A repository of
exemplary products
product supplements
useful information
appurtenant tools
& interesting links
for the professional mystery entertainer


Dabblers perform
many routines
for the same audiences.

Professionals perform
the same routines
for many audiences.


Dabblers practice
until they get it right.

Professionals practice
until they can’t get it wrong.


Dabblers let the
effect drive the presentation.

Professionals let the
character drive the presentation.


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We live in a time when impractical, barely-tested, half-baked ideas are regularly turned into poorly-embellished, minimally-researched, semi-literate, excessively-padded, overpriced e‑books. The Deceptionary strives to offer a clear alternative.


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