Magic Tricks

Effect- A card is freely selected and lost back into the deck. The pack slowly starts to cut itself and their selection shoots out of the deck.
This is a neat effect. It’s very quick and visual, but I don’t believe it’s the best version of the haunted pack out there. In terms of practicality, you would need to make a gimmicked card using the materials provided which will last you a long time. Creating the gimmick can be tricky the first few times, but it will get easier after a few tries. The gimmicks will last you a few performances but will wear out eventually. I would say it should be good up to 30 to 50 performances before you start being careful with them. You can have them examine the deck before and after, unless the gimmick is old which will make it easier to spot. If you just spread the deck and they get a quick glance, they won’t see anything. If they had 5 minutes with it, they’d probably spot it. The spectators do like it and they have fun reactions with it.
In regards to the DVD, I thought it was pointless to include it. They could’ve sold it for 15 bucks with written instructions and I would’ve been fine. The DVD is around 15 minutes long and teach you only the basics on the construction of the gimmick and 2 handlings that aren’t too different from each other. I was disappointed overall with the DVD as I thought they could’ve fit more into it.
This effect overall is okay. I used to like it a lot, but I don’t use it anymore as I don’t like these super quick, Dan and Dave style effects anymore like I used to. If it is something that you can see yourself using, then it’s really fun to play around with. Recommended if you’re into super quick effects.