$375
[Spook Show] Scrapbook of spook show memorabilia. Compiled by magician Robert O. Ellis of West Virginia ca. 1962. This binder includes correspondence, advertising, artwork, advertising novelties (including "Faint Checks," etc.), ideas, handwritten lists of tricks and routines, and much more material all relating to a possible spook show Ellis was considering producing. Information on where to purchase spook show material, horror films, sample advertising cuts, and more is represented here, along with printed material for the ghost shows of Silkini, Bill Neff, Bob Nelson, and others. A fascinating archive of material explaining the details of a bygone form of entertainment. Contents neatly mounted, some pieces loose. Overall good condition.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2011-10-29
