Knoles, David: Spooky Magic Tricks ©1993 Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., NY Softcover, perfect-bound, 5.5x8.5", 128 pages ISBN: 0-8069-0418-6

Image courtesy Winkler's Magic Warehouse

Comments: A nicely done Children's book of magic around "spooky" themes, using available items or props you can make.

Contents (from book):

5 Before the Spell Is Cast: introduction to magic

9 Chapter 1 Did Somebody See a Ghost?
10 A Spooky Knot: knot appears in a handkerchief
12 The Spirited Handkerchief; a handkerchief rises in the hand
14 The Phantom Tube: a handkerchief put into a tube turns into a ghost
16 The Floating Ghost: a small ghost appears to float in front of your hands
18 The Vanishing Ghost Box: a small ghost vanishes from a box
20 Apparition in the Dark: a luminous ghost in the dark

21 Chapter 2 The Immaterial
22 The Vanishing and Re-Appearing Wand: in an envelope
24 Wand Through the Hanky: penetration
26 The Penetrating Key: through handkerchief
28 Through the Table: tumbler through table
30 Tumbler Through Tumbler: illusion
32 Key Through the Tumbler: using a special cup
34 The Disappearing Tumbler: from a hat
36 Full of Holes: illusion with a cardboard tube

37 Chapter 3 The Invisible Ghost
38 Find the Ghost: a Monte style trick with monster cards
40 The Ghost Writer:
40 - The Spirit Slate
43 - Floating Pencil in the Bottle
44 The Noisy Poltergeist: things happen behind a handkerchief
47 The Rising Cards: chosen card rises
49 One-Handed Rising Cards: another method
50 The Spirits Dowry: or The Invisible Coins in the Paper Bag
51 The Invisible Touch: physical illusion
52 The Ghostly Omelet: Eggs appear and vanish in a bowl

55 Chapter 4 Floating Stuff
56 Knife Levitation: knife clings to open hand
57 The Rising Ring: on pencil
58 Floating Cards: cards adhere to hand
60 A Floating Scarf: scarf hangs from palm without falling
61 The Ghostly Touch: pencil adheres to the fingertips

63 Chapter 5 Are You Psychic?
64 The Tell-Tale Timepiece: magician predicts where on a clock face the spectator will stop
66 The Foolproof Prediction: performer divines name chosen from a bag
67 The Card Prediction: selectio matches a prediction
69 Mind Reading: using principle from the Foolproof Prediction
71 Mind Reading II: another approach
71 The Deck Exchange: performer fails to find selection the first time, but then succeeds
72 The Flaunted Pendulum: ring on a string answers yes or no
74 The Mysterious Lights: performer reveals what color card was placed in a haunted house behind his back

76 Chapter 6 Spooky Magic with Creepy Creatures
77 Bats in the Belfry: bats seem to multiply on a card
80 The Bat's Cage: mirror box
82 The Thing in the Box (A Three-Part Trick):
82 - The Locked Door: a drawing of a closed door transforms into an open door
84 - The Vanishing Key: key vanishes from the folded door picture
86 - The Thing in the Box: key is found in a mysterious box
87 The Creature Bag: spider appears in a previously empty bag
90 The Haunted House: a version of the Square Circle prop
93 The Killer Tomato: tomato appears from two empty cans

95 Chapter 7 Spooky Props: you can build for the preceding effects
96 Gathering Materials
97 The Phantom Tube: double compartment utility, see page 14
99 The Floating Ghost: see page 16
100 The Vanishing Ghost Box: page 18
103 Find the Ghost: page 38
104 The Spirit Slate: page 40
106 The Bats Cage: page 80
108 The Thing in the Box: page 82
110 The Creature Bag: page 87
111 The Haunted House: page 90
113 Decorating Your Props

115 Chapter 8 More Sinister Spells with Spooky Props
116 Some Other Uses for The Phantom Tube: ideas
116 Completely Batty: combine Phantom Tube with Bats In the Belfry and The Bat's Cage
117 More Things to Do with The Thing in the Box: several ideas
118 More Stuff from Inside the Creature Bag: ideas
119 Opening Other Rooms in the Haunted House

120 Chapter 9 The Spookshow: routining ideas for a full show
123 The Key to the Haunted House
123 Time for the Spirits
124 Full of Holes

126 About the Author
127 Index