The work of Dan is impressive in this video but I have one regret : during the explanation it could have been very cool if an assistant was present to play in slow motion the passage thru the doors,... I think it should have really help understanding the black art process,... But nice job too.

Dan just keeps giving us better and better interpretations of Tarbell's originals! His updated ideas are spot on and in many cases IMPROVES upon the original! I'm collecting the whole series!

If you willing to learn in the right track and not just buying random tricks this lesson is a must have.

Don't let the negative reviews get you down. I've been with these courses since the beginning and have been very pleased with every lesson that has been released. I love that I will have a complete video course on Tarbell when this is over. Another awesome lesson, keep up the great work!

I have always hated the Egyptian Mummy illusion. It is a strange premise and the original is too angle sensitive for most stages, but Dan has done an excellent job reworking this effect for a modern audience and limited stage.

While I don't see myself building this illusion, I have gleaned a lot of ideas - both in method and presentation. I appreciate the simplicity of Dan's builds. He presents the illusion as it would work with a very limited budget and a modest shop. Furthermore, Dan spends a lot of time with small staging details that can make or break an illusion show. As presented, this illusion could be performed on a very small stage and might even make a good feature for a Halloween show.

For anyone interested in illusions, there is a lot packed into this lesson.

Dan does an excellent job describing the illusion, making relevant modifications and modernizations, and detailing the build.

The illusion itself is versatile, being able to produce not just one but two people, or producing one and hiding other items in the cabinet.

In addition to the details on the illusion itself, Dan describes other declarative objects, e.g., faux Egyptian canopic jars, and the various methods to make them. This section is useful in itself.

Dan shows you how to construct an illusion and goes into alot of detail as to how to dress it up. Dan also throws in an extra illusion using the same box to show how versatile it can be. Love the series and love the lesson.

I go into every Tarbell lesson hoping to take away something new from it. I knew this lesson was not for me as I have no desire to go into illusions. Nor do I have the time and patience to create something as large as this.

That being said speaking as a teacher I found the artsy parts interesting and wonder if I could incorporate some of the methods in Art class (on a much smaller scale of course!)

Overall was the lesson worth $9.99 to me? Nope. But since I have the subscription I feel the other lessons that I got more than my moneys worth out of it makes up for it.

I love the time and energy devoted to these illusions. They are described in great detail and quite interesting.
My only concern would be, who on earth is going to take the time to make and transport such things? I have always wondered if Dan Harlan actually makes these by himself or if he has a staff of builders who do it. Certainly in the presentations here, there are a lot of people needed to construct and assemble this on stage. Not to mention the amount of space and time needed to assemble this on a stage. If someone is an illusionist, is he/she going to take all of this time? Is it cheaper and more practical to simply purchase an already made illusion with similar results? Illusionists will certainly not take the time to do this and the ordinary parlor magician is not going through the time and labor involved to make these illusions practical. Great job, but hardly something that would be used in the real world. I'd love to see one that someone built based on this lesson.

I rated this one star indicating it's lack of interest to me. But if I was an illusionist I would give it a 5. The Canopic Jars were a nice authentic touch and expertly reproduced. And I am an Egyptologist. So kudos to Dan but he's playing here to a very limited audience.