Erik von Markovik

Canadian television personality (born 1971)

Pick-up artist
writer
TV personality

Known forMystery Method, VH1's The Pickup Artist

Erik von Markovik (born Erik James Horvat-Marković;^[1] September 24, 1971^[2]), more popularly known by his stage name Mystery, is a Canadian pickup artist and television personality. He is best known for his profiling in Neil Strauss's The Game and his appearances on the VH1 television show The Pickup Artist.^[2]^[3]

He has been criticized for promoting unethical and manipulative behavior.^[4]

His work has also been used to help people to initiate long-term stable relationships, as the study "The Dating Mind: Evolutionary Psychology and the Emerging Science of Human Courtship", done using his book The Mystery Method as well as another famous book, The Game explores. ^[5]

Biography

The character Mystery was created by Erik von Markovik in the late 1990s for his performances as a mentalist, titled Natural Magic. He has done magic performances in many places, including Toronto, Las Vegas and Hollywood. The name Mystery was also used by von Markovik as an internet username.^[6]

Bibliography

The Pick-Up Artist, Mystery, 2010
Revelation (2008). Mystery, Chris Odom, James Matador. Venusian Arts. ISBN 978-0-9818733-0-5
The Mystery Method, Mystery, 2006
The Venusian Arts Handbook, Mystery Method Corp., 2005 (E-Book)

References

^ Von Markovic, Erik (2007-10-05). "The Mystery Interview". zulkey.com (Interview). Interviewed by Claire Zulkey. Retrieved 2024-05-18. I was born Erik James Horvat-Markovic' (There is an accent over the C). I started using the name Erik Von Markovic as a stage name for my illusionist shows, and decided to change it legally at the age of 22.
^ ^a ^b Getlen, Larry (August 5, 2007). "Hot Seat". New York Post. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
^ "The Hot Seat: Mystery". Time Out. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
^ Koul, Scaachi. "Pickup Artists Are Still A Thing. And They Want You To Know They've Evolved". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
^ Oesch, Nathan. "The Dating Mind: Evolutionary Psychology and the Emerging Science of Human Courtship". Sage Journals. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
^ "Instagram profile". 2019. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.