Vampire Block by Unknown

The Escaping Vampire was originally created by Ben Wallace and has spawned many versions over the years. I don’t have any information on who manufactured this particular version. If you do, please contact me. This piece is almost twice the size of the original Wallace model (as can be seen in the final photo), and it works beautifully — big, bold, and genuinely creepy. Like the Wallace version, it uses no elastics or rubber bands. It also includes a clever feature that, with a bit of coordination, allows you to turn the unit upside down without the block dropping until you want it to. You’ll see this clearly in the video demo. The gimmick on this version is more substantial than any other Vampire Block I’ve handled, and I’m always delighted when I come across unique interpretations of this classic effect. _EF Here’s the spookiest, eeriest and weirdest ghostly effect that ever sent the chills up and down the spines of an audience! A Vampire’s casket with a hole or window in front like that illustrated and measuring 6x3x3 inches is shown. The Vampire (a block of wood 2 1/4 inches square with a hole thru the center) is also shown—and a stick which can pierce the block through the hole. The magician tells the audience a weird story about the Vampire and how it roams around only after midnight. “There is only one way that a Vampire can be stopped from his midnight roamings and that is to pierce his heart with a stick.” Magician illustrates by piercing the block with the stick. He then drops Vampire into the casket and holds it in place by running the stick through both the case and the block explaining that the Vampire is now securely imprisoned in his casket. “There is now no way for the Vampire to get out at night because his heart is pierced by the stake and held in place in his casket.” Then for the mystery – “Under ordinary circumstances” says magician “there would be no possible way for the Vampire to get out.” “This particular Vampire, however, was a magician and being a magician he was not effected by the old superstition and nothing could imprison him.” Magician turns the case upside down and the Vampire falls out leaving the stick still in place in the case! There is apparently no solution for the escape as the audience plainly see the block through the window leave the stick and fall into the magician’s hand. The trick is a real puzzler and can be performed on the stage or right under the noses of an audience. It is very easy to do being self-working and comes complete with all apparatus, patter and full instructions.