Roger's Gardens 2017: Magic & Mayhem

   After the merchandising team at Roger's Gardens put together their Halloween boutique last year (Grimm Tales), they started being somewhat vocal about what 2017's theme would be; something involving wizardry. I left Roger's after Christmas of last year, but have still been hearing of updates and plans from my cool ex co-workers about the upcoming Halloween boutique, so I couldn't be more excited to see it: Magic & Mayhem! 

They should be posting a gallery of photos on their site after the opening on September 1st. Also, I'll try to take a few photos of my own for the blog whenever I get a chance to check it out!

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Halloween Movie Countdown: "The Prestige"

"Making something disappear isn't enough... you have to bring it back."

Another great film with an amazing plot twist to continue this year's Halloween Movie Countdown. The element of surprise gets a whole new meaning in this movie about two magicians in the ultimate rivalry.

Set in the late 1800's, the film focuses on one of the popular forms of entertainment at the time, magic... and the tricks that come with it. (Sorry for the pun.) One of the things I love about this Christopher Nolan work of genius, is how the story is actually told. Not only is the story itself so intricate and clever, but with the use of non-linear story-telling, you are kept at the edge of you seat.

The turn of the century style, mysterious plot twists, and overall direction keep you intrigued and curious while watching making this another great film to add on to our Halloween Movie Countdown.

Soudtrack Selection: Are You Watching Closely? by David Julyan

The Days of Illusion

Here's a clip from GhostWatching's YouTube Channel about the spiritualism movement and its effect on early cinema:

The Great Houdini

Since his 137th birthday on Thursday, I've been thinking about The Great Houdini. Harry Houdini has always been inspiring to me, as he has been to many, so I decided to see if I could find an interesting documentary or video about him on YouTube to share and I found this episode of Dead Men's Tales:

Not only were Houdini's tricks and stunts brilliant and original, but his involvement in the spiritualism movement was also quite interesting to learn about. Here's some info on how Houdini set out to disprove self-proclaimed psychics and mediums: Wikipedia.org

Magick

Just love this photo! Such pretty cinematography and of course a cool looking display.

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