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Hey!!! Ever watched the show Criss Angel Mindfreak by on A&E? What do you think of it?

Lidia Martinez

Miami, Florida

Never have, Lidia, but I've got some good news for you. Two special episodes of Criss Angel Mindfreak are coming up next week. On Oct. 31 at 10 p.m., Criss is joined by a bunch of alleged celebrities -- they include Steve Valentine of Crossing Jordan, the musical group Three Six Mafia, and Deborah (or Debbie, as we old people still remember her) -- to spend a night in the Armagosa Hotel in Death Valley, where everybody tries to contact the dead. Why a ghost would be willing to go to a hotel in Death Valley instead of haunting, say, the Stanford Court in San Francisco, is not clear. This younger generation of dead people is none too bright if you ask me.

Then, at 10:30 Halloween night, Criss is back with a show of  what he calls "mysticism, mentalism and death defying stunts." These include "a mass interactive experiment with the television audience -- right through their screens." Not to give anything away, but what he's going to do is beam you mental instructions to send all the money in your wallet to me at the Herald. You can go ahead and get a head start today if you'd like.