{"product_id":"the-tell-tale-heart","title":"The Tell-Tale Heart","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/8359\/files\/Enlight2749.jpg?v=1782478670\" alt=\"\"\u003eThe effect is simple.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA centuries-old heart...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSilent for generations...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBegins to beat once more.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLong before modern medicine understood the heart's function, it was believed to be far more than a simple organ. Across Europe, it was regarded as the vessel of the soul, the seat of emotion, memory and life itself. In folklore, the preserved hearts of witches, saints and executed criminals were said to retain a fragment of the owner's essence long after death. Such relics were hidden away, sealed beneath glass, or entombed with iron to prevent whatever remained within from stirring once more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe Tell-Tale Heart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e places one of these forbidden relics into your audience's hands.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeneath an aged Victorian display dome rests the genuine mummified witch's heart, pierced with iron nails and preserved for centuries. It is introduced as an object steeped in folklore, a vessel that has lain dormant for generations, waiting for another living heart with which to resonate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg height=\"598\" width=\"445\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/8359\/files\/Enlight2727.jpg?v=1782477534\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe Effect\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe audience is invited to hold the relic... and after a few quiet moments, something impossible happens.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSlowly at first.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen unmistakably.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe heart begins to beat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot with electronics buzzing or obvious gimmicks, but with an unnervingly organic pulse that can be felt, indiscernible from your own beating heart. The moment is intimate, deeply unsettling, and leaves spectators questioning what they have just experienced. Whether presented as a cursed relic, a witch's heart, a preserved holy relic or Poe's infamous heart itself, the possibilities are endless.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eRoutine Ideas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eLife for Life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – The performer slows and \"stops\" their own heartbeat through breath and concentration, transferring their life force into the mummified heart, which begins to pulse in another spectator's hands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe Heart Knows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Use the beating heart as an oracle. Ask a series of questions, allowing the heart to awaken only when the truth is spoken or a chosen object is correctly identified.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe Vampire's Trophy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Present the relic as the preserved heart of a vampire, immobilised by iron nails. Remove the nails and, after a moment's silence, the heart begins to beat once more—as though something within has started to awaken.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eJudge of the Dead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Use the beating heart as a supernatural lie detector. The heart remains silent for the innocent, but begins to beat when held by the guilty, the liar, the cursed—or whoever your story requires.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePart of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe Tell-Tale Heart's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e appeal is its sheer simplicity. There are no complicated procedures, no elaborate set-up and nothing to distract from the moment itself. It is, quite simply, a centuries-old mummified heart... that begins to beat.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe performer has complete control over the experience. Decide exactly when the heartbeat begins, when it ends, how long it continues, and even the intensity of the pulse from a faint, hesitant flutter to a strong, unmistakable beat. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePick it up and you'll immediately notice how convincing it is—light in weight, slightly delicate in the hand, with the dry, fragile appearance you'd expect from a centuries-old preserved heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDespite its realistic feel, it has been engineered for performance. The heart is robust enough to withstand years of regular use while retaining the convincing tactile qualities that make spectators instinctively treat it as something rare and precious.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSometimes the most powerful effects aren't the most complicated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"447\" width=\"336\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/8359\/files\/Screenshot_2026-06-19_at_16.12.17.png?v=1782477953\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEach set includes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-block: 1em;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMuseum-quality handcrafted mummified witch's heart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAntiqued domed display case with wooden base\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRemovable iron nails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhite cotton handling gloves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComplete hidden working system\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAccess to a private online tutorial featuring handling and performance ideas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAudience reactions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eEven before its release, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe Tell-Tale Heart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has generated an incredible response. Every preview copy sold out during Doomsday, the demonstration model has already been booked for use in two professional productions, and reaction videos have shown exactly why it will become one of the most talked-about bizarre magic releases of the year.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerformers have described it as:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-block: 1em;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\"One of the most disturbing props I've ever held.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\"The moment the heart started beating in my hand gave me genuine goosebumps.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eClick on the image below to see an product demo given at Doomsday 2026 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DZxXGKWtXQ4\/?igsh=Z3k5Zm40MHFjMW9p\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"428\" width=\"493\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/8359\/files\/Screenshot_2026-06-26_at_13.48.39.png?v=1782478219\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe first production run is strictly limited to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e100 pieces\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to ensure every heart is handcrafted to the standard collectors have come to expect from Lebanon Circle.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping will start in July.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Lebanon Circle Prop \u0026 Illusion Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58336487080323,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/8359\/files\/TTH_THUMB_da1fbf10-6955-4e2f-9de0-574b70a4926c.png?v=1782475658","url":"https:\/\/www.lebanoncircle.co.uk\/products\/the-tell-tale-heart","provider":"Lebanon Circle Prop \u0026 Illusion Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}