WILD ABOUT HARRY

Here's a terrific post on The Autopian about the Weed Chain Tire Company and their famous challenge to Houdini in 1908. Click the headl...

Take a look at this advertisement for Weber's Bread from 1972. I was a Wonder Bread kid myself. But had I seen this ad, that might have ...

Here's a well-done video from HEC and historian Andrew Wanko about Houdini in St. Louis and Columbia theater manager Frank R. Tate, who...

It was 100 years ago today on October 29, 1924, that Houdini gave his spiritualism lecture at the Victory Theatre in San Jose, California. T...

I've seen effusive Houdini advertising before, but this ad for the independently run  Columbia Theatre in Cincinnati, Ohio, takes the c...

The Portland Press Herald has a piece about Houdini's appearance in Portland, Maine, in June 1908 and his jump from the Portland Bridge...

Today, I'm happy to share a guest blog from our friend Johan Ahlberg in Sweden about Houdini and his safes. Take it away, Johan! HOUDINI...

Let's kick off 2024 with the big news that happened during my holiday break.  An original Houdini Milk Can poster sold at Potter & P...

In November 1908, four Chinese men challenged Houdini to escape from a "Sangnau" (alternately spelled Sanguaw or Sangaw) at the Ox...

This photo tends to draw a lot of comments and curiosity when it appears online. The Houdinis never had any children, so who is this mystery...

Two weeks ago I gave a lecture on "Houdini in Cleveland" at the Magic Collectors Expo 2023. After the conference I spent a day vi...