By

Charles Cameron.

This effect was a sell out at the 1999 Edinburgh Gathering and there are only a few sets left, when gone, they are gone for good.

EFFECT (#1)

Four different looking miniature coffin boxes are laid out in a row and a small black candle is lit (optional). A spectator is asked if they would like to play a game of chance with the performers master-SATAN.

The spectator is told that if they choose an empty coffin, then untold wealth will be theirs. However, if the coffin selected is not empty, then Satan wins the game. When one of the coffins is freely selected, it is pushed forward slightly from the others in the row. One by one, the lids of the other coffins are lifted and removed showing empty interiors.

Finally the selected coffin lid is removed to show that there is a small aged billet inside. When opened out, the message reads, "I knew you would choose this one, Satan"! The paper is then passed over the candle where it bursts mysteriously into flames (optional).

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