TARGET MIDNIGHT BOOK
Target Midnight was released early on Amazon and became the number one best seller in the "Performing Arts History" category.
"This book is amazing. Its 572 pages of Spook Show information. The book was released by Abbott's Magic and is photo filled. There have not been many books written on the MIDNIGHT SPOOK SHOW but this one covers a large chunk of it. Don't let the name mislead you. Target: Midnight was what Abbotts called any trick destined for the Midnight Spookshow market. The book is full of photos from the Spookshow era and also has a section on Spookshows happening today. I highly recommend this book." . . . Amazon Review by Dr. Phantasm
Targtet Midnight is the story of Abbott's Magic and the midnight performers and seance workers of the 1930 thru today. Abbott's marketing specifically targeted the midnight performers, seance workers, etc and any effect, any article, any story in this advertising campaign would be called 'target midnight'. Perhaps the best way to illustrate this is the table of contents which is below.
TARGET: MIDNIGHT TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TARGET: MIDNIGHT WARNING & DISCLAIMER 1 DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF PHILIP MORRIS 2 DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF BILL NEFF 3 ABOUT TARGET: MIDNIGHT by Abbotts Magic 10 THE TARGET: MIDNIGHT ORMOND MCGILL FILES 19 PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT PT 1 - INTRODUCTION 20 PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT PT 2 - ASTRAL BODIES 22 PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT PT 3 - PSYCHIC PROJECTION 24 PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT PT 4 - MESMERISM & MAGNETISM 27 PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT PT 5 - THE PSYCHIC CIRCLE 29 PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT PT 6 - MAGNETIC HEALING 31 PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT PT 7 - CLAIRVOYANCE 33 PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT PT 8 - CRYSTAL GAZING 36 PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT PT 9 - PSYCHOMETRY 38 PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT PT 10 - CONTACT THOUGHT TRANSFERENCE 40 PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT PT 11 - FURTHER CONTACT THOUGHT TRANSFERENCE 42 PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT PT 12 - THOUGHT TRANSFERENCE 46 PSYCHIC CIRCLE - SPIRITUALISM 49 PSYCHIC CIRCLE - PROBABLITY IN PSYCHIC RESEARCH 50 PSYCHIC CIRCLE - FALLACIES OF PSYCHIC SCIENCE 51 PSYCHIC CIRCLE - TELEPATHY, MESMERISM, & HYPNOTISM 53 TARGET: MIDNIGHT WALTER HUDSON FILES 55 MAGIC & MAYHEM AT MIDNIGHT PART 1 56 MAGIC & MAYHEM AT MIDNIGHT PART 2 58 MAGIC & MAYHEM AT MIDNIGHT PART 3 61 MAGIC & MAYHEM AT MIDNIGHT PART 4 67 MAGIC & MAYHEM AT MIDNIGHT PART 5 70 MAGIC & MAYHEM AT MIDNIGHT PART 6 72 MAGIC & MAYHEM AT MIDNIGHT PART 7 74 MAGIC & MAYHEM AT MIDNIGHT PART 8 77 MAGIC & MAYHEM AT MIDNIGHT PART 9 79 MAGIC & MAYHEM AT MIDNIGHT PART 10 83 MAGIC & MAYHEM AT MIDNIGHT FOLLOWUP 85 MAGIC & MAYHEM AT MIDNIGHT SPOOK SHOWS ON PARADE AD 86 MAGICAL WHIRLIGIG - GEORGE MARQUIS 87 MAGICAL WHIRLIGIG - TERRORAMA 89 MAGICAL WHIRLIGIG - MARK WALKER 91 MAGICAL WHIRLIGIG - BURIED ALIVE & THEATRE TERRORS 93 MAGICAL WHIRLIGIG - DR SILKINI 96 MAGICAL WHIRLIGIG - SPIRITS OF ST LOUIS 98 MAGICAL WHIRLIGIG - SPOOK SHOW EXPERIENCES 99 MAGICAL WHIRLIGIG - FROZEN ALIVE & SPIRIT PAINTING 101 MAGICAL WHIRLIGIG - GEORGE MARQUIS HORRORSCOPES 102 MAGICAL WHIRLIGIG - REMINISCING LIVE SHOWS IN 1993 105 MAGICAL WHIRLIGIG - GHOSTMASTERS BOOK 106 MAGICAL WHIRLIGIG - GHOSTMASTERS BOOK AD IN TOPS MAGAZINE 107 TARGET: MIDNIGHT PERFORMER ARTICLES 108 A WORD ABOUT THE ABBOTT WRITERS AND COLUMNISTS by Abbott's Magic 108 ROBERT NELSON AND THE GHOST FACTORY by Abbott's Magic 110 1938 THE GREAT VIRGIL by Mahendra 117 1939 FRANCISCO MIDNIGHT FROLIC SHOW by Tops Magazine 118 1942 SEANCE OF DUROS SHOW by The Campbells 118 1944 LESTER LAKE by Percy Abbott 119 1944 BILL NEFF by Howard Melson 120 1948 ORMOND MCGILL by Tops Magazine 122 1948 BILL MORTON SPOOK SHOW by Howard Melson 123 1952 BLANKS SPOOK SHOW by Ray Amy 124 1953 BILL NEFF BAFFLED ME by Tommy Windsor 125 1953 RAY-MOND VOODOO SPOOK SHOW by Bill Pitts 126 1957 DR CLAYTON SPOOK SHOW by Tommy Windsor 126 1959 THE PHANTASMA GHOST SHOW by Percy Abbott 127 1961 THE BILL NEFF RETURNS TO GET TOGETHER by Dorny 129 1962 GEORGE VAL GEORGE by Tops Magazine 130 1963 MUSEUM OF MONSTERS by Tommy Windsor 130 1964 BILL NEFF by Dorny 131 1964 PHILIP MORRIS by George McAthy 132 1964 GREYSTOKE by Dorny 134 1965 GRAND GUIGNOL by Robert Nelson 135 1966 HORROR VISION by Robert Nelson 136 1967 BILL NEFF REMEMBERED by Clarke Crandall 137 1967 BILL NEFF TRIBUTE & ESTATE by Tops Magazine 138 1970 DR EVIL MOVIE TEASERS by Philip Morris 140 1972 BOB NELSON by Tops Magazine 144 1974 GRAND GUIGNOL by Walter Hudson 146 1977 DR LONDON OGREE BANCHEE by Tops Magazine 147 1985 THE CHANDLERS (A SILKINI PERFORMER) by Walt Hudson 148 1989 ORMOND MCGILL by Geoffrey Hansen 149 1989 PHILIP MORRIS by Walter Hudson 151 1992 ILLUSIONS IN THE NIGHT REVIEW by Mark Holstein 154 TARGET: MIDNIGHT FEATURE ARTICLES 156 1935 SPOOK LECTURE by Abbott's Magic Company 156 1936 BROOMSTICKS AND BLACK CATS by Eddie Clever 161 1936 HOW TO SHRINK HUMAN HEADS By Percy Abbott 163 1937 REVIEW OF SPIRITUAL LITERATURE by Lloyd E Jones 165 1938 RECENT EVIDENCE AGAINST TELEPATHY by Cranston Seymour 167 1938 SPIRIT CABINETS by Eddie Joseph 168 1938 SPIRITS NOT IN A BOTTLE by H Adrian Smith 169 1939 SEANCE SHADOWS by Eddie Clever 171 1944 THE MAGICIAN AND SPIRITUALISM By Chaplain Willard S Smith 173 1945 SPOOK SHOW QUESTIONS by Sid Lorraine 173 1945 SPOOK SHOW ANSWERS by Tommy Windsor 174 1947 ZOMBIE ROUTINE AND PATTER by Richard Holmes 176 1947 U V AND FLUORESCENT ROUTINE by Mariano Palhinha 177 1948 STAGE HYPNOTISM BOOK REVIEW by Sid Lorraine 177 1961 ABBOTT CATALOG 178 1961 THE SPIRITUALIST BELIEF by Robert Nelson 192 1962 THE DECLINE OF THE THEATRE SPOOK SHOW by Tommy Windsor 193 1966 PHANTASMAGORIA by Tony Shiels 194 1965 HALLOWEEN by Robert Nelson 195 1965 THE GHOST SHOW PLAN by Robert Nelson 196 1968 THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF "THE DOOR ILLUSION" 198 1971 SMOKE MACHINE by David Seebach 200 1973 SPOOK SHOW REVIVAL by Mickey Hades 200 1976 SPIRIT PAINTINGS by Robert Olson 201 1978 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE BLACKSTONE'S SPOOK by Robert Spencer 203 1978 HOWARD THURSTON'S DEMON by Robert Olson 205 1980 THE CRUSADER BIT by Robert Olson 206 1986 THE PHANTASCOPE by Robert Olson 207 1991 THE CREATION OF THE SPIRIT CABINET by Robert Olson 208 1988 PEPPERS GHOST EFFECT by Robert Olson 212 1994 TELLER & THE SPIRIT PAINTING by John Sherwood 215 1994 SPOOK SHOW SPECIAL EFFECTS by Artie Kidwell 216 1994 SPOOK SHOW QUIZ by Tops Magazine 217 2011 PLANNING CALVERT'S 100TH BIRTHDAY PARTY by Hank Moorehouse 219 TARGET: MIDNIGHT THROUGH THE SPOOKVINE 225 TARGET: MIDNIGHT HOUDINI SEANCE FILES 274 HOUDINI BIO by Dorny 274 1936 HOUDINI SEANCE FAILS by Eddie Clever 276 1943 MRS HOUDINI DIES by Tops Magazine 278 1946 HOUDINI SEANCE DETROIT by Tops Magazine 279 1972 SEANCE LEGEND REV ARTHUR FORD DIES by George Johnstone 279 1969 HOUDINI'S GHOST by Robert Nelson 280 1973 HOUDINI SEANCE INDIANA by Tops Magazine 280 1976 HOUDINI SEANCE CHICAGO PARK by George Johnstone 280 1977 HOUDINI SEANCE CHICAGO by George Johnstone 282 1977 HOUDINI SEANCE WINCHESTER HOUSE by Dorothy Smith 283 1978 HOUDINI SEANCE MUSEUM OF MAGIC by John Sherwood 284 1979 HOUDINI SEANCE CREATE YOUR OWN by John Novak 286 1981 THE ORIGINAL HOUDINI SEANCES by Jay Marshall 286 1986 HOUDINI SEANCE APPLETON WISCONSIN by Bruce Posgate 287 1986 HOUDINI SEANCE CHICAGO by Bruce Posgate 287 1988 HOUDINI SEANCE TELEVISION SPECIAL by Walt Hudson 288 1989 HOUDINI SEANCE MUSEUM OF MAGIC by John Sherwood 291 1994 HOUDINI SEANCE VENT ACT by Rob Asa 293 2016 HOUDINI SEANCE by Abbott's Magic 294 2022 HOUDINI SEANCE CODE REVEALED by Abbott's Magic 297 TARGET: MIDNIGHT MAGIC 299 TARGET: MIDNIGHT EL-WYN STYLE EFFECTS 299 EL-WYN STYLE SEANCE EFFECTS - BILLETS AND CENTER TEAR 300 EL-WYN STYLE SEANCE EFFECTS - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 304 EL-WYN STYLE SEANCE EFFECTS - RAPPING HAND 305 EL-WYN STYLE SEANCE EFFECTS - POGO BOX 309 EL-WYN STYLE SEANCE EFFECTS - SEFALALJIA 310 EL-WYN STYLE SEANCE EFFECTS - SPIRIT SLATE EFFECTS 316 EL-WYN STYLE SEANCE EFFECTS - NEW RAPPING SPIRITS 317 EL-WYN STYLE SEANCE EFFECTS - THE BLACKOUT SEANCE 318 BONUS - A SECOND SIGHT ADVANCED 321 TARGET MIDNIGHT SILKINI ERA MAGIC 323 THE SILKINI ERA HYPNOTISM 326 THE SILKINI ERA CANVAS COVERED SUBSTITUTION TRUNK 347 TARGET: MIDNIGHT BILL NEFF ERA MAGIC 351 THE BILL NEFF ERA FRAME OF LIFE AND DEATH 354 THE BILL NEFF ERA BROOM LEVITATION 360 THE BILL NEFF ERA BASKET GIRL ILLUSION 365 THE BILL NEFF ERA GIRL WITH NO MIDDLE 368 THE BILL NEFF ERA RAPP SPIRIT CABINET 376 BONUS EFFECT - NEFF'S MIRACLE ROPE 385 TARGET: MIDNIGHT RAY-MOND ERA MAGIC 392 THE RAY-MOND ERA DOLL HOUSE (STANDARD) 394 THE RAY-MOND ERA DOLL HOUSE (HAUNTED) 400 THE RAY-MOND ERA DOLL HOUSE (MINI) 403 THE RAY-MOND ERA SUPER X LEVITATION 405 THE RAY-MOND ERA ASRAH/COFFIN LEVITATION 410 THE RAY-MOND ERA CAGE ILLUSION 417 THE RAY-MOND ERA BURNED ALIVE ILLUSION 423 TARGET: MIDNIGHT DR EVIL ERA MAGIC 431 THE DOCTOR EVIL ERA AGA LEVITATION 432 THE DOCTOR EVIL ERA CHOPPING BLOCK 442 THE DR EVIL ERA BUZZ SAW 444 THE DOCTOR EVIL ERA TALKING SKULL 452 THE DOCTOR EVIL ERA GIANT GUILLOTINE 455 THE DOCTOR EVIL ERA MODERNISTIC AMPUTATION 466 THE DOCTOR EVIL ERA PHANTASMO MINDREAD 472 THE DOCTOR EVIL ERA ABBOTTS TORTURETTE 480 THE DOCTOR EVIL ERA ABBOTT'S PAINLESS SURGERY 482 THE DOCTOR EVIL ERA ABBOTT'S DISECTO 485 THE DOCTOR EVIL ERA ABBOTT'S SHREDDER 487 THE DOCTOR EVIL ERA ZOMBIE 496 TARGET: MIDNIGHT - THE BLACKOUT by David Seebach 500 TARGET: MIDNIGHT - KEEPING THE MEMORY TODAY 511 IS THE MEMORY FLAME STILL LIT TODAY? 511 KEEPING THE MEMORY FLAME LIT - TIDBITS ON PHILIP MORRIS by Amy Morris 512 KEEPING THE MEMORY FLAME LIT - REMEMBERING ROY HUSTON by Yuka Huston 521 KEEPING THE MEMORY FLAME LIT - THE PSYCHICS & MEDIUMS OF TODAY 528 KEEPING THE MEMORY FLAME LIT - ILLUSIONS IN THE NIGHT 531 KEEPING THE MEMORY FLAME LIT - DR PHANTASM'S MADHOUSE OF MAYHEM 533 KEEPING THE MEMORY FLAME LIT - DR SCREAMS SPOOK SHOW REVIVAL 535 KEEPING THE MEMORY FLAME LIT - POTTER AUCTIONS 537 KEEPING THE MEMORY FLAME LIT - AMERICAN MUSEUM OF MAGIC 538 KEEPING THE MEMORY FLAME LIT - THE ABBOTT MAGIC GET TOGETHER 541 KEEPING THE MEMORY FLAME LIT - THE GHOST SHOW by John Bundy (Dr Morbios) 543 KEEPING THE MEMORY FLAME LIT - ABBOTT'S MAGIC SHOP 548 KEEPING THE MEMORY FLAME LIT - WITH SAWDUST, SANDPAPER, AND SPOOKS 552 KEEPING THE MEMORY FLAME LIT - THE ABBOTT MAGIC CATALOG 554 INDEX OF TARGET: MIDNIGHT PERFORMERS 556 PUBLISHED BY ABBOTT MAGIC 571 |
