WILD ABOUT HARRY

Recently, I asked my patrons to vote on which regular Houdini publicity stunt was their favorite. By this, I mean a stunt that Houdini did o...

Continuing my scene-by-scene dissection of Paramount's classic 1953 biopic Houdini . Last time we experienced Harry's career Metam...

Today, I continue my scene-by-scene dissection of Paramount's 1953 biopic Houdini, in which I attempt to make the case that it's muc...

I had planned on holding this back until Houdini's birthday. But I've decided to run with it today as the reaction to my first post ...

One of Houdini's most famous spirit exposés was that of the trumpet medium Mrs. Cecil M. Cook at her home at 41 West 88th Street in New ...

A remarkable set of original Houdini glass negatives sold on eBay yesterday. They show Houdini being bound to a chair by young girls ($781.0...

These wonderful 7 X 9 press photos of Rose Mackenberg sold on eBay yesterday. Mackenberg was a chief member of Houdini's "Secret ...

One of my favorite things about Houdini's anti-spiritualism crusade is the fact that he would don disguises to gain access to seance roo...