WILD ABOUT HARRY

My new book, Handcuff King: The Conquests of Harry Houdini, 1900-1909, is finished, and I can't wait to share it with everyone this Fall...

Great news today from Machpelah Cemetery in Queens. Our great friends Dorothy Dietrich and David Haversat traveled out to the cemetery with ...

We are now just days away from The Society of American Magicians annual convention in Appleton, Wisconsin, July 1-4, 2026. The convention w...

If you're part of the magic-collecting world, you already know about this painful scandal. This  Rolling Stone  article  by Nina Strochl...

The centenary books roll on! Next up is Houdini: The Man Who Died Twice  by our friend Dr. Larrian Gillespie. Larrian recently sat down with...

On Saturday, Potter & Potter held their Magicana of the Golden Age auction. There were many outstanding Houdini lots, and the prices ce...

Matthew Crabtree, National President of The Society of American Magicians , has clarified who is responsible for the upkeep of Houdini's...

The 100th year is going gangbusters, with new books, documentaries, and plans for a seance at 278. But there's one blight on an otherwis...

Our good friend Eric Colleary, Cline Curator of Theatre and Performing Arts at the Harry Ransom Center, has revealed the final cover art for...

Escapologist Karl Bartoni has launched a YouTube channel featuring vintage film and television footage of his many escapes. There's som...

Our friend Ben Winn has written a superb article for the June issue of Genii Magazine about Houdini's clash with the Rigoletto brothers...

Here's a little something I just found for all you folks who need some extra Flair. American Press, October 8, 1973. Don't get caugh...

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...