"Paradise Lost" is the latest effect by Christian Chelman to be released, worldwide, in a LIMITED EDITION of only 500 copies!

"Paradise Lost" is Christian Chelman's masterpiece and an effect straight from his current professional repertoire, for the first time divulged to the fraternity.

 The effect, a co-production of MPMagic.co.uk and Card-Shark.de, is not just explained in the accompanying booklet, but taught in detail. All necessary material is provided as well, including some "hauntiques" that will otherwise be very difficult to source.

Paradise Lost is the result of 40 years of experimentation by Christian Chelman, and is the final evolution of Pact, a trick first explained in English by Christian in his book, Capricornian Tales.

Your audience sees two sets of 6 of Spades and a blank card which mysteriously and repeatedly travels from one packet to appear in the other one: escaping the clutches of Hell to safety! The reason for this is explained by an eerie tale where your "oh-so-clever" cousin is outsmarted by the Devil himself as he didn't keep a pact he sealed in New Orleans.

When you buy the effect, you receive a 24-pages booklet with clear and detailed instructions on how to perform the routine and how to integrate the techniques with the story; a set of custom playing cards (manufactured by Card-Shark.de especially for Christian); six antique multi-coloured doubloons that are essential to the story; and a specially-printed leaflet that will help you perform the routine. The buyer of the routine will also acquire non-exclusive performance rights for the effect for live performances and can use this effect for paid or unpaid engagements. This effect is not a magic trick "per se": it's a piece of theatre with a clearly defined text and performance instructions: you are buying a performance piece and not just some magic paraphernalia. [the effect itself is a lesson in routining a text with magical techniques in order to create wonderment by the audience.]

The effect is suitable for close-up and parlour performances and requires to be performed on a tabletop: it has not been designed to be performed in theatres.

To read a synopsis of the story for "Paradise Lost", you can leave this site and read it on The Magic Café by clicking HERE.

For further details, ordering instructions and prices, go to Hauntiques.com by clicking HERE.