I really like this. You can see the entire trick in the preview, and it's exactly as clean and
magical looking as the preview.
A few points:
Difficulty: This is pretty
difficult. Uses one sleight (or to be more exact, half of a sleight) that I think most people would
consider an 'advanced' card sleight.
Teaching: This is a no-frills tutorial. Jeki Yoo does
explain everything, but it's straightforward and quick. To give some context, the entire tutorial
video is under 7 minutes, including 2 live performances. He does run through the sleight used in
this trick, but if you're not already familiar with it, some other source would probably be a better
place to learn it.
Practicality: Here's a tricky one. Without (hopefully) giving too much
away, this won't work as easily with all card boxes. You can see him holding the card box in the
demo, which makes the effect even cleaner since you're not touching the deck, but not all card boxes
are as effective. To his credit, Jeki Yoo does mention this issue in the video and says to be aware
of it. But as long as you've got the right cards, this is fully impromptu.
Angles: This is
an easy one. Practically perfect angles from any direction.
In conclusion, I really like
it. I'll probably put in the work to get this down, but in practice, I probably won't get to
actually perform it that often. Still very fun, magical, and in the right situation, amazing. Been
wanting to add a good Haunted Deck trick into my repertoire for a while, and I think this is the
closest one to make it in.
Very good, but probably won't use it
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