In Search of Castle Dracula
A family scrapbook reveals “a portal to the past,” and the show that the godfather of Bizarre Magick made happen.
July 2026
Vol. 89, No. 7
Features
Hayden Childress’ Hipster Downtown Magic
A quirky journey into an underground world of deception.
Magicana
Around the World in 60 Days
Reaching out to an international group of friends creates a wonderful collection of global magic.
Magicana
Resonancia (Simplified)
A rising card routine with a practical method and an intriguing presentation.
In Practice
Inventing Magic With Eric Jones
From cruise ship performances, to being “at the ready,” to magic with coins.
In Practice
Card to Box Transpo
An impromptu transposition of two cards, with one card sealed inside the card box.
Magicana
The Power to Find Cards
A spectator is given the intuition to find both a freely named and a selected card from a shuffled deck.
Magicana
A Glance Over the Shoulder
Markus Zink shares his idea to use a simple prop in the Paperballs over the Hear routine.
Magicana
Slow Filtration
A single coin slowly melts through the surface of the table before landing with an audible clang in a metal bowl held beneath the tabletop.
Magicana
Mentholism
The spectator’s cigarette starts to smell and taste of menthol instead of tobacco.
Voices
Play With It: And Other Things Clowns Can Teach Us
An exploration of play as a creative process with which to make artful magic.
Questionnaire
The Genii Questionnaire: Adam Rubin
What are the three things that came make a show great?