Body Mutilation

129 entries in Propless / Body Mutilation
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
To thrust a bodkin into your head without hurt thin knife through head with blade that slips into handle, optional sponge with blood or wine for additional gore effect
Related to 1584
The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue XXXIII)
196
To thrust a bodkin through your toong, and a knife through your arme: a pittifull sight, without hurt or danger gimmicked knifes with bend in middle
 		1584
The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue XXXIII)
197
To cut halfe your nose asunder, and to heale it againe presentlie without anie salve gimmicked knife with gap, apparently cut through nose
Related to 1584
The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue XXXIII)
197
To cut off ones head, and to laie it in a platter, &c: which the jugglers call the decollation of John Baptist decapitation illusion
Related to 1584
The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue XXXIII)
198
To thrust a dagger or bodkin into your guts verie strangelie, and to recover immediatlie false belly with animal blood
 		1584
The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue XXXIII)
198
To drawe a cord through your nose, mouth or hand, so sensiblie as is woonderful to see crotch with thread through it, really inside the wood around nose
Related to 1584
The Discoverie of Witchcraft (Issue XXXIII)
199
How to seeme to cut ones nose halfe off knife with half-moon cut out
Related to 1634
The Art of Legerdemain Discovered
22
How to seeme to pull a rope through your nose crotch with thread through it, really inside the wood around nose
Related to 1634
The Art of Legerdemain Discovered
23
How to seeme to thrust a Bodkin in your fore-head knife through head with blade that slips into handle, optional sponge with blood for additional gore effect
Related to 1634
The Art of Legerdemain Discovered
27
How to put a locke upon ones mouth lock with slit
  • The use of it
 		1634
The Art of Legerdemain Discovered
27
How to seeme to cut off a mans head, it is called the decollation of John Baptist decapitation illusion
Related to 1634
The Art of Legerdemain Discovered
34
How to seeme to make a tooth drop out with a touch big tooth drops out of mouth, gag?
 		1634
The Art of Legerdemain Discovered
37
Der unverwundbare Zauberkünstler knife or nail through arm or hand, different gaffs
 		Sep. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 9)
137
Jean Hugard Amputation Apparently remove thumb, with thimble as extra convincer
 		1936
Thimble Magic
27
Jean Hugard The Elastic Finger Stretch forefinger with thimble as convincer
 		1936
Thimble Magic
27
Yogi Stuff holding a cigarette at the burning end
 		Feb. 1939
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 1 No. 8)
2
Joseph Ovette Impaled thumb covered with newspaper is pierced with needles
 		Oct. 1939
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 4)
2
Joseph H. Fries Painless Chirurgery cut in thumb heals
Related to 1941
The Jinx (Issue 126)
730
Bruce Elliott Make the Pulse Go Faster
Sep. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 91)
371
C. R. Eaton Two Tips on Tricks
  • needle through thumb ( illusion of blood)
  • Silk to Egg (color of the eggs)
 		1946
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1946)
8
About... Cigarettes human blockhead with cigarette
 		May 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 12)
220
Fakir werden ist nicht schwer fakir tricks, needle through cheek and throat, nail in nose "Human Blockhead"
 		1946
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 8 No. 2)
9
Billy McComb William's Fantastic Table table lift, with ring, then legs fall off and when the table top is shown, the hand stuck to it apparently cut off from the arm
Related to 1947
The First Book of William
44
Joseph L. Barnett Fire Proof burning match held under hand without harm, cigarette in fist vanishes, hands are immune from injury presentation
 		Apr. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 11)
407
Orville Brasher Comedy Bit with the Wrist Chopper cut finger
 		1949
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1949)
8
Stuart P. Cramer Parlour Yoga
  • pulse stopping
  • blood flow (needle pushed in thumb)
  • hand turns white
  • pin smashed in table with palm
  • hand removed from skunk trap
Related to May 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 178)
713
Martin Gardner Finger Stunts removing the thumb, with ideas by Paul Stadelman, Emil Jarrow and Bill Simon
 		Apr. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 11)
545
U. F. Grant Meet Winston Freer on Freer, mention of Knife thru Wrist and rice bowls
 		June/July 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 9 & 10)
4
Ormond McGill Blood and Pulse Control stopping and starting pulse at will
 		1951
Psychic Magic — Vol. 5
25
Ormond McGill Black Death pulse in both arms and heart beat stops
 		1951
Psychic Magic — Vol. 5
27
Ormond McGill Yogi Anesthetic human pincushion, needles are pushed in arm, needle through the flesh of a spectator
 		1951
Psychic Magic — Vol. 5
27
Ormond McGill The Trap Mystery activating a jump trap without being harmed
Related to 1951
Psychic Magic — Vol. 6
8
Box (1)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
living finger in box
 		July 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 2)
815
Bert Allerton Bread (2)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
pulling of a finger and eating it
 		July 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 2)
815
Cabbage (1)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
dagger in head gag, with cabbage
 		July 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 2)
819
Sacrifice apparently cutting into thumb, blood on handkerchief
 		July 1962
The New Jinx (Vol. 1 No. 3)
12
Everett Lyda Impromptu Eye Surgery apparently removing eyeball and replacing it again
 		1964
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1963-64)
5
Stuart P. Cramer The Parlor Yogi stopping pulse and blood flow (needle pushed in thumb)
Related to 1969
HEX!
1
J. "Rink" van Rinkhuyzen, Somerset Maugham Grand Guignol thumb is cut with a knife until the performer bleeds, wound is healed
Variations 1969
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2
126
Jack Kent Tillar "Blister" blister appears on finger
Variations 1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
379
John Greget Pinpoint pulse is stopped and pushpin jammed into palm of hand
 		1979
Magick (Issue 223)
1112
Paul Harris Thumb-Break thumb squashed flat against card, then card to pocket
 		1981
Close-up Fantasies Finalé
69
Meir Yedid, Tony Lopilato, Joe Safuto The Vanishing Pinkie front and back display of hand
Related to 1981
Meir Yedid's Finger Fantasies
13
Meir Yedid The Telescopic Pinkie
Related to 1981
Meir Yedid's Finger Fantasies
25
Meir Yedid Far Flung vanish of first, second and third finger
Related toVariations 1981
Meir Yedid's Finger Fantasies
29
Meir Yedid, John Bentz Hitchhiker's Thumb thumb traveling
 		1981
Meir Yedid's Finger Fantasies
35
Meir Yedid The Amputation finger cut off with knife falls on floor, spare fake finger is attached to replace it
 		1981
Meir Yedid's Finger Fantasies
39
Stephen Tucker Pharoah Finger Tip chopped finger in box gag
 		1981
Babel (Issue 2)
29
Arthur Setterington Thimble Finger "Here are a couple of gags which create a great deal of amusement and surprise especially amongst the ladies."
mummified finger in box
 		1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 6)
1051
Thomas Alan Waters SOREcery blister appears on thought of finger
 		1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Grymwyr)
245
Chris Ball Basket Case joke and idea to generate tips, with finger chopper
 		1982
Fingers don't Entertain, People Do
33
Dr. Peter Moffat Drip milk tumbler as blood transfusion device, attached to spectator, tumbler fills with blood
 		Nov. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 19)
362
Joe Safuto, Meir Yedid The Travelling Thumb thumb penetrates table, with ring as proof
 		1982
Incredible Close-Up Magic
124
Joe Safuto, Meir Yedid Thumb Through the Table glass through table, then thumb through table, seen in reversed glass on table
 		1982
Incredible Close-Up Magic
128
Meir Yedid Disengaged Digit vanish of first finger
  • Finger Back Palm
 		1982
Close-Up Hallucinations
27
Wayne Kyzer Caught comedy routine with a bear trap, activating a jump trap without being harmed
Related to 1983
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 2)
20
Wayne Kyzer Rat Trap comedy routine with a bear trap and a fake mouse
Related to 1984
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 6)
93
Stephen Tucker A Tip finger vanish
 		Feb. 1984
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 34)
655
Meir Yedid Elongated Thumb stretching thumb with teeth
Also published here 1985
Finger Secrets
9
Pat Hazell, Meir Yedid Finger Thru Head finger is apparently pushed through ear into mouth
 		1985
Finger Secrets
12
Pete Biro Knuckle Snap cracking knuckles of the fingers, illusion
 		1985
Finger Secrets
15
Bob Jepson Bob Jepson's Finger in Ear gag, fingers put in ear separate from hands
 		1985
Finger Secrets
18
Meir Yedid The Preordained Accident prediction of finger performer lost in accident
 		1985
Finger Secrets
25
Meir Yedid Gloved Fingers finger sticks to glove, and is attached again to hand
 		1985
Finger Secrets
26
Meir Yedid Godzilla 2001 little finger vanish, apparently Godzilla puppet eats it
Related to 1985
Finger Secrets
27
Meir Yedid Vanishing Thumb
1985
Finger Secrets
29
Meir Yedid Acid Test finger is used to stir up acid and falls off the hand, bone remains in liquid
 		1985
Finger Secrets
30
Meir Yedid Jack and Jill double finger vanish, ring and littler finger
Related to 1985
Finger Secrets
31
Meir Yedid Triple Finger Vanish angly, second, third and fourth finger vanish
Related to 1985
Finger Secrets
33
Meir Yedid Cautious Clapping finger falls from hand, because of clapping to hard, joke
 		1985
Finger Secrets
34
Simon Lovell The Explod-ing Eyeball Rub eyeball, pretend eyeball explodes with creamer packet
 		1989
Close Up Magic To Tapdance To
49
Simon Lovell Tongued Magician puts nail through his tongue, then restores tongue
Related to 1989
Close Up Magic To Tapdance To
103
Richard Bartram, Jr. Eyepopper punching a hole in the eyelid
 		1989
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 31)
549
Shinkoh Nagisas Twisting Arm Illusion hand on table is turned 360°
VariationsAlso published here 1989
Twisting Arm Illusion
2
Shinkoh Nagisas The Real Work misdirection for the Twisting Arm Illusion
 		1989
Twisting Arm Illusion
3
Shinkoh Nagisas Presentation Do As I Do presentation for Twisting Arm Illusion
 		1989
Twisting Arm Illusion
5
Gary Kurtz, Joe Monti, Meir Yedid, Shinkoh Nagisas, Mark Mitton, David Oliver, Gaëtan Bloom Extra for Experts tips and ideas for the Twisting Arm Illusion by various people
 		1989
Twisting Arm Illusion
5
James Gallivan, Jack Kent Tillar Heat Spots Tiller's Blister routine done with charcoal instead of a cigarette, blister on chosen finger
Inspired by Sep. 1991
Magick (Issue 461)
2305
Meir Yedid, Looy Simonoff Verlängerter Daumen long thumb, biting on thumb and stretching it
Also published here 1991
Meir Yedid
33
David Harkey Pincer finger torn off to release ring and put back on, Goldfinger principle
Inspired by 1991
Simply Harkey
250
Peter Kane Finga-Flinga card wrapped around second finger, card removed with finger which is then missing, finger put back
 		1992
One Card Wonders
10
Giovanni Livera Digit Deception ring finger is torn off and restored, finger ring drops off
Also published here 1992
Confessions of an Italian Magician
[16]
Meir Yedid Elongated Thumb stretching thumb with teeth
Also published here 1993
Memorable Magic
3
Harry Anderson Arm Amputation chopping hand illusion with meat cleaver
 		1993
Wise Guy
51
Harry Anderson Needle Through Arm version of Bruce Spangler's Needle Through Arm
Variations 1993
Wise Guy
129
Joe Rindfleisch Needled #1 long needle pushed through neck, impromptu
 		1994
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 54)
1007
Joe Rindfleisch Needled #2 long needle pushed through neck, impromptu
 		1994
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 54)
1007
Anthony Davis Skin Graft pealing of some skin, also to remove a coin from under skin
 		Mar. 1995
The Minotaur (Vol. 7 No. 1)
5
Joe Rindfleisch The Illusion Card zig-zag finger with playing card, first finger and thumb, four phases, eventually card is restored
 		1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
143
Joe Rindfleisch The One-Handed Zigzag zig-zag finger with playing card, first finger
 		1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
148
Jack McCandless Within Your Reach
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Astonishing Friends)
255
Gregory Wilson Within Your Reach - Variation 2
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Astonishing Friends)
256
Steve Bedwell Thumbs Up comedy routine, during a rope cutting routine, performer apparently cuts off his thumb and then puts it back on
 		1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 62)
1216
John Swomley Real World Rat Trap comedy routine, performer apparently puts hand in rat trap
 		1997
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 66)
1316
David Tolley Give 'em the Finger removing thumb gag, bone can be seen
 		1997
Trephine
88
Richard Bartram, Jr. Finger 2 removing thumb gag, skin is stretched and visibly tears
 		1997
Trephine
89
Richard Bartram, Jr. Knuckle Buster finger under handkerchief is beaten with a hammer
 		1997
Trephine
90
Richard Bartram, Jr. Kill the Messenger voodoo effect, picture is pierced and performer bleeds at same place
 		1997
Trephine
127
Simon Lovell Pen Through Tongue fake tongue
Related to 1997
Simon Says!
219
Joshua Jay Fingertip Fingerip Magician removes end of pinky finger, and restores it
Also published here 1998
A Teen's Routines
45
Andrew Mayne One Vicious Paper-Cut strange interlude with a paper bag and head, head apparently removed and placed in bag
 		1998
Mad Mojo
44
Andrew Mayne A Cool Thing to Do When You Have a Towel on Your Head head twister using a towel
Also published here 1998
Mad Mojo
52
Andrew Mayne Twister for One with Twister game presentation
Inspired by 1998
Mad Mojo
78
Anton van Helden Pinky Break performer bends his little finger 90 degrees
 		1999
Labyrinth (Issue 9)
32
Joshua Jay Fingertip Fingertip Magician removes end of pinky finger, and restores it
Also published here 1999
Cyber Sessions
138
Giovanni Livera Presto Digitation ring finger is torn off and restored, finger ring drops off
Also published here Mar. 1999
MAGIC (Vol. 8 No. 7)
74
Simon Lovell The Texas Chainthumb Massare or Grand Guignol Revisited thumb is cut with a knife until the performer bleeds, wound is healed
Inspired by 2000
Son of Simon Says!
135
Masklyn ye Mage Innerspection from Daemon's Diary, performer inserts his whole head into an assistant's mouth who is lying on his back
 		Oct. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 10)
23
Andrew Mayne Handicapper apparently chopping hand of spectator off, variation with selection found in chopped off hand
 		2000
Shock Magic
22
Andrew Mayne Spike Though Tongue Act 1
2000
Shock Magic
25
Andrew Mayne Spike Through Tongue Act II spike through tongue and pulling it out
 		2000
Shock Magic
28
Andrew Mayne Getting the most out of your Finger Chopper finger chopper combined with finger in matchbox
 		2000
Shock Magic
31
Andrew Mayne A Simple method for profuse bleeding method for fake bleeding
 		2000
Shock Magic
33
David Berglas Magic Fingers small illusion, hand on a black board, fingers can be moved away from the hand
 		2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
165
Luke Jermay Stigmata to Go Please blood stigmata on palms of the hand
 		2003
Building Blocks
69
Ted Lesley Shop of Horrors cutting in thumb, after blood is washed no injury can be seen
Related to 2003
2003 U.S. Master Class Notes
11
Andrew Mayne Scissors cutting piece of tongue with scissors
 		2003
Mayhem
8
Andrew Mayne Thumbtack pushing thumbtack in thumb
 		2003
Mayhem
18
Andrew Mayne Paper Cut cutting arm with piece of cardboard
 		2003
Mayhem
20
Andrew Mayne Neck Breaker making noise of breaking neck
 		2003
Body Morphin'
17
Andrew Mayne Knuckle Buster making noice of breaking finger
 		2003
Body Morphin'
21
Andrew Mayne Nose Breaker making noice of breaking nose
 		2003
Body Morphin'
22
Andrew Mayne Twist-O-Rama head twister using a towel
Also published here 2003
Body Morphin'
32
Larry Becker Ouch! method to get blister, blister on chosen finger
 		2003
Syzygy (Vol. 5 No. 14)
415
Rick Bronson Needle Through What?!? needle through balloon supposed to be done blindfolded, when balloon is take with other hand, it is seen that the needle goes through the arm
Also published here
  • Genii, July 1991
 2005
Seven By Rick Bronson
24
Duc Nhien Boldfinger finger covered with playing card tube, knife through finger
 		Feb. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 2)
26
Just Alan A Trip to Africa on the needle through arm
 		Nov. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 11)
67
Michael Weber Band-Aid blister healed
Inspired by 2012
Seventeen Secrets
15
Tom Gagnon Re-Entry marked coin into lighter, then back out into glass, blister on finger heals
Inspired byVariations 2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
414