From Hell

During the year 1888 Jack the Ripper began his notorious killing spree in the Whitechapel area of London. five victims were barbarically mutilated but the Ripper was never caught. Along with these five victims were another four whose butchered remains bared all the hallmarks of the Ripper’s renowned brutality. As the killings in London subsided they began again across the Atlantic during 1901 in New York. Had the Ripper escaped and taken his evil to America? A further six women were slaughtered and yet again the killer was never caught.

Legend says that the spirits of the 15 victims walk the earth together in limbo, not resting until the identity of their killer is revealed. So strong is their bond that they can not be separated, tortured souls forever waiting in the world between ours and the realm of spirits…”

Effect Synopsis

You hand a deck of 25 Victorian portrait postcards to a spectator 5 of which show the canonical Ripper victims. You remove these 5 and place them in a pile. You then remove one further card and explain that this card shows a woman who never had the unfortunate experience of meeting Jack the Ripper. This card is then placed next to the victim pile. You ask the spectator to look at each card and decide whether that person was a Ripper victim or not and place the card on the corresponding pile. The spectator places the cards in a random fashion at their own will. Once all remaining cards have been placed the two piles are turned over. To the spectator’s horror every card in the victim pile has a blood stained back yet the cards in the other pile are clean. Has their psychic ability enabled them to determine all 15 victims without error?

A final word of warning

This effect uses the real mortuary photographs of the Ripper victims. Therefore it is unsuitable for children and the faint hearted. If you have moral issues regarding this effect then please do not buy it.

The From Hell pack comprises of 25 large postcards which are exact reproductions of those used for Victorian portraits. Each are dated 1888 and marked ‘Under Instruction of the Metropolitan Police – London’. The deck is wrapped in a blood stained rag and bound with the ribbon taken from the hair of a Ripper victim.

Not only this, the Mary Jane Kelly card is also gimmicked with an ultra thin neo magnet. Imagine, as the eerie candle light flickers you begin to tell your audience the story of Jack the Ripper. You mention the victims names “Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, Annie Chapman, Mary Jane Kelly...” Then suddenly as you mention Mary’s name the card bearing the image of her mutilated body slides from the top of pack! You place it back on the pile and blame the curious incident on a draught of air, you continue with your tale. Suddenly it moves again, this time slower, more calculated it slides from the top of the pack!

This addition to From Hell V3 will set the scene for one of scariest routines before you even perform the From Hell effect!

From Hell also comes with a free routine called ‘Ripper Force’ in which all spectators are simultaneously mysteriously drawn to one particular card which can then be made to move using the Mary Jane Kelly PK card.

Combined, From Hell proves to be one of the most graphically disturbing and atmospheric effects you can perform making the whole experience unforgettable.

How can this be possible?

The photographs are placed randomly by the spectator but the victims will always end up together in the same pile!

Completely self working!

Requires no skill to perform!

Based on a similar demonstration of psychic ability performed by

Derren Brown and James Randi

Follow the sign to watch the documentary ‘The Diary of Jack the Ripper.

Shipping discount applied on multiple item purchase and issued as refund after payment.