Thrilling Magic by Leonard H. Miller - Book

Thrilling Magic is filled with hard-to-find and very rare effects in the world of fire effects, side show feats, and the like. Not for the squeamish!

Contents include:

Fire Eating

• Introduction
• To Make Torches
• How to Eat Fire
• An Opening Stunt
• Spouting Flame to Light a Torch
• Human Volcano
• Human Blow-Torch
• Salamander’s Dinner
• Devil’s Dessert
• Eating a Ball of Fire
• Chewing Molten Lead
• Eating Burning Coals
• Eating Burning Wax
• Swallowing Burning Oil
• Magic Flash
• A Comedy Flash
• How to Make a Flash Box
• Eating a Lighted Candle
• Burn and Yet Not Burn
• Fireproofing a Hank
• Fire from Water
• Fire Eating, Chinese Method
• Eating Smoke as an Act
• Cautions for Working with Fire

Sword Swallowing

• Introduction
• Where to Obtain Swords
• Preparing the Swords
• Swallowing the Sword
• Cutting Sword the Right Length
• Cautions

Miracles With Spikes

• Driving a Spike into Head
• Hindu Bed of Spikes
• Driving a Spike into Plank with Fist

Some Other Miracles

• Temperature Rising Stunt
• Human Pincushion
• Eating Glass
• Walking Through Fire