WILD ABOUT HARRY

Recently this photo cycled unsold on eBay . It is said to be of Houdini's half-brother Herman who died when Houdini was still a boy. On ...

There are multiple versions of how Houdini and Bess met. Bess told her version in the book  Houdini His Life Story (1928). According to ...

Recently I landed this October 26, 1926 Boston Advertiser on eBay. A very dramatic headline and an uncommon shot of Houdini. Thought this w...

A new novel featuring Houdini and a fictional take on his "murder" is headed our way in May. The Confabulist by Steven Galloway w...

First released in 2010, Amazon is now listing a new edition of Revealing the Bizarre Powers of Harry Houdini by Timothy Green Beckley. ...

Author Michelle Ann Kratts was very kind in gifting me her new book, The Missed: Tales of Spirit and Tragic End at Niagara Falls , a "c...

Click the headline for a nice look at the Houdini collection of our good friend, John Bushey, at the blog, Ennyman's Territory . One...

Houdini director Uli Edel. October 31, 2013 was not only the 87th anniversary of the death of Harry Houdini, it was also the 14th day...

One of the many mysteries of the famous Mirror Handcuff Challenge is the identity of the "Mirror representative" who challenged ...

Let's kick off the New Year with a fresh Houdini mystery. Over the holidays I was contacted by a gentleman who believes he might have...

Happy New Year and welcome to another year of WILD ABOUT HARRY! This is going to be a huge year for Houdini with the major event being HI...

Okay, I'm breaking my self-imposed "vacation" (you knew it would happen) because I had to share this latest installment of the...

From  The Original Houdini Scrapbook Thanks to everyone for another terrific year of being WILD ABOUT HARRY! I'll be back on Janu...

I hadn't expected to see anything on Simon Nicholson's first "Young Houdini" book, The Magician's Fire , until next ye...