WILD ABOUT HARRY

I've said this many times, but it blows my mind how after 35+ years of obsessive Houdini collecting and research I continue to see new p...

The mighty Kevin Connolly has started a very worthy discussion on his blog Houdini Himself about the use and misuse of Houdini images from h...

The recent sale of Houdini and magic memorabilia discovered in a garage near Sydney has made news in Australia. The success of the sale ...

Houdini's name and image has been used in advertising from before the turn of the 20 century. As early as 1899 a food market used Houdin...

There have been a handful of Houdini-themed video games over the years, but here is what might be the very first Houdini video game, and one...

Here is a "long-distance dedication" to Houdini from escape artist Curtis Lovell II which aired on Casey Kasem's American Top...

While there are novelty Houdini license plates out there for purchase, here is a genuine California "HOUDENI" license plate. I kno...

Here are the five winners of a free U.S. paperback edition of Masters of Mystery: The Strange Friendship of Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Ho...

Sad news today. David Haversat has announced that Maurine Christopher, wife of the late Milbourne Christopher, died at her home in New Y...

Today sees the release of what might be one of the most unique pieces of Houdini fiction ever written. Resurrecting Harry by Constance Phil...

I love it when I find a new nugget of Houdini info where I don't expect it. Here's an example from the book A Million and One Nights...

Houdini in his last new suit suggests how he might have looked in the 1930s. Here's the scenario: J. Gordon Whitehead is on his way...

Houdini is featured in new young adult novel, The Inquisitor's Apprentice by Chris Moriarty, which is released today in paperback. Th...

Library of Congress On July 5, 1910, Houdini paid a visit to Ira Davenport at his home in the small community of Mayville, New York....