WILD ABOUT HARRY

The Waldo Theatre in Waldoboro, Maine, will screen Houdini (1953) this Saturday, September 20, at 7 PM, followed by a discussion with Tony...

Ken Trombly's lavish new book The Art of Magic -- A Lifetime of Collecting has just been released by Vanishing Inc . While not among th...

Our friend Michelle Ainsworth recently reviewed  The Cancer of Superstition for the Skeptical Inquirer website. Click the headline or imag...

Last month, I had the pleasure of being a guest on Liam Heffernan's America: A History podcast. Click below to listen on Apple or the w...

Recently, two different people have asked me if it's true that Bess and T. Nelson Downs had an affair after Houdini's death (Downs w...

Monday's  Escaping Obscurity book event at the Magic Castle was a big success and a lot of fun. There was a lot of love in the room for...

Here's a nice video about my favorite Houdini biopic from the Trailers From Hell YouTube channel. A few details here I didn't know,...

It was 100 years ago today that Houdini opened his full evening  3 Shows in One  at the Alvin Theatre in Pittsburgh with a special Labor Day...

Here's a new one. Did Houdini do an escape from a lion's cage at a Belgian circus? The following is from The Football Post on Januar...

I'm excited to see a review of Escaping Obscurity: The Travel Diary of Harry Houdini, 1897-1899 in the September issue of Genii magazi...

Here's an excellent video by our new friend Kenny Biddle, Chief Investigator for the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, dissecting the rec...

Just a reminder that I will be joining Mike Caveney, Bruce Averbook, and Michael Albright for a discussion and signing of our book Escaping ...

Today marks the 100th anniversary of Houdini's full evening 3 Shows in One at the Maryland Theater in Cumberland, Maryland, on August 3...