East Coast Spirit Sessions

An Annual Magic Convention Devoted to Spirit Theatre & Bizarre Magick

ECSS XI will be held January 15-18, 2026 at the North Shore Oceanfront Hotel

in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA

For schedule information, please scroll down.

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Schedule of Events

Thursday Jan. 15, 2026

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Lecture 1

Dealer Demo with Chris Sipes, Joseph Daniels, and a featured guest
 

1:30 PM – 2:45 PM

Lecture 2

Richard Green

3:00 PM – 7:00 PM

The Bisbee Seance in Myrtle Beach. Immersive Experience

Kenny Stewart

3:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Veil of Secrecy – You’ve never seen anything like it!

Alexander Beresford

A spooky theatrical documentary style storytelling experience. Performed in multiple sets for groups of twenty.

3:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Clown Seance

Cris Johnson

Performed in multiple sets for groups of twenty.

3:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Clown Seance

Cris Johnson

Performed in multiple sets for groups of twenty.

8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Lecture 3

Andreas Sebring

9:30 PM – 10:00 PM

The Final Apocalyptic Seance

Vince Wilson

9:30 PM

The Red Room Lounge

Friday January 16, 2026

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Lecture 4

Anthony Charles Heads

1:30 PM – 2:45 PM

Lecture 5 / Success in Seance

Kenny Stewart

3:00 PM – 4:15 PM

Lecture 6 /The Salem Haunted Magic Show

Chris Bolter

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Initiation of the Hexidents

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Rerd Room / White Board Show

8:00 PM

The Screaming Goat

Saturday, January 17, 2026

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Lecture 7

Prof BC

1:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Jamie Daws Workshop A

1:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Chris Bolter Workshop B

4:30 PM – 5:45 PM

Lecture 8

Calvin Von Crush

6:00 PM – 6:15 PM

Group photo

8:00 PM

ECSS Gala with your host John Ferrentino

Sunday, January 17, 2026

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Lecture 9

Carlos David

1:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Chris Bolter Workshop A

1:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Jamie Daws Workshop B

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Vendor Social and Raffle

8:00 PM

Vlad’s Parlor Show

Four performers in four separate theaters. 20 minute shows performed round robin for intimate groups.

​Production Team / Performers & Lecturers / Vendors

 

Production Team

  • Richard Lavengood (Founder & Executive Producer)
  • Steve Gibson (Producer, Marketing, Email Updates)
  • Don “Vlad” Deich (Founder, Talent Scout, Marketing)
  • Cris Johnson (Website)
  • Roger Nobody Jones (Founder, ECSS Shuttle)
  • Kathy Caulfield (Registration, RedRoom Centerpieces, Data Processing)
  • Lord Blacksword (Assistant to Kathy Caulfield)
  • Pat Gibson (Registration)
  • David Mousch (Red Room refreshments and set-up)
  • Mary Mousch (Red Room refreshments and set-up)
  • Bill Barclay (Executive Show Manager)
  • Joseph Daniels (Sound/Video Manager, MC)​
  • Harry Houdini (Commemorative Shirt Acquisition and Promo Materials)​
  • Rob Orander (Commemorative Pin Design)
  • Vic Nadata (Gemini Artifacts Raffle)
  • Ziggy Lavengood​ (ECSS official website)
  • Brahm Corstanje (this ECSS schedule subsite)
  • Lenny Hildrovo (ECSS Shuttle, Red Room , and everything else)
 

Performers & Lecturers

  • Dan Baines
  • Andreas Sebring
  • Cris Johnson
  • John Ferrentino
  • Lord BlackSword
  • Carlos David
  • John Gilmore
  • Vince Johari
  • Roger Nobody Jones
  • Prof BC
  • Paul Noffsinger
  • Paul Prater
  • Terry Tyson
  • Vlad
  • Vince Wilson

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Vendors

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​Production Team / Performers & Lecturers / Vendors