The Ghost of Dr. Daley
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Four photo plates are wiped clean, front and back. The spectator picks two. Held between your hands and theirs, the plates capture the image of a spirit. An effect by Joe Silkie, now with new spirit plates for Donnie Pepper and the Wimhoff Journals.
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An effect by Joe Silkie, after Dr. Daley’s Ultra Slate Message.
You talk about spirit photography and show four photo plates, each one coated to capture the image of a spirit. Every plate is wiped clean with a dry cloth, front and back, and set on the table. A spectator chooses two. You place one on top of the other and hold one end while the spectator holds the other. The first time you open them, there is nothing. On the second attempt, a spirit is looking back at them.
Joe built this from one of the real gems in Annemann’s The Jinx: Dr. Daley’s Ultra Slate Message, where a message appears on one of four slates shown clean moments before. When another act on the Parlor of Mystery Halloween show was already using spirit slates, Joe turned the method into a spirit photograph instead. It played beautifully, and this is his routine.
The new Arcane Relics edition
The performer’s guide has been completely redone in the Arcane Relics house style:
- The effect, Joe’s story, and the full setup with a stack diagram
- The routine in eight clear numbered steps, plus Joe’s original handling drawings
- How to make your own set of photo plates from mat board or laminate
- The original spirit image, ready to print and trim
- A printable 6 x 4 in show cue card with a fill-in script
Amended: new spirits for the plates
The method stays the same. Change the face on the ghost plate and the routine becomes the closing beat of a story you are already telling. This edition adds printable plates in two styles, a fading spirit portrait and a ghost pressed against the glass in the same style as Joe’s original:
- H.H. Holmes, with a closing routine for Donnie Pepper and Madness At The Castle
- Nathaniel Voss, for the Wimhoff Journals and Murder At Midnight
- Charles Wimhoff and Evelyn Thorne, the alternate plates for Murder At Midnight
You will need: This Digital download: a 20-page PDF, and materials that can be attained from local store’s. This is a digital Download not a physical product.
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I’ve always loved the idea of the rapping hand, but have never liked the ones that I’ve seen in the past; they just seemed too contrived.
This version is the first one that I’ve seen that actually made any sense, so I knew that I had to add this to my arsenal, but I’ve learned that in the realm of bizarre effects, what you actually receive doesn’t always live up to the hype. Not this time…this is an AMAZING piece, and far exceeded my hopes and expectations!
An amazing idea from John Ferrentino, and incredible craftsmanship from Chris Sipes…
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stephen.hill (verified owner) –
Most importantly of all, it really LOOKS authentic – but then, of course, it really did come from Holmes ‘s Murder Castle(!?!). It’s the sort of prop which adds the right amount of “atmosphere” to a performance; a mixture of intrigue, puzzlement, authenticity whist being ‘unsettling’. It’s very well constructed and aged. Importantly, it doesn’t betray the devilment that hides inside. As with all such props, it is what you the performer makes of it and with it that matters. Let HHH ring it for you – if you dare.