Dracula Vs Frankenstein Research Paper
I first met “Shock Illusionist” and “Anti-Conjurer,” Dan Sperry, back in 2011. His morgue-nificent Magic Show was the headlining act at the now defunct Times Scare New York City, which was located on (the infamous) 42nd Street. Times Scare NYC featured: a year-round haunted house, restaurant (with two bars) and a lounge. Its old fashioned theatre was reminiscent of the Midnight Spookshows, and this is where Dan Sperry regularly performed to amaze audiences. The building that housed this atrocious attraction was once a crematorium during the Roaring Twenties, and some have claimed it was truly haunted.
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Were you inspired by magic themed horror movies like Herschell Gordon Lewis’s The Wizard of Gore and Clive Barker’s Lord of Illusions? Or shock-rockers like Alice Cooper and Marilyn Manson?
DS: I was influenced by a lot of stuff. Like Universal monsters got me into the whole horror movie thing.
G&C: Dracula or Frankenstein?
DS: If it was Dracula vs. Frankenstein, I’m a Frankensteiner. But it was also other things like Tarantino films. I remember watching Reservoir Dogs before I was even old enough. That scene where Michael Madsen cuts off the cop’s ear, I thought that was that coolest thing ever! Also, performers like Alice Cooper.
G&C: You’re known as a “Shock Illusionist.” What is the difference between a magician and an illusionist?
DS: There is no difference, it’s just something I came up with and started using to describe what I do. You’re either doing a magic show or an illusion show. There aren’t as many categories or genres like movies or music, or books. So, I had to kind of make that up for myself. I remember hearing that Howard Stern was a “Shock Jock.” So, I just kind of rolled with
Las Vegas based artist, fabricator, and …show more content…
Were you inspired by magic themed horror movies like Herschell Gordon Lewis’s The Wizard of Gore and Clive Barker’s Lord of Illusions? Or shock-rockers like Alice Cooper and Marilyn Manson?
DS: I was influenced by a lot of stuff. Like Universal monsters got me into the whole horror movie thing.
G&C: Dracula or Frankenstein?
DS: If it was Dracula vs. Frankenstein, I’m a Frankensteiner. But it was also other things like Tarantino films. I remember watching Reservoir Dogs before I was even old enough. That scene where Michael Madsen cuts off the cop’s ear, I thought that was that coolest thing ever! Also, performers like Alice Cooper.
G&C: You’re known as a “Shock Illusionist.” What is the difference between a magician and an illusionist?
DS: There is no difference, it’s just something I came up with and started using to describe what I do. You’re either doing a magic show or an illusion show. There aren’t as many categories or genres like movies or music, or books. So, I had to kind of make that up for myself. I remember hearing that Howard Stern was a “Shock Jock.” So, I just kind of rolled with