Erik Von Markovik (born September 24, 1971), better known by the stage name Mystery, is an innovator in the seduction community, and a main character in the non-fiction book The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, by Neil Strauss. Von Markovik's contributions to the seduction community are collected and taught as the Venusian Arts by the company of the same name, also called the Mystery Method.