Magic Review - Top 10 Magic Tricks for Halloween

[@AlexKilpatrick81]

My favorite Halloween trick utilizes a Pyro Mini. When a trick-or-treater arrives at my door carrying a Potter-verse wand, I ask them about their wand and what is their favorite spell or charm. I then ask them to guess my favorite spell or charm. Eventually, I tell them that it's the Incendio charm and ask if I can borrow their wand. I then use their wand to cast the charm (while activating the Pyro Mini and shooting a fireball off to the side). I then hand them their wand back, telling them that it's a good wand and they should take good care of it...

[@magicorthodoxy]

what a great comment !!!

[@veganbadass]

"Hacker" = change all of the celebrities to Horror characters. I've been freaking people out with it. Ask a spectator what horror icon creeps them out the most...... BAM! it's on their phone 💀

[@magicorthodoxy]

nice !!!

[@morbidtabletopgaming]

I LOVE the haunted voodoo doll trick where the doll stand up on its own with no wires r magnets. My mom is a witch and I have a story that goes perfectly with this affect.

[@magicorthodoxy]

wow !!!

[@georgeyounts9391]

Great post. Thank you. Fast & Loose! I use a big chain and do the 3 blossoms version but only do 2 circles. Then after laying down the chain on the table I form it into a skull. The spectator chooses one of the eyes w/ his finger and sees if he can escape. Doesn't the 1st two times. Then cast a spell over his hand using haunted key and the 3rd time he does.

[@magicorthodoxy]

Great tip!

[@Wollywinkas]

EVP by Alan Rorrison is my favorite to do. I’ve only done it 3 times but each time has gotten unbelievable reactions. You Have to end it by saying it’s a trick though otherwise people can genuinely think you’re talking to a dead person.

[@magicorthodoxy]

I almost put that on the list

[@markruiz7333]

Agreed. I was going to suggest this as well. I perform it at all the Halloween parties. But yes, it's the only trick that doesn't seem like a trick. It seems real and it freaks people out

[@PolaZ94]

Do you know if the "device" is compatible with iPhone 13/14 or 15 ?!

[@demianwheeler5142]

Great list, David! I also really like The Collector by Nikolas Mavresis and Alakazam. Happy Halloween!

[@magicorthodoxy]

Thanks! You too!

[@themagicbuzz5728]

Love the look of number one lol! My go to is my updated version of EVP, Alan Rorrison is a genius.

[@magicorthodoxy]

🕷🕸

[@ndmagic99]

Bill Abbott’s version of haunted doll/ashes on palm is fab.

[@magicorthodoxy]

GOOD TO KNOW

[@egonmilanowski]

If you have a haunted key or similar metal prop that you want to age, suspend it over a some ammonia in a sealed container. The ammonia vapors will age it. I usually put mine in a Tuperware container and rest the item on an old plastic film canister.

[@magicorthodoxy]

NICE !!!

[@kahunadad]

What a great list ! Thank you for reviewing these !

[@magicorthodoxy]

My pleasure!

[@cmclaplata]

Chris Ramsay's Voodoo trick is amazing

[@magicorthodoxy]

Agreed 👍

[@jamesedwards5702]

I've managed to get a copy of the original "The Web." It's a great trick to do. Just make sure the spectator isn't too afraid of spiders. I still carry a video on my phone of performing it on my sister years ago. She still hasn't forgiven me (kidding). Man, what a scream!! Take care, David.

[@magicorthodoxy]

kinda hard to ask em before hand - "are you afraid of spiders?"

[@jamesedwards5702]

@@magicorthodoxy True, very true. I knew she was terrified of them.

[@valmarsiglia]

Jim Critchlow's "White Star" is another really good one, essentially self-working. It uses pictures of passengers on the Titanic. And I designed the cards! (Not the first run, but the new ones.)

[@magicorthodoxy]

😀👍

[@duckshot]

Jay Sankey's "Houdini's Ghost" simple quick and supernatural.

[@magicorthodoxy]

nice !!!

[@paulbond1518]

Thanks David,Always look forward to your top tens,I do enjoy Jamie Daws effects,cheers

[@magicorthodoxy]

Glad you like them!

[@johnrx1]

Hey David, you’re great!!! There’s a zombie ball without the ball in a spooky version of Bill Abbott’s THE THING!

[@magicorthodoxy]

oh yes !!!

[@Juggler1097]

This one isn't a trick, but A Brush with Death is a cool deck for Halloween.

[@magicorthodoxy]

awesome !!!

[@davidfillary]

Good list - I plan to use Haunted 2.0 for haunted deck. I recently pucked up the halloween celebrity scirch, which is perfect. Also, a centre tear with a spooky reveal - i plan to have the name mysteriously appear with double writing.

[@magicorthodoxy]

👻 Happy Halloween 🎃

[@user-ll9fh1pz5d]

Great review. Will look at some of these .

[@magicorthodoxy]

Hope you enjoy!

[@randycape8706]

Think Theresa's an Omni style deck w a spider inside? That would be a nice Halloween trick🕷

[@magicorthodoxy]

neat !!!

[@randycape8706]

Surely you kno of it ,I thought u did a review.... guess I mistaken.

[@randycape8706]

That omni deck with Spider inside it is called Ominous Deck by Diamond Jim Tyler.

[@davidpalmiter3903]

Great topic David! Love The Web also. One can set it up by asking for different fears audience members have earlier on, including spiders. Then note potential participants based on body language. Mentioned in comments by others are two others I like a lot: EVP and the Collector. I didn't see anyone share Dawes' The Clown, but that picture at the end CREEPS people out, in a good way. ;-)

[@magicorthodoxy]

Very true!

[@mikehernandezpeterson7438]

Strong, spooky list, David! I love Past, Present, Future by Rick Lax and Jaime Daws has many great effects, including Deceased as mentioned, but also, my favorite, The Given! The Collector by Nikolaus Mavresis is also fantastic!

[@magicorthodoxy]

anything by Jaime Daws is great for halloween

[@valmarsiglia]

Luke Jermay's "Tarot Psychometry" is a great one with the major arcana. I've managed to memorize the entire 78 tarot deck in a modified Mnemonica order, and have marked my main tarot deck (Tarocco Sopraffino). That way I can do some false shuffles, have the spec(s) cut as many times as they want, I read the back of the top card, turn around, and call out all the cards in order (or as many as patience will bear). Then I do "Tarot Psychometry" with the major arcana as a closer.

[@magicorthodoxy]

great comment !!!!

[@yoshix1234]

I love past present future. I'm not a fan of the art work though so I transferred the gimmick to a normal Rider Waite tarot deck. Just love it!

[@magicorthodoxy]

Fair enough!

[@mysterion]

Great list David. Personally I love slate work as it terrifies

[@magicorthodoxy]

great recommendation

[@darrenhadden1037]

Right on what a great video David 🎉 I'm trying yo impress a girl this Halloween need a great trick 🎉🎃✨⭐

[@magicorthodoxy]

You got this!

[@darrenhadden1037]

@@magicorthodoxy Thanks again David for the great channel it's been very helpful to me✨⭐🤩

[@darrenbane7804]

Glad to see Jamie Daws make your list. As others have stated, he has released so many spooky/spine tingling tricks and effects with creepy/chilling tales, but my favourite of his (and probably my favourite trick of all at this time of year) is Scream.

[@magicorthodoxy]

🕷 H A P P Y - H A L L O W E E N 👻

[@dmontes133]

Those are great! I really like Voodoo Needle as a Halloween and every day trick. Everything used can be borrowed or are everyday things. So easy to do and spooky.

[@magicorthodoxy]

Totally agree!

[@markruiz7333]

Yes, Voodoo Needle. It's amazing and freaky. And it just works. No special items needed.

[@Collettidini]

These are excellent recommendations, offering a delightful range of effects. Thank you, David.

[@magicorthodoxy]

thanks for watching !!!

[@y0uri0]

EYYY THE web returns on #1 let's goooooooo🔥

[@magicorthodoxy]

🕸👍

[@mattsmithmagic]

I agree with these .... Webb is really good works great Def a jumper and dead ringer and deceased are kinda same effects but amazing

[@magicorthodoxy]

true

[@Jricks03]

Agree on scar tissue. And you can probably get it as much as 50% off as it’s often an “open box” deal on penguin recently.

[@magicorthodoxy]

oh cool

[@sharkyballoons]

I am soo bummed I can't the Zombie Hand anywhere!!! My all time favorite trick to do. I was hoping to get a second one as a back up. Got a email from the Hanson website saying they aren't planning on making anymore :( Maybe in a couple years they'll release some anniversary version or something. Oh well. Thank you for this awesome list!

[@magicorthodoxy]

THANK YOU !!!

[@mattsmithmagic]

I think the vampire card trick is good were it drains the cards like the vampire sucks the life out of them they all become blank

[@magicorthodoxy]

oh wow - I've never seen that one

[@michaelworsham2724]

It is interesting to compare the different best Halloween trick lists on KZbin. Yours does not overlap much if at all with Craig Petty's recent list.

[@magicorthodoxy]

oh really? Good. I missed his list

[@michaelworsham2724]

@@magicorthodoxy Craig is in England so his top picks tended to be English magicians.

[@StoneColdMagic]

I 100% agree with you about Deceased by Jamie Daws. The photos included in the Daws effect are what inspired the presentation for Dead Ringer. Before I created my own images, I would perform Dead Ringer with Jamie’s images.

[@magicorthodoxy]

OH WOW

[@Blackpink_kpop_lover15]

I love the idea of the haunted deck. Where can i buy one?

[@magicorthodoxy]

www.penguinmagic.com/s/haunted+deck

[@Blackpink_kpop_lover15]

@@magicorthodoxy Which one do u reccomend?

[@patrickdutton6056]

I have a little 2” straw man That magically rises from your palm 😮I don’t remember the name of this trick but it is really spooky Thx David

[@magicorthodoxy]

yea that's a good one also

[@mattsickmeier8443]

Can't go wrong with a good ol' ESP card routine for Halloween.

[@magicorthodoxy]

agree

[@Mike-Hughes-Timmins]

Wow, I was the first to like this one, I love your number one choice. I think my top choice is either "Poison Apple" or "Ancestral Totem" both by Lewis LeVal.

[@magicorthodoxy]

nice !!!

[@SpencerDignan]

They’re both great

[@waskan.herrera]

Love it. Working on Hunted Deck, hunted key with out to lunch and PK touch for this month. I have a couple gigs around Halloween.

[@magicorthodoxy]

Have fun!

[@platonictown6679]

Great list as always 🔥 I'll also add the magician's best friend Loops and also Sugar Rush which isn't spooky but go with the theme of Halloween cause it uses candy.

[@magicorthodoxy]

Yea, I saw SUGAR RUSH, but I dont own it

[@blackjackbelieve961]

Grat areally Really Amazinggg

[@magicorthodoxy]

thanks for watching

[@blackjackbelieve961]

Always watching your video 📹 👊🤩

[@Proximityillusions]

What, no Horror Verite from Jim Kleefeld? That’s one I’ve been doing this season.

[@magicorthodoxy]

oh, I don't know that one

[@daverothberg2624]

great list David 👍👍 “Houdini’s Brick Pendulum” would also be a great Halloween 🎃 👻 effect too

[@magicorthodoxy]

Good call!

[@mati_on_zaza]

You the best!!!

[@magicorthodoxy]

😀👍

[@rogergrant8865]

Great review but why do people use white letting on a white background?

[@magicorthodoxy]

It's one of the great mysteries of life

[@edward2785]

I like your list David and I have 4 of the ones listed. I might add "Thy Will Be Done" by Alexander Marsh, and "The Blessing" by Nikolas Mavresis to this Halloween list of spooky effects.

[@magicorthodoxy]

nice !!!

[@FrJKish]

🎉fork through finger

[@magicorthodoxy]

Ben Harris has a good version of that

[@17magicchick]

👌

[@magicorthodoxy]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Seekaywastaken]

Fright by Jeki Yoo is a pretty cool impromptu Haunted Deck, though I think you need a fresh deck with a sturdy case to do it so it cant be jumped into after wirking with a beat up "old faithful" deck. There's also a bunch of really cool effects in another list produced by Penguin Magic themselves. Eric Tait and Nick Locapo go over some cool stuff like Sick by Sean Fields, EVP by Alan Rorrison, and even Hook by Eric Ross which I have, but haven't yet worked up the nerve to do it. It's the only "roulette" routine I have since stuff like The Pain Game by Eugene Burger is too nerve-racking for me. Even if you'll be completely safe if you follow the instructions as people have said. Maybe some day. Love the lists man. 👍

[@magicorthodoxy]

www.penguinmagic.com/s/haunted+deck

[@dmr778810]

You mean Pain Game from Jon Allen? I will say I perform both Hook and Pain Game, and I think they're both awesome. I believe Hook has an inherent risk to it, due to how it works, but Pain Game is almost 100% fool proof. They're both number 1s to me, and definitely worth trying to get more accustomed to performing them. Good luck!

[@johnrice773]

Legend by Steve Fearson

[@magicorthodoxy]

Steve is so awesome !!!

[@TheOviz75]

18th like and 10th comment. Can’t write any more than that, I’m at work today. As soon as my long day will be over, I will enjoy my dinner watching your video. Thanks for your daily entertainment

[@magicorthodoxy]

You rock!

[@LiangHongWei]

Hi David, among your Haunted Deck List, you are missing out the most impressive one so far.... 😊... I thank you so much for that... So, for those who owns it, they can be Unique individuals.

[@magicorthodoxy]

i'm sure there are many I didn't mention

[@zubair811]

I did not get the dracula book test with how to read minds.

[@magicorthodoxy]

oh? what did you get?

[@zubair811]

@@magicorthodoxy a deck of cards, thumb tip, sponge balls.

[@gogorekviem]

Pls can you do a review of The Return of Stickman Bob (Gimmicks and Online Instructions) by Kieron Johnson. Thanks in advance Regards G

[@magicorthodoxy]

Wish I had it

[@gogorekviem]

@@magicorthodoxy i I know very soon you will 😂😆. All the best!

[@eg3594]

1st

[@magicorthodoxy]

🥇

[@ChessEagle6]

Hello I wanted to ask you if it was really you not another guy texting with me (Le*****Dü****)

[@elopers6424]

It's probably not. That might be a bot.

[@magicorthodoxy]

nope

[@ChessEagle6]

@@magicorthodoxy Nope yes or not🤔. Sorry for asking so much questions

[@ChessEagle6]

Did you text with me