The Good Friends of Jackson Elias is an irregular podcast devoted to the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game, horror movies and horror gaming in general. It is hosted by Paul Fricker, Matthew Sanderson and Scott Dorward, three freelance writers who have worked on the new edition of Call of Cthulhu and other horror roleplaying games. Episodes are usually built around a particular theme, always centred on our shared love of all things dark and horrifying.
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Special: Stage Magic and Spiritualism With Sean F Smith
We’re back with our first special episode for a while. After our recent look into Victorian Spiritualism, Sean F Smith contacted us, offering to discuss the topic from the perspective of stage magic.
Sean is a magician and mentalist by profession, with a special interest in séances and mediums. We discussed the history of Victorian magic and how it relates to fraudulent mediums. There are also a few diversions into the psychology of trickery, techniques to encourage creativity, and the secret of how to hammer a nail into your face.
You can find Sean’s work on DriveThruRPG, and you can check out his websites below.
* Sean’s magic website
* Sean’s RPG website
Sean and friend
Links
Things we mention in this episode include:
* Victorian Spiritualism
* Mentalism
* Hiding the Elephant by Jim Steinmeyer
* Harry Houdini
* The Prestige by Christopher Priest
* The Prestige (2006)
* Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin
* Nevil Maskelyne
* Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
* James Randi
* Derren Brown
* The Davenport Brothers
* Davenport’s magic shop
* Spirit cabinet
* The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens
* Domain-specific learning
* Practical Mental Effects by Theodore Annemann
* Spirit slates
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