Brian Lumley

Tales From Behind the Curtain

My introduction to the tales of Doug Henning I am leaving behind.

Doug's Cage Illusion

This is a narrative on how Doug Henning produced his big cats for his live stage audiences.  This is the story of the development of the magician's Cat Cage Illusion from Spellbound to The Magic Show.  

Metamorphosis

This narrative is about the night Doug Henning's fastest illusion didn't work on Broadway.  The problems it caused and the situations that were changed after.

Metamorphosis in the Park

This is the account of Doug Henning's first New York public performance, April 7, 1974.  He and Dale Soules performed Metamorphosis, Houdini's sub-trunk escape.  This public impromptu presentation was in honour of Houdini's 100th Birthday

Miracle on 48th Street

 A tale of a woman that loved magic.  Jackie Onassis coming to The Magic Show, June 20, 1974 changed Doug Henning's life.

TIME waits for no one

The saga behind the TIME Magazine magic week article of July 22, 1974

Doug Comes to Muhammad

This is a story about the first and last time Doug Henning visited Muhammad Ali's training camp, Fighter's Heaven, with the cougar from The Magic Show.