WILD ABOUT HARRY

I'm sad to learn today of the loss of Mr. Piffles, the companion and performing partner of Piff the Magic Dragon . Watching this beautif...

On the eve of the publication of Houdini: The Man Who Walked Through Walls , this article appeared in the Detroit Free Press . I think we ca...

We all know a movie's box office can be boosted if the film contains a hit song. This is true today, and it was true in the 1950s. For P...

Our friend Richard Hatch sent over this photo of a bottle of "Freakshow" Cabernet Sauvignon from the Michael David Winery in Lodi...

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

In 2019, we got news and sample songs from a new Houdini stage musical called The Impossible Man, which was to have its world premiere in D...

Over the Halloween week, I had the pleasure of appearing on two of my favorite podcasts. First up is our friend Scott Wells and his very pop...

WTAQ has a nice report on yesterday's Official Houdini Séance held in Appleton, Wisconsin. Did Houdini return? Click the headline or the...

Here's a clip from the 1987 Official Houdini Séance, which was held live on television that year. Here we see Sidney Radner showing the...

It was 100 years ago today on October 29, 1924, that Houdini gave his spiritualism lecture at the Victory Theatre in San Jose, California. T...

I'm kicking off Halloween week with a tale of Houdini and Dracula. This spooky speculation is a Patreon "History Exclusive" th...

Last week, I shared the exciting news of a 2026 exhibition at the Harry Ransom Center showcasing  Houdini's Library . Here's more go...

Dorothy Dietrich and Dick Brookz of the Houdini Museum in Scranton and the Society of American Magicians are once again holding their annu...

The city of Appleton, Wisconsin, will hold its annual "Houdini 10K" run next Saturday, November 2. The run starts at Houdini Plaza...