Black Book One is (as you may expect) the first in the Black Book series, and it tells the story of the Black Hart’s Haunted House Evenings. Like all of the Black Books in the series it is a ‘stand alone’ volume as well as a part of the series.

This book is all about the effects that I use in The Black Magic Theatre Show. Most of the effects are fully explained but one or two are proprietary effects that I do not have the right to divulge. In these cases, I have given my script for presentation only. I also talk about the ideas behind the effects and the show and about presentation in general. At the end of the book is a short section on the background to the 'Hauntings' evenings.

The following presentations are included in the Black Book One:

• Power of the Runes
• Name in the Flame
• Soul of Mary Banks
• Curse of the Black Death
• Sign of Satan
• Voodoo Nightmare
• The Rocking Room
• Four Magical Elements
• Rising Tarot Cards
• Curse of the Voodoo Doll
• Priests of the Lost Valley

There is also information about character, bizarre presentations and a chapter about the Black Hart’s Haunted House.