Red Herring

Amanda

The “Red Herring” has been a cornerstone of my performances since I acquired the download in 2018. Incorporating it into my close-up shows has consistently left audiences amazed. While the trick itself is impressive, I’ve discovered that blending it with another routine enhances the overall experience. The strategic fusion creates a seamless flow of magic that captures spectators’ attention and keeps them thoroughly entertained.

What is particularly captivating is how it builds suspense, making it appear impossible for a magician to discern a spectator’s card, especially when the deck is hands-off and subjected to shuffling and cutting. Transitioning into another routine helps maintain the momentum, culminating in an outcome that seems utterly improbable.

True to its name, this routine has earned me multiple standing ovations during my close-up shows. It’s not just about watering a trick; it leaves the audience talking about the impossible and giving a good reputation for the magician.

Michael

Awesome t~up! Ben is a Master!

Roy

Love it!!!

Barry

Absolutely brilliant,fooled me watching the performance & just had to buy this.??????????

Julien

Just awesome... I can't say more than this.

Victor

One of those effects where you can't be any fairer in letting the spectator choose a card and shuffle the deck to their heart's content. So many ways to reveal the chosen card to fit too!

Robert

Pretty much anything by Ben Earl is great. I love how he uses a simple technique, that we’ve all used to some degree and turns it into a magician fooler

Greg

What a trick. I love this. It is so clever and to watch the performance with Rob and Ben is just so enjoyable and the explanation is clear and as enjoyable.

It is so fooling and easy and really how you choose to reveal the card is only limited to your imagination.

the quality of the video is crisp and clear and concise, which is appreciated. I love this trick and I know you will too!

Kane

This is very deceptive. It definitely can be a magician fooler, or an even more elusive way to work something into your favor as a utility. The procedural nature of this makes it seem so free to the spectator and trying to backtrack this is almost impossible. Im so glad I stumbled upon this and convinced myself to check this out. Unbelievable and I’ll be using it right away.

Ken

John

Brilliant in its simplicity under the guise of impossible complexity. One of my favorite card tricks…perhaps my favorite. Get it and use it!

Claude

This is definitely being put into my bag of impromptu tricks. Brings to the table a much more intriguing aspect of 'pick a card' card tricks.

The instructions are easy to follow and even though it is just one method, the reveal of the selected card is really limited to your imagination.

Skyeler

Simple, impressive, and a real jaw-dropper!

Chris

I feel like this is more of a tool or method for integrating into your own routines. It can serve as a stand alone routine by itself. I'd rank it up there with Chad Long's Shuffling Lesson, but I like Chad's better. Just depends if you want to force 1 vs 4 cards.

I will say, it's very hard to reverse engineer or backtrack through Red Herring, which given the name should be expected.

I've used it as a force combined with DFB app where I force the card using Red Herring, they name a number, and we open the notes on my phone to show the card they selected is at that number on the list. It's been really strong for me combining the methods. The card selection part feels so free, that they normal explanation they try to come up with is the app somehow senses the card, or hears the card said out loud, and corrects it. So I started performing it without the card ever being said out loud before the reveal and it hits way harder.

So it's 100% worth getting to use a utility move. Anything from Ben Earl is wonderful!

Rico

one of my favorite tricks.. so easy .. so fair und so fooling!

Just love it!

Steven

Sublime and devious. I love it.

"Red Herring" provides a subterfuge that borders on "witchcraft" (not really -- just a tip of the hat to Reginald Scot) and offers a totally hands off force of a card. I am using this TODAY. Thanks.

Roy

RANDOLPH

David

Have been doing this for several years now and absolutely love it. It may be on the Past Midnight project - I can’t remember. Bought the download and am very glad. And I enjoy the way Robert gets flustered. Laymen don’t stand a chance and cannot believe you can find the selected card. The reactions are excellent. The cost is cheap and the pain to glory ratio makes this one of the best FASDIU effects out there. You won’t be disappointed! Get it!

Tim

A goldmine of tricks that can be done with a shuffled deck in use.

Eric

Very Expained,Great effect too.Ben is a Great Teacher,Thanks Ben

Dale

“Ben (Earl) opens up so many possibilities for how to reveal the selection in this effect. Just use what suits you. (pun intended) I also loved the addition of a totally useless table wash as a decoy. You'll have lots of FUN with Red Herring. Your creative options are endless!”

Stephen

I liked it. I'm not much for card tricks but this does have an air of openness that entertains. This would also work well at a table with 2 or even 3 spectators involved in the process. It's also a nice force.

charles

love it. love it. love it.

Simon

Sometimes the simple route is the best Enjoyed it

Thomas

Excellent trick, especially the way Ben Earl does it. I'm going to fool all the magicians in my club with this one. Happy New Year!

Gary

This trick from Ben is so simple to perform and yet is very deceptive that every step of the way you audience will believe that they are controlling every moment through out the routine because it all happens in their hands and is self working and this routine will even fool a lot of magician's with the simple method.

Jim

Absolutely amazing. This is a very simple trick that will generate huge reactions. I was amazed that there is no real sleight of hand here. The principal here (as with all magic we see nowadays, right!?) is not a new one but this application is utter perfection. This is a barn burner of a trick that does not require some crazy, knacky move or a deck memorization. The price tag on this effect is bonkers. Again, absolutely amazing.

Jerry

Marco

I will tell you something: if you perform this effect with the proper dose of showmanship, your are going to rock! Or, you can use the method to find the selection and then whatever you want to do with that advantage. Whether way you choose, this is a great effect!

Ben

I’ve been using this a lot. It kills. The method is straightforward meaning there is plenty of scope to play with presentation and make this a very entertaining piece. Not that it’s something I sought out in purchasing this trick but this has also become a go to “magician fooler” for me.

Jim

Brian

I got this a few years ago and it is my go to effect for when someone says "Show me a trick". Why?
Because it requires no effort. You don't need a full deck, no sleights, doesn't matter if the cards are busted and borrowed. You get in and out super clean and no one has any clue how it was done. Like a lot of tricks, once you learn this method you can apply it to other areas of your card work. It just seems super fair to the spectator and it 100% isn't.

Roger

Adrian

Something so simple yet so fooling. You can pretty much perform this straight after watching in its most simplistic form, but take the theory and then combine iit th clever reveals and you have a miracle. It’s feels so fair and yet it’s not

Michael

Sure fooled me, and yet it is self-working, and can be done with a borrowed deck! I will be using this to fool (at least some of) the magicians at some of the magic clubs I am in, after trying it out at Magi Fest in a few weeks. It is nice of Vanishing, Inc. to give this away for free. Thank you gentlemen!

Westley

Super easy impromptu trick for when you get spectator who thinks you looked at the cards.

Wing Fung

I have been playing around this routine for a very long time.
Benjamin actually gave it out for free in the past.
In short, this fools layman and magician. It’s a self working fooler.
Enjoy!

Jeremy

What a great trick! The trick could be performed with no moves whatsoever. The secret setup can be done right in front of your spectator without arousing any suspicion. Mr. Earl also gives some very good advice about how to subtly influence your spectator to increase the feeling of fairness.

All in all this a self-working card location of the highest caliber with some good tips on giving direction to a volunteer sprinkled on top. Highly recommended!

Felipe

This short video class have such a powerful yet simple trick that just blowed my mind.

Bryan

A great effect that hits hard and will leave spectators stumped as to how you have managed this! Totally recommend

Keith

I think it’s a nice quick effect and very easy to do

Mark

This trick, like Ramjollock, is really brilliant. The effect on spectators will be all out of proportion to the work involved.
It's easy to understand why Mr. Earl's helper (and I SWEAR I've seen him somewhere else, besides these two tricks...) stomps out of the room at the end, saying "I hate you!" in a loud, clear voice. There is simply no way to reconstruct what has happened.
I think if you were to do this trick at the start of a set, your spectators would get the message pretty clearly--you know what you're doing, you're not using a "trick deck," and they might as well just sit back and enjoy it, because there's no way they can keep up with you.

YinHowe

Simple, yet baffling.
Reminds me a bit of CCC.

Daphnis

I'm glad I picked this up. It's really simple with all the work done in others hand and seems really impossible, but the secret work s already so many steps ahead.

Michael

The thinking behind this is great and can be applied to other effects. I showed a couple of people and they were speechless.

Marco

A very strong effect whith presentation and subtilness adding a lot to the perception of total impossibility with the bonus of no slight of hand at all!

Stefan

This is a great effect! Easy to do and utterly stunning to the spectators. You can even jazz a bit in the performance. Love this!
Stefan

Dylan

Man this is so simple yet so good! The explanation is detailed enough to follow as well. I personally love self-working effects a bunch and this is one of those MUST get "semi-automatic" tricks for your repertoire.

Sophocles

Simple, smart and deceptive. Can be used as a tool rather than as a trick on its own or as a trick on its own. I got it for free with purchases during Black Friday special.

Brian

This is a wonderful and very deceptive key card trick. The video is both informative and entertaining. It was great to see the performance and then get a step by step breakdown of how it was done. Keep these coming!

Vladimír

This is a really good, easy trick. It feels extremely fair for the spectator, but in the end you will always know the card that they are thinking of of without any hard moves.

Alfonsi

the trick is really simple but in the meantime really amazing to practice .All is about the psychology behind the effect , and this is why i like so much the staff of Benjamin Earl

Justin

Simple straight-forward trick. As another reviewer said, it only takes 2 seconds to set up and it's done right in the open. Super simple, but cleverly deceptive.

Francois

I knew how this trick was done when watching the trailer but I received it as part of a promotion so I'm gonna review it.
It's a really clever and interesting variation of an old principle, much better and much nicer than the one I first learned.

It's super simple, can be done by beginners and starters. The 'setup' takes two seconds, no sleight involved. Can be done with any deck, even borrowed. The ending can be changed to suit your imagination.
And I know from performing it that it really gets awesome reactions.

Video is super clear, short, straight to the points.

If you like what you see, you're looking for something easy but impressive you can do anytime with any deck, then just grab it!

Johnny

I fooled my friends hard with this one. You only need a normal deck of cards with a few nuances then your ready to go. Highly recommended!

Marc

I usually don't buy single CARD TRICK video downloads. But the trailer hits me. YES! It is a magician fooler and also a damn good card trick for layman, without any preparation and also with an incomplete deck. So, buy this. The guy in the performance is also GREAT. I love his reaction and this is authentic.

Richard

Despite a decent selection of shuffled deck material - mainly lifted from John Bannon books - this is a fine addition. It shows how you can pile on levels of impossibility to a method to disguise a method that might (to a magician) look obvious. Like the Gambling Method and the Answer, this is another elegant impossibility.

Dean

It just seems so fair. Of course, it’s not. I’ll be performing this at family gatherings at Christmas. It’s really good.