WILD ABOUT HARRY

I'm preparing to send  Handcuff King: The Conquests of Harry Houdini 1900–1909 to the printer on Monday, and I just realized I don'...

When Houdini died on Halloween 1926, his brother Theo Hardeen inherited his show and came out of retirement. Dash had a healthy career as a ...

The 2024 Official Houdini Séance was held in Houdini's hometown of Appleton, Wisconsin, at the Trout Museum of Art in Houdini Plaza. A...

The Official Houdini Séance will be held this year at the historic Edgewood Manor in Providence, Rhode Island, on October 31st. Organizers ...

Continuing my issue by issue look back at the Mystifier , the newsletter of the Houdini Historical Center that ran from 1991-2003. Th...

Check out this article about our friend George Hardeen and his involvement with the Science Channel's new 4-part series Houdini's La...

Looks like I didn't need to keep  my secret for long! The Science Channel has officially announced their upcoming docuseries Houdini...

The Lake Powell Chronicle has a nice article about George Hardeen's recent visit to Budapest and The House of Houdini museum. George...

George Hardeen, grandson of Theo Hardeen and great-nephew of Houdini, has traveled to his ancestral home of Budapest, Hungary, where he will...

Big news! A new book about Houdini's brother, Hardeen: Monarch of Manacles by William V. Rauscher, will be published by David Haversat...

National Public Radio WFUV has a nice show today about Houdini with a visit to the Houdini Museum of New York and interviews with Roger Dr...

Yesterday George Schindler, dean of the Society of American Magicians , dedicated a historical plaque at 244 East 79th Street in New York...

Houdini's great grandnephew Chris Hardeen fought a three round fight last week at the New York Style Throwdown III in Cottonwood, AZ. Ac...

One hundred years ago, Houdini returned home after an exhausting seven month coast to coast Vaudeville tour. But the New York home he ret...

Today I'm excited to offer an exclusive first look at some choice items from Haversat & Ewing Galleries upcoming "Houdini'...

Here's a remarkable article from the January 21, 1917 Oakland Tribune announcing the retirement of Theo. Hardeen from show business. Th...

Here is a magnificent unpublished photo of Hardeen performing Houdini's "Radio of 1950" illusion. This comes from the collecti...

Even though it was Houdini's brother, Hardeen, who graced the cover of Genii, The Conjurors Magazine in October 1943, this "Houdini...

Thanks to the always awesome MSW for allowing me to share this never before published 1928 Christmas card from the Hardeen family. ...

On this 85th Anniversary of the death of Houdini, NRP (National Public Radio) has posted an interview George Hardeen, the grandson of Houdi...