A magician for over sixty years, Kazar creates most of his own effects and also builds props for other magicians.
Watch Kazar's entertaining LIGHTBULBS FROM MOUTH routine!
TIPS ABOUT THUMB TIPS
The most useful gimmick in magic!
Here is my video on how thumb tips are used, how they are fitted, various sizes available and how to select the right silk handkerchief.
LEVI TATE
Our customer and friend, the very talented Levi Tate performs a very visual and clever MAGIC MARKER routine!
ALLAN CROSSAN
Our customer and friend, the very entertaining Allan Crossan performs a unique and surprising version of our COLOR CHANGING COIN!
LEVI TATE
Our customer and friend, the very talented Levi Tate performs a very visual and quick LICENSED TO KILL routine!
JOE SCHROEDER
Our longtime friend, the master manipulator Joe Schroeder performs his version of our FANTASY PENCILS effect!
CHARLIE CHAPLIN VANISHES AN EGG
A genius filmmaker and comedian, Charlie Chaplin was also fascinated with magic.
Enjoy this rare film footage of Charlie Chaplin performing an impromptu Vanishing Egg routine...
A magician for over sixty years, Kazar creates most of his own effects and also builds props for other magicians.
Watch Kazar's clever GOT MILK routine!
Our friend, wealth mananagement advisor, professional magician and college basketball star Jim Miller celebrates March Madness with an entertaining version of Coins Thru the Table!
I have discovered many magical treasures in my travels, but probably none as exciting as finding these items that belonged to the great Harry Houdini....
HEAR HOUDINI IN HIS OWN VOICE!
Authentic recording of Houdini introducing his Water Torture Cell Escape...
A new AI technology software program has allowed us to colorize some of the photos in our collection.
Certainly gives us a different impression of how Houdini looked in life....
LEVI TATE
Our customer and friend, the very talented Levi Tate performs a clever and surprising CHAMELEON CARDS!
It doesn't have to be Halloween to get a chuckle out of these jokes! And the kids will love them!
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SAWING IN HALF ILLUSION
A hundred years ago, P.T. Selbit introduced this legendary illusion. Magic was changed forever...
MY CLOSEUP PRACTICING SETUP
Daily practice is really important, and works best if you have an effective space set up...
MOVING CHALKBOARD NOVELTY CARDS
A message appears with the sweep of the genii's hand!
Let me show you these two from my collection...
HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS IDEA?
Ready to give your input again?
CUSTOM CASES
We are thinking about manufacturing our own line of protective cases for popular magic effects.
Let me tell you what I mean...
LEVI TATE
Our customer and friend, the creative Levi Tate performs his own very funny Hair Today Gone Tomorrow!
ELLEN ARMSTRONG
America's first African American female magician.
Never heard of her? Well, now you have...
CAN YOU GUESS THESE MAGICIANS?
Here's a challenge!
Do you know who these four famous magicians are?...
LEVI TATE
Our customer and friend, the clever Levi Tate performs his own very funny Having a Ball!
RICHARD POTTER
Richard Potter was the Emperor of Conjurers.
He was the the first American-born professional magician.
More people saw his show in the early 1800s than any other performer.
He was the first black American celebrity.
And his story is truly amazing...
CHINESE FLAME CLOCK
Invented by Ed Massey and then manufactured by Milson-Worth in the early 1950's, the Flame Clock is a fairly rare piece of vintage magic.
Let me show you this Chinese Flame Clock from my collection...
MARK WILSON
Mark Wilson was a giant in the world of magic. An actor and author as well as a legendary magician, Mark Wilson was also a marketing genius...
How to get the big laughs by building your jokes- plus a bunch of related one-liners you can use!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
From Peter and Dirk, and Jackie and Lizzie and Molly:
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
CHRISTMAS MUSICAL FUN
Everybody likes to sing these Christmas favorites!
A little bit of "Holly Jolly Christmas" and "Frosty the Snowman" to put you in the Christmas spirit.
THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX
Sometimes they want to hire you to do something impossible.
Rather than turn down the show, here's what I did to produce Santa at a crowded Christmas shopping mall event...
MAGICAL PRESENT-ATION
Make a gift so much more fun and special by presenting it in a magic way!
IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS
Only a few days away!
Get in the mood listening to my accordion rendition of a holiday favorite.
From a few years ago, playing the song to get George the Chihuahua into the Christmas Spirit!
MAGICALLY PRESENT A GIFT OF MONEY
Ideas for presenting currency or gift card certificates with a magic flair!
VIRTUAL MAGIC
Get creative and get your magic skills ready for virtual celebrations!
THANKSGIVING FUN
Let me entertain you with some PUNNY jokes for the Thanksgiving holiday...
HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS TRICK?
Ready to give your input again?
SIGNATURE WAND
This is a beautiful wand that actually has function, too.
It's a bit pricey, so it's not for everyone.
Let me show you what it can do...
THANKSGIVING 2019
Remembering last year's Thanksgiving celebration with Dirk and his wife Carine.
Here's how you celebrate Belgian-style...
CHANNING POLLOCK
Known for his charm, his good looks, and his absolutely stunning dove act...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM THE AMAZING KRESKIN
The Amazing Kreskin's delightful Happy Birthday message to Peter...
ILLUSION COINS
Practice makes perfect!
Even when I am in the packing room I take time out to do a little practicing...
GEORGE CARL
In honor of Peter Monticup's birthday, here is a film clip of his favorite visual comedian...
SATIN DOLL
Just for fun! This popular standard is also one of my favorites to play...
In honor of my longtime friend Bob Carroll's 200th Trivia Show on his Facebook, I perform an original card effect that will be added to the shop next week...
ART METRANO
You may not know his name, but you surely remember his comedy magic routine...
Our customer and friend, the very clever Kyle Brueggemann performs a unique magic routine as the Old Chap...
MOONLIGHT SONATA
One of Beethoven's most popular compositions for the piano, it was a popular favorite even in his own day.
CAN YOU GUESS HOW THIS WORKS?
Want to try and figure this one out?
If you can't, the solution is in the COMMENTS section!
SPINNING COIN
Let me show you the effect, and then give me your best guess about how this works...
METAMORPHO SPOTS
A fun effect when you can call children from the audience to assist.
MOZART'S SONATA IN C MAJOR
I hope you enjoy listening to this piece as much as I enjoy playing it.
LEVI TATE
Our customer and friend, the very talented Levi Tate performs his own quicker-than-the-eye Color Changing Bicycles!
THE MONTICUP GARGOYLES
Did you know that gargoyles are actually good luck protectors?
Take a look at some of the many guardians of the Monticup house...
SPOOKSHOW
In 1983, I created a full evening theater show loosely based on the old spookshows, with campy "creepy" magic performed by Dr. Bizarre (me!) and my crazy crew of magical assistants.
Here is the full version of my Creepy Thriller Chiller...
TERROR TRAIN
This long-forgotten Canadian slasher film from 1980 features a 24-year-old David Copperfield playing a magician (no surprise!) who actually has a pivotal role in the plot of the movie...
A magician for over sixty years, Kazar creates most of his own effects and also builds props for other magicians.
Watch Kazar's spooky ZOMBIE SKELETON routine!
THE GHOST BIRD
Just in time for Halloween, the story of The Ghost Bird.
This is our own ghost story, a real event from back in the day...
BUILD A NON-MAGIC ESSENTIALS KIT
Your magic props are not the only things you need when you do a show!
Let me give you a checklist for building your own essentials kit...
THE BIG HAND
Yes, you have to HAND it to us!
We have the most unique greeter in the business...
MYSTERY CLOCKS
Have you ever seen a Mystery Clock?
These are clocks whose hands move seemingly without any clockworks moving them.
How do they work?
Let me show you two Mystery Clocks from my collection...
DAVE OSBORN COIN EFFECT #2
Our very good friend, the very talented Dave Osborn, performs another clever coin effect!
MY FAVORITE COMEDY ROUTINE
Johnny Carson and Jack Webb perform a hilarious routine with impeccable timing...
DAVE OSBORN COIN EFFECT #1
Our very good friend, the very talented Dave Osborn, performs a clever coin effect!
HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS TRICK?
Ready to give your input again?
MAGI-CARD
This is a clever and different effect, and I hope it startles you.
It will be available in the shop next week.
Let me show you the effect...
SIMPLE CARD SPREAD AND FAN
Let me show you my easy technique for making a nice looking card spread and a card fan...
MAGIC SHOP STORIES
Sideshow Steve and I reminisce about visiting the famous New York City magic shops back in the 1970s...
LEVI TATE
Our customer and friend, the very talented Levi Tate performs his own clever one hand card rotating GUTZ CUT!
WISTIA PROMO
An early promotional clip for Wistia, the company that was hosting our online videos at the time...
Señor Wences
Señor Wences was a Spanish ventriloquist and comedian who made many appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show in the 1960s with his characters Johnny and Pedro...
GEESE ARE ON THE ROAD AGAIN
One of the many flocks of geese who make a stopover at the Monticup pond every autumn.
They sure make a racket, but they have so much fun splashing around.
Wonder where they are going?...
DESPERADO
One of my wife Jackie's favorite songs, so I had to learn it!
Enjoy and mellow out as you listen...
HOUDINI NOW SHOW OPENER
My favorite way to open my show is to make my entrance from the BACK of the theater.
It's a big surprise, it gets everyone's adrenaline pumping, it lets people know that excitement is about to happen- and it gives me an instant connection with them even before I reach the stage.
Here is the first of several segments from my HOUDINI NOW show...
