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An unabridged CD audiobook of Adam Begley's Houdini: The Elusive American is released today by Tantor and Blackstone Publishing. It is ...

Here's a rundown of posts by category that appeared on WILD ABOUT HARRY in February.  Most Viewed Post Guest Blog: Chronicles of the Mys...

In what must be a record for a signed Houdini book, a copy of The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin inscribed by Houdini to his friend Chung Ling ...

Here's another one of those familiar Houdini photos that has long had me scratching my head. It shows Houdini being put into a straitjac...

Houdini continues to be a Podcast favorite. Here's a fun one from Pinky Pod who is very kind in crediting my site throughout. Enjoy!   ...

I recently found this in a folder of Houdini artwork that I've randomly saved from the internet. I don't know anything about it, oth...

This ad appeared in the Boston Globe during Houdini's appearance in that city in March 1906. Houdini always went over big in Boston, an...

Here's an intriguing tweet from the Magic Castle who are celebrating Black History Month with a look at Black History & Magic. Is th...

French publisher Fantaisium has released the 1954 book  100 Houdini Tricks You Can Do  by Joseph Dunninger as 100 tours de magie d'Houdi...

By 1906 Houdini had pretty much established his official show business biography. It always begins with his birth in Appleton, spins co...

Here's a new find from the April 1, 1901 Altonaer-Nachrichten when Houdini was appearing at the Hansa Theater in Hamburg. A couple photo...

Here's the full "Houdini Handcuffs" episode of  Deals from the Dark Side with Steve Santini. This first aired in Canada in 201...

In case you haven't noticed, I moved my "TODAY in Houdini History" sidebar feature exclusively to my Twitter ( #HoudiniHistor...

Here's a terrific German newspaper advert from when Houdini was playing the Hansa Theater in Hamburg in December 1909. What I really lik...

A packet of 24 T. Hessin & Co nickel plated Darners Needles that Houdini used in his popular  East Indian Needle Trick sold in Haversat...