WILD ABOUT HARRY

Yesterday I shared to my Patreon  an interview recorded by  Jon Oliver  in 1988 with Jack Gibbons who was one of the men who embalmed Houdin...

David Haversat's 1878 Press Co. has announced a very special Limited Edition of Houdini's The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin . Descripti...

The Paris Review has a well-researched article by Will Stephenson about the reappearance in 2014 of Houdini's lost silent film The Gr...

Our good friend Jon Oliver checks in today with a Houdini mystery. Below are photos of what might be a hitherto unknown Houdini sub trunk. ...

Houdini collector Jon Oliver took this photo of what is the last standing theater in Detroit where Houdini performed; the Madison . Today it...

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

Here's another incredible unpublished image from the collection of the American Museum of Magic in Marshall, Michigan. This shows Houdi...

It wasn't an "official" Houdini seance, but in 1978 four researchers led by Mark McPherson gathered for a Halloween seance ...

Jon Oliver has sent over a copy of a curious Houdini challenge letter from the Wayne Country Morgue in Detroit dated October 23, 1916. In i...

Discussion has once again flared-up over this remarkable photo of what is said to be Houdini in death. This photo comes from the collection ...

Here's a Mother's Day treat from the collection of  Jon Oliver (the man who sleeps in Houdini's bed). This is Houdini's bab...

Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing Rick Schmidlin who produced the TCM restoration of Houdini's The Grim Game . I posted my ...

Yankee Gathering XV, the biennial convention of the New England Magic Collectors Association (NEMCA), concludes today in Westboro, MA. John ...

This is said to be the only known photo of Houdini's open casket lying in state at the New York Elks Lodge #1 on 43rd street. This was t...

A few weeks ago a truly incredible letter from Bess Houdini to her nephew Vincent sold on eBay for $434. Vincent Ehrich Hinson was the so...

Here's a great way to end the week. This is never-before-shown film footage of Houdini doing a suspended straitjacket escape, courtesy o...

Is 2014 the year of Jim Collins? After decades behind the scenes, Houdini's chief assistant and trusted mechanic will be stepping int...

Today we have a special BONUS clip from the amazing audio interview with Bess Houdini's sister, Marie Hinson (Rahner), recorded by Sta...

Today we continue our special Labor Day Weekend audio interview with Bess Houdini's sister, Marie Hinson (Rahner), recorded by Stanle...

Today we continue our special Labor Day Weekend audio interview with Bess Houdini's sister, Marie Hinson (Rahner), recorded by Stanle...