WILD ABOUT HARRY

It's time for me to wrap up 2025 and take my year-end break. It was another great year for Houdini, and for me personally with the relea...

While on a recent research trip for my next book , I passed through Boston, which is a fantastic city for Houdini locations. Among these is ...

Here's a nice holiday gift idea. "The Dream Big Folio: Houdini’s Illusion That Inspired David Copperfield" is a new release by...

Here's a nice find from the October 18, 1976 Welland Evening Tribune . This photo was taken at the Houdini Magical Hall of Fame in Niaga...

Star Weekly reports that a roadside monument commemorating Houdini's historic first flight in Australia has been destroyed for a second...

Here's a nice article by Matt Jaworowski at WOOD TV about Houdini's suspended straitjacket escape in Grand Rapids on November 29, 19...

How's that for a clickbait headline? See, I can play that game! Really, this should be headlined, "Houdini was headed back to Buffa...

The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin, which holds the largest public archive of Houdini material in the world, has ...

Here's some big news. Noted collector Dr. Timothy Moore has sold his entire magic collection, which includes many Houdini treasures, to ...

Here's something interesting. In June 1927, Hardeen played the Golden Gate Theater in San Francisco. This was his first tour as "Ho...

Here's another reason to get excited about 2026. The New England Magic Collectors Association (NEMCA) has announced the dates and locat...

The SAM Parent Assembly #1 held its annual wand-breaking ceremony at Houdini's gravesite on November 14. This long-standing tradition da...

The  Ryman Auditorium in Nashville has a new exhibit, " Unexpected Company, " showcasing famous names who have appeared at the h...

Today is an important anniversary for me. It was 50 years ago, on November 16, 1975, that I saw the Tony Curtis Houdini biopic on televisio...