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Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Inside The Official Houdini Séance 2025

The Official Houdini Séance was held this year at the new House of Magic in Glenside, Pennsylvania. The medium was Scott Wells, and the seance was open to the public this year. Did Houdini return? Apparently not, but a good time was had by all. Below is a collection of photos courtesy of John Costello.

Waiting for Harry.
The Inner Circle gathers.
Tom Boldt, Bill Radner, and the Séance Cuffs.
Medium Scott Wells getting into the spirit.
Barry Spector's creations.
"We are a very determined group." - Bill Radner

Inner Circle attendees were Paul Rosen, Scott Wells, Bruce Averbook, Tom Boldt, Bill Radner, Marc DeSouza, Deborah Hardeen Bloom, Barry Spector, and Fred Pittella.

Here's looking forward to 2026 and the 100th anniversary of Houdini's death. Maybe Harry is too!

Past Official Houdini Séances:

9 comments:

  1. Bill Radner and the Hungarian Cuffs! There you go! Mr. Wells is beginning to look the part...

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    1. I like that seance booklet. Is it available?

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    2. They do a unique one each year. Only available to attendees. But they sometimes show up on eBay.

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    3. One of the attendees had an extra copy and mailed me one. Hasn't arrived yet.

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  2. Can you identify everyone in the group table photo ?

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  3. The HH bust in the photo with Scott Wells looks nice. I wonder if it too is available somewhere.

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    1. Those were made by the SAM many years ago in limited quantities. Not sure they were ever available to the public. Think only SAM presidents and officers received them.

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    2. That really is a nice bust! Some of them miss the mark.

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