Rogue Magic and Funshop in Queens Has Cheerfully Macabre Décor Rogue Magic and Funshop overflows with paraphernalia for customers" every magic and trickery need. The store's owner, here, goes by the name Rogue. "I wouldn't do that if I were you," said Luis Carranza, 20, a manager at Rogue Magic and Funshop in Elmhurst, Queens. It can be vicious. Charles Dominics, 13, slowly moved his hand away from the "it" in question: an "invisible killer piranha from African lakes," according to a label on the tank. Where do you get them? Charles asked, keeping his eye on the water, trying to catch a sign of movement from the rare creature. Mr. Carranza hesitated. "We import them from, um, New Mombasa," he said, unconvincingly. With that, the jig was up. Realizing he'd been had, Charles broke into a wide, if slightly sheepish, grin. It's a common expression here, second only to a look of wonder when a card miraculously appears where it shouldn't or a coin slides through a solid surface. For almost 14 years, Rogue Magic and Funshop has been dealing in just such looks. Tucked on a drab stretch of Queens Boulevard among security supply stores and bodegas, the shop overflows with paraphernalia for customers" every magic and trickery need. Pull open the door (marked "Push," of course) and inside you'll find Whoopee Cushions and Charlie Chaplin DVDs, cages rigged to make rabbits appear, and 58 styles of playing cards displayed like cigarettes behind the counter. The eclectic selection and cheerfully macabre décor - a papier-mâché mummy watches from the ceiling pipes - were chosen by the store's owner, a magician who goes by the name Rogue. "Everything in the store is something I love," Rogue, 34, said. "That's the "funshop" part of it. I'm basically living my childhood again. This is basically my room. Rogue frequently has company. Most days, the store is visited by at least a few of its more than 500 members, who get perks and discounts for a $50 annual fee. Ranging from high school students to retirees, some members perform at the weekly Saturday night magic and variety shows that Rogue hosts, rearranging display cases and drawing velvet curtains to transform the space into a small theater. Some are professional magicians, and the store proudly sells DVDs of members" tricks and performances next to those by megastars like Criss Angel (who Rogue says used to buy tricks from him). Sometimes members come to see what new tricks Rogue has in stock. But more often than not they come to hang out, setting up folding chairs on the shop's galaxy-print carpet. One Sunday this summer there were eight members, showing off card tricks to other customers and talking with one another. "We usually talk about magic," said Xavior Spade, 31, a member since the store's first year. Like others at the shop, he used his stage name. "Magic, or women," added Danny T, 40, another longtime member. The camaraderie is apparent. "It's like a family," said Dr. Sasko, 37, a magician who has known Rogue since the shop owner was performing magic out of a backpack on the street. Musicians have jam sessions; we get together to compare ideas. It's a Queens brotherhood of magicians. The brotherhood - which includes a few sisters - shows no sign of shrinking. For those who have been bitten by what Dr. Sasko calls "the magic bug," the store offers magic lessons and a one-day children's magic camp every August. Watch new visitors to the store, and you just might see the bug bite. On a Saturday in July, Rogue showed off a card trick to Sean Sharkey, 13, who was visiting with his cousins. Awed by the seemingly impossible appearance of his card, he looked up at Rogue. "Do it again," he asked. "You do it again," Rogue said, challenging the boy to learn the trick himself. After a moment, Sean grinned and said, "All right!" The brotherhood might want to set up another folding chair.