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Bizarre Magic, or Bizarre Magick, is a branch of stage magic, or conjuring, like stage illusions, sleight of hand, or children's shows. The major difference is that bizarre magic uses storytelling and word play to a much greater degree, and less emphasis is placed on the manual dexterity of the performer or the complexity of his equipment. It is more like watching small, intimate theater than a traditional magic show. Bizarre Magicians often use authentic antique or simulated artifacts in their presentations.

Among many people, there is often the mistaken impression that bizarre magic must be ghoulish, ghostly, or ghastly. That is not necessarily true. Bizarre magic can be funny, comical, and downright slapstick. It can also be emotionally touching and philosophically provoking. The key feature is that it must touch the audience on a deeper emotional level than ordinary magic. In bizarre magic, often this is accomplished by simulating or re-enacting occult, pagan or shamanic magick. It is sometimes even referred to as "Gospel Magic for pagans,^{[citation needed]}" though that may be an over-simplification or downright false. Many bizarrists are not pagans. Some, such as Borodin, are not affiliated with any particular relgious group.

Bizarre magic is often performed as closeup magic, for a few people at a time, but it can also be performed as a club show or even as a stage act, depending on the routine, the props, and the performer.

The movement of the art of Bizarre Magick began in the late 60s with Charles Cameron and Tony "Doc" Shiels. Some of the significant artists since that time have been Tony Andruzzi, Jim Magus, Carl Herron, Tony Raven, Joe Lantiere, Eugene Burger, Eugene Poinc, Larry White, Christian Chelman, Robert Neale, Jeff McBride, and Ulf Bolling (aka Borodin).

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Trade Periodical: Invocation, The - Raven, Tony, 1974-1978
Trade Periodical: New Invocation, The - Andruzzi, Tony /Hilford, Docc, 1979-1996
Trade Periodical: Cauldron, The - Cameron, Charles

Negronomicon of Maskelyn ye Mage - Andruzzi, Tony
Daemon's Diary - Andruzzi, Tony
Grimoire of the Mages - Andruzzi, Tony, 1978
Legendary Scroll of Maskelyn ye Mage - Andruzzi, Tony
Experience of Magic, The - Burger, Eugene, 1989
Arcana of Bizarre Magick - Magus, Jim, 1994
Strange Ceremonies - Burger, Eugene, 1991
Capricornian Tales - Chelman, Christian, 1993
Hauntiques - Chelman, Christian, 2006
Legendes Urbaines (French) - Chelman, Christian (1999)
Compendium Sortilegionis (French) - Chelman, Christian, 2003
Sheherazade - Borodin, Ulf
Final Curtain - Borodin, Ulf
Video: Eugene Goes Bizarre - Burger, Eugene
Video: Bizarre! - Andruzzi, Tony