{"product_id":"check-out-by-jamie-daws","title":"Check Out by Jamie Daws","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery hotel tells a story. Each one holds its secrets. But in this chilling choose-your-own-adventure nightmare… \u003cstrong\u003eis it finally time to check out?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou begin with a tale of an old hotel, one known for its strangest guests. Guests who were, in fact… dead. A hotel so infamous that stories have been written about it and films inspired by it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s one of the last surviving haunted hotels. The others? Slowly shuttered after a series of unexplained disappearances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA folded newspaper clipping is placed on the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA small stack of souvenir postcards is introduced, held face-down so the designs remain unseen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“These postcards come from some rather interesting hotels across the USA. I’m not going to show them to you yet. First, we’re going to take a very peculiar journey together, a choose-your-own adventure.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe spectator closes their eyes and imagines walking alone down the fourth-floor hallway of a deserted old hotel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuddenly, a noise. They turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWas it the hotel cat jumping from a side table…\u003cbr\u003e…or something not of this world knocking over a vase of flowers, shattering it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhatever they decide, they spell their answer, moving one postcard to the bottom of the stack for each letter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey continue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReaching their room, they place the key in the lock. As the door opens a crack, another sound emerges from inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIs it a bang… or a dragging?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgain, they spell their choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOvercome with fear, they slam the door shut. Now they must decide:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo they leave the hotel… or call reception for help?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir final choice is spelled out, bringing one last postcard to the top of the pile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou remind them:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I placed this newspaper clipping on the table before your journey began. Had you made different decisions, taken a different path, you would have ended on a different postcard entirely.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey turn over the top postcard.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt’s The Stanley Hotel.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe newspaper clipping is unfolded, revealing a story about the very same hotel. The Stanley Hotel famously inspired The Shining after Stephen King experienced a terrifying dream during his stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“And it’s one of the last haunted hotels still open. The others were closed after strange deaths and disappearances. Turn over the rest…”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe remaining postcards are flipped, each depicting a different hotel, every one stamped boldly with CLOSED.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Genuinely free choices throughout the routine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- All word choices are different lengths, helping the deception\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Includes a real newspaper article, printed on genuine newsprint for authenticity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Comes with 8 custom, thick card stock, glossy A6 postcards\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Full video download teaching the entire system and how to build your own routines\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Adaptable to your own presentation when you know the system\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Although the props are in English, the choice of story and words can be adapted to any language once you know the system \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alakazam Magic\/Jamie Daws","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56200359281019,"sku":null,"price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/8225\/8105\/files\/checkout4.jpg?v=1775725884","url":"https:\/\/alakazam.co.uk\/nl\/products\/check-out-by-jamie-daws","provider":"Alakazam Magic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}