WILD ABOUT HARRY

How would you like to spend the 100th Anniversary of Houdini's death at a séance inside his actual house? For the first time in over 50 ...

This weekend, the magician Dynamo performed a death-defying escape that saw him bound in a straitjacket, locked inside a burning car, and su...

One of the big problems in the world of specialty magic publications these days is the cost of international shipping, especially for books ...

Last month marked a different kind of anniversary. It was 50 years ago that Melville Shavelson and his crew filmed The Great Houdinis on lo...

Here's an ad for Steve Baker's Houdini Tribute show in Eugene, Oregon, on Halloween 1974. I especially like the juxtaposed images of...

Back in 2017, American Pinball  released its acclaimed Houdini-themed pinball machine. Now the company has released an updated version to ma...

This week I received my copy of A Strenuous Career: The Personal Challenge and Advertisment Scrapbook of Harry Houdini by Dr. Bruce J. Aver...

Our friend Charles Greene III is the guest on Adrian Tennant's excellent The Magic Book Podcast . Charles tells the full story of how he...

I recently had the pleasure of being on The AP Strange Show podcast. We had a great talk about you-know-who. On this week's episode of ...

These events at the New York Public Library keep sneaking up on me! Below are two more events coming up in early June. These are part of the...

Here's an excellent new documentary from PBS station WQLN about Harry Kellar. Great interviews and good Houdini content as well. Enjoy. ...

Just a reminder that the acclaimed play Houdini Speaks to the Living will be at the House of Magic's Smoke & Mirror Theatre in Glen...

Magician  Humphrey Cornthwaite  will perform a one-man show,  They Come To Watch Me Die ,  at Smith’s Alternative in Canberra, Australia, on...

Our friend Joe Notaro has a full report on this year's Magic Collector Expo, with all the Houdini highlights. Click the headline or the ...