Nik Taylor is Senior Lecturer in Drama at the University of Huddersfield and co-editor of The Journal of Performance Magic. He is coordinator of the Magic Research Group and currently undertaking research in Paranormal Entertainment. A Mystery Entertainer himself, Nik specialises in Bizarre Magic, Sideshow, Séance and Divination. He recently advised on the Thackray Medical Museum’s The Magic of Medicine exhibition. He is a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians and The British Society of Mystery Entertainers.