WILD ABOUT HARRY

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...

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

Here is another video from Dan Cox's YouTube channel CoxysPicks. This one is about the Houdini Bell handcuff. Enjoy. Related: Houdini-Ho...

It's on! The members of the UKEA (United Kingdom Escape Artists) have accepted my challenge for one of their members to recreate the in...

The S.A.M. Hall of Fame collection will once again be exhibited at the Whittier Historical Society & Museum in Whittier, California. Th...

Our friend Joe Notaro at Harry Houdini Circumstantial Evidence is continuing to investigate the mystery of the "Tatler handcuffs"...

There are two often-told origin stories about how and when Houdini discovered his skills as a lockpicker. There's the "pies in the ...

Charles Young talks about his father Morris N. Young and the book Houdini's Fabulous Magic on the In the Corner Back By the Woodpile p...

For Houdini's birthday week, Peter Monticup of MagicTricks.com shares his Houdini collection. Peter has posted a video and also provide...

On Saturday I had the pleasure of attending the opening of Houdini Unchained: The Legacy of Harry Houdini at MUZEO Museum and Cultural Cent...

Our friend and master woodworker Barry Spector has produced another amazing work of Houdini art. This time he has crafted a working replica ...

Continuing my scene by scene dissection of Paramount's classic 1953 biopic Houdini . Last time we joined Harry and Bess on the road . To...

Here's another unpublished (reproduction) photo that I recently acquired. Here we see Houdini bound in a nice web of shackles. But what ...

Last year The Houdini Museum of New York moved to New Jersey and owner Roger Dreyer launched a new website called  Houdini Revealed . He has...

Here is an account of a little-known Houdini underwater escape in New York City on April 3, 1912. Houdini had planned to leap from the Willi...

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

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

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

Here are some early illustrations from Houdini's prime "Handcuff King" days. What I really like about these is they give us a ...

This illustration appeared in the March 15, 1904 issue of the London Daily Illustrated Mirror and offers what may be the first public image...