WILD ABOUT HARRY

Ruth Brandon's 1993 biography, The Life and Many Deaths of Harry Houdini , is not a book I reference often. Silverman and Christopher ...

Houdini has always been used in advertising, both during his life and after his death. Here's an interesting ad from 1939 for "viki...

Some of you will remember Kevin Mitnick , the infamous hacker who evaded the FBI for years before finally being arrested in 1995. While watc...

The recently unearthed "Ehrich Weiss Bible" is now part of The House of Houdini museum in Budapest, Hungary. The Bible was delive...

The recently unearthed " Ehrich Weiss Bible ," which has been in the family of musician Tara O'Grady for some 38 years, wil...

Strap yourselves in, because what I have to share today is exciting on many levels. Not since the Houdini spiritualism scrapbook have I fel...

Houdini & Doyle episode 5, The Curse of Korhza, will be of special interest to Houdini buffs as it brings Harry into battle with his ...

Houdini & Doyle  take on a medium in episode five, The Curse of Korzha , tonight at 9/8c on FOX. Here's a short clip I think Houdini...

The second book in Marty Chan's The Ehrich Weisz Chronicles, Infinity Coil , is released today. Here's a description: Ehrich We...

An 1856 edition of The Confessions by J.J. Rousseau inscribed by its owner "Ehrich Weiss" magically blew past its estimate of $1,...

Here's a photo of what was once H. Richter's Sons Neckwear factory at 502-504 Broadway. This is where young Ehrich Weiss was employe...

This is an excerpt from Houdini's 1925-26  full evening show program highlighting his early days as a runner. Athletics were a true pas...

Our friend David Saltman has posted another must read on his blog The Houdini File . This time David shares the results of his investigation...

Photo signed "Ehrich" This is WILD ABOUT HARRY's 2000th post, and for the occasion I thought I'd tackle what might be ...

Our good friend David Saltman is tackling on his blog The Houdini File a part of Houdini's history that is vastly under-researched. I...

A photo posted to the news section of the David Lawson Lean Performing Arts Services for Children shows Adrien Brody posing with a young ac...

Here's a Halloween treat. The first book in a new teen fantasy series about the adventures of a young Harry Houdini has just been rel...

Let's kick off our new Hinson Endowment today with what I'm deeming to be the greatest signed Houdini photo EVER. Why do I say that...

When did Harry Houdini become a magician? The answer is not always clear. While there are many tales of young Ehrich Weiss performing acro...

The Washington Symposium on Magic History concluded yesterday with an auction that saw the sale of a major Houdini artifact. According t...