Mark Edward

Mark Edward (born Mark Edward Wilson, May 19, 1951 – August 4, 2024) was an American mentalist and author. He wrote books on mentalism and séance theory and production, including ''Psychic Blues'' (2009), where he discussed working for the Psychic Friends Network. Wilson made appearances on television as both primary consultant and on-air performer in programming such as ABC's ''The Con'', A & E's ''Biography'': "Houdini, the Great Escape", NBC's ''The Other Side'', and ''Psychic Secrets Revealed'', the Sci-Fi Channel's ''Mysteries, Magic and Miracles'', Disney's ''Forces Beyond'', as well as two episodes of the Learning Channel's ''Exploring the Unknown''. His featured segment as a spirit medium on the pilot episode of Showtime's ''Penn & Teller's Bullshit!'' series, titled "Speaking with the Dead", helped secure an Emmy Award nomination for that episode in 2002. He coined the term "grief vampire" as a description of alleged psychic mediums who prey on vulnerable people. Edward was a fellow with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Provided by Wikipedia