Stepladders & Demon Traps by Nicolaj Christensen Giacomo Bertini's System for Amazement by Stephen Minch or with others such as

or with others such as the Bruce Martyn Swindle Shells

where the performer turns a drawing into reality

then jaws drop as the stickman remains stretched

Magic Magazine May 2005

It is on your finger and then

Stepladders & Demon Traps by Nicolaj Christensen Giacomo Bertini's System for Amazement by Stephen Minch or with others such asStepladders & Demon Traps makes you a thoughtful, confident creator of your own magic. "This is the best thing I've read this year." Mark Elsdon Why do magicians ask people to say "stop" instead of "freeze" or "hold it"? Why do they pretend to fail a trick? Why does a routine include a magic effect at all? Stepladders & Demon Traps advocates purpose in the creation of a magic routine. Countless choices are always made but not always consciously, so