Pre-Cannibal Cards by Lynn Searles

Epilogue by Karl Fulves
Issue 14 March 1972
Page 109

Personal Comment: This really is very similar to the other version I have covered here before. The only difference is that the sandwich in the end is more like we magicians are used to. Interestingly it makes the routine easier. The last cut I would substitute by a pass, I did the cut anyway, because that's the way it was written up. I still think this is more a Visitors routine, but I give the creator of the cannibal card plot the benefit of a doubt when it comes to naming the plot. Clear effect and very deceptive. Cool stuff.

Difficulty 2/5

Smorgasbord Cannibals by Randy Wakeman

Apocalypse by Harry Lorayne
Volume 12, Number 4 April 1989
Page 1626 et seq.

Personal Comment: I like the first part (The David Britland's interlacing precedure) and don't like the later part. The "ate", "ate" and "sick", "sick" - puns don't work in German and in several other languages. And you better be seated doing that routine. Also you better have huge hands to cover the thickness of the packet near the end. This is a routine that Randy Wakeman made his own. So he can keep it.

Difficulty 5/5

More Cannibals by Lynn Searles

Pallbearers Review by Karl Fulves
Autumn 1973 The Lynn Searles Issue
Page 673 et seq.

Personal Comment: This is certainly no "Cannibal" routine despite the title. This is more a "Visitors" plot. But its a good trick. Easy to do and rather deceptive. Even if you don't do that routine, if you ever need to make a card vanish from a sandwich this is one good way to do it.

Difficulty 2/5

What's Eating You? by Justin Higham

Apocalypse by Harry Lorayne
Volume 11, Number 2 February 1988
Page 1463 et seq.

Personal Comment: Different ending than the usual. And I can see it fitting in certain places. The methods are nice, and while this routines seems pretty forgettable, it actually is a good one. For some weird reason I miscalled the QS as the QC near the end of the video. My bad. Sorry.

Difficulty 3/5

CTP by Jim Abrahams

The Lecture That Has Never Happened by Jim Abrahams
Page 10 et seq.

Personal Comment: Usually mixing plots creates a horrible creature. But this is a crowd pleaser. Not easy to do as it involves a lot of palming, but I think the timing for those is just right to get away with it for real people. I tried it many times and it was good. In case you have not noticed. CTP stands for Cannibals To Pockets.

Difficulty 4/5

The Cannibal Cards by Roy Walton

The Complete Walton Vol 1. by Roy Walton 1981
Page 27 et seq.

Personal Comment: There is something damn satisfying about the method. And something damn uneasy. Personally I would change the method during the last vanish. But it is hard to not like this. And it makes you wanna work on your Seconds.

Difficulty 4/5

The Dance of the Cannibals by Roberto Giobbi

Card College 3 by Roberto Giobbi
Page 619 et seq.

Personal Comment: So this is the trick that is missing in the German version of the book. I like it. It says that the cannibal plot was originated by Lynn Searles and a markted effect involving gimmicked cards. Naturally tons of ungimmicked versions popped up. This is Roberto Giobbi's take on it.
Here is what I like about it. The plot: Cards eating cards, that is so weird and off the beaten path that there is a lot to like. The handling: The fact that the missionaries are not shown makes the effect clear. What I don't like: The setup. It is needlessly complicated and can be changed with little effort. Instead of all the false counting and displays in the beginning a simple partial top change would have worked the same. And here is a little addition that some of you might wanna use. Have a small piece of a card handy and slip it into the kings, then you can let them "burp" out that piece. Funny.

Difficulty 3/5

Choice Flesh by Phil Goldstein

Focus by Phil Goldstein 1990
Page 23 et seq.

Personal Comment: Honestly... I don't like this one. It is a strange hybrid between, collectors, the interlaced vanish, cannibal cards and the princess card trick. It feels half baked. But it terms of method this is good.

Difficulty 3/5