Nigel B.
Although this is a self-working effect, it is not one for the beginner. To present it effectively requires a high degree of presentation. That said, this is probably one of, if not the best, haunted keys I have seen, and I have seen a lot of them since I got my first from Martin Breese some fifty-odd years ago. I would really recommend this to anyone who is into spritialist or bizarre magic.
Nigel G.
I remember getting this effect when it first came out which must have been about 60 years ago. Subsequently I have owned many version of it but this is one of the best I have ever acquired. First, it looks like a genuine old key, the first I have seen since the one that Martin Breese used to sell. More importantly, there are no tell tail marks where it has been filed down to get the balance right, which is a case with many similar products. Secondly, it is supremely well balanced. Too many haunted keys are overbalanced in favour of the turn, which makes controlling them difficult. Control of this is easy once you have got a feel for it. By far the best haunted key that I have owned for years.
William S.
“My new favourite thing! I thought the Haunted Key would add a little drama to the conclusion of my ghost walks and it has been a fantastic success. So very easy to use and yet such a powerful effect. The key actually looks much better in the hand than it appears in the video and it also looks great on a leather strap around my neck when not in use. Combined with spooky lighting, a tomb for a setting and a creepy tale being told whilst in use… When the key starts to turn you can often not hear the squealing for the screaming!” - Artemus Deadman
Jonathan K.
Lovely piece, great illusion.
Michael J.
Just got it and 5 minutes later showed it to my wife (harshest critic ever!) and she literally freaked out ! strongest reaction from her in 30 years of watching me perform.
Joe Kerlin
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Clive C.
Really good bit of kit, extremely easy to use and very effective. Certainly good value for money and would recommend it.
esther r.
Perfect. It amazes everyone. Highly recommend
james W.
As this item was a gift for my wife at christmas she is not yet ready to do a full review ,i will keep you posted of progress .
thanks again .
James
maurice w.
just the type of trick I like. No fuss and mystifying to the watchers.
Bob T.
Still practising but finding it a good little trick.
patricia s.
a really great product and fun for a real beginner to try but I can see that it could easily be incorporated into more complex routines too!
Shaun J.
I absolutely love this trick, the Haunted Key is of exceptional quality and has so much potential. I can’t recommend it enough.
Geoff M.
Cant get to grips with the key
Graham T.
Brilliant trick easy to learn
Paul H.
A beautiful illusion so easy my ten year old daughter has learnt a routine with it.
Ralph W.
A great looking key easy to use and great value for money
JAMES M.
Great effect, definitely recommend getting some magicians wax and thread to with it to blow your audience away.
Paul O.
Love it. I have a haunted key bit it is shiny silver. This one is more authentic. Turns easily. Takes practice to slow down the turn.
PAUL N.
Takes a little practice, but makes for a wonderful visual, and a very good quality key, surprising how authentic they have made it, and i work with metals everyday,
Gerry C.
A self-working trick, once positioning is found. It helps to have a good back story to it, build the feeling...the effect is great! Highly recommended. I especially like the old/distressed look.
anthony c j b.
Good product for the pr
ice, needs some practise to make it work well but any decent magic trick does
Seth C.
Very simple to use and gets a lovely reaction in close up session Nice little effect for children's party
Alisdair C.
This is a mighty fine key, well balanced for a nice slow turn (it looks spooky best when it turns real slow), and it looks old which is good for the right storyline; when I’m doing walk around gigs I wear it on a leather cord round my neck and wait for someone to ask about it, when I’m working the street I have it out on my table.
My story is that it’s an old key that have been turned so often in a lock it develops a kind of metal memory, and can turn in it’s own; I usually have it so it doesn’t turn, then take it and hold it in my palms, just creating a false idea of how it works, and then do it.
It is really easy to do, but like most simple magic effects, it takes practice and thought to do it well; it’s the kind of thing to do after you have won them over, and then it can blow their mind.
If this is a trick you want to do, and you can’t find an old key knocking around your house, this is, as I said, a mighty fine key at a reasonable price.
Good fortune
Adam T.
Such a beautiful effect! If built up correctly with a good side routine, this thing becomes immortal.
Robert B.
Excellent effect and easy to use.
Andrew M.
Amazing quality product. An easy trick that I used to perform with an old garage key. This Key screams authenticity. Looks and handles great.
Alex W.
Working it straight from the box simplicity itself that allows you to concentrate on the presentation are use it as a Divining device to find their free reselected card hidden in the piles of cards it’s a worker
Brian G.
Great my grandkids love it
Paul G.
Lobed showing it off to my wife and son. They were amazed at the one trick that I've shown them and want to see more.
Jim J.
Does exactly what is says on the tin - needs a little bit of practice, but once learned the trick is very impressive.
