Brian Jay Corrigan, JD PhD in Charles Dickens, Conjurer

Brian Jay Corrigan is an internationally recognized, award-winning magician whose magic has been seen on every continent (except Antarctica). Three-time winner of the Legion d'Horreur 'Bizarre Magic Effect of the Year,' two-time recipient of the Maskelyne prize, and one of only seven honorary lifetime members of the British Society of Mystery Entertainers, Dr. Corrigan is also the senior professor of Renaissance literature at the University of North Georgia and a professional actor who has performed with Katharine Hepburn and--a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away--auditioned for the part of Luke Skywalker (though the force was not with him).

Ghost Stories for Christmas 'There'll be scary ghost stories' at Liberty Magic. As 'the father of the modern ghost story,' M.R. James wrote over thirty of the finest works of 'pleasing terror' known for Christmas reading. Everyone from Ramsey Campbell to Stephen King points to him as their influence. Dr. Corrigan is the biographer of M.R. James and was recently inducted into the Henry VI Society of Eton College, England, for his contributions to Jamesian studies. During the VIP after-show at Liberty Magic, Professor Corrigan will not only relate one of his most famous tales, demonstrating with magic its diabolical enticements, but he will also lead you in an attempt to contact a ghost...for your Christmas delectation.