Can hypnosis kill? Derren Brown explores the darker side of mind-control
A new Channel 4 programme called “The Experiment” sees controversial magician Derren Brown performing his most shocking, dramatic work to date.
In 1 of 4 separate social experiments, Brown looks at testimonies given by political assassins who claimed they were brainwashed by the CIA. To see if the claims were ever viable, he plans to try it himself. “The Assassin” will see Brown attempting to hypnotise a volunteer to carry out their very own assassination.
Presumably as a small break from getting his subjects to kill each other, 1 of the 4 experiments will be, as the magician claims, “rather positive and jolly”.
Brown is infamous for his controversial and truly astounding live-television stunts. In “The Heist” the magician used various techniques to manipulate a group of participants to brandish replica guns and rob a security van in broad daylight.
“The Experiment”, which promises to be just as captivating as his previous shows, airs on Channel 4 on October 21.
Derren Brown uses a combination of manipulation techniques, hypnotism, trickery and showmanship throughout his performances. His work is solely for the purpose of entertainment and is not related to hypnotherapy.
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October 24th, 2011 at 1:37 am
After what Ive read about corporate bankers, government and zionism in the past few years, I believe after watching this programme that its possible that recent assasinations of public figures (eg. Kennedy) who planned to oppose the current state and direction of the new world order where likely to have been killed by innocent members of the public who were hynotised by government agencies who seen these public figures as a liability to their future plans. The guy who was hypnotised in this programme out of an audience of a few hundred, didnt know what he was doing when being under influence of hypnotism, when he pulled a gun out and shot at Steven Fry on stage after an object and a melody was played to trigger previous instructions to kill him whilst he was doing a talk on stage. It was amazing to see that its possible to turn someone into a pre programmed robot, but very scary at the same time. It proves that anyone off the street can be abducted, kept in confinement, hypnotised to forget about be being taken away and at the same time, programmed to do anything, even kill. The older I get and the more I see of what humans are capable of, the more worry collects into the back of my mind for the future.