WILD ABOUT HARRY

On October 11, 1926, Houdini broke his ankle while performing the Chinese Water Torture Cell at the Capitol Theater in Albany, New York. Thi...

Here are a selection of photos from the new German Houdini documentary,  Spiel mit dem Tod – Harry Houdini der Meistermagier, courtesy of...

S.A.M. present-elect David Bowers and current president "Ice" McDonald. Last month we learned that the Society of American M...

In 2010, Appleton's "Metamorphosis" sculpture, which had stood in the center of Houdini Plaza since 1985, was removed and put ...

I missed this one when it was release back in April. Sherlock Holmes and the King of Clubs by Steve Hayes and David Whitehead is yet anothe...

I'm happy to report that last night's "Houdini in Hollywood" event at Hollywood Heritage Museum was a resounding success!...

Tonight is my big Houdini in Hollywood event at the Hollywood Heritage Museum. To mark the occasion, our good friend John C. Hinson, the gr...

Tomorrow, October 8, I will be giving a special  Houdini in Hollywood talk at the Hollywood Heritage Museum. All this week the museum has o...

Today sees two major Houdini releases hitting the store shelves (and Amazon) here in the U.S. First up is the DVD and Blu-ray release of t...

This Wednesday, October 8, I will be hosting a special  Houdini in Hollywood night at the Hollywood Heritage Museum in, you guessed it,...

Details for the 2014 Official Houdini Seance have just been released. The seance will be held this year in at Glen Magna Farms in Danver...

Here is a magnificent, unpublished photo of Houdini from the collection of our good friend Mark Willoughby. This shot shows Houdini inside h...

The Times-Tribune reports that Damian the Magician is remounting his original theatrical production of The Final Houdini Seance at the O...

The October Magic Castle newsletter has a few Houdini related goodies, including a nice ad for my "Houdini in Hollywood" talk on ...