Afterlife by Jamie Daws

Jamie Daws introduces 'Afterlife', a captivating séance-style routine that draws inspiration from historical psychic practices. This performance piece involves a stack of custom Polaroid-style photos, each representing a deceased individual, and a haunted doll that seemingly channels the dead. The routine is designed to create an immersive experience, with the performer revealing uncanny details about a spectator's secretly chosen photo through the doll's image. The climax features a visually stunning transposition effect, where the doll's face appears to morph into the selected deceased. Daws emphasizes the importance of atmosphere and storytelling, ensuring the routine is both practical to perform and deeply engaging for audiences. With no heavy memory work required and scalability for various performance settings, 'Afterlife' offers a unique blend of theatrical horror and mentalism, perfect for magicians who enjoy dark storytelling and audience participation.