect from the series. In the simplest terms, the spectator randomly selects the killers of a bloody massacre that "really happened." Watch the ad trailer to get a better sense of what's going on.

Method

If you're familiar with an old effect called What A Turn Up (aka CopyCat, then you know, pretty much, the method here. However, there is a slight change made to the method by Jamie Daws that adds an extra level of sneaky-ness to the procedure. The cards are ungimmicked. It's all in the handling of them which is (albeit a bit procedural) very, very fair feeling. All skill levels may apply.

Product Quality

The photos provided are beautifully well made. They are about a half inch shorter than the length of a business card and just a hair narrower than a business card. The training DVD is very thorough. Plus you get a bonus that shows you how to age the cards as well. Everything is solid here folks.

Ad Copy Integrity

The ad copy is 100% accurate. In fact, frankly, it gives too much detail. It's very transparent and fair, honest and accurate. The video trailer is also totally honest and accurate.

Final Thoughts

This is another short, sweet, and easy review. If you like the effect at all, then this is a no brainer. Plus, $26 bucks for the photos and all the training . . . that's no brainer number 2.

This is one where you'll probably get more out of the video review rather than the written review.

Final Verdict:
5 Stars with a Stone Status of GEM!
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